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Program
The
primary purpose of this program is to provide support to CTEI members
for the development of expertise in instruction, discipline, or
scholarly activity. These grants will provide support to CTEI
members through the individual divisions. Divisions
that are in good standing with CTEI are eligible to apply for grants,
which will in turn benefit the professional development of their
members.
Definitions
- A division
is identified as having presented its laws and rules of order,
which shall be in harmony with the Association and accepted
by the Executive Board of Career and Technical Educators of
Idaho (CTEI), and has been recognized by the Association for
Career and Technical Education (ACTE) as a specific division.
- A division
would be considered in good standing if it follows operation
procedures as stated in the CTEI Procedures Manual
Eligibility
and Funding
- All CTEI
divisions are eligible to apply. However any single division
will receive one award in a calendar year.
- Support
for faculty development under this grant program includes any
combination of divisional in-service activities, which would
include meeting expenses, curricular materials or supplies,
and speakers.
- The amount
to be awarded in each funding round will be determined by the
CTEI Board at its Fall meeting and will be announced as part
of the Request for Proposal.
- Granted
funds will be awarded on a reimbursement basis. The request
for reimbursement must be completed and submitted to the CTEI
Data Manager by the end of the calendar year in which the award
was granted.
- The recipients
of these awards will be expected to make a formal presentation
of the activities at the following summer meeting. The
CTEI board will work with the division and the ISDPTE to structure
the program to allow for this presentation.
Items
NOT Eligible
- Meals
- Divisional
officer or membership travel expense
- Tuition
or fees for Ëcredit bearingÓ workshops
Proposal Submission
and Processing
The
form may be accessed in Word.
Proposals must be submitted to the CTEI Data Manager on or before
March 1 for Round 1 and September 1 for Round 2. The awards
will be announced at dates that coincide with the Spring (Round
1) and Fall (Round 2) CTEI board meetings.
Professional
Development Grants are awarded through a review process. All members
of the CTEI Awards Committee will review proposals.
Grant
Review Criteria (Be sure to address ALL of them in the proposal)
- Direct
improvement of professional expertise, in discipline, or instructional
activities (70%),
- Direct
classroom application or benefit to students (20%),
- Assessment:
How are you going to be able to tell if the use of the new knowledge
was successful (10%). Note: The following
are suggestions. a) On-site evaluation: formal individual
evaluation of the presentation/training including ideas on how
it could be incorporated into the classroom; b) Post-evaluation:
evaluation gathered by e-mail/mail from those division attendees
on successful use of knowledge
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