Advantages to Sponsoring a Teacher IISME Sponsors benefit from skilled, professional summer employees, at a fraction of the cost of contractors.  Sponsors gain:  Mature seasoned temporary employees to work on a project (without adding to the “headcount”)            Cost effective way to complete short-term or back-burnered projects              An avenue to reach their future workforce through one-on-one contact with teachers           A direct way to improve teacher retention and the quality of instruction in our schools                           Community recognition as well as employee moral boost

Teachers who apply to IISME typically have at least a Bachelor’s degree in the subject they teach; many have Masters Degrees. Most are technically savvy and at a minimum are comfortable with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The skills a good teacher develops to teach a subject and manage a classroom have value in the industry or university workplace. Besides expertise in at least one subject and a basic, comprehensive, working knowledge of related subjects, teachers possess the ability to:

• Take a complex or large concept or process and break it into components                         
• Identify the essential concepts of an issue                                    
• Communicate well in oral and written form                                    
• Work with many different personalities                                  
• Frame questions for information gathering, as in interviews or for research purposes                          
• Make quick, intuitive decisions

Fellowship Cost 2008

(Standard 8-week Fellowship)

	Bay Area Program	Sacramento Area Program
Teacher Compensation
Teacher Fellow Stipend ($22.50/hour in Bay Area; $20.00/hour in Sacramento)	$7,200	$6,400
Education Transfer Plan Implementation Grant                                                                                  Subtotal to Teacher	$1,000 $8,200	$1,000 $7,400
Professional Development Services Provided to Teacher
Year-Round Professional Development Training, Workshops, Support and Coaching Sponsor Recruitment Teacher Recruitment  Sponsor-Teacher Fellow Match Process Program Management and Evaluation  Subtotal to IISME	$1,600 $450 $300 $550 $400 $3,300	$1,600 $450 $300 $550 $400 $3,300
Total (if Bay Area Sponsor Serves as Employer of Record)	$11,500	(Not an option)
Teacher Employment Benefits (Taxes, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, HR/Payroll Costs)	$1,500	$1,300
Total (if IISME Serves as Employer of Record)	$13,000	$12,000

Please email or call (408) 553-2249 if you have any questions or would like to learn more about sponsoring IISME teachers at your worksite