Eligibility
The program is open to all Native American educators who have completed at least one year of teaching and are interested in assuming roles as school leaders. Participants will be required by the Office of Indian Education to serve as administrators (principals or special education directors) in schools serving predominantly Native American students for 3 years. The year of Induction service will be counted as a year of service for terms of payback and program site coordinators will assist students with obtaining Induction placement.
Participants who do not complete the program or do not serve as administrators following completion of the program will be required to pay back the tuition funding provided by the Office of Indian Education under federal student loan terms.
For details of participant benefits, responsibilities, and payback, please refer to the Participant Agreement .
Costs Paid for Participant:
* Tuition: $230 per credit hour x 39 credit hours
* Travel (for face-to-face meetings): $.28 per mile up to 340 miles for each of the three years of course work and up to 170 miles for the induction year
The University of Northern Colorado will not be responsible for any other Participant costs incurred (i.e library fines, parking tickets, text books, general school supplies, novelty item, course drop fees, exam fees, application fees, tutoring, and any other costs not specifically listed above.
PARTICIPANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coursework:
* Participants earning less than a 2.00 GPA will be suspended as a project Participant
* Participants who drop or receive a grade of incomplete for a total of 6 or more credits during the period covered by this agreement will be terminated as a project participant.
* The Participant must enroll in a minimum of 3 credit hours per semester to remain in the program as a Participant.
* A maximum of 9 hours of coursework completed outside of the NAIL program may be accepted for transfer credit upon review of syllabi from courses proposed for transfer credit by program faculty.
Withdrawal from Program:
* Participants who voluntarily withdraw from their course of study will be terminated as a project Participant.
* Participants will be administratively withdrawn from the project as a Participant due to poor academic performance, inadequate attendance/class involvement, or disciplinary reasons.
PAYBACK AGREEMENT:
Participants receiving training under this program are required to pay back, either through service or cash, an equivalent amount of time or cost of the training received. Payback is to begin within 6 months from the Participant's completion of a degree or withdrawal from the program, whichever occurs first. Participants must agree that information on the Participant's and his/her training program may be provided to the Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, which is the cognizant agency responsible for ensuring completion of payback requirements. The Participant must obtain approval from the Office of Indian Education of the type of service to be performed when a service payback is performed. Upon approval of a service payback, the Participant is required to provide a semi-annual certification , from his/her supervisor, of continuous employment. Failure to comply with the payback requirements may jeopardize the Participant's ability to obtain future federal student aid.
Service (Work-Related) Payback:
* Participants are required to perform a work-related service, related to the training received, that benefits Indian students.
* The payback will be continuous service equal to the total amount of time for which training is received.
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Cash Payback:
* A cash payback is required when the Participant-
* Withdraws or is terminated as a Participant from the program;
* Chooses not to complete a service payback upon degree completion; or
* Is unable to complete the service payback started; in this case, a pro-rated cash payback will be based on the period of service payback completed.
* Participants are responsible for a cash payback (when no service payback has been performed) of the total cost of the training received during the time of this agreement. (See Participant Benefits section for costs covered.)
* Cash paybacks will be based on a payment schedule approved by the Office of Indian Education.