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Provider Incentive
Earnings (PIE)
The Provider
Incentive Earnings (PIE) Program is open to teachers
and directors working at early education sites, who
currently have Manatee County School Readiness
children enrolled. The purpose of this program is
to provide teachers with the opportunity to earn
quality learning materials for their classrooms. PIE
is an updated, expanded version of the Teacher
Incentive Point (TIP) program that the ELC offered
in the past.
Ways to Earn
No
registration is needed for this program. Early
Childhood practitioners can automatically
participate by:
How It Works
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Attend
classes or trainings and apply the
knowledge to your classroom and site.
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Share your knowledge
with parents and staff members formally
through a training.
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Submit required
documentation to the ELC by the due
dates.
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Credit is earned
based on the number of hours spent in
training.
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Spend your credit on
quality classroom materials, completely
paid for by the ELC.
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Enjoy!
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What Counts
Coursework
or classes that do count towards
earnings include:
- In-Service
Trainings, CEUs, and college credit
courses in the field of early
childhood education or school age before
and after school care can count towards
earnings.
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- Staff
Trainings of one hour in length
or longer can count towards earnings. 30
minutes of which must be a specific
training on a topic related to the field
of early childhood education or school
age before and after school care.
At least 75%
of staff members from your early education site must
have been in attendance to count as a Staff Training
by the Coalition’s standards.
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- Parent
Trainings of one hour in length
or longer can count towards earnings. 45
minutes of which must be a specific
training on a topic related to
successful parenting of children birth
to twelve. At least 50%
of parents from your early education site must have
been in attendance to count as a Parent Training by
the Coalition’s standards.
Only one parent
per child is counted towards the
participation percentage.
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Providers will be responsible for
keeping copies of transcripts and training
certificates to show proof of class attendance. We
will prorate classes/trainings by the half hour
increment.
What Doesn't Count
Coursework
or classes that do not count
towards earnings include:
What I Get
You can redeem earnings towards
any selection from the Kaplan Early Learning
Company catalog.
The
conversion of earnings is as follows:
| Attending Online
Trainings |
$.25/hr |
| Attending In-Service
Trainings (face-to-face) |
$.50/hr |
| Attending Staff Meetings |
$.50/hr |
| Attending CEUs-
Continuing Education Units (face-to-face) |
$.75/hr |
| Attending College Credit
Courses (face-to-face) |
$1.00/hr |
| Leading Staff Trainings |
$.75/hr |
| Leading Parent Trainings |
$1.00/hr |
There is a maximum earnings of
$1500 allowed per child care facility.
When to Submit Paperwork
Earnings are calculated twice a
year. Paperwork is to be totaled and submitted by
those collection dates, not as individual trainings
are completed.
For
trainings attended June 1, 2009 to May 28, 2010:
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The
Winter Cash-In deadline is
December 31, 2009
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The Summer Cash-In
deadline is May
28, 2010
You may submit paperwork for the
entire school year at the Summer Cash-In. There will
be no exceptions for late paperwork.
What To Submit
All submissions require:
Documentation of trainings
attended or given is then needed to verify the
eligibility of the classes.
Please use the ELC forms for documenting
agenda and sign-in records and gathering feedback.
The following documentation is required:
| For In-Service
Trainings, CEUs, and College Credit Courses
Attended: |
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- Unofficial
transcripts and/or training certificates
as proof of attending trainings. Grades
must be included on college transcripts
to show a grade of C or better.
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Self-Evaluation to show how
you will use this newly gained knowledge
to improve your teaching or benefit the
students in your classroom or your site.
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| For Staff
Trainings: |
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Sign-in Record from
any Staff Trainings held.
At least 75%
of staff members from your early education site must
have been in attendance to count as a Staff Training
by the Coalition’s standards.
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| For Parent
Trainings: |
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Sign-in Record from any
Parent Trainings held.
At least 50%
of parents from your early education site must have
been in attendance to count as a Parent Training by
the Coalition’s standards.
Only one parent
per child is counted towards the
participation percentage.
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If you are interested in Provider Incentive Earnings
or have any questions about the program, please call
the Early Learning Coalition at (941) 757-2900
extension 250 or submit an
electronic request for information.
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