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Sacramento Consortium for Empowering Early Educators (SacE3) Program

The Sacramento Consortium for Empowering Early Educators (SacE3) is a local partnership that was formed to increase and support a highly qualified early learning and care workforce. SacE3 is made up of school districts, charter schools, early learning and care providers, institutions of higher education, and community partners. The Early Learning Department at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) was selected to receive a grant from the California Department of Education to create and coordinate the partnership.
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SacE3 supports Transitional Kindergarten (TK) teachers, Expanded Learning educators, and Early Learning and Care staff. Opportunities have included:

1. Stipends for college coursework completed at Los Rios Community Colleges to:            ● Acquire, upgrade, or maintain your Child Development Permit            ● Complete TK requirements            ● Earn your associate degree in early childhood            ● Learn English as a Second Language (ESL)

2. Tuition support for internship programs to become a transitional kindergarten teacher

3. Tuition support to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in child and adolescent development

4. Professional Growth Advising to attain or renew Child Development Permits

Due to limited funding, stipends and tuition assistance cannot be guaranteed. Applicants may not participate for college course unit stipends from both the SacE3 program and the Workforce Pathways Grant (WPG) program in the same semester or round.

Professional Growth Advising

The SacE3 Professional Growth Advisor Registry supports the early learning and care workforce in obtaining or renewing Child Development Permits.

Professional Growth Advising – SCOE Early Learning

For more information about SacE3's professional growth opportunities, visit the SacE3 Professional Growth Padlet.

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Stipends for College CourseworkThe SacE3 stipends for college coursework program has expired, but early educators, providers, and caregivers may apply for the Sacramento County Workforce Pathways Grant (WPG) Stipend Program. WPG supports professional growth stipends to complete professional learning hours and degree-pathway college units. WPG also supports new family child care providers by reimbursing the cost of the initial Licensing fee and initial Health & Safety Training. 

Internship Programs at Sacramento County Office of Education

Educators with 24 units in early child education or child development who would like to teach Transitional Kindergarten (TK) may want to participate in the SCOE internship or residency program

Teacher Internship Program

The two-year Intern Program provides early learning teachers or second career professionals and recent graduates a non-traditional pathway into teaching.

For more information visit our website: https://scoeteaching.net/ or email: Ben Odell ten.eocs%40lledob

Teacher Residency Program

SCOE’s Teacher Residency Program is an innovative teacher preparation program built upon an accelerated course of study centered around a yearlong student teaching placement at a single school site. 
For questions, please visit our website: https://scoeresidency.net/index.html or email: Christine Louen ten.eocs%40neuolc

Career Pipeline in Education: Early Learning

The Sacramento County of Education Career Pipeline supports the full continuum of professional careers in early learning and care. The pipeline is a roadmap to the profession which is defined by a series of flexible paths starting with sparking an interest in high school students and continuing with support for aspiring preschool and transitional kindergarten teachers. 

The Sacramento County of Education Career Pipeline – SCOE Early Learning

For questions about SacE3, contact Steven Hicks, Coordinator, Early Learning.

(916) 228-2506 P.O. Box 269003, Sacramento, CA 95826-9003, USA

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