The Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents proudly presents EPIC - a groundbreaking leadership excellence program for Indiana’s public school superintendents. EPIC is designed to position superintendents for dynamic leadership in their districts.

Building Leadership Capacity

Based on the feedback provided by superintendents throughout the State, the experience will build capacity in many areas, including:

  • Strategy Development

  • Budgeting/Finance

  • Change Management

  • Community/Stakeholder Outreach

  • Building a High Performance Team and Culture

  • Board Relations

Superintendent Leadership Excellence

Budget cuts, increased class sizes, and socioeconomic conditions require our public school superintendents operate in an environment of rapid change and uncertainty. EPIC, an executive-level program and led by experts from various areas, will support superintendents transformative growth in leadership to thrive in this new reality. Our presenters have a rich history of developing customized programming where the participants are making progress on real challenges for their districts while developing a collaborative network with other superintendents participating in the program.

The program is scheduled for six, one-day sessions over a ten month timeframe with intercession work between sessions and space is limited to 24 Superintendents per cohort. The first meeting date is October 5, 2023. Superintendents who complete EPIC will receive PGP hours.

2023-2024 Conference Dates, Costs, and Registration

Cohort 7
Conference dates are 9 am-4 pm on the following dates and will be held at the IKORCC in Greenwood, IN.
October 5, 2023 (9am-4:00pm)
November 16, 2023 (9am-4:00pm)
February 29, 2024 (9am-4:00pm)
April 25, 2024 (9am-4:00pm)
May 16, 2024 (9am-4:00pm)
June 13, 2024 (1-9:00pm)

Cost: $2,500

2024-2025 Conference Dates, Costs, and Registration

Cohort 8
Conference dates, times, and locations are listed below.

Session 1: October 3, 2024, 9 – 4 pm, Location Tentatively Old Oakland

Session 2: November 14, 2024, 9 – 4 pm, Location IKORCC

Session 3: February 27, 2025, 9 – 4 pm, Location IKORCC

Session 4: April 24, 2025, 9 – 4 pm, Location IKORCC

Session 5: May 15, 2025, 9 – 4 pm, Location IKORCC

Session 6: June 12, 2025, 1 – 9 pm, Location IKORCC

Cost: $2,500

Why EPIC? Participant Testimonials

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Why EPIC? Participant Testimonials |

 

Debbie Howell
Superintendent, Franklin County Community School Corporation, Cohort 1

Paul Ketcham
Superintendent, Batesville Community School Corporation

 

Dr. J.T. Coopman
Former IAPSS Executive Director, Co-facilitator for EPIC Superintendents Academy

 

Dr. Jeff Butts
Former IAPSS President, Co-facilitator for EPIC Superintendents Academy, Superintendent, Metropolitan School District (MSD) Wayne Township

 

Scott Olinger
Superintendent, Plainfield Community School Corporation, Cohort 1