Principal Fellows

1. Using the Past to Plan
for the Future
Dr. Eddie Price
Director, North Carolina Principal
Fellows/Transforming Principal
Preparation Program

2. North Carolina Principal Fellows/TP3 Program
The North Carolina Principal Fellows Program (NCPFP) and Transforming Principal
Preparation Program (TP3) will completely merge as of June 30, 2021. As such, students
will no longer apply for the scholarship stipend from the NCPFP. Instead, students will
apply to a university that is participating in the newly funded grant program for principal
preparation. Currently, the following universities are participating in this fully-funded
principal preparation model:
● East Carolina University
● High Point University
● North Carolina Central University (through Central Carolina
Regional Education Service Alliance)
● North Carolina State University
● The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
● The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
● The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (through Sandhills
Regional Education Consortium)
● Western Carolina University

3. North Carolina Principal Fellows/TP3 Program
The merger leverages key elements of each program:
● Consolidated program funding for a total 7 million dollars, currently producing approximately 39% (100 admin)
of demand (2018-2019 attrition rate of 256/yr).
● Transforms the NCPFP mechanism from an individual student scholarship/loan to competitive grant funds to
incentivize program quality, applying best practices from TP3.
● Allocates grant funding to 8 institutions as legislated to support a competitive, cohort-based model, which is a
proven best practice as used in TP3.
● Utilizes the governance of the NCPFP in the form of a 15-member Commission and a full-time professional
staff.
● Designed for continuous improvement by sharing best practices across the grant programs so they can evolve
quickly.
● Continues the NCPFP service obligation for four years in the state, or pay back portion of the costs. The loan
will be forgiven in half the time when serving in a high need school.

4. Transforming Principal Preparation Program (pre-merger)

5. North Carolina Principal Fellows/Transforming
Principal Preparation Program (2021)
Includes all programs
from previous slide, plus:
● ECU
● CCRESA/NCCU
● UNC Charlotte

6. Legislated Enhancements
● Equity in Action Canvas Course
● tregoED - Decision Making Protocols
● Intrepid - Leadership 360 from Military Perspective
New RFP Priorities
● Competitive Priority - Odd-Year Proposal
● Competitive Priority - Underserved Districts
PLN Objectives:
● Recorded Scenario Prompts for Role Play &
Reflection
● Coaching Framework
● All Inclusive - 23 Leadership Prep Programs invited
Other NCPFP/TP3
Program Updates

7. Commission Members
Brenda Berg
President and CEO of BEST NC
Leah Carper
Public School Teacher
Richard Cornette
Public School Principal
Dr. Chris Godwin
Private - College of Education
Representative

8. Commission Members
Dr. Marcie Holland
President of PANC
Reginald Holley
UNC Board of Governors
Member
Dr. Ethan Lenker
Public School Superintendent
Dr. Olivia Oxendine
NC State Board of Education

9. Commission Members
Michael Ray
HR Private Sector
Jim Roberts
Chair of NCSEAA Board
Mamie Sutphin
Local Board of Education
Member
Dr. Shirley Prince
Executive Director of NCPAPA

10. Commission Members
Dr. Jim Watson
Business and Industry
Representative
Dr. Melba Spooner
Public - College of Education
Dean

11. NCASLD Recommendation:
Optimize recruiting and selection of the most qualified
participants in high-needs districts by using TP3 funds
to cover the full cost...
NC Principal Fellows/TP3 Update:
Recent Commission Decision
● State MSA Funds - Hold Harmless Salary (SB 113)
● TP3 Grant Funds - Intern Teacher Supplement
● LEA Funds - Health Benefits
Note: District supplement comparison revealed that
113/117 of LEAs had lower supplement than $6,625
health benefit. Potential proposal to the Commission to
consider allowing LEAs to pay supplement and TP3
funds to pay for health benefits.

12. NCASLD Recommendation:
Continue redesigning MSA programs to incorporate
more of the current TP3 program enhancement
experiences into tuition-based courses.
NC Principal Fellows/TP3 Update:
● Work with third-party researchers to identify “high yield”
best practices which will be shared among NCPFP
programs in real time for continuous improvement, and
be shared publicly so all IHEs can benefit from our
learning.

13. NCASLD Recommendation:
Optimize the number of principal candidates served to
ensure a more consistent ROI by establishing a
graduated cap or percentage of funds going to
personnel and/or institutional costs.
NC Principal Fellows/TP3 Update & Recommendation:
● Continue to prioritize administrator quality measured by
the performance of administrators and surveys of
Superintendents who employ graduates. In other words,
ROI determined by outcomes over inputs.

14. NCASLD Recommendation:
Consider replacing the language “...identified under
Part A of Title I…” with a set figure for percentage of low
income students enrolled at the district and school.
NC Principal Fellows/TP3 Recommendation:
● Consider creating a North Carolina-specific formula that
identifies the LEAs and/or schools in need of
transformative leadership by incorporating a variety of
criteria (not exhaustive list):
○ At-Risk Population
○ Disadvantaged Youth Population
○ School and/or District Low Performance
○ High-Needs per Poverty Population

15. NCASLD Recommendation:
Expand the number of TP3 grant awards beyond the
eight currently allowed ... seek new funding for this
purpose and/or opportunities for redistributing current
funds.
NC Principal Fellows/TP3 Update & Recommendation:
● The current number of grants provides adequate
statewide coverage and can expand to meet state
needs within those programs.
● The limit to eight institutions is consistent with ensuring
it is a competitive program that prioritizes a cohort
learning model.
● Expand the production of the existing institutions to
meet much of the state’s needs. This would require
additional funds of $5-7M/year.

16. Dr. Eddie Price
Director
Dr. Tony Stewart
Coordinator
UNC System Office
910 Raleigh Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
@NCPFellows
ncpfp.northcarolina.edu