Vote for EPIC on SXSWedu Panelpicker by September 2bd
EPIC has submitted two workshop proposals to SXSWedu, and we need your votes! We recently submitted proposals for two SXSWedu sessions at next year’s conference in Austin, TX. Selection of…
Analyze, Align, Partner: A Look at South Carolina’s College and Career Readiness Toolkit
In 2014, the Center of Excellence for College and Career Readiness was established at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, as a professional development initiative funded by the South…
South Carolina College and Career Readiness Toolkit
The South Carolina College and Career Readiness Toolkit was designed to foster conversation among leaders from school districts and higher education about what it means to be college and career ready, and to help develop action plans for new and strengthened partnerships. The Center of Excellence for College and Career Readiness (the Center) worked with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) to develop these materials in support of statewide comprehensive planning efforts. The toolkit has some information specific to South Carolina, but can serve as a model for all states and districts wishing to implement a comprehensive college and career readiness action plan.
Identifying and Using a Framework for College and Career Readiness
Yesterday I presented to over 60 educators and community members in Tulare County specific to using a framework for college and career readiness. During the conversation, we discussed the need…
History
Inflexion is a nonprofit consulting group that strives to help educators better equip students for success. Inflexion, formerly called the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), was founded in 2002 as…
AVID National Conference Adventures
Several of us on the Epic School Partnerships team just returned from the AVID National Conference in San Diego where we not only had an opportunity to learn from some…
Official Launch of the Epic School Partnerships Network!
On Thursday, August 13, 2015, Epic School Partnerships (ESP) officially launched the ESP Network. In partnership with the Salem-Keizer Public Schools, ESP facilitated a two-day institute with seven high school…
Hot off the Press: Supporting the Dream
Dr. Charis McGaughy, a former EPIC director, and Dr. Andrea Venezia, a current EPIC board member, have just published Supporting the Dream: High School-College Partnerships for College and Career Readiness. The book, …
Dr. Matt Coleman is the CEO of Inflexion – a nonprofit consulting group that strives to help educators better equip students for success. His focus on school systems change has produced demonstrable results, is rooted in organizational theory and informed by Matt’s extensive experience working at every level of the secondary education system, as a teacher, principal, and district-level administrator.
California Education Policy Fund | Connecting Policy and Practice
In 2014, the California Education Policy Fund (CEPF), with support from the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, awarded EPIC a 2-year contract to work with…