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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a parent perspective, the teacher training program is amazing. There are two teachers in nearly every classroom - in most cases, that includes an experienced master teacher and a learning resident teacher - and it's so valuable for kids to have both and to be able to see their teachers learn from each other and complement each other and work as a team. (PK3 and PK4 have a paraprofessional in each classroom in addition to the two teacher.)

I think the teaching and commitment to teacher excellence is what sets ITS apart - as a prospective parent, it wasn't something that was so much on my radar. But as someone who's been at the school for a number of years, it is the thing that I most value.

(And YES, an at-risk preference would be great and if that becomes an option in the lottery, I hope the school opts in.)[/quote]

Thanks, this is helpful. But don't all PK3/4s have at least 2 teachers? Is a teacher trainee better in practice than a teaching assistant? [/quote]

It depends on the school (especially comparing charters to charters). But a teaching assistant doesn't typically have an education degree, and may never intend to get one. A teaching in training will have more credentials.[/quote]

More than whom, though?  Given the mandate for highly qualified teachers, I've become accustomed to seeing assistant teachers working on their Master's degrees in early elementary.  ITS's spin sounds more like marketing than actual differentiation from what can be found in many highly regarded schools.[/quote]

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