About Kindred K-12
Our Mission
We empower K-12 educators to help their students build durable skills needed to prosper in the 21st century:
Kindred K-12 aims to help America live up to the promise of the "American Dream" - that every member of our society deserves an opportunity to succeed.
To make this possible, we provide teachers the tools and training they need to achieve their goals as educators.
The "Age of AI" has put one of the most powerful tools in human history at virtually everyone's fingertips, making it all the more important that we as a society understand how to wield that power responsibly.
Our Founding Team
Education
- M.S.Ed., Education Entrepreneurship (2025)University of Pennsylvania
- B.S., Computer EngineeringUniversity of Illinois
Charles Monnett has been building products centered around AI for nearly a decade, with a particular focus on "Natural Language Processing" or NLP.
Prior to founding Kindred K-12, he was the first employee at SupportLogic, a Silicon Valley-based machine learning startup. He holds multiple patents for innovative AI- and NLP-based product solutions.
Charles is an avid runner and reader, with deep interests in nutrition, language, and Formula One.
Lexi Monnett is a lifelong educator, having begun teaching younger children gymnastics at the age of 13.
She became a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Cupertino, CA before leaving the classroom to study at Stanford University.
Since then, she has been an independent curriculum provider creating educational materials for non-profits in North Carolina K-12 schools.
Lexi is a talented painter, having painted several murals (one more than twenty feet long), and enjoys painting en plein air.
Education
- M.A., HistoryStanford University
- B.A., Elementary EducationUniversity of Illinois
Charles and Lexi met in the cafeteria lunch line in high school.