Cd 38 chapter 2 pp 2015 week 2 revised aug 2016-1

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Chapter 2: Developing a Vision, Mission, and

Program EvaluationPlanning and Administering Early Childhood Programs

Tenth EditionNancy FreemanCelia A. DeckerJohn R. Decker

Prepared by:Nancy K. Freeman

Tere HolmesKris Curtis

Adapted by: Katy Kelley

The Program’s Vision•The program’s vision should include the following:○Align with the purpose○Be based on an articulated philosophy ○Reflects the culture & values of the children and families it serves○Meets the community’s needs

Video Clip-How to Write a Vision Statement that Inspires

Learn About Key Stakeholders’ Values By Asking:

•What knowledge and skills are important?•What can this early childhood program add to your community?

•What are the most important services this program can provide?

•What expectations do you have for teachers and staff in this program?

Developing the Program’s Philosophy•The program’s philosophy guides curriculum and influences adult/adult & adult/child interactions

•Philosophical dimensions of curriculum address: ○The nature of learning○The nature of teaching or facilitating learning

Influential Theories

1. Maturational view: Development is largely genetic. ○ Teachers should provide experiences when children

show an interest. ○Maturationists have developed expectations for

children at different ages.2. Behavioral-environmental view: Learning

depends on the environment and the behavior it prompts.○ The focus is on eliciting and reinforcing verbal,

perceptual, and motor behaviors, not on mental processes.

Influential Theories (Continued)

3. Constructivist View: Children interact with their environment to construct their own intellect.

○ Experience and maturation (nurture and nature) influence what a child comes to know about the world.

4. Social-Constructivism: Children construct knowledge as a result of social interactions with peers and adults.

○Adults and peers provide scaffolding within the learner’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) to increase knowledge and skills.

Key Program Components

•Curriculum: All aspects of the program that influence what and how children learn.

•Program Services: What services will you provide for your clientele?

•Operations Management: Establishing systems to ensure that the program runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

•Financial Management: Monitoring the program’s income and expenses.

The Program’s Vision•A broad and ambitious view of what the program can accomplish

•An image of what the program will look like in operation.

Developing Your Program’s Vision

Reflect on your personal values, hopes, & dreams

Describe what you hope the program will become

Share this description & ask for feedback

Revise the mission statement based on this feedback. Print it, frame it, and post it where everyone will see it regularly.

Developing Your Mission Statement

•A clear expression of the program’s purpose

•Make it a simple, short, and easy to remember statement

•This mission statement should guide all of the program’s decisions

Video Clip-How to Write a Mission Statement

Program Implementation

Ask yourself: •What are the program’s goals and objectives?•What provisions for individual differences are consistent with the program’s goals?

•What schedule (full day/ half day/ year round/ flexible enrollment) will help us help us meet the program’s objectives?

Program Implementation – Considering Operations

•What staff roles are necessary to implement the learning environment described in the program’s philosophy?

•What staff positions are needed operate the program?

•What equipment and materials does the program need?

•What physical arrangement is compatible with program’s goals?

Program Evaluation•Intuitive Evaluation: Evaluating how people perform on a minute-by-minute basis.

•Formal Evaluation: Planned assessment of effectiveness guided by specific performance criteria.

Common Assessments of Program Quality

•High/Scope Program Quality Assessment–High/Scope Research Foundation (1998)

•Environment Rating Scales–Early Childhood (Harms & Clifford, 2005) –Family Child Care (Harms & Clifford, 2007)– Infant/Toddler (Harms, Cryer, & Clifford, 2006)–School Age Care (Harms, Jacobs, & White (1995)

•Assessment of Practices in Early Elementary Classrooms (APEEC) –Hemmeter, Maxwell, Ault, and Schuster (2001)

Video Clip-An Example of a Program’s Vision & Mission

Child Care Council

Child Care Council-Vision & Statement• Vision Statement: Child Care Council’s vision entails

becoming the premiere administrator of government funded programs, the benchmark training entity for staff and administrators in the child care industry, and the model for best practices in the operation of child development centers meeting the needs of children and families. Additionally, the vision includes establishing the agency’s reputation as a collaborative partner that increases company value for all entities of the collaboration through the effective integration of shared resources.

• Mission Statement: Founded in 1969, Child Care Council is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) United Way Agency. Although the range and scope of the programs have evolved over the years Child Care Council's mission has always been to provide/ promote high standards of quality in child care.

Small Group Reflection Exercise Consider the following:•Based on what we just learned (concepts from chapter 2), what did things did The Child Care Council Program do well in developing a Vision and Mission Statements?•What do you think they might consider or change?•Any other thoughts or reactions based on the video-clip and written vision and mission statements?

Review Handout Handout-Vision, Mission and

Philosophy Statements

Review Next Assignment

Next assignment -Create a Vision, Mission and Philosophy Statements

Follow-up• Read Chapter 2-Developing a Vision, Mission and Program

Evaluation • Review handout-”Vision, Mission and Philosophy Statements”

located under resources • Continue working on assignment #1- Leadership Style

Interview & Analysis/Reflection Assignment (due 9/13)• You may submit via Etudes (under assignments)-no

later than 5pm on 9/13, or turn in a hard copy at the beginning of class on 9/13)

• Also, start working in the next assignment -Create a Vision, Mission and Philosophy Statements (due 9/20)

• You may submit via Etudes-no later than 5pm on 9/20, or a hard copy at the beginning of class (9/20)

Please let me know if you have any questions!!

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