Council on Teacher Education
University of Northern Iowa
2003-2004

Funds from the Schindler Endowment are restricted to members of the Teacher Education faculty at the University of Northern Iowa and will become available at the start of the fiscal year [July 1]. The funds are allocated in the following manner, commencing with academic year 1999-2000:

$20,000 annually will be directed to scholarship support for undergraduate students preparing for a career in teaching at UNI. This support is open to all students preparing to teach either elementary or secondary education and, therefore, is open to students from all of the UNI colleges.

$30,000 annually in support of the development and pilot testing of innovative approaches for the initial preparation of teachers with potential for national significance in improving teacher education.

$10,000 annually in support of development and pilot testing of new approaches to the continuing professional development of teachers in Iowa with potential for national significance in improving professional development programs.

As determined by the University’s Council on Teacher Education, expenditure of the annual monies from the Schindler Endowment Fund will be in accordance with the following guidelines. These guidelines apply to requests for support for funds available from initial preparation initiatives [$30,000] and continuing professional development initiatives [$10,000]. Distribution of scholarship support is through previously established procedures:

1. Responsibility for awarding the Schindler Endowment Funds will lie with the Council on Teacher Education and with the Dean of the College of Education.

2. A Sub-committee for the Schindler Endowment Funds will be comprised of members of the Council on Teacher Education and will include one [1] member from each of the following involvement groups:

Clinical Experiences
Elementary Education
Secondary Education

3. The Sub-committee for Disbursement of the Schindler Endowment Funds will be voluntary, with final appointments made by the Council on Teacher Education Chairperson.

4. Committee members will serve until their elected term on the Council on Teacher Education expires.

5. Members of the Council on Teacher Education will abstain from consideration of proposals in the event that said Council member has a proposal under consideration.

Priority will be given to projects that align themselves with the Teacher Education Strategic Plan’s statements of action and performance indicators. Priorities will shift in accordance with revisions in the Strategic Plan. Faculty will be awarded the funds in accordance with the following procedures:

1. Applications must be made to the Council on Teacher Education Sub-committee for the Schindler Endowment Funds on an annual basis.

2. Deadline for all submission of proposals is February 1, 2003, with monies being awarded after July 15, 2003.

3. Support of proposals is contingent upon the monies generated by the Dora Schindler Endowment Fund on an annual basis.

4. Proposals are generally not to exceed a period of two to three years in duration. While initial faculty proposals can call for two to three years for completion, an annual report to the Council demonstrating appropriate accounting and satisfactory progress toward programs goals is required to receive continued funding.

5. Proposals will be considered for renewal and continued funding using the established applications procedures. Granting of program continuation and receipt of renewal funds will be based upon the demonstrated success and effectiveness of the proposal.

6. Applications for funding should be three to five pages in length and comply with the following format:

• Key personnel, including a program facilitator;
• Goal statement related to the categories of Schindler Endowment Funds: Teacher Preparation Programs and Professional Development for Iowa Teachers;
• Objectives related to the Teacher Education Strategic Plan;
• Description of the proposed innovation demonstrating value and intended impact of the program being developed;
• Timeline for completion;
• Budget, including appropriate accounting procedures for materials, salary or stipends, and travel.

7. Written acceptance must be within one [1] week of receiving the award. Monies will be paid upon receipt of written acceptance by the Council from the facilitator of the awarded program.

Submit proposal by February 1, 2003 to:

Office of the Dean
College of Education
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0610