Pre-Kindergarten Program Welcome!
If you enjoy working with young children and are interested in helping children gain necessary skills to become readers, please consider serving as a Pre-K literacy tutor. SPPS is working with Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) – the nation’s largest state AmeriCorps program – and we are looking to place 20 tutors in Pre-K classrooms for next school year.
Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) members are from all walks of life. They are parents, recent college graduates, educators, retirees, and mid-career professionals. As a Pre-K literacy tutor you will not only change the world of children who may struggle in school, you will grow your own professional skills and network.
Apply today to become a tutor! Go to www.MinnesotaReadingCorps.org and indicate you would like to work in St. Paul! Feel free to contact Lisa Gruenewald, lisa.gruenewald@spps.org, if you have any questions.
One year. This year. Join Minnesota Reading Corps. Serve to grow.
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The Pre-Kindergarten Program (Pre-K) is responsible for providing support and education for staff and families to ensure high quality education for children the year before kindergarten to prepare them for school success.
Pre-K provides a rigorous academic preschool education for children. Classes focus on teaching children to: • see themselves as capable learners. • develop reading, writing and math skills. • work well with other children and adults.
Up to 20 children are enrolled in each class with a licensed teacher and an assistant. Children are enrolled for a full school year, half days, mornings or afternoons.
What we do
• Provide professional development for Pre-K Teachers, Assistants and Reading Corps members • Hire, train and supervise Content Coaches who support Pre-K classrooms • Hire, train and supervise Parent Educators and Bilingual Family Connection Workers who support Pre-K classrooms and families • Work with school staff to host multilingual family education workshops • Work with school staff to support students and families in the transition to Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten • Provide families with activities to extend the learning from classroom to home • Support Pre-K Teachers with curricular resources • Support Pre-K Teachers with assessment collection and the use of data to inform instruction
Call us for/when • You have questions about Early Childhood Workshop, assessments used in Pre-K, or professional development • You need a presentation on Early Childhood Workshop or Parent Education topics relevant to Pre-K • Parents have questions and you need more information specific to Pre-Kindergarten issues Our Administrative and Support Staff For a list of all staff, see Pre-Kindergarten Support Staff. Lisa Gruenewald Pre-K and PreK-3 Supervisor 651-744-4792 lisa.gruenewald@spps.org Connie Krostag Pre-K Clerk 651-744-4808 connie.krostag@spps.org Suzanne (Schwinn) Evans Pre-K Data Clerk 651-744-4856 suzanne.schwinn@spps.org Family Resources Teacher Resources Apply for Pre-K Early Childhood Workshop Model Pre-K School Sites Instructional Strategies Early Childhood Screening Instructional Planning Frequently Asked Questions Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessments Get Involved Educational Resources
• You have questions about Early Childhood Workshop, assessments used in Pre-K, or professional development • You need a presentation on Early Childhood Workshop or Parent Education topics relevant to Pre-K • Parents have questions and you need more information specific to Pre-Kindergarten issues
Our Administrative and Support Staff For a list of all staff, see Pre-Kindergarten Support Staff. Lisa Gruenewald Pre-K and PreK-3 Supervisor 651-744-4792 lisa.gruenewald@spps.org Connie Krostag Pre-K Clerk 651-744-4808 connie.krostag@spps.org Suzanne (Schwinn) Evans Pre-K Data Clerk 651-744-4856 suzanne.schwinn@spps.org Family Resources Teacher Resources Apply for Pre-K Early Childhood Workshop Model Pre-K School Sites Instructional Strategies Early Childhood Screening Instructional Planning Frequently Asked Questions Standards-Based Curriculum and Assessments Get Involved Educational Resources
For a list of all staff, see Pre-Kindergarten Support Staff.
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