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Cincinnati Public Schools launches in-house Montessori Training Institute for 33 educators
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Cincinnati Public Schools presented a new two-year Montessori Training Institute to credential 33 teachers and pursue accreditation for district Montessori schools, saying the in-house program will cost an estimated $60,000 for cohort 1 compared with prior outsourcing costs of about $660,000 for the same group under Xavier University contracting.
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Public Schools officials on Feb. 9 introduced the Montessori Training Institute, a two-year teacher credentialing program the district plans to run in-house to credential educators and pursue school-level accreditation.
Assistant Superintendent Deb Klein said the district identified 33 educators for the program'11 in multi-age grade 1'3 classrooms and 22 in grades 4'6'and plans to start cohort 1 in late June. "It is officially called the Montessori Training Institute at Cincinnati Public Schools," Klein said, describing partnerships with the American Montessori Society and the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.
Klein contrasted the new model with previous arrangements in which CPS contracted with…
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