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Our Mission

Empowering educators through innovative preparation, personalized support, and pathways to excellence.

The Center of Excellence for Educator Preparation and Innovation (EPI Center) develops and sustains an in-to-end teacher pipeline. By upskilling educators to leverage data-driven, innovative strategies tailored to each learner, the EPI center prepares teachers to create transformative educational and economic opportunities for lasting impact in classrooms and communities.

Build Your Career by Helping Us Build Great Educators

A career at the EPI Center is a great opportunity for anyone passionate about transforming education, addressing the teacher shortage, and strengthening the educator workforce.

Our work is grounded in improvement science, encouraging educators to leverage data-driven strategies and engage in collaborative professional networks to enhance instructional practices and learning outcomes. We are looking for educators and professionals in the space who want to implement innovative teacher development and make a tangible difference in high-need schools and communities.

Our Educators Know Best

"Our mission is to prepare educators to create transformative educational and economic opportunities for lasting impact in classrooms and communities by equipping them with tools and evidence-based approaches that can elevate their practice and the success of each of their students."

- Dr. Damara Hightower Mitchell, EPI Center Founder and Chief Executive Officer

"The EPIC Apprenticeship is a plan of purpose that helped push me to my purpose in the classroom. Through personal struggles, challenges, and surviving a breast cancer diagnosis, I am proud to say that with EPIC, my family, friends, and faith, I was able to pass the Praxis exam on my first try."

- Wanda Addison, Lee County School District Praxis Completer – Early Childhood – Special Education

“In 2023, I lost my husband. After suffering this tragedy in my life, the EPIC apprenticeship gave me an opportunity to refocus on pursuing my passion to become a teacher. I thank the EPI Center for helping me reach my goal and destiny.”

- Veronica Robertson, Calhoun County School District Praxis Completer – Early Childhood