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SCCTM Educator's Scholarship Program
The Educator's
Scholarship of the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (SCCTM),
established in memory of deceased SCCTM members, provides financial assistance
of $1,500 annually to a teacher
pursuing an advanced degree in mathematics, mathematics education, or elementary
education with an emphasis in mathematics.
Requirements
for Eligibility:
To be eligible for this award, an educator must:
1. Have been a member of SCCTM for the past two years;
2. Possess a valid SC teaching certificate and be currently employed by a South Carolina school;
3. Have completed at least two years teaching elementary, middle, or secondary mathematics in South Carolina;
4. Be committed to teaching mathematics at the elementary, middle, or secondary level in South Carolina;
5. Be accepted in a graduate program leading to an advanced degree in mathematics or mathematics education, or an advanced degree in elementary education that contains at least 9 graduate hours in mathematics or mathematics methods;
6. Submit each of the following:
a. A completed application form (attached);
b. Three typed letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's professional experience and potential as a mathematics teacher, one of which must be from the principal of the school by which the applicant is currently employed;
c. Transcript(s) of undergraduate and graduate courses completed;
d. A statement describing the applicant's professional development goals as they relate to mathematics education;
e. Verification of acceptance into a graduate program leading to an advanced degree in mathematics, mathematics education, or elementary education with an emphasis in mathematics (see 5 above); and
f. A timetable outlining the program of study planned for completion of the advanced degree.
Application
materials must be mailed on or before July
1, 2006 to Ms. Ann Harper, 1172
Crab Walk, Charleston, SC 29412.
The application is available on the SCCTM website NOW and will be published in later issues of The MathMate.
For a copy of the application form:
Educator's Scholarship Application Form (Word file)
