History
A decade of vision becoming a school.
Dynamic Minds Academy didn't appear overnight. It's the culmination of more than ten years of therapy partnerships, near-misses, and a refusal to settle until education and treatment could finally share one roof.
2009
Chapter 01
The Hope Source begins
Modern, innovative therapeutic services for children with autism spectrum disorder launch in February 2009 — the seed of everything that would follow.
2013–2015
Chapter 02
First education partnership
The Hope Source partners with Indiana Cyber Charter School to layer virtual classroom curriculum onto therapy. Lack of local control, curriculum limitations, and organizational issues within Indiana Cyber slow progress and end the relationship.
2016
Chapter 03
Options Charter Schools
A second partnership brings on-site educational liaisons. Students enrolled in the public charter school receive therapy at The Hope Source's facility — but the full vision remains unfulfilled.
2019
Chapter 04
Dynamic Minds Academy is born
DMA opens as the realization of a long-held vision: therapeutic and educational services finally merged under unified local control. One roof, one team, one mission.
Curious how that history shows up in our classrooms today?