The Fellowship applications will be reviewed by a seven member statewide panel. Applicants who are chosen as finalists must be available for an interview on a date and location designated by the Department. The final decision on the recipient will be made by the Commissioner of Education, and the announcement of the Fellowship award will be made in the spring at a public ceremony by Commissioner Driscoll and the statewide panel. The Council of Chief State School Officers will sponsor an annual conference for the McAuliffe Fellows. The conference for the 1999 McAuliffe Fellow will be held in August 2000.
Specific dates are to be determined.