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Amp Lab at Electric Works

Amp Lab at Electric Works, nominated by Mastery Transcript Consortium, is a high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily urban area.

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Location Fort Wayne, Indiana

Governance Public district school

Grades High

Students 400

Locale Urban

Director Riley Johnson

Demographics

Percentage of students*

10%

English Learners

—

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 28%

American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

Asian 10%

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1%

Hispanic or Latino 17%

White 28%

2+ Races 15%

Why Amp Lab at Electric Works was nominated

This school has implemented a competency-based learning model and is or will soon be publishing Mastery Transcripts or MTC Learning Records as summative records for some or all graduates., The school has implemented mastery-based learning system and uses the Mastery Transcript as the official summative record for some or all graduates or supplements the legacy transcript with the MTC Learning Record reporting on "durable skills) (aka "portrait of a gradudate" competencies).

Student experience design

Amp Lab is a half-day think tank and launchpad that focuses on developing entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, and design abilities for students to level up their chosen path across all possible industry sectors.

Core Practices

Core Practices	Length of Use
Assessments For Career Readiness	3-4 years
Career Prep And Work-based Learning	3-4 years
Community And Business Partnerships	3-4 years
Competency Framework	3-4 years
Interdisciplinary	3-4 years

All Practices

Advancement On Mastery

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Competency/mastery-based Education

Culturally Responsive Practices

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Students Earn Industry Credentials

Individual Learner Profiles

No Tracked Classes

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Project-based Learning

Peer To Peer Support

Performance Based Assessment

Place-based Learning

SEL Integration School-wide

Student-led Goal Setting

Students Develop Projects

key reasons for innovating

Increase student agency

Artifacts

Amp Lab opened its doors in 2022. Since then, students have worked with 80+ businesses, organizations, and agencies to attempt to solve a problem they were facing, launched over 300 student-owned business ideas, and worked with 400+ industry experts.

Date Updated: 4/1/2025

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.