Dayton’s apprenticeship infrastructure is strong, but it is focused entirely on construction and skilled trades, not education.

Examples include:

• Miami Valley Apprenticeship Coordinators Group

• Dayton Building Trades apprenticeship programs

These programs successfully prepare electricians, carpenters, and other tradespeople — but none place college students into classrooms or support teacher pipelines.

Organizations like Learn to Earn Dayton and The Dayton Foundation invest in cradle‑to‑career success, scholarships, and community partnerships.

However:

• They do not recruit college students

• They do not train classroom mentors

• They do not coordinate placements inside K–12 schools

Their work is essential — but it does not fill the classroom‑support gap.

Dayton Public Schools, Trotwood‑Madison, Jefferson Township, Northridge, and other districts all face:

• Teacher shortages

• High student needs

• Rising behavior challenges

• Limited adult support in classrooms

Districts are open to partnerships — but no nonprofit currently connects them with local colleges to place trained mentors or apprentices.

The most prominent national example of this connector model is the Partnership for Student Success, based at Johns Hopkins University. It coordinates collaborations among:

• Nonprofits

• School districts

• Higher‑education institutions

…to expand evidence‑based supports such as tutoring, mentoring, and success coaching.

This model proves that connector organizations work — and that they strengthen both K–12 systems and college pathways.

Dayton needs a connector.

Ohio needs a connector.

And GPH is ready to become the first.

As Ohio’s first nonprofit dedicated to education apprenticeships, and classroom mentoring, GPH will:

• Recruit college students

• Train them in trauma‑informed, SEL‑aligned practices

• Place them directly into classrooms

• Support teachers with real‑time, human‑centered help

• Build a pipeline of future educators for Ohio’s schools

This is not just support —

It is a structural solution to the teacher‑workforce crisis in Dayton and across Ohio.

What’s missing is the connector.

GPH is stepping forward as Ohio’s first nonprofit dedicated to linking colleges and K–12 schools to place trained college students directly into classrooms as mentors, tutors, and future‑teacher apprentices.

Your investment makes this possible.

When donors support GPH, they help:

• Strengthen teacher judgment with real‑time classroom support

• Reduce teacher burnout by adding trained adults to the room

• Improve student learning through small‑group and one‑on‑one help

• Stabilize classrooms with consistent, caring mentors

• Build Ohio’s future educator workforce through hands‑on apprenticeships

This is not a temporary fix.

This is a structural solution to Ohio’s teacher‑workforce crisis.

Your support fuels the first program of its kind in the state.

Together, we can transform classrooms, empower teachers, and build a stronger future for Ohio’s children.