The Education Professions (EP) Committee reviews, recommends, and/or proposes regulations, guidelines, and policies that relate to educator preparation, certification, alternative certification and preparation, evaluation, professional development, educator recruitment and retention.
Committee Members
Contacts for the EP Committee
- Abbey S. Duggins, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent and Staff Liaison
- Tammy Brown, Administrative Coordinator for the EP Committee
If you require Section 504 or ADA accommodations to attend or participate in this public meeting, please contact Tammy Brown.
Next Meeting:
Date: August 4, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 849 Learning Lane, West Columbia, SC 29172
Agenda: August 4, 2026
Minutes: June 2, 2026
For Approval
- EP01: Nation Accreditation Decision: University of South Carolina–Upstate (USC–Upstate)—Jessica McLees, PhD, Education Associate, Office of Educator Services
- EP02: Clemson University New Educator Preparation Program in Early Childhood and Special Education— Jessica McLees, PhD, Education Associate, Office of Educator Services
- EP03: Clemson University New Educator Preparation Programs in World Languages, German— Jessica McLees, PhD, Education Associate, Office of Educator Services
- EP04: University of South Carolina–Aiken Middle Level Mathematics Program Modification— Jessica McLees, PhD, Education Associate, Office of Educator Services
- EP05: Approval of Updates to the South Carolina Certificate Renewal Plan— Mary Hipp, Director, Office of Educator Services
For Information
No items.
Note: The attachments above may be scanned documents originating outside of the SCDE. As such, they are not accessible documents. If you need assistance with accessibility for these documents, please send an email to:
Tammy Brown.
