Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE), in partnership with school districts in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, colleges and universities has received funding to provide up to $2,700 per year toward the cost of tuition/academic fees/exams and textbooks that are required in course-work and programs that meet state teacher preparation standards and lead to a teaching credential.  Paraprofessionals receive the funding in the form of a loan, which is forgiven to the extent that participating paraprofessionals fulfill a promise to teach one year in a consortium district for every year of financial assistance received. Paraprofessionals must be full time students to receive financial assistance, i.e. 18 semester units must be completed each year.

Program features include:

-intensive academic advisement
-on-going professional development
-Test preparation

Please call Amber Gutter at 437-1320 or email agutter@vcoe.org for more information.