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$1,000 Signing Bonus Possible for Qualified New Classroom Teachers
The Quality Teacher Incentive Act of 1999 provides a $1,000 signing bonus for qualified new classroom teachers. To qualify, teachers must:
- Be a beginning classroom teacher who has graduated from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.
- Have graduated with a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale as verified by an official college/university transcript.
- Be new to the profession of teaching and hold or be eligible to hold a certificate issued by the Maryland State Department of Education.
- Be employed by MCPS for the 2007-2008 school year as your first year of teaching.
- Complete the Signing Bonus Service Obligation Form that was included in your “New Employee Packet” and send to the Certification Unit. PLEASE RETAIN A COPY OF YOUR SIGNING BONUS SERVICE OBLIGATION FORM FOR YOUR RECORDS. Should you require a replacement form, please contact Susan Lebling as indicated below.
Classroom teachers who receive the signing bonus must remain employed in MCPS for a minimum of three consecutive years or reimburse the $1,000 to the State of Maryland. This is a one-time-bonus.
Monies will be disbursed in late Spring as soon as the funds are received from the Maryland State Department of Education.
If eligible, submit the obligation form and official transcripts by NOVEMBER 14, 2008, to:
SIGNING BONUS-QTIA
Susan Lebling
Office of Human Resources
7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 401
Rockville, MD 20855
LATE SUBMISSIONS AND UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. If additional information is needed, we will contact you within a few weeks.
For more information, please contact Susan Lebling at 301-279-3743 or via email at Susan_S_Lebling@mcpsmd.org.
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