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

• Dr. Joette C. Johnson, Chair (7th Circuit)
• Donna Elmore (1st Circuit)
• Dr. Trevor Ivey (3rd Circuit)
• David Trent (8th Circuit)
• Mr. Richard Harrington (12th Circuit)

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: October 6, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 849 Learning Lane, West Columbia, SC 29172

Agenda: October 6, 2026
Minutes: September 1, 2026

For Approval

EP01: Request to Approve Additional Partnership Locations for Teach Right USA (TRUSA)—Jaclyn Walsh, Team Lead, Office of Educator Services

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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.