Passport to Kindergarten

Identify local preschool teachers who are committed to participate in ongoing professional development on dialogic reading and implement it to fidelity in their classrooms with the goal of improving oral language skills of their students.

• View themselves as lifelong learners and are open to refining their instructional practices within their classrooms. 
• Are knowledgeable about and committed to family involvement in the education of their preschool children 
• Are committed to ensuring that the families they serve have access to and feel welcomed in the educational and arts resources available in the Miami Valley region
  

1. Participating teachers will be required to attend a Summer Institute held Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, June 15, 16, & 18, 2020 and all monthly trainings and meetings held every first Monday of the month beginning August 3. No participant shall miss more than two (2) sessions.
2. Participating teachers will be required to attend Passport to Kindergarten events within the school year (September-Kick Off; at Dayton Metro Library; January at Boonshoft Museum of Discovery; May at Five Rivers Metro Parks; along with classroom activities from Muse Machine and Dayton Art Institute.)
3. Team applications will require that both the lead and assistant teacher attend each meeting and function together. 
4. Participating teachers will be accepted for the site from which they apply at the time of this application. Should the teacher/or team switch positions, they will not be allowed to continue with the learning community. 
5. Each participating teacher will receive a stipend of $1000 to be released in 2 installments (Dec 2020 and May 2021) upon completion of all MOU stated requirements.