QRIS Teacher Stipend Program

Stipends are provided to teachers to encourage them to remain in the early child care field, to continue their education towards degrees in early childhood education and/or child development and to obtain permits, and to engage in approved training, coaching, and professional learning communities.

You are eligible for the QRIS Teacher Stipend if you meet these criteria:

• Work in an early learning center or family child care home in San Mateo County that is actively participating in Quality Counts, San Mateo's Quality Rating & Improvement System, (QRIS) or in a state-funded child development program providing CA State Preschool, General Child Care or Head Start services.
• Teachers and assistant teachers who work a minimum of 15 hours per week directly with children.
• Site Supervisors or program directors who work at least 50 percent of the time directly with children.
• Must have a California ECE Workforce Registry ID number. To get a Registry ID number, visit the ECE Workforce Registry and click on the red "Create a Profile" button.

We encourage teachers to complete stipend documents even if they are not sure which training or college courses they may be taking.  Only those who have submitted all stipend documents by the due date have the potential to receive a stipend. Late documents will not be accepted. All 2019-20 QRIS Teacher Stipend Program documents must be completed and received by February 15, 2020 to considered.

1. Complete the QRIS Teacher Information and Consent Form and the QRIS Teacher Stipend Supplemental Questionnaire on-line. These documents can be accessed online in English or Spanish.
2. Download IRS Form W-9, complete and sign it then mail the original to:

   San Mateo County Office of Education
   Attn. Dalma Sato, QRIS Teacher Stipend
   101 Twin Dolphin Drive
   Redwood City, CA 94065

3. All documents must be completed and received by February 15, 2020 to be considered. Late documents will not be accepted. Received documents will be reviewed for completeness. An approval email will be sent confirming participation in the stipend program when all documents have been received. 

You must participate in approved professional development activities and/or complete unit-bearing college courses with a grade C or better during summer 2019, fall 2019, and spring 2020 to receive a stipend. Email your unofficial transcripts and/or CECO certificates to AB212@smcoe.org by June 12, 2020 as proof of activity completion.

Approved professional development training are listed below:

• 2019-20 Early Learning Support Services Professional Development Opportunities 
• California Early Childhood Online (CECO), an online learning portal from the California Department of Education.  Visit their webpage at www.caearlychildhoodonline.org for more information.

Stipend checks will be issued by mid-July of each year and will be mailed to the address listed in your W-9 form.  If your name changes or you move during the year, a new originally signed W-9 form must be submitted before a check will be issued. The name on the stipend documents and the W-9 form must match.