Vertex Partnership Academies is a first-of-its-kind network of character-based, International Baccalaureate (IB) public charter high schools. The first campus will launch in Bronx, NY in Fall 2021 or 2022, and will serve 1,000 students at full enrollment across grades 9-12. Vertex will offer two pathways (IB Diploma or IB Careers) directly into college, or one of three industries in which a student can earn a credential with labor market value. Each campus will guarantee seats to graduates of a cluster of 2-3 partnering K-8 networks that do not have the resources nor scale to launch their own high school.