About Us

Fueled by the widening gap between computer-related employment opportunities and the number of individuals pursuing these opportunities, Nextech works to elevate technical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills of K-12 students, inspiring and enabling young people from all backgrounds to pursue careers in technology.

2025 Strategic Direction

We envision a future in which all Indiana high school students learn the essential CS skills to thrive in a tech-enabled world and that those who wish to persist toward postsecondary degrees or careers in the CS field have the opportunities and confidence to pursue a future in technology.

To accomplish this, we will illustrate and amplify pathways to tech careers and inspire students to see themselves in those careers, as well as expand equitable access to hands-on classroom instruction, provide experiential learning through partnerships with employers and create advanced opportunities for continued practice in computer science.

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Our Mission

Create equitable access to computer science curriculum and experiences for all K-12 Indiana students.

Core Values

Our core values center our culture and reveal the heart of Nextech. Our entire community — staff, board and valued partners — look to these core values to guide their decisions and inspire our work to transform the next generation of tech pioneers.

Transformative Impact

We align our programs with education and workforce-development challenges identified by our partners.

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Doing Good Great

We employ best practices and a consistent, measurable and systematic approach to help us realize our vision.

Productive Collaboration

We work alongside organizations to complement existing resources and co-create a vision for the future.

Authentic Engagements

We create a culture to ensure people who engage with us are enabled and energized to pursue their passions.

CICF Partnership

Nextech is a supporting organization of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), a $700 million charitable public foundation. The relationship enables Nextech to provide additional technology-related resources to schools, students and communities while supporting CICF initiatives to improve educational attainment and self-sufficiency.