Stephen Brewer
Indianapolis
Summary
Student-centered educator with 8+ years of experience spanning elementary instruction, media enrichment, curriculum development, grade-level leadership, athletics, and summer-school operations. Proven ability to launch programs from the ground up, design engaging cross-grade curricula, lead student broadcast production, build strong school culture, and coordinate complex academic and operational systems. Brings a distinctive combination of classroom expertise, entrepreneurship, visual storytelling, technology integration, and team leadership to secondary entrepreneurship, career-readiness, media, or general education roles.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Elementary Track Coach
KIPP Indy Public Schools
2026.04 - Current
- Led the elementary track program to consecutive championship titles in both seasons as head coach.
- Planned practices, developed student-athletes, coordinated meets and family communication, and reinforced discipline, teamwork, resilience, and academic accountability.
- Developed tailored training programs to enhance athletes' performance and skill levels.
- Conducted regular practice sessions, focusing on technique improvement and competitive readiness.
Media Enrichment Teacher & 4th Grade-Level Chair
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary
2023.01 - Current
- Founded and developed the school's media enrichment program, creating an original standards-aligned curriculum for students in grades 3-5 across photography, videography, digital storytelling, media literacy, and production.
- Created and serves as executive producer of KIPP News Network (KNN), a student-led weekly news program that gives students authentic experience as anchors, reporters, writers, directors, camera operators, teleprompter operators, and editors.
- Designed hands-on learning experiences that integrate creativity, communication, technology, collaboration, and career exposure while supporting varied academic and language needs.
- Serves as 4th Grade-Level Chair, coordinating communication, planning, student supports, attendance initiatives, logistics, and follow-through across the grade-level team.
- Leads schoolwide photography, video, digital communications, hallway media displays, special-event coverage, and promotional storytelling initiatives.
- Builds strong relationships with students, families, colleagues, and school leaders through clear communication, structured systems, and a solutions-focused approach.
Summer School Operations Coordinator / On-Site Director
KIPP Indy Public Schools
2026.04 - 2026.07
- Oversees daily operations for a multi-grade summer program, including staff communication, attendance systems, transportation, meals, student safety, family outreach, field trips, dismissal, and behavior-response procedures.
- Develops weekly staff memos, operational trackers, supervision plans, event logistics, and accountability systems to keep staff aligned and programming organized.
- Coordinates cross-functional support among teachers, enrichment staff, interns, transportation providers, food service, nursing, school leadership, and families.
- Plans high-engagement student and family experiences while maintaining clear safety expectations, documentation, and contingency plans.
- Assisted in managing daily operations, optimizing workflows to enhance efficiency.
- Coordinated logistics for school events, ensuring timely setup and resource allocation.
First Grade Teacher
Kindezi Academy
2018.01 - 2023.01
- Taught first grade for five consecutive years, delivering rigorous, responsive instruction across core elementary subjects and building a positive, structured classroom culture.
- Planned differentiated lessons, monitored student growth, used assessment data to adjust instruction, and partnered with families to support academic and social-emotional development.
- Created engaging learning experiences for diverse learners and maintained consistent routines, high expectations, and strong student relationships.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with state standards.
- Fostered a positive classroom environment that encouraged student participation and collaboration.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Telecommunications, Digital Media
Ball State University
Muncie, IndianaIndiana Teaching Credential - undefined
Skills
- Curriculum Design
- Classroom Management
- Project-Based Learning
- Entrepreneurship Education
- Student Media Production
- Staff & Family Communication
- Program Development
- School Operations
- Team management
- Goal setting expertise
- Multilingual communication
- Injury prevention strategies
Websites
ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- Founder and owner of SLBVisuals LLC, a photography and video production company established in 2008; manages client relations, proposals, scheduling, production, editing, delivery, budgeting, and brand strategy.
- Experienced with Canon camera systems, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, digital publishing, live and prerecorded production workflows, and student-friendly media technology.
- Background includes coordinating bilingual family-support programming, attendance initiatives, student recognition, school events, and cross-campus communications.
Timeline
Head Elementary Track Coach
KIPP Indy Public Schools
2026.04 - Current
Summer School Operations Coordinator / On-Site Director
KIPP Indy Public Schools
2026.04 - 2026.07
Media Enrichment Teacher & 4th Grade-Level Chair
KIPP Indy Unite Elementary
2023.01 - Current
First Grade Teacher
Kindezi Academy
2018.01 - 2023.01
Indiana Teaching Credential - undefined
Bachelor of Arts - Telecommunications, Digital Media
Ball State University