Dr. Amy Holcombe is Dean of the Stout School of Education at High Point University. Prior to her role at HPU, she served in K-12 public education for 25 years as a teacher, principal, and in multiple executive leadership roles. Dr. Holcombe has been a featured keynote, speaker and panelist for National Public Radio, Capitol Hill senate briefings, the Carnegie Foundation, the National Press Club, the Large District Superintendents’ Consortium, the Governor Jim Holshouser Legislators Retreat, the Legislative Task Force on Teacher and School Administrator Effectiveness and Compensation, and The Education Trust. In 2006, she hosted President Bush and Secretary Spellings at her school to launch the renewal of No Child Left Behind.
To date, she has won over $135 million in competitive grant funding for program innovations related to human capital. Holcombe has published and presented nationally on teacher effectiveness, performance-based compensation, human capital management, alternative certification, and education leadership.
Dr. Holcombe holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Teaching from UNCG, a Master’s in School Administration from NC A&T, an M.Ed. in English from UNCG, and a B.A. in English from Sonoma State University.