During 2008-2009, AMSTI – in partnership with the Office of School Readiness (OSR), McWane Science Center in Birmingham, and Carolina Biological Supply Company of Burlington, NC – will pilot the first Pre-K program in the state that places a strong emphasis on the math and science content areas. 
 
The AMSTI Pre-K Pilot will train approximately 50 teachers from across the state, who currently serve students in local public schools, Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO) Head Start, YWCA, and LaPetite Pre-School Academy. Early childhood instructors from Athens State University, The University of Alabama, University of West Alabama, University of Montevallo (UM), and the McWane Center also will participate in this training, and later serve as resources for program improvements.
 
 
For More Information: 
 
Dr. Sandy Ledwell

sledwell@alsde.edu
 
Ms. Angie Gaddy Pelton

apelton@alsde.edu

334-353-9151
 
 
 
Participating Schools 
The AMSTI Pre-K pilot is a partnership with the Office of School Readiness; therefore, there are schools participating in the pilot that are non-AMSTI Schools as well as schools that are not eligible to become AMSTI Schools.

School	System/Area
Abbeville Elementary	Henry County
Knox Elementary	Selma City
Sophia P. Kingston Elementary	Selma City
Cherokee Elementary	Colbert County
Phil Campell Elementary	Franklin County
Somerville Road Elementary	Decatur City
Chestnut Grove	Decatur City
Elsanor Elementary	Baldwin
McDavid-Jones	Mobile County
Alexandria Elementary	Calhoun County
Powderly Elementary	Birmingham City
Woodland Forrest Elementary	Tuscaloosa
LaPetite PreSchool Academy	Shelby
University Baptist Child Development Child	Shelby
JCCEO Head Start	Jefferson
YWCA	Jefferson