Early Childhood Education Teachers

Early Childhood Education Teacher to Teacher Pipeline

Current ECE teachers pursuing their credential while employed in a teaching position in the Early Childhood Education Program shall be eligible to participate in the ECE Teacher to Teacher Pipeline Pathway. This pathway includes the following incentives.

• Eligible for up to $1,500 per semester (or $3,000 annual) reimbursement for the cost of tuition, books, and other mandatory fees incurred while completing coursework or training during non-working hours.

• To qualify for reimbursement, an employee must successfully complete coursework or training (e.g. internship) to obtain a teaching credential. The District shall reimburse the participating teacher once per semester and within 45 work days once the teacher has submitted an expense report and proper documentation per District procedure.

• Employees who participate in an approved internship program will continue to be eligible for the reimbursement (traveling expenses, parking fees, non-mandatory student body fees, school supplies and other incidental costs cannot be reimbursed).

• Participants will participate in cohorts and will be provided mentorship to support their progress towards becoming a teacher in the District.

• Participants will be eligible to be placed in a credentialed teaching position once the teacher has completed their program and completes the requirements for a preliminary teaching credential.

An employee who terminates employment with the District within 12 months of receiving tuition reimbursement (only) must refund the amount of the reimbursement to the District or the amount of tuition reimbursed to the employee, which was paid in the immediate 12 months prior to the separation, will be deducted from the final warrant. Employees who are terminated due to layoff, dismissal, disability retirement or death are excluded from this provision.