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Tuition Reimbursement Scholarships

We are excited to announce we now offer tuition scholarship opportunities for educators in Craven County Schools, who are seeking licensure to teach. The reimbursement will be up to $700 for a course or courses taken to obtain certification to teach. 

Prior to any reimbursement being approved, copies of final grades and documentation of tuition paid must be submitted to Craven County Schools Human Resource Department with the Tuition Reimbursement Request Form to Dr. NeShawn Dawson. Documentation must be provided when you submit your request and completion of course/s. Failure to submit required documentation shall result in the reimbursement request being denied. There is a limited amount of funds available to provide reimbursement and as such, requests will be based on a first come first serve basis (assuming all necessary paperwork is provided). We are CCS United!

Please note: We are not reimbursing tuition for the Fall of 2020, Spring of 2021 and Summer of 2021. 
Supporting Neurodiverse Students in Arts Education PD
All students deserve to have access to high-quality arts instruction, which includes ensuring that Exceptional Children are able to participate in Visual Art, Dance, Theater, and Music programs. 
This two-part webinar series will help District Arts Education Leaders understand why meeting the needs of these students is important, how creating sensory-friendly gallery and performance environments meets the needs of neurodiverse community members, and how teachers in the field are supporting neurodiverse students in all four arts areas. While this session will be geared toward District Arts Education Leaders, anyone who works with Exceptional Children or Arts Education (including teachers) is more than welcome to attend.
Learn more and register here.
Meeting the Needs of English Learners in Arts Education
No matter how you say it, “Art” reaches across languages and geography. All students deserve to have access to high-quality arts instruction, which includes ensuring that our English Learners are able to participate in Visual Art, Dance, Theatre, and Music programs. The language for learning these subjects is typically in English, and therefore it is imperative to equip Arts Education teachers with resources and the tools necessary to meet the needs of their English Learners. The four key language uses of Narrate, Argue, Inform, and Explain are the instructional language used by those teachers regardless of content, and can be leveraged by educators to make choices about prioritizing and coordinating content and language integration. The NCDPI ESL/Title III and Arts Education Teams have prepared a series for both District ESL and Arts Education Leaders to understand why utilizing the WIDA Framework in Arts Education is important, hear how arts teachers are meeting the needs of ELs in the field, and explore a new NCDPI resource with concrete examples of supporting English Learners all four arts areas. Leave the series excited to set up an ESL-Arts Education Collaboration to meet the unique needs of their English Learners, resources for further learning, and funding streams to tap into for professional development of Arts Educators in this area.  These sessions will be recorded and archived in the PD Catalog.

Please Note: Even though this session will be geared toward District Arts Education Leaders, anyone who works with English Learners or Arts Education (including teachers) is more than welcome to attend.

How to Register 
Part I: Instructional Practices for EL Students - January 25, 2022 - Register HERE
Part II: Classroom Applications - February 3, 2022 - Register HERE
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