Evaluating Program Manuals

Evaluating Program Manuals

Staff Manual	Phrase from Handbook	Recommendation	Approval
Job Description	A director is an individual who is typically in charge of the total program. Directors of early childhood education programs in public schools are often supervisors or resource personnel (Freeman, Decker & Decker, 2017).		The definition vividly explains everything that the center seeks.
Rights and Responsibilities	The right and responsibilities of an administrator are: 1.      Managing and overseeing the organization. 2.       Technical roles such as making the budget, formulating regulations and policies 3.      In charge of staff relations, public relations, and educational planning such as fundraising, marketing, networking, and advocacy (Rodd, 2020). 4.      Mentoring, supporting, and building the community 5.      Most importantly, their roles include both the management and leadership components.	Arrange for monthly or biweekly meetings to see the way forward, primarily to address and acknowledge the most significant concerns that might have arisen over time.
Professional Expectations	Required qualifications and skills include but are not limited to the following: 1.      The professional requirements of administrators or directors vary, depending on the program’s organizational pattern, applicable licensing, Quality Rating System (QRS), or accreditation requirements of every state (Freeman, Decker & Decker, 2017). Therefore, this varies with the state one belongs to. 2.      Administrators or directors should possess early childhood professional knowledge. 3.      They should possess administrative skills such as vision, communication, and team-building skills. 4.      An administrator or director should have human resource management and financial management skills. 5.      Finally, they should possess culturally appropriate leadership and community organization skills (Rodd, 2020).	Leaders who desire to make good Early Childhood administrators or directors should meet and acquire these expectations.	All the highlighted professional expectations are excellent and appropriate for directors or administrators.
Suggested Category		Rational	Citation
	Administrators or directors should have previous work experience, either having worked in an Early Childhood setting as a teacher or having served in a previous role as an administrator or director.

Family Handbook	Phrase	Recommendation	Commendation
Programs Mission	To provide a secure, loving, and caring environment for children irrespective of their disability or status, especially for abandoned, orphaned, or vulnerable kids. Develop a hospitable relationship with guardians, community, employees, and parents for the effective running of the organization	Create values and a mission that markets the centre to the community and the world. Arrange family meetings or cultural days to communicate all the centre’s undertakings to the parents.
Licensure Status	3 star	Quality rate is five-star
Commitment to the Field’s Core Values, Ideals, and Principles (NAEYC Code of Ethical Standards)	At all times, demonstrate hard work, diligence, honesty, transparency, and integrity in all undertakings.
Suggested Category		Rational	Citation

References

Freeman, N. K., Decker, C. A., & Decker, J. R. (2017). Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Rodd, J. (2020). Leadership in Early Childhood: The Pathway to Professionalism. Routledge.

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The purpose of the family and staff manuals is to provide written documentation of the policies and procedures used in the decision-making and daily operations of a program. These in-house publications should be grounded in the program’s core values, vision, and mission while providing specific guidelines for how it will abide by applicable laws and regulations. The formulation, implementation, and evaluation of these materials are critical to the program administrator’s role. These manuals are invaluable tools for program success and, for that reason, they deserve careful thought and consideration. Thoughtfully created policies and procedures guide families and staff and contribute to the program’s smooth operation by creating shared understandings.

After reading Chapter 4 of this week’s text,

Review the staff manual and family handbooks from the centre you selected in Week 1.
Create a document in which you provide
One example of how the following guidelines are communicated (see the table below).
For each example, provide either a recommendation to improve the clarity or an approval with a rationale of why/how the statement is ideal.
One suggested category of your own choosing that—based on the course content—you believe should be defined.
Staff Manual

Phrase from Handbook

Recommendation

Approval

Job Description

Rights and Responsibilities

Professional Expectations

Suggested Category

Rational

Citation

Family Handbook

Phrase

Recommendation

Commendation

Programs Mission

Licensure Status

Commitment to the Field’s Core Values, Ideals, and Principles (NAEYC Code of Ethical Standards)

Suggested Category

Rational

Citation

Your evaluating program manuals assignment

Must be one to two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing CenterLinks to an external site..
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must use at least two sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.