EP focuses on recruiting and placing Summer Fellows in four key priority areas: data and analysis, strategy and planning, operations, and program and project management.
Our Fellows have developed expertise in these areas prior to EP -- and they are eager to use their skills in a new organization, or maybe even a brand new sector. They have the skills to dive in on day one. Use your strengths to make the biggest possible impact for students and families, and jumpstart a career that truly matters.
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DATA & ANALYSIS |
Organization: DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS Role: IMPACT Evaluation System Fellow Responsibilities:
Organization: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Role: Data Fellow, Office of Teaching & Learning Responsibilities:
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STRATEGY & PLANNING |
Organization: KIDS FIRST CHICAGO Role: Strategic Planning Fellow Responsibilities:
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Organization: CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Role: Back to School Fellow Responsibilities:
Organization: DISTINCTIVE SCHOOLS Role: Human Capital Strategic Projects Fellow Responsibilities:
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PROGRAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
Organization: OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Role: Equitable Summer Learning Enrollment Systems Fellow Responsibilities:
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Alumni Spotlights
An EP Fellowship will apply your personal and professional experience to the K-12 sector, exposing you to critical impact you can have through a long-term career in education. Read these Alumni stories and imagine how the work you do in an EP Fellow can translate to a career 5 or 10 years down the line.
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ASHLEY LEONARD EP Alumna, 2013 FELLOWSHIP LOCATION: Chicago PLACEMENT: As a Regional Portfolio Manager at Chicago Public Schools, Ashley was squarely in the middle of figuring out where money could be cut from physical facilities and put directly into resources that would drive student achievement, like learning programs, textbooks, and more teachers. Her work resulted in 49 school consolidations, 10 co-locations, and six school turnarounds. CAREER IMPACT: Ashley continued working at CPS following her Fellowship. Since then, she has served as Executive Director of Chicago's Spark program and is now the To&Through Project's Founding Associate Director, Middle Grades Network -- dedicated to creating more equitable and supportive educational environments where middle grades students thrive. |
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MATT LYONS EP Alumnus, 2009 FELLOWSHIP LOCATION: Chicago PLACEMENT: As an EP Fellow with Chicago Public Schools, Matt developed a strategic communications plan for the district’s Excellence in Teaching Project, a new teacher evaluation approach that used rigorous classroom observation protocol to provide more meaningful feedback to teachers. CAREER IMPACT: Matt rose to serve as Chicago Public Schools' Chief Talent Officer for six years, including launching an initiative to improve staffing at schools with chronically high turnover. More than 1,200 teachers have been hired for "Opportunity Schools," with a three-year retention rate of 80%+. |
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AJ DELEON EP Alumnus, 2013 FELLOWSHIP LOCATION: Chicago PLACEMENT: As a Fellow for one of the 13 K-12 networks in Chicago Public Schools, AJ analyzed teacher and student data to help produce a new data-driven system of professional development and performance management for 36 schools. The system allowed leaders of the schools to better target support for their staff, including training teachers to better use data to inform instruction. PLACEMENT: AJ continues to advance data use in education as the co-founder of Innovare - Social Innovation Partners, which powers a data and strategy platform for K-12 organizations. All three Innovare co-founders are EP Alums. |
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STACEY WANG EP Alumna, 2010 FELLOWSHIP LOCATION: Oakland PLACEMENT: As a Fellow with Oakland Unified School District, Stacey supported new strategic efforts to develop quality community schools. She collaborated with district offices on a multi-pronged approach to better understand the decision-making needs of schools, researched best practices, and engaged with key education leaders to provide optimal conditions for individual schools. At the end of her project, Stacey delivered an assessment of Oakland schools’ needs for site-based decision making and recommended scalable models for OUSD to implement to support student success. CAREER IMPACT: Stacey served as Director, Personalized Learning at OUSD following her Fellowship, and went on to serve as a Partner at Transcend, driving innovative school models. Today, she is the CEO of San Francisco Education Fund. |
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JASON SHAAD EP Alumnus, 2012 FELLOWSHIP LOCATION: New York PLACEMENT: Jason led the move of an Uncommon Schools charter school facility on a tight summer timeline and budget. He oversaw a $300k renovation of the new school building, worked with contractors and vendors, and helped plan classroom spaces so that students had a safe and welcoming environment for the learning throughout the year. CAREER IMPACT: Jason rose to become Uncommon Schools' Associate Chief Operating Officer. Today, he is the Director of the Finance and Operations practice at Charter School Growth Fund, which accelerates the country's best charter schools and funds their expansion. |
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