Not at all! All you need to do is say yes! Sign up as a Liaison on our Preface Portal and follow the prompts to let us know what kind of support and frequency you would like for your students. Our team will handle the administrative logistics of partnership set-up from there and guide you through the process each step of the way.
The Preface model is unique in that it is intentionally designed to add no extra administrative hassle for already busy educators. Preface simply asks for an open line of communication to key educators and the school’s ad hoc support in ironing out logistical questions on the front end.
How are the Preface Ambassadors that will assist my school selected?
Preface partners with high school administrators, college guidance counselors, and teachers from across America to screen, select, and train Ambassadors from within the local community - empowering neighbors to help neighbors!
Once we’ve identified and trained our Ambassador corps, the Preface team will work hand-in-hand alongside your administrators and teachers to match each Ambassador up with young students you’ve identified as potentially benefiting from additional assistance and engagement. Our pairings take a variety of factors and potential affinities into account, such as shared linguistic or cultural backgrounds, in order to maximize peer-to-peer commonalities and personal connections.
When will the Ambassadors be visiting my campus?
It’s completely up to you! You will fill out your timing and visitation preferences on our Preface Portal during Liaison registration. The Preface Partnership is customizable for every school that we work with, and we work around your schedule to find a time that works for every community. Our team concurrently analyzes your schedule alongside your paired high school’s, and we work with you to identify windows of opportunity that work best for all.
How does the Preface Program look on a “day-to-day” for my school?
Check out our Preface Preview Generator here - or at the top or bottom of this page!
How will the Ambassadors be trained?
Our state-of-the-art Preface Portal features self-guided Ambassador training sessions that will empower them with educator-approved best practices for reading to young students: including sight words, comprehension questions, picture walks, and more. Following the completion of their training, each Preface Ambassador must pass an individual Credentialing Session with a member of Preface's expert leadership team - ensuring that every Ambassador is ready to hit the ground running when reading to your students!
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Additionally, prior to any live session, each elementary school Liaison receives a comprehensive list of student-Ambassador pairings for their school, as well as approval authority over final matches.