Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program - Apply to become a part of Cohort V!
The application seeking Fellows for Cohort V starting with a December Orientation and course work in late January 2024 is open.
Do you want to become a part of the Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program’s workforce initiative focused on filling the early childhood leadership gap in Maryland? MECLP develops and supports strong leaders who will generate positive change in communities by improving school readiness and related outcomes for early learners, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable children. MECLP is not just a course. It is building a community of people who have long-term relationships and commitments to personal growth and change leadership.
Applications to apply to become a member of MECLP’s Cohort V are available below:
Application form: https://forms.gle/KLoygbsNyxfqPaY56
Reference form: https://forms.gle/GPWr2QZvRK362Kkg6
Cover letter: Cohort V intro letter
MECLP FAQs: MECLP FAQs
Overview: MECLP overview
The Maryland Early Childhood Leadership Program (MECLP), based at the Shriver Center/Division of Professional Studies at UMBC, is a workforce initiative designed to accelerate cross-sector leadership in early childhood. MECLP’s vision is to develop and support strong leaders who are catalyzing positive change and will significantly improve school readiness and related outcomes for early learners, particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable children and their families. MECLP is positioning Maryland at the vanguard in developing transformative early childhood leaders in Maryland and nationally by accomplishing its results:
Improve outcomes for young children, families and communities.
Affect state-level change in systems, policies and programs through cross sector early childhood leadership.
Advocate for equitable high-quality early childhood care and education experiences for all children.
Create a broad and diverse network of early childhood professionals recognized as transformative leaders in the field, creating a workforce pipeline.
UMBC is seeking a Director for the MECLP Program. The successful candidate will report to the Interim Director of the Shriver Center/Division of Professional Studies and will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to lead, manage and set the program’s direction while ensuring there are significant resources to meet the program’s goals. The position is on the UMBC Jobs website – https://listings.umbc.edu/cw/en-us/listing/.
The closing date for applications is June 30th. Please be a part of helping to attract highly motivated early childhood leaders in Maryland to become part of MECLP's Leadership Hub.
If you or anyone you share this information with have any questions, they can email meclp@umbc.edu or lcorwin@umbc.edu.