Brian Dickey

2018 NACSA Leader

Indianapolis Mayor’s Office

Brian graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business from Virginia Tech where he studied Marketing and was a member of the largest student-run fixed income portfolio in the country. As a 2013 Teach for America corps member, he taught Middle School Humanities and helped create school-wide systems at an Indianapolis charter school. After leading his 6th and 7th-grade students to approximately one and a half years’ worth of growth in reading, he was recognized by his peers as Teacher of the Year. Brian previously served as the Assistant Director of Charter Schools – Finance, monitoring and evaluating the financial health of each Mayor-sponsored charter school.

Most Recent Posts

Here’s What Innovation Looks Like in Schools

The prevailing narrative about the pandemic and innovation is incomplete. Did the pandemic force America’s hand and finally propel innovation in schools? Did schools suddenly embrace new technology and begin...

How to Get Ahead: Invest in Performance Evaluations and Define Paths to Advancement

SEVENTH IN A SERIES Employees who are clear about how they’re doing, what they need to improve, what opportunities lie ahead, and how to get there, are more likely to...

‘Gap Busters’: Lessons from Charter Authorizers in Helping All Kids Achieve More

Accountability is fundamental to quality authorizing. Without it, we run the risk of not seeing the full educational picture in front of us and threaten our ability as educators and...