** Now seeking school-based nurses in Pennsylvania to advise and test educational toolkits**

Applications Due Friday, March 4, 2022 by 5:00pm ET

The Franklin Institute, in partnership with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC), is creating toolkits for supporting elementary school-based nurses in leading COVID-19 vaccine education in school communities. The project team seeks to engage a pilot cohort of nurses who will advise the development of educational toolkits for children ages 5-11, participate in training, implement toolkit programming, and provide feedback for future activities.

A stipend will be offered to cohort members in recognition of a time commitment not to exceed a total of 12 hours.

We encourage applications from nurses supporting schools in under vaccinated communities or underserved student populations with diverse needs and abilities.

Goals:

• Develop engaging resources for elementary STEM education led by school-based nurses about COVID-19 and vaccines
• Develop an effective professional development model for strengthening school-based nurses’ expertise in STEM learning experiences and vaccine communication

Commitment:

• Two 60-minute virtual advisory meetings (March and June, outside of school hours)
• One 90-minute virtual training (April, outside of school hours)
• Implementation of at least two school-based programs between April and June
• Total commitment not to exceed 12 hours starting March 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022

Compensation:

NNCC will offer a stipend of $1,000 per cohort member in recognition of the time and resources needed to actively participate in the project.

Additional materials: Background and Commitment Letter for School Principals