Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program Application Page

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs

• • Curriculum and Instruction
    • Elementary Education Field-Subject Concentration
    • Elementary Education
    • PK-12 Reading Specialist
    • Secondary Education
    • Special Education

• • Other Areas
    • History
    • Math or Science
    • School Counseling

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• • • Blank Form for Endorsement

For degree programs offered outside the Teacher Education unit use this program of study form. You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Colette Fernandez in Teacher Education.

• • • Blank Form for Degree Program

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs

Curriculum and Instruction

• Curriculum & Instruction
• C&I with ESL/ELL Endorsement
• C&I with Instructional Technology Leadership Endorsement
• C&I with STEAM Emphasis

Early Childhood Education

• Early Childhood Education with Endorsement

Literacy

• Literacy with Reading Specialist Endorsement
• Literacy with Reading Specialist and ESL Endorsements

School Counseling

• School Counseling with Added Endorsement

Special Education

• Special Education Generalist K-6 or 7-12 Endorsement
• Special Education Generalist K-12 Endorsement
• Early Childhood Special Education

TESOL with ESL Endorsement

• TESOL with ESL Endorsement

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Blank Form for Endorsement

Note: Program of Study Forms must be filled out completely with classes taken & dates; classes anticipated for funding with dates and additional classes needed with anticipated dates. In addition, online classes beginning in June 2021 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Creighton University Contact

• Dr. Tim Cook, Education Department Chair – timothycook@creighton.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is 5:00 PM on Monday, April 26, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Tim Cook
TimothyCook@creighton.edu

• Applications from Creighton students will be sent to NDE for award on first come, first served basis.

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs

• Elementary School Counseling
• Secondary School Counseling
• PK-12 School Counseling
• Teacher Leadership MS

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Early Childhood Education
• English as a Second Language
• Blank Form for Endorsement

For degree programs offered outside Creighton’s Education Department use this program of study form. You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Dr. Tim Cook in Education Department.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

Doane University Contacts

• Lisa Vargason – lisa.vargason@doane.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021
• Send Application, Program of Study, Unofficial Graduate Transcript (if you are beginning your graduate program, please note that on your Program of Study) by email to:

Lisa Vargason
lisa.vargason@doane.edu

• Doane will be accepting applications on a first come, first served basis.  Doane’s application process will be open until all funds are allotted. Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at Doane.

2021-2022 application for Doane University available here – Download to your desktop to complete

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Program of Study Forms

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NOTE: Program of Study Forms must be filled out completely with 1) classes already taken & dates; 2) classes anticipated for funding with dates and 3) additional classes to be taken in the future to complete program with anticipated dates. Use the word “elective” if you do not know the name of the course yet.

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2021 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Graduate Degree Programs

• Curriculum & Instruction
• School Counseling

Graduate Endorsement Program

• Blank Form for Endorsement

For degree programs offered outside the Teacher Education unit use this program of study form. You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Lisa Vargason in Teacher Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

Nebraska Wesleyan University Contact

• Dr. Randal Ernst – 402-465-2310 – rernst2@nebrwesleyan.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Randal Ernst
rernst2@nebrwesleyan.edu

• Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at NE Wesleyan

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Program of Study Form

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Graduate Degree Programs

• Curriculum & Instruction

Peru State College Contact

• Dr. Greg Seay – 402-872-2282 – gseay@peru.edu

Instructions for Submission

• >Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email, fax or mail to:

Dr. Greg Seay
Peru State College
Peru, NE  68421
gseay@peru.edu
Fax: 402-872-2413

• Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at Peru State.

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs

• Curriculum and Instruction
• C & I – Cohort Program

University of Nebraska Kearney Contact

PLEASE NOTE: Individuals in the Transition to Teaching Program at UNK are not eligible for EETP funds, but may qualify for Attracting Excellence to Teaching Program (AETP) funds.

• Becca Dobry – 308-865-8520 – dobryrd@unk.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email:

Becca Dobry – dobryrd@unk.edu

• UNK will establish priority once the application is received, and applications will be sent by UNK to NDE following the application period.

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs

The forms below are for programs offered by the College of Education at UNK. Other programs may also qualify for EETP funds.

• MAE Art Education
• MSE Math/Science Education
• MSE STEM
• MAE Music Education
• MAE Spanish Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • Instructional Effectiveness
  • Reading/Special Education
  • School Library
  • Secondary Education
  • STEM Concentration
• Reading
  • Reading PK-12
• Communication Disorders
  • Speech Language Pathology
• Instructional Technology
  • Information Technology Concentration
  • Instructional Technology Concentration
  • School Librarian Concentration
• Special Education
  • Advanced Practitioner
  • High Ability Education
  • Special Education Generalist
• Counseling
  • Elementary School Counseling
  • Secondary School Counseling

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Blank Form for Endorsement

For degree programs offered outside the Teacher Education unit use this program of study form. You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Becca Dobry in Financial Aid.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

University of Nebraska Lincoln Contact

• Dr. Sara Skretta – sskretta2@unl.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Sara Skretta – sskretta2@unl.edu 

• UNL will accept applications of a first come, first served basis.
• Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at UNL.

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs in College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS)

• CEHS Form

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Blank Form for Endorsement

Graduate Degree Programs offered outside CEHS

For degree programs offered outside of the College of Education & Human Sciences, use this program of study form.  You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Dr. Sara Skretta in CEHS.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

University of Nebraska Omaha Contacts

• Special Education – Chelsea Sullivan – 402-554-3355 – chelseasullivan@unomaha.edu
• Counseling – Elizabeth Tolliver – 402-554-2719 – elizabethtolliver@unomaha.edu
• Teacher Education and all other programs – Lori Farwell – 308 Roskens Hall – lfarwell@unomaha.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Email Application, Program of Study, and Checklist  to:

For Special Education – Chelsea Sullivan – 512 Roskens Hall
For Counseling – Elizabeth Tolliver – 101G Roskens Hall
For Teacher Education and all other programs – Lori Farwell – 308 Roskens Hall – lfarwell@unomaha.edu

• Applications will be prioritized for award after received by UNO then sent to NDE.

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Program of Study Forms
Please only list the courses from your plan of study you are taking between July 2021-June 2022.

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Graduate Degree Programs                                                        

Teacher Education

• TED Blank Form for Degree Program

Program Class Requirements are found in the 2020-2021 UNO Graduate Academic Catalog

• Elementary Education (Program Class Requirements) Concentration Areas include: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, ESL, Improvement of Instruction, Instructional Technology Leadership, Literacy, School Library, STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math), and Urban Schools or Equity and Social Justice.
• Secondary Education (Program Class Requirements) Concentration Areas include: Bilingual Education, English, ESL, Instructional Technology Leadership, Math, Middle Level, School Library, Science, STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math), Teaching and Learning, and Urban Schools or Equity and Social Justice.
• Master of Science in Literacy (Program Class Requirements) – leads to eligibility for a PK-12 Reading Specialist endorsement in Nebraska

Teacher Education Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Blank Form for Endorsement

You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Lori Farwell in Teacher Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

Special Education

• Special Education Behavior Intervention Specialist
• Special Education Generalist
• Speech Language Pathology

Counseling

• PK-12 Counseling

Wayne State College Contact

• Rhonda Sebade – rhsebad1@wsc.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email, fax, mail or in person to:

Rhonda Sebade
1111 Main St
139 Brandenburg Hall
Wayne, NE  68787
rhsebad1@wsc.edu
Fax 402-375-7414

• Applications will be prioritized for award after received by WSC then sent to NDE.

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Program of Study Forms

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Graduate Degree Programs 

• Instructional Leadership
  • Business & IT Education – Business Education Emphasis
  • Business & IT Education – Information Technology Emphasis
  • Curriculum & Instruction – Community of Learning
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • English as a Second Language
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Industrial Technology
  • Mathematics  (Previously enrolled students)
  • Mathematics (New program, Fall 2020)
  • Music
  • Reading Specialist PK-12
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
• School Counseling Programs
  • PK-6 Counseling
  • PK-12 Counseling (New Program Fall 2021)
  • 7-12 Counseling
  • PK-6 & 7-12 Counseling
• Special Education Program
  • I have a Special Education degree – add MSE (Current Students)
  • I do not have a Special Education degree OR I want to add a another level of certification  – add SPED to Certificate MSE (Current Students)
  • SPD Advanced Study (New Program Fall 2021)
  • SPD Endorsement (New Program Fall 2021)
  • SPD Generalist (New Program Fall 2021)

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• Blank Form for Endorsement

For degree programs offered outside the Teacher Education unit use this program of study form. You will need to obtain the signature of your advisor on the program of study before submitting it to Brook Jech in Teacher Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

York College Contact

• Dr. Kirk Mallette – 402-363-5696 – kmallette@york.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 3, 2021.
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Kirk Mallette
kmallette@york.edu

• Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at York College.

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Program of Study Form

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Graduate Degree Program

• Curriculum and Instruction