After the tremendous success of last year's symposium, Smart Start, the early
childhood division of United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, grantee for three
Early Reading First projects in Georgia, is sponsoring a two-day Symposium.
The symposium is designed to meet the needs of the instructional staff from the
Dream, Readers and Light projects and other professionals in the field of early
childhood.
I, Monique Perrin-Machado, would like to give my testimonial regarding my experience as a graduate of the Smart Start Early Education Substitute teacher Program. My experience was not only extremely gratifying but highly appreciated. After completion of the program, I was placed on a log for schools to draw from, and the contacts were pouring in within 7 days after placement as a substitute teacher on the directory. However, the one phone call that excelled my career was from a highly internationally accredited Montessori school. I was interviewed and offered a position as a permanent substitute teaching faculty staff member. From there, my credentials as a corporate manager from my previous career manifested into a position customized for me to accommodate this school's expectations. I accepted the offer as an Office Administrator/ Substitute Teacher; the combination was a great fit for this school.
My hat goes off to all the hard-working supporters of this program.
-Monique Perrin-Machado