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Overview
Since the 2021-22 school year, a consortium of EPLC and leadership programs in several other states has conducted the Advanced Education Policy Leadership Program (AEPLP) for Senior Fellows who are alumni of the education policy leadership programs in their states. In the first five years of the AEPLP, thirty-one Senior Fellows from Pennsylvania have been among more than one hundred from the consortium states who have successfully completed the program.
Program Goals
The AEPLP is an eight-month professional learning opportunity that will help Senior Fellows:
1. Advance the knowledge and skills they acquired in their state education policy program.
2. Nurture and expand networking relationships with peers across the Consortium states.
3. Broaden their awareness of and access to federal and non-governmental resources. 4. Increase their consciousness of education policy initiatives in the Consortium member states.
5. Better understand the complexity of local, state, and federal education policy development, implementation, and impact.
6. Grasp the political environment that influences local, state, and federal education policy.
7. Enhance their strategic leadership skills and develop the sophistication necessary to successfully influence local, state, and federal policy development, adoption, and implementation.
Participant Qualifications
Participation in the AEPLP is by invitation from the respective state coordinators. Invitations are usually extended during April and May to selected graduates of EPLC’s Education Policy Fellowship Program.
Program Features
The 2026-2027 AEPLP begins in September 2026 and includes:
· A two-day, in-person Symposium in Washington DC in September.
· Eight plenary meetings via Zoom between October and April.
· The completion of an education policy project.
In addition to the DC Symposium that focuses on federal issues, topics for the monthly Zoom sessions of the 2026-2027 AEPLP are:
- What is the Purpose of Public Education?
- Policy Advocacy Post-Midterms.
- What Is the Appropriate Role of the Federal Government in the Funding, Governance, and Operation of K-12 and Postsecondary Education?
- Strategic Leadership in a Changing and Competitive [Chaotic] Environment. February – How Can Leaders Promote Civil Discourse in the Midst of Chaos?
- How Do Leaders Leverage Turbulent Times for Their Policy Goals?
- Negotiation for Education Leaders: Effective Preparation for an Uncertain World.
- How Does a Leader Stay on Course with Their “North Star” in the Midst of Turbulence?Washington D.C. symposium
Coordinators for the 2026-2027 Pennsylvania AEPLP are:
· Ron Cowell (Founder & Senior Fellow, EPLC)
· Amy Morton (Executive Director, EPLC)
Tuition
The 2026-2027 AEPLP program fee is $1,975. It covers the eight Thursday Zoom sessions and the two-day, in-person DC Symposium. Fellows or their sponsors are responsible for all travel expenses related to the September Symposium.
For More Information
Questions about the AEPLP should be directed to Ron Cowell at cowell@eplc.org or at 412-298-4796.