Rocky Mountain Middle School Math& Science-RMMSMSP

The Stipend

Stipend Amounts
2008-2009 Program Year

The stipend amounts take effect for content courses only in Spring 2008 and then thereafter for all other courses.

The stipend does not include the PLAMID online courses.

Stipend Policy

Stipends are available only to teachers working in one of the following districts: Adams 14, Brighton 27J, Elizabeth, Englewood, Gilpin, Jefferson County, Mapleton.
The stipend amounts will take effect for content courses only in Spring 2008 and then thereafter for all other courses.
Stipend amounts are subject to change based on policy decisions of the Rocky Mountain Middle School Math and Science Leadership.
Stipends are sent to teachers only after successful completion of each class (usually 4-6 weeks after classes end).
Successful completion of classes includes attending all classes (one absence is allowed), completing all work, completing and documenting additional 24 hours of work outside of class (required only for Structured Follow-Up Courses).
Teachers pay their own tuition and should not wait to receive their stipend before paying their tuition.
Teachers from Adams 12, St. Vrain, Ft. Lupton, and Platte Canyon CDE districts receive a stipend of $1600.

Find the stipend amount you are eligible to receive by looking for the grade level you teach and the type of class you want to take.

Grade Level Taught 2007-2008	Example	RMMSMSP	Stipend Amount*
k to 3rd only	A second grade teacher.	Summer Content	$750 (no amount withheld)
		SFU	$1000
		Fall/Spring Content	$500 (no amount withheld)
4th to 8th (may also teach additional K-3 levels)	A teacher who teaches grades 4, 5, and 6. A teacher who teaches 8 grade only. A teacher who teaches grades 7 and 8.	Summer Content	$2000 ($500 withheld until successful completion of SFU)
		SFU	$1000 (plus the $500 withheld from Summer Content Class)
		Fall/Spring Content	$1000 (no amount withheld)
9th only or 9th and any lower grade level	A teacher who teaches 9th grade only. A teacher who teaches 9th and 8th grades.	Summer Content	$2000 ($500 withheld until successful completion of SFU)
		SFU	$1000 (plus the $500 withheld from Summer Content Class)
		Fall/Spring Content	$1000 (no amount withheld)
9th and any higher grade level or 10th to 12th	A teacher who teaches 9th and 10th grades. A teacher who teaches 10th and 11th grade. A teacher who teaches only 12th grade.	Summer Content	$750 (no amount withheld)
		SFU	$500 (plus the $500 withheld from Summer Content Class)
		Fall/Spring Content	$500 (no amount withheld)
Other (all educators who don’t fit into the categories above, but who work with kids in grades 4 to 9 as part of)**	An instructional coach, librarian, and so forth.	Summer Content	$2000 ($500 withheld until successful completion of SFU)
		SFU	$1000 (plus the $500 withheld from Summer Content Class)
		Fall/Spring Content	$1000 (no amount withheld)

Have you ever been employed by the University of Colorado (Denver, Boulder or Health Sciences/Anschutz, Colorado Springs Campus)?
If so please notify Zula Ganbold as this may change the means in which we pay you your stipend.

*Stipend only paid after successful completion of class. Stipend amount subject to change. Stipend amounts are reduced if a teacher has an absence in a class. If a teacher has more than one absence, then the teacher may forfeit the entire stipend.
**Project staff review individuals in this category to assess their eligibility to receive a stipend.
***If a change in position occurs (i.e. change in districts, change in grade level, etc.), Project staff will determine stipend amount on a case by case basis.

CDE-Colorado Department of Education Grant Contact: Shelley Wood, Director of Strategic Partnerships Community College of Aurora. Phone: 303-340-7064

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