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Academic Support of NEW JROTC Instructors and their Cadets. RTG & Associates. Harold Tucker Army Program Director (501) 859-6113 harold.tucker@gmail.com. JROTC INSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY CREDITS. JROTC OPPORTUNITIES 15 credits for distance learning courses (5)
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Academic Support of NEW JROTC Instructors and their Cadets RTG & Associates Harold Tucker Army Program Director (501) 859-6113 harold.tucker@gmail.com
JROTC INSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY CREDITS • JROTC OPPORTUNITIES • 15 credits for distance • learning courses (5) • 6 credits for JSOCC and • In-Service Training • 11 additional credits • for other JROTC • Directorate or optional • training • YOUR NEEDS • College Degree and/or • Certificates • Continuing Education • Licensure Support • Elective Credits • Pay Raise • Utilization of Benefits • Minimal impact on • Instructional Duties
JROTC INSTRUCTOR CREDITS DISTANCE LEARNING PROCESS
JROTC INSTRUCTOR DEGREE PROGRAMS • - AGSin‘Education Management’ and other concentrations • BGSin‘Teaching & Learning’ and 10 other concentrations • MLSin‘Teaching and Learning’ • $174 per undergraduate credit - $235.50 per graduate credit • AASin General Military Leadership except: • Georgia, Arkansas, Massachusetts, or Mississippi • Teacher Prep per state licensure standards except: • Kentucky, New York, or Pennsylvania • $215 per undergraduate credit – out of state tuition • $76 per undergraduate credit – in state tuition • - Certificates three programs at Undergrad and Grad levels • MAin ‘Curriculum and Instruction’ • $90 to $499 per credit – course dependent
JROTC INSTRUCTOR DEGREE PROGRAMS (cont.) • BA/BS in Educational, Historical or • other Studies • $207 per undergraduate credit • - AAS Liberal Studies • BS Liberal Studies • MA Liberal Studies • $355 per undergraduate credit • $490 per graduate credit
University Courses for Instructors Contemporary American Education 3 credits Educational Psychology 3 credits Secondary/Instructional Methods 3 credits Classroom Management 3 credits Learning and the Brain 3 credits Educational Leadership Development (JSOCC/ITC) 3 credits Relationships in Learning (Advanced JSOCC) 3 credits Emotional Intelligence 3 credits Thinking Maps 3 credits Personal Responsibility 3 credits Current Perspectives in Education 2 credits
JROTC INSTRUCTOR DEGREE PROGRAMS • Up to 25% of an Associate’s Degree • 20% of a Bachelor’s Degree • 60% of an MLS Degree in ‘Teaching and Learning’ (Fort Hays State University) Your Instructor Credits Can Earn You . . .
FUNDING OPTIONS Your Benefits . . . TTT National Office 1 – 800 – 452 - 6616 VA Education Rep 1– 888 – 442 - 4551
911 FUNDING OPTIONS If former Active Duty and retired after 11 December 2001 you HAVE benefits!!!! VA School Certifying Handbook pg 22 5/2011
Key 911 Changes • Effective October 1, 2011 Allows students to use the Post-9/11 GI Bill for: • Housing allowance is now payable to students enrolled solely in distance learning. The housing allowance payable is equal to ½ the national average BAH for an E-5 with dependents. The full-time rate for an individual eligible at the 100% eligibility tier would be $673.50 for 2011. • [NOTE: must be enrolled at 51% or higher to receive allowance] • Effective August 1, 2009, But Not Payable Until October 1, 2011 • Expands the Post-9/11 GI Bill including Active Service by National Guard members under title 32 U.S.C. for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the National Guard; or under section 502(f) for the purpose of responding to a national emergency. For more information: http://www.gibill.va.gov/post-911/post-911-gi-bill-summary/Post911_changes.html
Dec 2010 - Key 911 Changes • Effective August 1, 2011 • Pays all public school in-state tuition and fees - grad and undergrad. • Creates an annual maximum of $17,500 for a private or foreign school and The Yellow Ribbon Program still exists for out-of-state fees and costs above the cap. • Allows VA to pay MGIB (chapter 30) and MGIB-SR (chapter 1606)‘kickers’, or college fund payments, on a monthly basis vice a lump sum at the beginning of the term. • Allows eligible Voc Rehab (chapter 31) and Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33) personnel to choose the higher Post-9/11 GI Bill’s monthly housing allowance or the chapter 31 subsistence allowance. • Allows reimbursement for more than one “license or certification” test (previously only one test was allowed). • Allows reimbursement of national exam fees for admission (e.g., SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT)
Personalized Assistance RTG & Associates • Degree completion - Associates, Bachelors, or Masters • 32 graduate or undergraduate credits available from JROTC • required seminars/on-line educational experiences • Total VA educational benefit opportunities • Facilitate transcript evaluations • Personal comprehensive education plan • Choice of military friendly, regionally accredited • colleges and universities EDUCATIONAL SERVICES All at NO fee to the JROTC Program or Instructor
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR CADETS RTG & Associates EDUCATIONAL SERVICES HEAD START TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR CADETS COLLEGES UCCS • 13 Courses/ • 32 Credits • Regionally • Accredited • $60/$80 Credit • 11 Courses/ • 26 Credits • Regionally • Accredited • $65/Credit
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR CADETS COURSES American History and Its Veterans: 1890 through Today 3 credits (NEW) Health, Wellness and Physical Fitness 2 credits Community Service Learning, ‘An American Ethic’ 2 credits * Personal Financial Management 2 credits * Character Education 2 credits * Citizenship 2 credits * College Options 1 or 3 credit (s) (NEW) American Veterans-Profiles in Leadership 3 credits * Cultural and Global Studies 3 credits Military Historical Staff Ride 3 credits Basic Leadership Experiences (JrYr) (LET 3) 3 credits American Defense Policies and Leadership (Sr Yr) (LET 4) 3 credits Fundamentals in Aviation: a Pilot’s Perspective (Honors only) 3 credits (NEW) * Has 12-15 hr Community Service Learning Education Project
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR CADETS SAMPLE MAP
1 2 3 EASY AS . . . • CADET • Anytime after completing a course, registers and pays ASC or UCCS • Registration quick and easy with ASC • ASC always open • Successful former cadets always eligible for enrollment • INSTRUCTOR • Emails student grade report to ASC/UCCS professor of record • On RTG Form • All students on one grade report • Instructor signed • and dated • PROFESSOR • Reviews grade report and submits grades for college credit • ASC/UCCS • Free transcript provided automatically • Additional transcripts available upon request
LEADERSHIP CREDITS FOR CADETS SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Business Leaders Support Military Staff Rides Civic Leaders Sponsor Citizenship Courses Banks/Credit Unions Support NEFE Courses Churches Sponsor Character Ed Courses Alumni Networks Grants – Contact LTC Stan Brown Dade County Schools, FL for samples – ‘How To’ info Possible Title 1 Funds at our school
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR CADETS PROGRAM BENEFITS • Elevates academic recognition • Provides more competitive college admission status – opens possible partnership programs with local area community colleges • Enhances student resume • Lowers tuition costs • Accelerates College Education and stimulates commitment • Provides program recruitment tool [Passed 2,500 course registrations Summer 2011]
DON’T FORGET YOUR CADETS! START THEM ON THEIR MARCH TO A COLLEGE EDUCATION Harold.tucker@gmail.com 501-859-6113
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CONTACT US Harold Tucker Army Program Director harold.tucker@gmail.com 501-859-6113 Ken Denman USAF/NAVY/MARINE Director kenneth.denman@gmail.com 719-581-9496 www.leadershipcredit.net Jim Rice Special Youth Leadership Programs jimricevt@gmail.com Tel: 757-880-3308 Bob Greene President/Owner bobgreene2007@gmail.com Tel: 303-840-3063
TESTIMONIAL “RTG & Associate’s Leadership Credits Program is invaluable!” “Many of our college bound cadets are interested or already registered.” “…nothing but positive responses from parents.” “…adds an extra dimension to our JROTC program. “ “…helping students prepare for their future.” “Thank you for all of your help and for giving these students a head start.” Terry L. Webster, Lt. Col, USAF (retired) Senior Aerospace Science Instructor March, 2010