Teacher connecT ParTnershiP - University of West Alabama

Participating School Systems
ALABAMA
• Alabaster City Schools
• Albertville City Schools
• Alexander City Schools
• Arab City Schools
• Autauga County Schools
• Bibb County Schools
• Blount County Schools
• Boaz City Schools
• Butler County Schools
• Cherokee County Schools
• Clarke County Schools
• Coffee County Schools
• Covington County Schools
• Cullman City Schools
• Decatur City Schools
• Demopolis City Schools
• Dothan City Schools
• Escambia County Schools
• Fairfield City Schools
• Fort Payne City Schools
• Gadsden City Schools
• Geneva County Schools
• Hale County Schools
• Haleyville City Schools
• Hartselle City Schools
• Henry County Schools
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Jefferson County Schools
Lamar County Schools
Leeds City Schools
Marion County Schools
Madison City Schools
Marengo County Schools
Marshall County Schools
Mobile County Public Schools
Morgan County Schools
Oneonta City Schools
Pickens County Schools
Prichard Preparatory School
Scottsboro City Schools
Shelby County Schools
The Capitol School
Tuscaloosa Academy
Tuscaloosa County Schools
Vestavia City Schools
Walker County Schools
Wilcox County Schools
Winfield City Schools
MISSISSIPPI
• New Albany Public Schools
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Teacher Connect
Partnership
TEACHER CONNECT
If you would like additional information about UWA
Teacher Connect, please feel free to contact an online
recruiter. We will be glad to provide more details or
discuss the program with your faculty. We look forward
to developing a close partnership with your school
system!
The University of West Alabama, founded in 1835 as a
teachers college, is introducing the UWA Teacher Connect
partnership. This partnership brings your school system
and UWA into a close relationship. UWA will meet with
participating school systems annually to discuss school system
needs that UWA could serve such as CEU/PLU training or
grant partnership. UWA has many free or low-cost services that
could address such topics. UWA wants to be the first place your
school system turns to for higher education services.
UWA will also offer a Teacher Connect Scholarship program to
partner school systems. This program allows teachers to complete
graduate education degrees online while qualifying for a tuition
scholarship of $100 per credit hour. UWA Teacher Connect
provides your faculty a valuable asset for their own futures as
well as increases the quality of education for your students. Most
school systems increase a teacher’s salary when they earn higherlevel degrees. The salary increase affects not only paychecks today
but also the amount of retirement teachers will receive. Students
also benefit when your teachers pursue higher education. UWA’s
courses will advance your teachers’ classroom management skills
and expose your faculty to the newest technology and pedagogy.
The Scholarship benefits your school system in other ways too!
Another benefit to your school comes in the form of faculty
recruiting and retention. The partnership helps you recruit and
retain new faculty because the total scholarship amount is a
substantial employee benefit.
Finally, many schools like to advertise the percentage of
faculty with advanced degrees. UWA Teacher Connect
participation will help you boost that statistic and promote
your school system.
In exchange for the partnership services and scholarship, the
University of West Alabama asks that your school system
promote UWA to your teachers, your students and your
community. UWA’s goal is to attract at least five new graduate
education students from each partnership school system within
two online terms.
The University of West Alabama offers 38 Master’s and
Education Specialist Degrees that range in requirements from
30 to 48 credit hours. In Alabama, UWA also offers a Reduced
Hour Option IL certificate. Under the UWA Teacher Connect
program, a teacher is allowed 24 months to complete the degree
while receiving the scholarship. Our five eight-week accelerated
online terms per year mean teachers can easily earn their
degrees in two years. This must be done while maintaining
good academic standing in the university’s Graduate School.
The scholarship also only applies to a class one time; it will not
be re-applied to the same course if the student has to retake the
course or withdraws from a class for any reason. Please note
that the UWA Teacher Connect scholarship cannot be used in
conjunction with certain Veterans Administration benefits
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