Creating immediate impact in high-needs schools
Each year, the UNC School of Education graduates many of North Carolina's most effective educators.
Research has shown a UNC-prepared teacher can mean additional months of student learning achieved beyond an expected number of months of learning. Larger gains, according to the report, were among students from economically disadvantaged populations and from struggling schools.
The Fellows for Inclusive Excellence can create exponential impact in North Carolina's rural, Title 1 schools.
New bridges to rural communities across North Carolina
UNC School of Education graduates serve in schools across North Carolina, but the majority work in more urban districts compared to rural ones. When the Fellows for Inclusive Excellence welcomed its first cohort in fall 2023, nearly 350 of our alumni worked in Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County schools. More than 700 in Wake County's schools. Only 12 worked in Person County, 91 in Chatham County.
The program began in Chatham and Person Counties' schools and has since expanded to schools within drivable distances for our students and Carolina-prepared educators to create great impact in the lives of students and communities. Fellows for Inclusive Excellence now serve in rural, Title 1 schools in Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, and Person Counties and in Carolina Community Academy.
Who is eligible to become a Fellow for Inclusive Excellence and what does the program provide?
Students in the School of Education's Master of Arts in Teaching and School Counseling programs and recent graduates of those programs, Class of 2018 to present, may apply to become Fellows for Inclusive Excellence.
If selected as a Fellow, a UNC School of Education student will:
Enroll in coursework to become a teacher or a school counselor
Serve as either a student teacher or school counselor-in-training in a Title 1 school in either Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange, or Person Counties or Carolina Community Academy
Receive funding that covers tuition, fees, and travel expenses
Rural vs. Urban: School of Education alumni serving N.C. schools
61 Fellows for Inclusive Excellence
6 surrounding districts
Become a highly effective educator
Are you an aspiring educator? The UNC School of Education offers top preparation programs for teachers and school counselors. If you want to serve students in rural communities and are accepted into either of our programs, you may be eligible to join the Fellows for Inclusive Excellence.