Applications open now and close on Sunday, Aug. 20. 

Applicants will be notified by Friday, Sept. 1. 

Only 20 participants will be accepted. A $500 stipend will be provided upon completion of the work.   

Recipients must work in central Nebraska to be eligible for a stipend. 
*Required information

First Name *

Last Name *

Phone Type * Cell Home Work

Phone * Please put the best number where you can be reached, so we can communicate with you throughout this project.

Email * Using email, we can best communicate with you throughout this project, including during the summer months.

Address * Please don't use work address. This will be used for mailing contract information if selected.

City *

State * Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Zip *

What age groups do you serve in your role or will you be serving in the next six months? Mark all that apply. * Infant (0-18 months)Toddler (19-35 months)PreKindergarten/PreK (3-4 years)KindergartenFirst GradeSecond GradeThird Grade

Which role do you serve in early childhood? If unsure, choose "Other" and write in your role on the next question. * Educator (e.g., teacher, child care provider)Leader (e.g., instructional coach, administration, team leader)Other

If other, write in your role.

What county do you work in? * Adams Antelope Arthur Banner Blaine Boone Box Butte Boyd Brown Buffalo Burt Butler Cass Cedar Chase Cherry Cheyenne Clay Colfax Cuming Custer Dakota Dawes Dawson Deuel Dixon Dodge Douglas Dundy Fillmore Franklin Frontier Furnas Gage Garden Garfield Gosper Grant Greeley Hall Hamilton Harlan Hayes Hitchcock Holt Hooker Howard Jefferson Johnson Kearney Keith Keya Paha Kimball Knox Lancaster Lincoln Logan Loup McPherson Madison Merrick Morrill Nance Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe Pawnee Perkins Phelps Pierce Platte Polk Red Willow Richardson Rock Saline Sarpy Saunders Scotts Bluff Seward Sheridan Sherman Sioux Stanton Thayer Thomas Thurston Valley Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler York

What is the name of the place you work? *

Are you available to attend in-person in Kearney? * YesNoMaybe

If selecting maybe, please explain below.

Do you have access to Zoom? * YesNo

Should you be selected, are you able to commit to attending all the following dates and times in Kearney? Saturday mornings Sept. 23, Oct. 7, Oct. 21, Nov. 11, Dec. 2 , Jan. 27, and March 2 * YesNoMaybe

If selecting maybe, please explain below.

Which dates below conflict with your ability to attend? * None (NO CONFLICTS)Saturday, Sept. 23Saturday, Oct. 7Saturday, Oct. 21Saturday, Nov. 11Saturday, Dec. 2 (on Zoom)Saturday, Jan. 27 (on Zoom)Saturday, March 2 Mark all that apply.

Are you able to attend a half-hour Zoom kickoff meeting sometime during the week of Sept. 11–15 prior to the program sessions listed above? * YesNoMaybe

Based on the earlier description of this project, you will be involved in designing resources for an instructional toolkit to focus on equity, quality, and continuity for birth through Grade 3. What interests you most about participating in this work? * Please answer with a minimum of 250 words.

Describe what you do in your professional role to support children who are denied opportunities because of gender, racial or cultural bias, family economic status, or home language. * Please answer with a minimum of 250 words.

What unique perspective would you bring to this work? * Please answer with a minimum of 250 words.

Describe how you can balance your role in early childhood education along with actively participating in this project by reading, applying learning, and creating content between sessions. * Please answer with a minimum of 250 words.

In what languages are you proficient? (able to read, write, and speak) *

Does your employer know of and support your participation in this workgroup? * YesNo All sessions will be done outside of your regular duty hours

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