Bartlett ISD and Bartlett Early HeadStart have partnered this school year to be able to provide an exciting opportunity to high school students who are interested in pursuing postsecondary goals of working with children in an educational setting.
This partnership allows students, who have met all course pre-requisites and have completed the extensive background checks as required by Bartlett Early HeadStart to spend two hours a day on site working with the teachers and the children enrolled in the program. These high school students will help the teachers prepare and conduct lessons for all age groups as they will rotate classrooms throughout the year.
While enrolled in this program, the students will also be working toward completing the State of Texas requirements for earning a Child Development Associate certification that will allow them to pursue employment in early childhood education settings, much like Bartlett Early HeadStart.
Pictured are Connie Gonzalez, Director for the Bartlett Early HeadStart Center, and Bartlett High School students Deeanna Jowers, Kimberli Ramos-Luna, and Imanol Gonzalez