NMPED Pre-K Scholarship Application

Application

Initial Eligibility Criteria

Teachers working in public school preschool classrooms funded in part or in whole by the New Mexico PreK Program who have not earned a New Mexico Early Childhood Birth – Grade 3 or PreK through Grade 3 License.

Educational assistants working in public school preschool classrooms who do not have an associate of arts degree in early childhood education.

Educational assistants who have an associate of arts degree, and are pursuing a bachelor’s degree and teaching license in early childhood education.

Initial Eligibility Criteria Cont'd - After the initial year, the educator’s scholarship is continued only if:

The educator completes a renewal application certifying that she/he is continuing employment in a public school preschool classroom funded in part or in whole by the New Mexico PreK Program or is completing the student teaching requirement.

The educator has not received a grade lower than a “C” in any course funded by the scholarship in the previous year. If a grade lower than a “C” was earned, the educator must successfully complete that course using other funding prior to receiving additional scholarship support.

The educator has successfully completed the credit hour requirements in Section B above for the previous year.

Initial Eligibility Criteria Cont'd - After the initial year, the educator’s scholarship is continued only if:

the alternative licensure program within two years; or

twelve credit hours of graduate credit annually; or

six credit hours toward an associate’s or bachelor’s degree annually for educational assistants

STATEMENT OF RETRACTION

Depending on availability of funds, educators may request additional scholarship funding to complete additional coursework to accelerate their degree or licensure completion

The following courses must be completed at the beginning of your degree plan. You will be asked to update this list annually. Upon completion of these courses, FOCUS training requirements, and a parent survey, a PED Child Development Credential will be issued. Please indicate the courses you have completed.

Child Growth

Development and Learning Guiding Young Children

Health

Safety and Nutrition

Family and Community Collaboration

Assessment of Children and Evaluation of Programs

Date the Alternative Level 1A Internship License was granted by PED (if not yet granted, the date you applied) Please note that these licenses are issued upon application to and acceptance into the approved Alternative Licensure Program. The application is available at https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Internship-Application-12-20-2017.pdf

Number of credit hours required in your Alternative Licensure plan (determined by the higher education institution after review of previous degree and experience)

Number of credit hours completed in your Alternative Licensure plan

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