IEL fellowship

The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is now recruiting participants for the 2010-2011 class of the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP^TM) at its Washington, DC site.

The Washington, D.C. EPFP provides unparalleled opportunities for Fellows to develop leadership skills and an understanding of public policy. The program is sponsored and supported by the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). The program capitalizes on the area's wealth of resources, including an extensive DC metropolitan alumni network of over 950, as well as on the talented Fellows in the program each year.

Three areas of professional development are stressed:

· leadership development from personal and theoretical perspectives,

· understanding of policy issues and processes, and

· development of productive networks and relationships across a range of organizations.

EPFP is a professional development program for individuals whose work record reflects strong leadership ability and a concern for issues important to children and education. Participants hold full-time positions in diverse organizations at the local, state and national levels. EPFP combines regular meetings and activities specific to each State site program with events of national scope to provide an enriching experience for more than 200 Fellows each year. Applications are being accepted through September 3^rd and can be downloaded from the EPFP website.

EPFP currently operates in thirteen state sites (CT, GA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, VA, and WV) and the District of Columbia. Click here for more information on each state site program.

Please contact Jamie Ekatomatis, Program Manager of EPFP, if you have any questions.