TTT Trifold Update 6-07.Pub
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Troops To Teachers …. CONNECTICUT The Troops To Teachers (TTT) Program was established to assist military personnel to transition from active duty or selected reserve CONSIDERING A CT Department of Education units to a teaching career. TEACHING CAREER? Bureau of Educator Standards and Eligible servicepersons can register with the Certification Troops To Teachers program, administered by www.sde.ct.gov the U. S. Department of Defense (DANTES) and Kathleen DeFelice U. S. Department of Education, for state teacher [email protected] certification referral and placement assistance. 860-713-6969 A national network of State Placement Offices has been established to help! • State Teacher Certification Requirements Certification training stipends (up to $5,000) and placement bonuses of up to $10,000 are tar- Teach…. • Application geted to military personnel who meet program • Endorsement Area Fact Sheets criteria with a three-year commitment to teach in Mentor…. • Guide to Approved Educator Preparation eligible public schools. A registration form can Programs in Connecticut Institutions be downloaded from the TTT website below. • Transcript Assessment Fee Waiver for TTT • Vocational Instructor Certification www.ProudToServeAgain.com (www.cttech.org) • Placement Opportunities/Vacancies (www.ctreap.org) (www.cea.org) Troops To Teachers …. CT Department of Higher Education NEW ENGLAND Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) www.ctdhe.org/arc • TTT Program Information and Registration Maria Davoodi • Military Service and Education Eligibility [email protected] • Teacher Certification Referral and Placement 860-947-1300 Assistance in New England 1-800-842-0229 • Eligibility for Financial Assistance - Qualified School Districts/Schools • TTT Mentoring and Recruitment • Alternate Route to Certification Program (ARC I Summer or ARC II Weekend) • ARC Application and Assessment New England Troops To Teachers CT-MA-ME-NH-RI-VT This brochure was prepared by the Connecticut www.nnettt.org Department of Higher Education, State Approving Kenneth McCann Agency, and funded by a Troops To Teachers grant. [email protected] 1-888-463-6488 (M-T) 1-866-888-0201(W-F) 6/07 Connecticut Educator Preparation Institutions Albertas Magnus College* Saint Joseph College Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) * New Haven West Hartford CT Department of Higher Education 203-773-8087 860-231-5789 Hartford www.albertus.edu www.sjc.edu 860-947-1300 800-842-0229 Central Connecticut State University ^ Southern Connecticut State University www.ctdhe.org/arc New Britain New Haven Post-Baccalaureate summer or weekend 860-832-2106 203-392-5900 preparation programs offered off-site. www.ccsu.edu www.southernct.edu Connecticut College University of Bridgeport + + Graduate level programs only New London Bridgeport * Non-credit programs offered 860-439-2760 203-576-4193 ^ Vocational-Technical Instructor courses www.conncoll.edu www.bridgeport.edu offered (Degree may not be required) Eastern Connecticut State University University of Connecticut Undergraduate and graduate teacher certification Willimantic Storrs preparation programs vary by institution. Contact 860-465-5293/4530 860-486-3065 each institution’s Department of Education or www.easternct.edu www.education.uconn.edu Professional Studies directly for admissions and course requirements. Fairfield University University of Hartford Fairfield Hartford 203-254-4250 860-768-4692 TTT referral, placement and financial www.fairfield.edu www.hartford.edu assistance eligibility require a bachelor’s degree, in most cases, in addition to mili- Mitchell College University of New Haven + tary service requirements. New London New Haven 860-701-5449 203-932-7037 Participants eligible for training stipends www.mitchell.edu www.newhaven.edu/education (usually retired) must complete an application. Payments start after students Quinnipiac University + Western Connecticut State University are enrolled or admitted to an accredited Hamden Danbury program of their choice. A TTT 203-582-3354 203-837-8950 placement bonus is available for those www.quinnipiac.edu www.wcsu.edu who qualify and complete a teacher certification program. A three-year Sacred Heart University Yale University teaching obligation in a qualified public Fairfield New Haven school is required for both. 203-371-7800/7808 203-432-4631 www.sacredheart.edu www.yale.edu/tprep Contact the New England TTT Program for details. .