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Tuition awards available for K-12 paraprofessionals taking summer courses
The
Board of Regents announces the availability of tuition awards for
paraprofessionals who choose to pursue academic coursework in order to
establish “highly qualified” status for the No Child Left Behind Act.
Funds from the Department of Education and Board of Regents Teacher Quality
Enhancement Project, EveryTeacher, have been designated to support the
professional development of paraprofessionals through the completion of
academic coursework leading to an associates degree or to the required two
years/48 credits of postsecondary education.
Purpose
· Encourage
SD K-12 paraprofessionals to pursue academic coursework in order to establish
highly qualified status for the No Child Left Behind Act
· Encourage
SD K-12 paraprofessionals to enroll in academic coursework that meets program
requirements for associate degrees or baccalaureate degrees
· Encourage
SD K-12 paraprofessionals to enroll in associate degree programs which
matriculate to baccalaureate degrees in education thus providing opportunities
for upward mobility `
· Provide
access to professional development for K-12 paraprofessionals
Who is eligible?
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All K-12
paraprofessionals employed to provide instructional support services during
the 2004-05 school term in a South Dakota public or private school.
The EveryTeacher
Tuition Award may only be applied to courses offered at one of South
Dakota’s six public universities or online through the
Electronic
University Consortium (EUC) of South Dakota.
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Visit
http://www.hpcnet.org/euc/paraprofessionals to review possible courses and
programs.
·
Visit
http://www.sdbor.edu and link to each public universities campus course
offerings.
Award Amount
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$100 per
undergraduate credit hour for either self-support or state support courses
chosen from the above paraprofessional curriculum for up to $600 for 6
undergraduate credit hours per semester/term of enrollment.
·
Recipient
enrolls in course(s) and pays full tuition to the institution. Upon receipt
of a W-9 form and verification of enrollment after the drop/add date of the
semester of enrollment, the Board of Regents Office will reimburse the
recipient for the amount of the award.
See
http://www.hpcnet.org/euc/paraprofessionals for award application form.
Contact
Suzanne Aberle,
suzannea@ris.sdbor.edu , 605/773-3455 for W-9 form. |
