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Brunswick County Schools proposes local scholarship after ECU changes to principal fellows funding
Summary
At the March 3 board meeting, staff warned that East Carolina University cuts to the Principal Fellows program reduce slots and end year‑one salary reimbursement, and proposed expanding the local Brunswick Built scholarship to cover aspiring administrators; the board approved the proposal to move forward by voice vote.
At its March 3 meeting, the Brunswick County Board of Education heard that funding changes at East Carolina University have sharply reduced district support for the university’s Principal Fellows program and approved a plan to pursue a local scholarship alternative.
Natalie Brosi, a Brunswick County Schools staff member, told the board the university program’s available slots were cut “from 38 to 20” and that the university will no longer reimburse salary costs for year one. Brosi said that change would raise the district’s cost dramatically: “If we…
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