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**Acadia National Park** 2009 Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Application

**Send completed application and support letter to:**

Cynthia Ocel 207/288-8822

Education Coordinator 207/288-8813 fax

Acadia National Park cynthia_ocel@nps.gov

P.O. Box 177

Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Teacher's Name:      

Home Address:      

Home Phone:       Cell Phone:    

School:      

School Address:      

School Phone Number:      

E-mail (most frequently used):      

Best method and time to contact you:      

Grade level and courses taught this year and in the coming year:      

1\. How many weeks of employment can you commit to between June 1, and
August 28, 2009? (Note: Starting/ending dates are flexible within this
time frame; short leave requests can be considered.) What is the
earliest date you can start?

2\. Are you agreeable to living in park housing and possibly having 1 or
2 housemates? If you have any special needs, write them here (please
note: pets are not permitted in park housing).

     

3\. Are you willing to wear the National Park Service uniform to school
during National Park Week (April 2010), or another similar time period,
and give presentations about the National Park Service for your school
and in other district schools?

    

     

Yes No

Yes No

4\. What kinds of park resources or activities would be of interest to
your students and how would you incorporate them into your classroom?

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5\. A) Why are you interested in this position and working in a national
park this summer?

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> B\) Are there certain natural or cultural resources and park
> departments (Interpretation, Protection, Maintenance, Administration,
> Resource Management) at Acadia National Park that interest you more
> than others?
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> C\) What experience do you have regarding national parks?
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> D\) How will you share information and ideas gained from this
> experience with your school colleagues?
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**Please also submit:**

-   Principal approval page (following)

-   Names and telephone numbers of three (3) references

-   A letter of support from a colleague

**Application deadline is January 16, 2009.**

**In applying for this position, I verify all the information I have
supplied is correct.**

**Teacher's Signature Date**

**Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program**

**Acadia National Park, Maine**

**Approval of the Principal**

I support \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (name
of teacher) in participating in the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program at
Acadia National Park. I understand there will need to be an
Intergovernmental Agreement between the school district and the National
Park Service. This agreement supports teachers working in national parks
during the summer as park rangers, while developing activities that
support the curricula of this school. I will allow this teacher to
implement these activities in the classroom with my review and approval.

I will also allow this teacher to participate in the spring 2010
National Park Week. During that week, this teacher is allowed to wear
the National Park Service uniform and give presentations about the
summer experience in the national parks to the student body of this
school. If funding is available for substitute teachers, this teacher is
permitted to visit other schools during National Park Week.

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**Principal School Date**