SC Education Policy Fellowship Program
A 10-month professional development
program for established and emerging leaders in education and
related fields designed to work toward the implementation of sound education policy and practice in South Carolina.
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Left to right, front row: Ginger Catoe, Anita Garrett, Dominique Middleton, Mayor Joe Riley, Ashley Rumph-Geddis, Beth Howard, James Thompson, Bob Grant;
Left to right, back row: Karen Williams, Laura Howard, Craig Currey, Scott Mercer, Rod Taylor, Tom Hudson, Beth Zeimetz
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Engaging stakeholders;
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Developing leaders;
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Deepening understanding;
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Honing skills;
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Creating consensus; and
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Building capacity.
The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) was created in 1964 by the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC, in anticipation of the explosive growth of the federal role in education under the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The transformed federal role in education generated a need for education professionals in the states who understood the content of federal legislation, the policy process and the complex changes state systems were undergoing as a result. (More: http://epfp.iel.org/.)
To learn more, download the SC-EPFP brochure, application and 2011-2012 Curriculum Synopsis:
SC-EPFP 2011 - 2012 brochure
SC-EPFP 2012 - 2013 application
SC-SPFP 2011-2012 Curriculum Summary.pdf
Today there is no topic more central to the future of our state and nation than education. Myriad challenges to education posed by new changes in federal level policy, the national recession and severe state budget cuts that threaten South Carolina’s focus on educational accountability and improvement add urgency to the need for education leadership statewide. South Carolina’s EPFP is developing an influential cadre of sophisticated, broad-minded and well-networked leaders representing all stakeholder groups who will take action to improve the future of our state through education improvement and reform.
The SC-EPFP program features a variety of activities designed to promote leadership, develop professional networks, demystify education policy and foster understanding of the role of government and the grassroots in creating and implementing policy and practice. Fellows will learn from experts working in education and other fields relating to children and families and will engage in dialogue with key decision-makers affecting public policy. Professional networks will be enriched as Fellows build relationships with high-caliber professionals and share their diverse points of view and expertise in their workplaces and communities.
SC-EPFP meets monthly September through June primarily in Columbia for a full day of dialogues, interactive exercises, small group projects, book discussions, and more. An overnight Leadership Forum is scheduled in the Fall and a four-day Washington Policy Seminar hosted by the Institute for Educational Leadership is held in the nation’s capitol in April. Educators may qualify for recertification or certificate renewal credits. (Option 6 or 10.) Graduate credits may also be available; please inquire.
South Carolina Education Policy Fellows Program
Program Dates
2012 – 2013
(subject to change)
Session 1 – September 14, 2012 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 2 – October 19 – 20, 2012 – Charleston Leadership Retreat, Charleston, SC
Session 3 - November 16, 2012 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 4 – December 14, 2012 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 5 – January 25, 2013 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 6 – February, 2013 – SC State House, Columbia, SC / TBA
Session 7 – March 15, 2013 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 8 – April 21 – 24, 2013 – Washington Policy Summit, Washington, DC
Session 9 – May 17, 2013 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
Session 10 – June 4, 2013 – Office of Leader Effectiveness, 3700 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC
* Meeting dates and locations are subject to change. Fellows are expected to attend all sessions (up to two days may be missed in an emergency) and the Washington Policy Seminar to receive a certificate. Meetings may be made up in the following year at a cost of $50 per in-state meeting and $100 for the Washington Policy Seminar.
SC-EPFP is coordinated by Cassie Barber, Executive Director of the South Carolina School Improvement Council, Educational Leadership and Policy Department, College of Education, University of South Carolina, with support from Sally Barefoot, Director of the Office of Leader Effectiveness at the South Carolina Department of Education, and Bruce Moseley of the Office of Leader Effectiveness. Ms. Barber, Ms. Barefoot and Mr. Moseley are EPFP alumni. For more information about SCEPFP, please contact Cassie Barber at 803-777-7658 or 800-868-2232.
ATTENTION Education Policy Leaders:
The Institute for Educational Leadership, in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU), is excited to announce the launch of the
Global Education Policy Fellowship Program (GEPFP).
GEPFP is designed to provide experienced education policy leaders and administrators (GEPFP Senior Fellows) with the opportunity to study education policy in the Age of Globalization by investigating education development challenges in economically developed and developing countries.
The SC-SPFP Board consists of:
Clemson University School of Education
SC Association of School Administrators
SC Chamber of Commerce
SC Department of Education
SC Education Oversight Committee
SC School Boards Association
University of SC College of Education
At-large members Dr. Angela Bain and Ms. Moryah Jackson