Schedule/Events

August
*Check for updates Year Four (2009-2010) Events:**
- Preschool teacher training
- Curriculum distributed to teachers
September-October
- Parent kits distributed
- Evaluation proceeding
- Check-in with community partners
- Classroom visitations begin
*ARCHIVE:* Download/view the 2008/2009 TRUE Calendar here.
Year Three (2008-2009) Events:
August
- First grade teacher training
- Curriculum distributed to teachers
September-October
- Parent kits being distributed
- Evaluation proceeding
- Check-in with community partners
- Classroom visitations begin
November-December
- Parent kits being distributed
- Evaluation proceeding
- Classroom visitations begin
- Steering Committee Meeting, November 19
January
- Evaluation/teacher visitations proceeding
February-March
- Evaluation/teacher visitations proceeding
- February 22, TRUE at the Andersen Enrichment Center Literary Festival
April-June
- Evaluation/teacher visitations proceeding
- April 25--"It All Adds Up" Performance for Law Day
- "Peddlesfoots Live" Performances at local schools (mail for scheduling)

Download/view the 2007/2008 TRUE calendar here.

Year Two (2007-2008) Events:
August
- Team trip to Harvard
- Kindergarten curriculum distributed
- Training for teachers
September-October
- Parent kits being distributed
- Evaluation proceeding
- Check-in with community partners
November
- Parent kits being distributed
- Evaluation proceeding
- Classroom visitations (scheduled individually)
December
- Dec. 11, Steering Committee Meeting
January-April
- Classroom visitations continue (scheduled individually)
May
- First grade informational meeting
- Training for teachers
Year One (2006-2007) Events:
June
- Teachers continue sending in their pre-surveys for evaluation
- Kindergarten level of curriculum continues to be developed

Milestones:

7-06 - TRUE wins Partnerships in Character Education Grant
8-06 - TRUE Website launch
12-06 - First Steering Committee Meeting
1-07/present - Talks regarding Cultures of Thinking merger/Trip to Traverse City
3-07 - Community Partners training begins
4-07/6-07 - Community curriculum distributed, evaluation begins, new forum launched
7-07/8-07 - Project Zero Classroom, kindergarten curriculum distributed, kindergarten training
9-07/10-07 - Kindergarten training and curriculum distribution completed, parent kits being distributed, evaluation proceeding, teacher forum launches
11-07 - Classroom visitations begin
12-07 - Steering Committee Meeting
1-08/5-08 - Classroom visitations, first grade informational meeting, evaluation of kindergarten year is completed
8-08 - First grade curriculum distributed, training
9-08/11-08 - Classroom visitations, evaluation continues, Steering Committee Meeting, Nov. 19
09 - TRUE Players performances
09/10 - Final Year: Preschool!

Long-Term Overview:

Year One (2006-2007): lay foundations, distribute Peddlesfoots parent and teacher kits to community partners, begin training/evaluation
Year Two (2007-2008): distribute teacher kits to Saginaw County kindergarten classrooms, continue training/evaluation and involvement with community partners, begin integration with Project Zero
Year Three (2008-2009): distribute teacher kits to Saginaw County first grade classrooms, continue training/evaluation and involvement with community partners, continue integration with Project Zero
Year Four (2009-2010): distribute teacher kits to Saginaw County preschool classrooms, continue training/evaluation and involvement with community partners, continue integration with Project Zero