Teachers for Teachers Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund initiated in 2006 by Dr. Jane Sullivan and Dr. Midge Madden,
of Rowan University, has allowed Escuela Integrada to offer continuing education
scholarships to Escuela Integrada teaching personnel seeking a college or university level degree.
Teachers who choose to follow advanced teaching careers are given priority in the
amount that they are scholar-shipped as are employees that desire to improve their
ability to do their job. But, any request in which a person is seeking to attain better preparation is looked on favorably.
Seven (7) scholarships were awarded in 2006 for a total of $1000 and twelve (12)
scholarships are expected to be given in 2007. It is interesting to note that Escuela Integrada has twenty-nine (29) employees,
almost half of which are taking advantage of the opportunity to attain more education.
Scholarship amounts are determined by the total amount of money provided through donations to the program, our desire to support each teacher at least in part and the their chosen career path.
Each recipient is required to sign a scholarship contract which requires that they
remain working in Escuela Integrada for one (1) additional school year after their studies have ended.
We are looking for ways of expanding this program for helping our teachers desiring
to continue in their education towards a University degree.
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