The Educational Leadership Scholarship is for teachers and other staff enrolled in a post-graduate degree program in Educational Leadership.
FASFEPA awards $2,500 scholarships to three recipients in the State of Florida every year.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a post-graduate degree program in Educational Leadership (master’s, educational specialist, or doctorate)
- Currently enrolled and taking coursework in Educational Leadership at the time of application
- Employed/maintain employment in a Florida Title I-funded school or program through the school year.
Scholarship Packet: Information Sheet, Application Form, Scholarships Timeline
All completed applications with attachments are to be submitted electronically from the applicant no later than January 17, 2025 to [email protected]
All completed applications with attachments are to be submitted electronically from the applicant no later than January 17, 2025 to [email protected]
Dr. Ulysses G. Horne, Jr.
Dr. Ulysses G. Horne spent 40 years in education. At the district level he served as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal, principal, director, assistant superintendent and consultant. He also served at the state level as the Regional Director for Florida Migrant Child Compensatory Program, Regional Director for Compensatory Education Programs and State Director for Federal Compensatory Education.
Dr. Horne was also responsible for “Partners in Pursuit of Excellence: A Call to Action”, parent involvement initiative and the creation of the Summer Institute for Secondary Migrant Students Program on college campuses. He dedicated his professional and personal life to working with and for at-risk students having developed mentoring programs with Citicorp/Citibank and selected schools, and designing a unique certification program for teachers who work with students-at-risk.
Two of these scholarships are awarded ever year.
Dr. Horne was also responsible for “Partners in Pursuit of Excellence: A Call to Action”, parent involvement initiative and the creation of the Summer Institute for Secondary Migrant Students Program on college campuses. He dedicated his professional and personal life to working with and for at-risk students having developed mentoring programs with Citicorp/Citibank and selected schools, and designing a unique certification program for teachers who work with students-at-risk.
Two of these scholarships are awarded ever year.
Dr. Brian Dassler
On March 20, 2017 the education community lost one of its brightest stars with the passing of Deputy Chancellor of Education Quality, Dr. Brian W. Dassler, 38. Brian grew up in Broward County where he graduated from Cooper City High School. Brian earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Florida, where he was twice named an outstanding young alumnus. Brian’s first job was as an English teacher at Stranahan High School in Broward County. In 2006, while teaching at Stranahan High School, he was named Teacher of the Year in Broward County, the nation’s sixth largest school system. He was the youngest teacher to receive the award.
Brian was the founder and first principal of the KIPP Renaissance High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also served as Chief Academic Officer of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), the performing and visual arts high school for the State of Louisiana. At NOCCA, Brian’s leadership resulted in the school being named an “A” school and one of the highest performing open enrollment high schools in Louisiana. Brian’s essays on education and school reform, many of them written with his mentor David Colburn, have been published by the Tampa Bay Times, The Gainesville Sun, The Miami Herald, The Orlando Sentinel, among others.
Brian believed growth mindset to be the foundation of his vision—that teachers and students alike would know that with hard work and the right strategies, ability can be developed; that skill is cultivated through practice; that the possibilities for growth and improvement are abundant. As he said often, “Smart is not what you are; it’s what you do.”
One of these scholarships is awarded ever year.
Brian was the founder and first principal of the KIPP Renaissance High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He also served as Chief Academic Officer of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA), the performing and visual arts high school for the State of Louisiana. At NOCCA, Brian’s leadership resulted in the school being named an “A” school and one of the highest performing open enrollment high schools in Louisiana. Brian’s essays on education and school reform, many of them written with his mentor David Colburn, have been published by the Tampa Bay Times, The Gainesville Sun, The Miami Herald, The Orlando Sentinel, among others.
Brian believed growth mindset to be the foundation of his vision—that teachers and students alike would know that with hard work and the right strategies, ability can be developed; that skill is cultivated through practice; that the possibilities for growth and improvement are abundant. As he said often, “Smart is not what you are; it’s what you do.”
One of these scholarships is awarded ever year.