Financial Support for Professional Learning

OES expects faculty to be lifelong learners and has generous funds and opportunities to support such growth. From attending seminars to speaking at workshops to continuing education, funds are readily available to support professional learning, including advanced studies.

In addition, faculty who have been employed at OES for 12 consecutive years and who have taught or been directly involved in our academic program at a .75 FTE level or above for at least eight of those 12 years are eligible to apply for a school Renewal Grant of $5,000. Faculty can, with the approval of their Division Head/Supervisor, miss up to two weeks of school as part of their grant. Beginning in 2021–22 teachers and employees working in the academic program who have been employed with us for at least two years and who have taught or been directly involved in the academic or program at a .75 FTE level will be eligible to apply for a school Innovation Grant, up to $2,500. Innovation grants are used primarily when school is not in session and are for reimbursement of project-related expenses.