Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program Application Page

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from CSC with the required information

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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 Chris Singpiel in Teacher Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from CSM with the required information

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Graduate Endorsement Programs

• • Elementary Education
  • Elementary Education SPED K-6
  • Reading/Writing
  • SPED 7-12
  • Blank Form for Endorsement

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from CUNE with the required information

Graduate Degree Programs

Curriculum and Instruction

• Curriculum & Instruction
• C&I w/Exceptional Learner B-3rd
• C&I w/Exceptional Learner K-12
• C&I with ESL/ELL Endorsement
• C&I with Instructional Technology Leadership Endorsement
• C&I with STEAM Emphasis
• C&I with Trauma & Resilience 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 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Creighton University Contact

• Dr. Jean Hearn, Education Department Chair – jeanhearn@creighton.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is 5:00 PM on Friday, May 17, 2023.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Jean Hearn
jeanhearn@creighton.edu

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from Creighton with the required information

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Graduate Degree Programs

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

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. Jean Hearn in the Education Department.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

Doane University Contacts

• Lisa Vargason – lisa.vargason@doane.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• 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.

2024-2025 EETP Application available here – DOWNLOAD TO YOUR DESKTOP TO COMPLETE

CHECKLIST for required information

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 2024 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

Midland University Contact

• Jamie Folkers – 402-941-6449 – folkers@midlandu.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Jamie Folkers
folkers@midlandu.edu

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Form

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In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Endorsement Programs

• BIS Endorsement
• ESL Endorsement

Graduate Degree Programs

• MEd.- Leadership, Teaching and Learning
• MAE-Special Education

Nebraska Wesleyan University Contact

• Dr. Tanya Martin – tmartin@nebrwesleyan.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Beki Maahs
rmaahs@nebrwesleyan.edu

Smith Curtis 130B

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Form

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Graduate Degree Programs

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Peru State College Contact

• Stephanie Jones – 308-260-0590 – graduateprograms@peru.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email, fax or mail to:

Stephanie Jones
Peru State College

PO BOX 10
Peru, NE  68421
graduateprograms@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.

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from PSC with the required information

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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.

• Please contact the College of Education with questions eco@unk.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Before completing the application, save it to your computer.
• The application and programs of study file names must follow this protocol:
  • “Last Name, First Name APP2425”, “Last Name, First Name POS2425”
• $3,000 is the maximum award amount.  Do not enter an amount greater than $3,000.  For example, 18 credit hours X $175 = $3,150; in this case, you enter $3,000.  Applications with requests over $3,000 will be returned.
• Your administrator must sign and print their name and title.  Applications without this information will be returned.

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email:

College of Education  eco@unk.edu

• Applications will be sent to NDE for award in the order in which they are received at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

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In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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 STEM
• MAE Music Education
• MAE Physical Education-Pedagogy Emphasis
• MAE Physical Education-Special Populations Emphasis
• MAE Spanish Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood
  • Elementary Education
  • English as a Second Language
  • Instructional Effectiveness
  • Montessori Early Childhood
  • Montessori Elementary I
  • Reading/Special Education
  • School Library
  • Secondary Education
  • STEM Concentration
  • Transitional Certification Concentration
• Reading
  • Reading PK-12
• Communication Disorders
  • Speech Language Pathology
• Learning, Design and Technology
  • Information Technology Concentration
  • Instructional Technology Concentration
  • Leadership in Instructional Technology Concentration
  • School Librarian Concentration
• Special Education
  • Advanced Practitioner
  • High Ability Education
  • Special Education Generalist
• Counseling
  • Elementary School Counseling
  • Secondary School Counseling
  • School Psychology

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 the College of Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

University of Nebraska Lincoln Contact

• Tylee Hanson – thanson9@unl.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Email, mail or drop off the Application, Program of Study and checklist to:
• Tylee Hanson – thanson9@unl.edu
• Henzlik Hall
• PO BOX 880371
• Lincoln, NE  68588-0371

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

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In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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 Tylee Hanson in CEHS.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

University of Nebraska Omaha Contacts

• Counseling – Thang Tran- tstran@unomaha.edu
• Teacher Education – unotedgraduateprograms@unomaha.edu
• Special Education – unosecd@unomaha.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Submit all application materials here UNO link.
• For more information, stop by our drop-in session on April 15, 2024 from 4:00-5:00pm via Zoom at this link:  UNO Zoom

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms
Please only list the courses from your plan of study you are taking between July 2024-June 2025.

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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Graduate Degree Programs & Endorsements                                                         

Teacher Education

• TEd Blank Form Degree Program
• TEd Blank Form for Endorsement

Program Class Requirements are found in the 2022-2023 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

Special Education

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

Counseling

• PK-12 Counseling

Wayne State College Contact

• Jenna Morgan – jemorga1@wsc.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email, fax, mail or in person to:

Jenna Morgan
1111 Main St
111 Benthack Hall
Wayne, NE  68787
jemorga1@wsc.edu

Phone 402-375-7164
Fax 402-375-7414

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Forms

Click Below to Select OR submit a program of study from WSC with the required information

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

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
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Reading Specialist PK-12
  • Science
  • Skilled and Technical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
• School Counseling Programs
  • PK-12 Counseling (New Program Fall 2023)
• Special Education Program
  • 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)
  • SPED Advanced Study
  • SPED Endorsement
•  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 Jenna Morgan in Teacher Education.

• Blank Form for Degree Program

York University Contact

• Dr. Cheryl Couch – 402-363-5696 – ccouch@york.edu

Instructions for Submission

• Deadline for submission is May 17, 2024.  
• Send Application and Program of Study by email to:

Dr. Cheryl Couch
ccouch@york.edu

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

CHECKLIST for required information

Program of Study Form

Click Below to Select

In addition: Online classes beginning in June 2024 do not qualify for the new funding year.

Endorsement Program

• Early Childhood Education Endorsement

Graduate Degree Program

• MAE-Curriculum and Instruction
• MAE-Educational Leadership (non-licensure)
• MAE-Social and Emotional Leadership
• MAE-Sports Administration (non-licensure)
• Blank POS