Renaissance Prep avoids operating in isolation. Real economic mobility requires deep structural ties to regional anchors. We are building formal collaborations across three main areas:
Establishing articulation agreements to let students secure up to 30 transferable college credit hours while in high school, leveraging regional systems like Ball State University, Indiana University, Ivy Tech, and Marian University.
Building clinical mentorship pathways, job-shadowing, and employment channels alongside IU Health, Eskenazi Health, EmployIndy, and the Indiana Department of Health Laboratories.
Partnering with family coalitions and grassroots neighborhood groups in Martindale-Brightwood and the wider Near Eastside to run enrollment drives and parent-led advisory councils.
Transparency is non-negotiable. Our development calendar tracks directly with the milestones submitted in our 3-year, $750,000 planning grant framework to the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation:
Convene the academic design team to formulate core STEM lesson matrices. Finalize legal board bylaws and prepare formal materials for the upcoming state charter application.
Submit the comprehensive charter application to the Indiana Charter School Board or the Mayor's Office of Education Innovation. Concurrently execute site selection for a 45,000–55,000 sq. ft. building within our target zip codes.
Secure signed dual-credit and clinical internship contracts with regional health systems and universities. Begin interior retrofits to equip high school science labs with modern biomedical gear (spectrophotometers, gel electrophoresis stations).
Launch neighborhood marketing campaigns and open the Enroll Indy application window. Recruit and hire our initial 16 foundational staff members, including the Principal, instructional leads, and operations personnel.
Run a rigorous 4-week professional development summer institute for all staff focusing on Problem-Based Learning. Open the school doors to our first 100 9th-grade students in August 2028.
While Renaissance Prep will transition entirely to permanent self-sustainability via Indiana state per-pupil tuition revenue once operational, philanthropic startup capital is vital.
Our launch phase is backed by a robust planning grant framework intersecting K-12 STEM education and economic mobility. Additional startup resources are systematically pursued via federal planning grants and private donations to secure a world-class environment for our incoming students.
Whether you are a community anchor looking to partner, a neighborhood family eager to join our advisory councils, or a stakeholder interested in attending our upcoming public planning board sessions, we welcome your voice.
BAIYEE INSTITUTE
Renaissance Preparatory School
Welcome to the planning portal for Renaissance Preparatory School, an upcoming tuition-free public charter high school (grades 9–12) coming to the Near Eastside of Indianapolis in Fall 2028. Incubated, governed, and operated by the Baiyee Institute, Inc.
545 Edgemere Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA