The Spicer Phillips Endowment Fund for Teacher Preparation

The Spicer Phillips Scholarship and Grant Fund is a gifted endowment that can provide financial assistance for Hanover College students in their quest to become educators.

Application is made via My Hanover - Log in to My Hanover>Academics>Academic Programs>Education Program>Spicer Phillips to apply.

These funds can be requested for multiple uses and the use is denoted within the application. If you get reimbursed for expenses for urban student teaching, you are still eligible to apply for funds to reimburse Praxis exam expense. (once per exam).

1. Reimbursement of the costs for taking the ETS Praxis 2 Licensure Exams
   
   The candidate will pay for the exam and then apply for reimbursement via the form on My Hanover. Applicants must upload a PDF of their paid receipt from ETS and must also upload a PDF of their score report in the application. 
   
   Passing scores are not required for reimbursement but each exam may only be reimbursed one time.  The Spicer Phillips reimbursement application will be approved first by Administrators in Education and then by Financial Aid to ensure they meet the established criteria. applications that do not have the above required documentation (PDF) will be rejected.  If approved by FA, the application will go to the Business Office and the money applied to your student account. The student would then request a refund of that amount in My Hanover. Refund requests are processed if submitted by Tuesdays and the check or direct deposit is available on that Friday. Requests after Tuesday's cut off time will be processed the following week
   
   Decision Point 2: Approval for a Student Teacher Assignment
   
   Beginning with the class of 2026, teacher candidates are required to have passing scores in the contents area exam(s) in order to move forward to student teaching. This includes all content area exams - for example, a PE and Health with Mild Interventions dual certification must pass the Health content area exam, the Physical Education content exam, and the Special Education: Mild to Moderate Applications content area exam for Decision Point 2. Candidates do not technically "FAIL" DP 2, but DP2 is incomplete until the candidate has both the 3.0 in the major and passing scores on the required Praxis content Areas. Students who do not meet the requirements may not student teach until they DO meet all requirements. Fall student teachers should make sure that they submit passing scores on content area exams by June 1 prior to the senior year.
   
   Decision Point 3: Approval for Licensure Certification
   
   Beginning with the class of 2025, teacher candidates must have passing scores on the program appropriate pedagogy exam in order to pass Decision Point 3.  The Principles of Learning and Teaching pedagogy exam is best taken during or immediately following the student teaching assignment. This test is also available to be reimbursed by the Spicer Phillips Endowment. DP 3/Program Completion and certification is the sum of all licensing requirements being met. 
   
   Each test number will only be reimbursed once and is not applicable to retakes.
   
   The candidate will pay for the Praxis exam (Panther Loans can be used if needed to get started) and then seek reimbursement for the cost. 
   
   PLEASE NOTE! No reimbursements may be made after the awarding of the degree or after the graduation date.
   
   Licensing requires passing ALL  the exams and applying for licensure on LVIS through the Department of Education!!

2. Assistance with the costs associated with an urban student teaching assignment at 64%.

The applicant must complete the urban teaching section of the same Spicer Phillips grant application and upload apartment lease and other documentation. Students who live at home or with friends/relatives are not eligible for this grant.

3. Other options as designated by the Hanover College Educator Preparation Program and the Spicer Phillips Fund's donor.  
If you have a specific financial difficulty regarding your education requirements, please contact Dr. Bailey.

The following article explains the beginnings of this gift fund. The Spicer-Phillips family is still involved in the endowment, which now includes secondary and special education candidates.

Students who receive Spicer Phillips grants are strongly encouraged to write a letter of thanks to the donors.

Lester Grant for Student Teachers

The Lauren Lester Grant was established as part of the Montgomery scholarship in honor of their niece, Lauren Lester Edwards '20 and provides some assistance for extra expenses incurred by student teachers who live on campus during their student teaching assignment. There is a finite amount available each year. To apply for consideration of these funds, log in to My Hanover>Academics>Academic Programs>Education Program>Lester Grant

^{Lauren Lester Edwards at The Point as a senior  Elementary Education major.}

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