Are Common Core Compliance and Recertification Credits part of your challenge as a music educator? Then you’re going to love this! Encore Tours is excited to announce a new benefit for our current and future Directors – our Bonus Rewards Program designed to meet your Common Core and Recertification needs. Your Encore Tours Sales Consultant has all the details you need to obtain your one, two, or three credit transcript at the conclusion of your Encore performance tour. These are Graduate Level Professional Development Semester Credits/Units provided by one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in California, and accepted by school districts throughout the USA. Simply put, you can earn up to three semester credits/units for recertification each time you travel with Encore! What better way to earn these necessary credits for recertification than by travelling with your music ensemble on the trip of a lifetime? You’re passionate about your work. The hours you devote to building your ensemble prove it. Encore Tours feels that you should receive the maximum benefits for all your hard work. In addition to fundraising support, insurance-for-all, and great performance venues with guaranteed audiences, you can now obtain Graduate Level Professional Development Semester Units/Credits for Recertification. While you’re taking your music to new places, we’re making sure you receive all the credit you deserve.
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