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Career Options with Blended CertificateEarly Childhood Studies (ECE/ECSC)
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| Position Title | Summary of Responsibility | Employer | Salary Range (Idaho) |
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| Elementary Education Teacher | Working as a teacher with your own classroom/class teaching children in grades K-3. Helping all children in your class (normally developing and those with special needs) reach their full potential through individualized instruction and working closely with families. | Public and non-public schools in Idaho | Minimum salary for public school teachers is $25,000. Average salary for elementary public school teachers is approximately $37,000 (9-month contract) | There are approximately 73,000 K-3 students in Idaho (2000). With an average class size in the public schools of 18, there are an estimated 4,055 K-3 teaching positions in Idaho public/non-public schools. |
| Elementary Education Special Education Teacher | Working with grades K-3 special needs children in the least restrictive environment and their families to ensure each child reaches his or her full potential. | Public and non-public schools in Idaho | Approximately the same as for Elementary Education Teacher (see above) | Approximately 12 percent of Idaho's 73,000 K-3 student population (8,760 children) is considered to have special needs. |
| Preschool Special Education Teacher | Teaching preschool (ages 3-4) special needs children. Helping each child reach his or her full potential through individualized instruction and working closely with families. | Programs are offered through each school district. | Approximately the same as for Elementary Education Teacher (see above) | There were approximately 2,200 Pre-K special education students in the public schools in 2000. |
| Idaho Head Start | Providing educational services to qualified families and children (birth to age
four) in a variety of positions including the following:
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Head Start is a federal program sponsored through the US Department of Education |
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Total Head Start staff employed in Idaho in 2001 was 621 (including 165 teachers, 98 teacher's assistants, 29 home visitors). Total enrollment (including expectant mothers under Early Head Start) was approximately 2,800 children. |
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