Complete this side if this is the first time you are receiving TECTA services.
Please check the professional organization(s) to which you belong:
o Head Start Association o National Association for the Education of Young Children
o National Black Child Development Institute o National Child Care Association
o National Family Child Care Association o Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children
o Tennessee Family Child Care Alliance o Tennessee School-Age Care Alliance
Highest education level completed before seeking TECTA support
o Less than 9th grade o 9th – 12th grade (no diploma) o High School Graduate/GE
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o Some Col
lege o Technical Certificate o Associate of Applied Science
o Associate Degree o Bachelors/Baccalaureate Degree o Masters/Doctorate Degree
College or University of Highest Degree ________________________________________________________
Major: o Early Childhood Education o Elementary Education o Special Education
o Other ____________________ Graduation Date of Highest Degree ______/_________
Parents’ Educational Levels
Mother
o Less than 9th grade o 9th – 12th grade (no diploma) o High School Graduate/GE
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o Some College o Technical Certificate o Associate of Applied Science
o Associate Degree o Bachelors/Baccalaureate Degree o Masters/Doctorate Degree
Father
o Less than 9th grade o 9th – 12th grade (no diploma) o High School Graduate/GE
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o Some Col
lege o Technical Certificate o Associate of Applied Science
o Associate Degree o Bachelors/Baccalaureate Degree o Masters/Doctorate Degree
Professional Objectives
Why do you want to participate in TECTA training? (Check all that apply):
o Further my education o Help with my job search o Improve my job skills o Obtain a CDA
o Obtain a raise/higher pay
Have you completed other early childhood training during the last 12 months? o Yes o No
Did your employer require the training? o Yes o No
Do you plan to continue working in child care? o Yes o No
If no, please tell us why_________________________________________________________________________________
NOTICE: If you have changed your name and/or address since you last enrolled in a TECTA-supported course, please fill out a
TECTA Student Change of Information Form and return it as soon as possible to your local TECTA site.