Grantee Eligibility
Only Building Careers grant sites that were awarded funding in Fiscal Year 2008 are eligible for renewal funding through this application. To be eligible for renewal funding, each grant site must:
- Have satisfied the conditions and requirements, including all reporting requirements, of their Fiscal Year 2008 grant (grantees’ past performance will be considered); and
- Agree to fulfill the following Fiscal Year 2009 grant requirements:
- Successfully retain and matriculate a minimum of 20 students and purchase a sufficient number of seats in college courses leading to a degree in early childhood education or related field to meet the needs of those students;
- Offer at least four courses to a minimum of 20 Building Careers students or purchase seats for at least 20 Building Careers students;
- Employ a Building Careers coordinator for the entire academic year;
- Complete and submit all reports and data forms in a timely manner;
- Collaborate with other Building Careers grantees, CPC local councils and coordinators, local CCR&R agencies, family child care systems, Head Start, MFN and PCHP programs, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, educational collaboratives, and vocational-technical high schools; and
- Participate in statewide and regional meetings sponsored by EEC related to the Building Careers grant.
Student Eligibility
Building Careers
To be eligible and to maintain eligibility for the Building Careers program, students must:
- Be a Massachusetts resident and U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
- Work in a program serving EEC-funded children (i.e., group child care, family child care, school age child care, or Head Start programs);
- Have completed a college-level course for credit in child growth and development (please note that new students from a vocational technical program do not need to meet this requirement);
- Agree to meet with an academic advisor for career/academic counseling;
- Agree to complete student data forms each semester and share directory information with Building Careers Coordinator and EEC;
- Maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or above;
- Participate in work-site observations and supervision meetings (if applicable); and
- Matriculate into a degree program in early childhood education or a related field within one year.
Special Education Coursework
To be eligible to participate in the Special Education Coursework opportunity, students must meet criterion #1, #2, #6, and #7 listed above. Please note that students participating in the Special Education Coursework are not required to be part of the Building Careers cohort. Students participating in the Special Education Coursework may also be:
- A staff member of a CPC, CCR&R, or family child care system who is responsible for professional development of staff in the field, or
- A staff member working with preschool-age children with disabilities in an EEC-funded program, including MFN and PCHP programs. Please note: Participants may be required to provide documentation regarding the number of children with disabilities enrolled in their program.
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