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The School Readiness Program is pleased to announce that
it will be offering applications for the Professional Advancement for
Childhood Educators Stipend (PACES) Program for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 to
eligible participants on December 9, 2011 beginning at 4:00 pm.
Individuals must pick-up applications for the PACES Program at the
Imperial County Children and Families First Commission office.
Applications are due by July 31, 2012. A WAITING LIST will be
established once all applications have been exhausted.
You may be eligible to qualify for the PACES Stipend and
receive $750.00 if you meet all the following criteria:
* You must be working at a qualified private or
public preschool center OR you are a family home-based childcare
provider; must serve children 0 to 5; and
* You are enrolled in a community college or a
4-year university AND you are pursuing a degree in Early Childcare
Education, Child Development or related field; and
* You must complete Nine (9) units during the
2011-2012 academic year and must pass the course(s) with a passing grade
of C or better. ESL courses are applicable; and
* Do not qualify for the Professional Development
and Retention Stipend program.
If you have any questions about the PACES Stipend
program, please call the Imperial County Children and Families First
Commission, School Readiness Program, at 760-482-2987. |
