Educational specialist for primary school childcare; application for funding for participation in the school trial

The Free State of Bavaria supports participation in the school trial "Pedagogical specialist for primary school childcare".

Purpose

The "Pedagogical Specialist for Primary School Childcare" school trial will examine the extent to which a new vocational school specialization with its own vocational qualification can contribute to the recruitment of pedagogical specialists in the socio-educational field of work.

Object

The object of the funding is participation in the school trial. The aim of this trial is to examine the extent to which a new vocational school specialization with its own professional qualification can contribute to the recruitment of educational specialists in the socio-educational field of work.

At the end of the school trial in the 2029/2030 school year, the results will be evaluated and the necessity and sufficiency of state funding for a new specialist school specialization for this training occupation will be assessed.

Recipients of funding

Recipients of the grant can be local authorities or special-purpose associations as school providers of municipal specialized schools for primary school childcare as well as private providers of such specialized schools.

Eligible costs

In the case of municipal technical schools, the costs eligible for funding are the teaching staff costs incurred by the municipal school authority and, in the case of private technical schools, the necessary staff and school costs incurred by the private school authority as a result of participation in the school trial.

Type and amount

The grant is provided as a non-repayable subsidy in the form of fixed-amount funding (project funding).

The amount of the grant for municipal technical schools is the amount of the statutory teaching staff allowance (Art. 16 Para. 1 in conjunction with Art. 18 Para. 1). V. m. Art. 18 para. 1 - 3 Bavarian School Financing Act (BaySchFG))

The amount of the grant for private technical schools is the sum of

• the amount of the operating subsidy (Art. 41 para. 1 - 3, in conjunction with Art. 16 para. 1, Art. 18 para. 1 - 3 BaySchFG)
• the amount of the tuition fee reimbursement according to Art. 47 Para. 3 BaySchFG
• the amount of the care bonus according to No. 1.3.6 of the KMBek of 12.06.2019, amended by KMBek of 02.09.2019

The calculation of the above-mentioned amounts is based on the circumstances on the reference date of the official school data for the funded school year.

• Financing plan

The prerequisites are

• Legally binding waiver of the collection of school fees from the students
• Compliance with the total hours per week according to the timetable of the sponsored vocational school in accordance with the total hours per week of the timetable of the school experiment (Annex 2 of the school experiment announcement)
• The teacher has a teaching qualification for vocational schools or a school supervisory approval or toleration for the subject taught at the vocational school in question
• The salary or remuneration of the teaching staff at a municipal school corresponds to the salary or remuneration for comparable state teachers
• Secured economic and legal status of the teaching staff at a private vocational school in accordance with Art. 97 Para. 1 of the Bavarian Education and Teaching Act (BayEUG)

Applications must be submitted to the local government using the application forms provided and enclosing a financing plan.

The local government is also the granting authority.

The application for funding must be submitted by November 10 of each year for the following financial year.

The grant is paid out in the form of advance payments of ¼ of the previous year's amount on 15.02. and 15.05. and a final payment.