Personnel Policies and Procedures

The professional working with young children maintains effective personnel policies and procedures and effective systems for staff recruitment, development, management, and evaluation

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 7.3

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Provides an orientation for new staff members that covers the program's philosophy, expectations for ethical conduct, health, safety and emergency procedures, accepted classroom management techniques, regulatory requirements, etc.
  
  
• b
  Hires enough staff and maintains an up-to-date substitute list to ensure proper staff-child ratios at all times
  
  
• c
  Ensures that all staff members meet minimum qualifications and training requirements
  
  
• d
  Has clearly written job descriptions and staff responsibilities
  
  
• e
  Provides the supervisory support necessary for staff to maintain ethical standards and recommended practices
  
  
• f
  Considers the skills and dispositions of individuals when organizing teaching/professional teams to best meet the needs of the children
  
  
• g
  Maintains the consistent assignment of teachers/caregivers to individual children or groups of children
  
  
• h
  Ensures that all staff members have completed coursework and/or professional development about working with children and families of diverse backgrounds, languages and abilities
  
  
• i
  Expects that staff observe, document and assess children's progress across all developmental domains
  
  
• j
  Shares the program's policies regarding the purposes and appropriate uses for formal assessment, and expectations of confidentiality
  
  
• k
  Arranges for teaching teams to review assessment results and documentation, discuss child progress, and to plan curriculum on a regular (at least a weekly) basis
  
  
• l
  Ensures that interdisciplinary teams work in alignment with DEC Recommended Practices for Interdisciplinary Models
  
  
• m
  Provides staff with access to the Internet for locating information and resources and for communicating
  
  
• n
  Uses observation, reflection and assessment tools to assess her/himself in the role of administrator, and evaluate staff performance