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Project Forward is a program designed to assist
Hmong-American bilingual paraprofessionals, recent high school graduates, and
graduate Students to become certified
teachers within the state of Wisconsin
Objectives
The objective of the program is to provide full tuition support for
24 Undergraduate students to pursue teaching
degrees of their choice--Elementary
Education, Secondary Education, and Special
Education. In addition, the program
provides full tuition for five Graduate
students to pursue Guidance and Counseling
of Education Administration degrees.
Currently, there are six participating campuses: UW-Marathon,
UW-Marshfield/Wood County, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Superior, and
UW-Stout. Participants at the two-year campuses must transfer to any
one of the four-year campuses to complete their teaching degrees.
Participants
The participants are mainly from three communities: Wausau, Stevens
Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. The criteria for the program are as
follows:
- Participants are of Hmong-American
descent
- Participants have earned a High
School Diploma or a High School
Equivalency Degree
- Participants will take teaching
certifiable courses in the subject
area of their choice through the six
universities involved (UW-Marathon,
UW-Marshfield/Wood County, UW-Stevens
Point, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Superior, and
UW-Stout)
- Participants will pursue ESL or
Bilingual education certification
minor
Requirements of Project Forward
- Participants must maintain a grade
point average of at least 2.75 to
sustain tuition support
- Participants must attend monthly
individual meetings with Project
Coordinator
- Participants must attend mandatory
large group meetings as requested by
program coordinator
Currently, there are 29 participants in Project Forward. Nine
are/were paraprofessionals, 15 are non-paraprofessionals, and five are
graduate students. Out of the 29 participants, 22 attend UW-Stevens
Point, 4 attend UW-Marathon County, and 4 attend the other campuses
involved.
For additional information contact the Project Forward Coordinator
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