Business Partners
Business Partner - IA Tour
Are you a current or prospective Business Partner? We offer business tours on Wednesdays from 2 to 4 PM. Reservations are required. Email Connie Michel at MichelC@fultonschools.org.
Phoenix Project - Moonshot Kickoff Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Chris Raymer, Corps Officer at the Salvation Army
Lori Wood, Vice President, System Emergency Management at Grady Health System
Brad Bicknell, Program Execution Manager at AT&T Mobility
Michael Pitchford, Network Disaster Recovery for AT&T
Alice Turner, Manager, Social Impact and the UPS Foundation at UPS
“This past Friday, Innovation Academy launched our Phoenix Project with a powerful Moonshot Kickoff—and what an incredible start to the semester it was! Our theme, “Think Globally, Act Locally,” came to life as students explored real-world challenges related to natural disasters and global citizenship. From drone-based rescue systems to mental health support for disaster survivors, our learners are diving into meaningful, community-driven problem solving.
Our students heard from specialist from UPS, Convoy of Hope, The Salvation Army Georgia Division, American Red Cross, AT&T, iVue Robotics, Grady Medical System, City of Alpharetta, Southern Company and Georgia Army National Guard about their experience in preparing and responding to natural disasters. Our students then crafted problem statements in the categories below based on the information they learned in the morning that they are excited to continue to study throughout the semester:
Technology & Innovation
Healthcare & Emergency Services
Infrastructure & Engineering
Food & Resource Distribution
Social Impact & Equity
We are excited for our students to begin the process of ideating, prototyping and working with our business partners to create solutions in the categories above!”
IA Foundation Website: https://foundation.fcsia.com/
If you are interested in becoming an Innovation Academy Business Partner, please reach out to Laura Taylor at taylorLs@fultonschools.org.