Shelby R. Phelps is a 2018-19 Teach Plus Indiana Teaching Policy Fellow. Shelby teaches AP Language and Composition, English 11, and Student Publications at Central High School in Evansville, Indiana, where she also sponsors the pep club and co-sponsors the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) club. Shelby is a member of the School Improvement Team and serves as a professional learning community leader. She has helped develop the Summer Freshmen Academy program and is the secretary of the Teacher Voice group for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. She graduated from the University of Evansville with a BS in English Education with a minor in Spanish and received her MA in English from the University of Southern Indiana.