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TO:
Current/Potential Continuing Education & Community
Events (CECE)
Instructors
FROM: Continuing
Education & Community Events
SUBJECT: Course Proposals for 2008 Kids'
College classes
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you
have taught for us before, you must fill out the
online proposal form. If you are teaching the same
class as the previous term, you may simply tell us
to use the previous copy for your course and
instructor descriptions (though we encourage you to
update this information periodically). However, we
must have a course proposal form with the rest of
the information filled out each time you wish to
teach. Please submit a separate form for each
class you are interested in teaching.
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NEW THIS YEAR~
Based upon input last year from instructors
and parents, we have made the following
changes:
SESSION LENGTH
this year will be four-days,
Monday-Thursday. We are hoping to
accommodate the many families who had
weekend plans which included Friday. This
year's sessions are:
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Session I- June
23-26
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Session II- July
14-17
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Session II- July
28-31
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Session IV- August
4-7
CLASS LENGTH is one hour and 20 minutes each day*
(Mon-Thurs).
*Except for Children's Theater and
half-day camps.
CLASS FEES are set by a Continuing Education
representative in consultation with the instructor.
At this time, we anticipate offering our 90 minutes
classes at $50 per class with a $35 early-bird or
multiple-class registration option. Our four-hour
Science Adventure camps will be $89.
Generally, extra expenses such as copying costs or
video rentals are included in the class fee.
Supplies are not included in the class fee, but will
be advertised and collected at the first class
period or at registration.
INSTRUCTOR PAY is a stipend of $150.00
($25.00/hr) for each four-day, one hour and 30
minute per day, session. Please note that the
hourly amount is the same as last year. The
stipend amount has changed due to the class
length changing from 120 minutes to 90
minutes. Instructors will be teaching only 6
hours a session (Monday-Thursday) per class.
Stipends for teaching half-day camps will be
$400.00 ($100.00/day) for each four-day, 4
hour per day, session. Instructors will be
teaching 16 hours a session
(Monday-Thursday) per class.
Instructors may expect to wait approximately four to
six weeks before receiving their first check and
are paid on the earliest pay date after all
paperwork has been processed through the CECE
office. The necessary forms include: W4, I-9 (with 2
forms of ID), Direct Deposit, and PERSI
Verification.
BACKGROUND CHECKS will be required of
all instructors to ensure the safety of all
involved in Kids' College. If your
current employer can verify that you have
passed a criminal background screening, the
additional screening will be waived. |
CLASSES ARE SELECTED by the perceived
marketability of the class, our ability to schedule
the facilities required by the class, the
appropriateness of the class for the community, the
basis of your teaching qualifications, and the
overall balance and diversity of Kids’ College
offerings for the term. In any given term, we may
not be able to select your class.
LCSC CECE will not offer classes that are
clearly promoting private interests, advocating
civil disobedience, recruiting for a religious
organization, endangering the public welfare, or
misrepresenting Lewis-Clark State College and/or its
policies and procedures.
CONTENT OF A CLASS is determined by the
instructor. Remember that young learners taking
summer classes do so for the fun of it, as well as
to expand their knowledge of certain subject areas
that may not be part of their normal educational
curriculum.
MINIMUM ENROLLMENTS are generally seven
students. Final determination will be made by a
Continuing Education representative. Maximum
enrollments are set by the instructor.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS and INSTRUCTOR BIOS used
in the Kids’ College schedule and other publications
are taken directly from course proposal forms.
Please write these as you would like them to appear
in print, using complete sentences and keeping to 50
words for course description and 35 words for bios.
However, we reserve the right to edit descriptions.
In the case of computer class offerings, please
include any prerequisites (i.e., keyboarding/mouse
experience, familiarity with Windows environment,
etc.) necessary for the class.
Hints: Course descriptions should focus on the
content or the learner. Opener techniques include a
definition, the end result, a question, an
outstanding or impressive fact, and/or quotation.
Course descriptions should be enticing, factually
complete and accurate with solid course information.
Youngsters are intrigued by “catchy” or “zany”
titles. Your bio should establish your
qualifications in terms of experience (more so than
credentials or degrees).
TEXTBOOKS/HANDOUTS are generally not used in
Kids’ College classes. If you do plan to use a
textbook, request CECE to order the books for your
class. Please indicate the need to order books on
your course proposal. Textbooks may also be ordered
through the College Bookstore.
PAYROLL FORMS payroll forms must be completed
and returned prior to the first class start date.
Federal law requires us to verify citizenship status
and eligibility to work in the U.S. Instructors will
not be paid until all payroll forms have been
submitted correctly to the CECE Office. The
necessary forms include: W4, I-9 (with two forms of
ID), Direct Deposit and PERSI Verification.
PUBLICITY beyond the CECE publicity schedule
and brochure is your responsibility, and must be
approved by the CECE office before distribution.
QUESTIONS? Contact Deborah Snyder at
djsnyder@lcsc.edu
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Kids'
College at Lewis-Clark State College will be the
beneficiary of net proceeds from the 30th annual
Seaport River Run. 
Thank
you for your interest in becoming a Kids' College Instructor at Lewis-Clark State College. We
are very excited to offer fun classes
to the area youth.
