The Fellows program is designed to give local leaders a unique, behind-the-scenes look into several schools within Florence 1 Schools. Over the course of about eight months, leaders see firsthand some of the daily struggles and constraints educators face in the classroom. Leaders hear about seismic shifts in student needs and the additional state and federal requirements now placed on schools, teachers and administrators in Florence 1 Schools.

Each month’s program centers on a different educational experience that is unique to the classroom. The Fellows in Education program  offers opportunities for community leaders to contribute to the development of better education policies in the communities in which they live and work.

Within the Fellows program interested participants take part in a “Principal for a Day” exercise. This allows someone to spend a portion of a day with an area school principal while conducting the daily duties of running the school.