<p>Slide 1</p><p>“Grow Your Own”</p><p>Scholarship Program Informational Presentation</p><p>Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired / Iowa Braille School</p><p>Slide 2 </p><p>Title: Why is this being offered?</p><p>Grow Your Own was created to encourage people to enter the fields of:</p><p>Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI)</p><p>Orientation & Mobility (O&M) Specialist</p><p>Dual TVI/O&M</p><p>Slide 3</p><p>Title: Who can take advantage of this program?</p><p>Grow Your Own is designed for almost anyone committed to completing a qualified training program. It offers:</p><p>Individualized financial support</p><p>Accessible to people at various stages of their educations and careers</p><p>Slide 4</p><p>Title: How can I determine if this is right for me?</p><p>Review license requirements in Iowa to determine what training you require. This can be done on the Iowa Board of Education Examiners (BOEE) website: http://www.iowa.gov/boee</p><p>Slide 5</p><p>Title: How can I determine if this is right for me? Once on the BOEE website:</p><p>For TVI License Requirements:</p><p>Click “Endorsements”</p><p>Click “Teacher”</p><p>Click “Special Education”</p><p>Click “Visually Disabled”</p><p>OR…</p><p>For O&M License Requirements:</p><p>Click “Endorsements”</p><p>Click “Other”</p><p>Click “Professional Service License”</p><p>Click “Orientation and Mobility”</p><p>Slide 6</p><p>Title: How can I determine if this is right for me?</p><p>Find a training program:</p><p>For TVI, consider the University of Nebraska Lincoln</p><p> http:// online.unl.edu/programs-and-courses/graduate-doctorate-programs/special-education-visual- impairment.aspx</p><p>Slide 8</p><p>Title: How can I determine if this is right for me?</p><p>Visit AER’s website to find other programs across the country:</p><p> https ://aerbvi.org/resources/career-center/aer-approved-university-programs /</p><p>Slide 9 Title: What is the selection process?</p><p>Candidates will be selected based on:</p><p>Educational needs of Iowa students</p><p>Specific field (TVI/O&M)</p><p>Geographic location (flexibility to relocate)</p><p>Credentials</p><p>Length of time to complete training program</p><p>Slide 10</p><p>Title: What does the program offer?</p><p>Those selected for the scholarship will be allowed up to a maximum of $10,000 in tuition and associated costs:</p><p>Prior to internship/student teaching:</p><p>75% of tuition and fees per semester</p><p>Must attain minimum of “C” for undergraduate courses or “B” for graduate courses to remain in the scholarship program</p><p>Slide 11</p><p>Title: What does the program offer?</p><p>During Internship/Student Teaching :</p><p>75% of tuition and fees per semester</p><p>May apply for expense reimbursement to cover additional costs of completing education</p><p>Consideration of requests based on balance of remaining maximum benefit and considered on case-by- case basis</p><p>Slide 12</p><p>Title: What else? Following program completion:</p><p>3-year minimum employment commitment</p><p>Competitive salary</p><p>Comprehensive benefit package</p><p>Access to mentors</p><p>Rewarding career in the field of vision services</p><p>Slide 13</p><p>Title: How do I apply?</p><p>Application Deadline: April 30, 2016</p><p>Required Application Materials:</p><p>Letter of interest, including your proposed plan of study</p><p>Application form </p><p>Copies of transcripts</p><p>Submit Application Materials to:</p><p>Justin Ruegg, Director of Human Resources</p><p>Iowa Braille School</p><p>1002 G Avenue</p><p>Vinton, IA 52349 [email protected] </p><p>(319) 472-5221, ext. 1226</p>