Teacher Accelerator Program Inc.

“Leslie saiontz brent saiontz president director mother and son”

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“The board of directors establishes top management compensation based on the annual budget and comparisons with compensation data for comparable positions, then such compensation is approved and documented with a formal vote of the board of directors.”

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“The teacher accelerator program (tap) is our community's solution to the teacher shortage. Tap provides college seniors not majoring in education and career-changing professionals with degrees not in the field of education with training to become full-time teachers. Tap facilitates hire within miami-dade county public schools (m-dcps), charter schools, and private schools, and guarantees job placement as a full-time teacher. Tap consists of 4 components: (1) a college/university teaching course in partnership with the university of miami (um), miami-dade college (mdc), florida international university (fiu), barry university, and broward college, (2) a paid summer internship in partnership with m-dcps and achieve miami where tap participants teach students enrolled in the summer 305 program, (3) certification support, and (4) mentorship throughout the first year teaching. Tap's mission is to "ensure every student has a qualified teacher in the classroom." tap is dedicated to creating a pipeline of talent for the teaching profession by recruiting, preparing, and placing aspiring educators. Tap provides a comprehensive, streamlined path that equips college students and career changers with the skills, knowledge, and certification needed to thrive in the classroom. In 2025, tap facilitated the training of over 210 new teachers (reaching over 4,000 students) in schools across miami-dade county, positively impacting children's education by placing new teachers in k-12 classrooms.”

“The teacher shortage is acutely affecting elementary, middle, and high school students across the nation. As recently as the start of the 2023- 2024 school year, there were over 5,000 teacher vacancies across florida. Achieve miami's teacher accelerator program has tackled this problem through an innovative partnership with dynamic community partners dedicated to creating a teacher pipeline that fills this vital need. In its inaugural year (2023), tap operated even more successfully than anticipated and developed a clear, scalable solution to the teacher shortage affecting our community. Tap's second year included exciting milestones, highlighted below: - tap recruited and trained 210 teacher candidates in the second program year. - tap expanded its college course offerings from 9 courses offered to 15 courses offered. - tap candidates completed a total of 52.5 hours of classroom learning and 340 hours of professional development to ensure they were prepared to teach. - created a robust mentorship model based on a culture of excitement regarding the profession of teaching. - tap expanded its network to include additional partners and community stakeholders. - tap increased its staff capacity by creating a new part-time administrative role and increasing the number of summer staff. - over 90% of tap candidates indicated they felt prepared to teach. - 95% of tap candidates feel supported in becoming a teacher. - over 95% of tap candidates self-reported as "strong starters," indicating that they can responsibly begin a school year with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to lead a classroom of learners.”