Patrick Egan
Pitt County Schools
Patrick Egan earned his Bachelor of Science in Education degree for grades 6-12 Social Studies from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 2009. For 10 years Patrick taught 6th, 7th and 8th grade social studies at E.B. Aycock Middle School, Greenville, NC. For three years he also piloted Pitt County’s first face to face accelerated World History course for 8th grade students.
Additionally, Patrick served as the Social Studies Department Chair for 9 years where he helped implement cross curricular policies and vertically aligned 6th – 8th grade curriculum. During his tenure, he served as a facilitating teacher of an action-based research team that examined ways to improve literacy strategies in English Language Arts and Social Studies.
As a district teacher leader, Patrick worked to enhance educational outcomes for students by designing social studies curriculum guides for Pitt County Schools. He also facilitated beginning teacher summits where he developed training presentations for first year teachers.
Patrick is currently an assistant principal at CM Eppes Middle School, Greenville, NC. As a Pitt County Schools-ECU Pirate Leadership Academy principal fellow, Patrick hopes to gain the knowledge and skills to become a transformational, servant leader who inspires his staff and students toward high levels of achievement.
Patrick remains an active member in the Greenville community. He and his wife ran the Autism Youth Basketball League for 5 years, a community-based organization operated through the Autism Society of North Carolina. In this role Patrick taught social and physical skills to students living with autism across Pitt County and he hopes to restart the league now that COVID-19 restrictions are slowly coming to an end. He also serves as alumni advisor to his chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at East Carolina University where he works to promote leadership, philanthropy, and academic excellence to chapter members.
His guiding belief is that one should lead by example. As a principal fellow and new administrator Patrick intend to lead through his actions and hopes his actions will continue to grow his staff and students.