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The Islamic Educators Communication Network (IECN)

The IECN welcomes those involved with a full time Islamic School in the U.S. or Canada as a/an:

• educator
• fund-raiser
• board member
• activist parent
• university student in an education-related major
• person planning to open a full time Islamic school

If you are interested in joining this free mailing list, please fill out the IECN application form below. This should take about 5-7 minutes. Note: it is important that you demonstrate how you meet the criteria above, whether you are retired from or still involved with the school.

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IECN Online Application Form

School Information

1. Name of your Islamic school:
2. City: State Select A State/Province Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territory Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Zip
3. Your Name:    
4. Your Ph: () - xxx xxx-xxxx
5. Your E-mail:
6. Verify your E-mail:

Questionnaire:

1.     Please check ALL that help describe your connection to full time (K-12) Islamic education:

1. 
         Teacher       Volunteer       Administrator       Activist
   
         Parent of student       Clerical support/secretary or volunteer
   
         Board member       Work in a related field or institution
   
         University student
   
         Other
   
   

1. 2.    Please indicate your credentials (check ALL that apply) and where they were issued:
   
         BA/BS from university/college
          →       US/Canada     Overseas
         teacher certification
          →       US/Canada     Overseas
         administrator certification
          →       US/Canada     Overseas
         MA/MS from university/college
          →       US/Canada     Overseas
         PhD from university/college
          →       US/Canada     Overseas
   
         Other:
   
          Degree/certificate you are currently working on:   
   
   

1. 3.     When you FIRST began working in an Islamic school, was your education in a related or different field? A related field would be one where the intention is to teach but not at the K-12 level - for example, if you earned your degree in English as a Second Language and then taught at a college or university. An example of a different field would be if you earned your degree in Linguistics or Anthropology or Engineering without any teacher training or certification.
   
          Related field
          Different field
   
   

1. 4.     Please indicate your total years working as an educator in full time (K-12) Islamic education:
   
          1-2 years      5-6 years      10-15 years
   
          3-4 years      7-10 years      15+ years
   
   

1. 5.     Please check ALL that describe your future plans in full time (K-12) Islamic school education:
   
          I plan to continue working in Islamic education.
          I plan to leave Islamic education because (check all that apply)
   
                        I have family responsibilities      I want to work in public schools
                        I need to earn more money       I need health insurance
                        Other:
   
          I plan to return to Islamic education.
          Other:
   
   

1. 6.     Age:      18-25      26-30      31-35      36-40      41-45
                        46-50      51-55      56-60      61+
   
   

1. 7.     Gender:      female      male
   
   

1. 8.     Family:        married    not married     
                                → how many children (if any)?
   
   

1. 9.     Birth: Born/raised in US/Canada:
                              immigrant parent(s)
                              non-immigrant parent(s)
                              one parent immigrant & other parent non-immigrant
                    Born overseas and immigrated to US/Canada when I was years old.
   
   

1. 10.    I was raised in a home that identified with or practiced Islam: yes no
   
   

1. 11.    Native Languages (check one or more):
   
          English Arabic Urdu Others:
   
   Thank you for your help with this critical data collection!

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