National Certification

Primary Project Certified Program Mark
BENEFITS
  • Recognizes that a Primary Project program is being implemented with fidelity
  • Indicates that your Primary Project program is an asset to the school and worth keeping
  • Proves to funders that your Primary Project program is evidence-based and adheres to best practices and standards
  • Provides opportunity for program growth, since the process helps schools identify program strengths as well as areas for improvement
  • Offers formal recognition of the good work being done on behalf of children in your school through Primary Project
  • Produces information that can be shared with the school board, the local community, and other interested stakeholders
  • Adds credibility to your Primary Project program for the benefit of parents, teachers, principals, and others who understand the value of a nationally-certified program 

 

PROCESS
  • Request information
  • Submit application, rubric, and supporting materials
  • Schedule a half-day visit with endorser and create agenda
  • Host a school visit with an endorser who interviews key stakeholders
  • Receive letter with information about certification status 

 

NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
  • Standards-based
  • Supported with technical assistance
  • Open and transparent
  • Fair, with due process
  • User-friendly
  • Reviewed by experts in Primary Project implementation

 

TESTIMONIALS

"The rubric and application were very helpful in completing the paperwork."

"Having the Primary Project program at the Lake Placid Elementary School certified adds a stamp-of-approval to this valuable program. The certification process is an excellent opportunity to conduct an in-house program review and has helped maintain teacher support and district funding. I love being able to tell questioning parents that the program I am inviting their child to join is evidence-based and nationally certified by Children's Institute. That statement goes a long way in convincing parents to allow their child to participate in a cycle of Primary Project at Lake Placid Elementary School."

"The process is quite simple and is a smooth process. The endorser was great."

 


 

Nationally Certified Schools

FLORIDA

Boys Town South Florida (School District of Palm Beach County)
Barton Elementary School
Egret Lake Elementary School
Freedom Shores Elementary School
Golden Grove Elementary School
Greenacres Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
J.C. Mitchell Elementary School
Jupiter Elementary School
Lantana Elementary School
Seminole Trails Elementary School
South Olive Elementary School

NEW YORK STATE

Ballston Spa Central District
Milton Terrace Elementary School
Wood Road Elementary School

Batavia City School District
Jackson Primary School
John Kennedy Intermediate School

Belfast Central School District
Belfast Elementary School

Chenango Valley Central School District
Chenango Bridge Elementary School 
Port Dickinson Elementary School

City School District of New Rochelle
Jefferson Elementary School

East Rochester Central School District
East Rochester Elementary School

East Syracuse Minoa Central School District
Minoa Elementary School 
Woodland Elementary School

Greece Central School District
Autumn Lane Elementary School 
Greece Community Early Learning Center
English Village Elementary School
Holmes Road Elementary School
Longridge Elementary School
Pine Brook Elementary School

Lake Placid Central School District
Lake Placid Elementary School

New York City Public Schools
PS/MS 20 P.O. George J. Werdann III School

Northern Adirondack Central School District
Northern Adirondack Elementary School

North Rose-Wolcott Central School District
North Rose-Wolcott Elementary School

Palmyra-Macedon Central School District
Palmyra-Macedon Primary School

Pearl River Central School District
Franklin Avenue Elementary School

Rochester City School District
Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7
Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25
Henry Hudson School No. 28
Audubon School No. 33 
Dr. Louis A. Cerulli School No. 34 
Pinnacle School No. 35
Abelard Reynolds School No. 42
World of Inquiry School No. 58

West Hempstead Union Free School District
Chestnut Street School 
Cornwell Avenue School

 

 

CONTACT

Arlene Bobin, M.Ed.
Senior Project Coordinator

Lindsay Korn Dryden, MS
Project Coordinator