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Professional Development
Incentive Award
(Formerly Merit Pay)
The Professional Development Incentive Award (formerly Merit Pay I) supports high quality intentional, informal education and training (not for college credit).  This award is made available one time each year. There are two tracks available to choose from, 25 hours of ECP approved training/year for the award of $200 and 50 hours of training/year for the award of $400.  Applicants are awarded on a priority basis if funding is limited. 
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DENIED!
Deadline was Friday August 19, 2011


FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

You must be CURRENT on the Practitioner Registry at the time of application for you to be eligible for this award!

POLICY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AWARD

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Professional Development
Incentive Award-Higher Ed
(Formerly Higher Education Merit Pay)
The Professional Development Incentive Award – Higher Ed (formerly Higher Education Merit Pay) promotes early childhood education college coursework and certificate and degree attainment.  There are two award options made available twice each year -  $250 for the completion of 2-5 credits/semester and $750 for the completion of a minimum of 6 credits/semester.  Applicants are awarded on a priority basis if funding is limited. 
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE DENIED!

Deadline for Spring/Summer Semester 2012 was November 18, 2011
 

FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

You must be CURRENT on the Practitioner Registry at the time of application for you to be eligible for this award!

POLICY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AWARD-HIGHER EDUCATION

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REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR:
Professional Development Incentive Award-Higher Ed
Fall Semester 2011
 

Please fill out this form prior to your request for payment if your college credit courses have changed since the time you were approved for the Professional Development Incentive Award-Higher Ed. (PDIA-HE). 

Change of Study Form

 

If you have been approved for Fall Semester
PDIA-HE and have completed your approved coursework please submit the following items:

 

1. A copy of you Fall semester transcripts with verification of successful completion of approved courses
2. A completed W-9 tax form – please fill out your Social Security Number and not the Employer Identification Number when you complete! (download below)
3. Employment Verification Form
Download Employment Verification Form

 

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REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR:
Professional Development
Incentive Award

Award Participants

If you have been approved for a Professional Development Incentive Award (PDIA), upon completion of your required approved training hours, which must be completed between 8/1/2011-8/31/2012, please submit the following items to the Early Childhood Project to receive your award money. 

1.  A completed W-9 tax form-please fill out your Social Security Number and not the Employer Identification Number when you complete! (download below)

2.  Employment Verification Form
Download Employment Verification Form
 

 

Download W-9

 

 

Please feel free to contact our office if you need any help with completing your online Practitioner Registry application or accessing your Professional Development Record.

 

       
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