Jewell Stanley is the Assistant Director for the Office of Federal and State Accountability at the South Carolina Department of Education. As the Assistant Director, she is responsible for the oversight of all federal education grants under ESSA ensuring fiscal and programmatic compliance. Prior to becoming the Assistant Director, her roles included serving as the Title I, Title II, and Title IV State Coordinator. Throughout her 28 years in education, she has worked with and advocated for Title I students. She was a teacher and principal of a Title I school for 16 years before beginning her work with the South Carolina Department of Education.
As a part of NAESPA, she has served in various capacities including the Conference Planning Committee and the Government Relations Committee. Her experience at the school level, state level, and her work thus far with NAESPA is beneficial in helping the organization grow and provides support to all federal program coordinators. She has been instrumental in managing administrative budgets and reviewing district allocations and budgets for her state. As the NAESPA Treasurer, she is dedicated to ensuring accuracy, transparency, and upholding all the duties and responsibilities. In addition to her work at the South Carolina Department of Education, she has served as treasurer of her church and local sorority chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. With her husband, Derrick, she has two children – a son who is a rising sophomore at South Carolina State University and a daughter who is a rising 9th grader in Kershaw County Public Schools.