Clinical Partnerships
Our EPP Partnership Program
Purpose Statement
To provide a forum for collaboration between the School of Education (SOE) and its education partners to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship for all involved in the Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
EPP Partnership Model
The SOE collaborates with P-12 school partners to design field experiences that reflect diverse settings to ensure that candidates demonstrate their developing effectiveness and positive impact on all students’ learning and development. Field experiences, including technology-enhanced learning opportunities, are structured to have multiple performance-based assessments at key points within the program to demonstrate candidates’ development of the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions, that are associated with a positive impact on the learning and development of all P-12 students.
Quality Assurance
Meet Our EPP Partnership Team
Dr. Don Raleigh
Dean
SOEDean@liberty.edu
Dr. Laurie Rice
Associate Dean
lrrice@liberty.edu
Dr. Michelle Goodwin
Associate Dean, Residential Programs and Licensure
mbgoodwin@liberty.edu
Mrs. Carmen Durst
Director of Online Gate and Field Placement
Gate3@liberty.edu
Mrs. Yoon Patti
Assistant Director of Online Graduate Gate and Field Placement
Mrs. Danielle McLamb
Assistant Director of Online Graduate Gate and Field Placement
Regional EPP Partnership Centers
- Washington DC Fellowship
EPP Partner Advisory Councils
Mission: To provide a forum for collaboration between the School of Education and its local education partners to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship for all involved (Central Virginia area).
Directors: Dr. Dani Rule, Principal, Dunbar Middle School (Lynchburg, VA) and Dr. Michelle Goodwin, Senior Assistant Dean, SOE
CAC Membership: School personnel from local school systems and SOE Faculty
Community Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2024 (pdf)
Community Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2024 (pdf)
Community Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2023 (pdf)
Community Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2023 (pdf)
Mission: To provide a forum for collaboration between the School of Education and its distance education partners to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship for all involved in the Educator Preparation Program (Outside the Central Virginia area).
Directors: Dr. Julie Dutko, Cherokee County School District, (Georgia)
GAC Membership: School personnel from school systems outside of Central VA and SOE Faculty
Global Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2024 (pdf)
Global Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2024 (pdf)
Global Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2023 (pdf)
Global Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2023 (pdf)
Mission: To provide a forum for collaboration between the School of Education and faculty in other departments and schools across the university to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship for all involved in the Educator Preparation Program.
Director: Dr. Pam Griffin, Chair, Secondary Education
SAC Membership: Secondary Education Content University Faculty
Secondary Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2024 (pdf)
Secondary Advisory Council Minutes Fall 2023 (pdf)
Mission: To provide a forum for collaboration between the advanced licensure departments in the School of Education and the School of Behavioral Sciences to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship for all involved in the Advanced Educator Preparation Program.
Director: Dr. Samuel J. Smith, Director, Advanced Licensure Programs
AAC Membership: Program Directors and faculty for advanced licensure programs, with participation from Advanced Program representatives in CAC and GAC
Advanced Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2024 (pdf)
Advanced Advisory Council Minutes Spring 2023 (pdf)
EPP Partner Events
- Orientation
- Advisory Council Meetings
- Career Services Employer Relations
EPP Partner Resources
Professional Development Courses
Professional development courses are offered at Liberty University on-site and online for K–12 educators. You can use these graduate courses as continuing education credits, to renew your teacher license, or to pursue a master’s degree.
Professional Development Points
All clinical educators receive professional development and are involved in the creation of professional development opportunities on the use of evaluation instruments, professional disposition evaluation of candidates, specific goals/objectives of the clinical experience, and providing feedback.
Professional Enrichment
Liberty University Convocation (video): Brandon Fleming, Founder and CEO of Harvard Diversity Project, speaks to Teacher Education Students at Liberty University.
Liberty University Convocation (video): Ben Talley, 2015 National Teacher Hall of Fame Inductee, speaks to Teacher Education Students at Liberty University.
SOE Placement Training
SOE Placement Training includes:
- Student Teaching and Internship (Handbooks, training videos, stipend information)
- Evaluation Resources (CORE ELMS, edTPA, CPAST)
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