POC Category 1: Director and Staff Qualifications

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Professional Development Profile Report – Administrator
Example Document
This is an example of a Professional Development Profile Report for Administrators and Practitioners from TECPDS. This report can be used to analyze staff education, experience, and training to ensure staff are meeting requirements for training hours and topics. The report can also help inform staff training plans if some training topics have less coverage than others.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Professional Development Profile Report – Practitioner
Example Document
The Professional Development Profile Report for Practitioners from TECPDS can be used to assist in analyzing education, experience, and training. The assessor will use the Individual Professional Development Profile Report to help score the director’s education, experience, and training measures. Program staff files should be used to verify these documents if the report is incomplete or unavailable.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Professional Development Self-Assessment for Practitioners
Assessment
Early childhood practitioners complete many hours of professional development each year to support their professional growth in child skill development and instructional practices, and to meet state guidelines. When selecting your next professional development opportunity, look for conferences and sessions aligned to the professional development plan to meet your goals!
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Sample Academic Transcript
Example Document
Educational documentation (transcripts, diplomas, certificates) must be observed to show how the director qualifies. Here is a sample transcript that shows documentation of the director’s college education coursework as it relates to their role.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Sample Resume – Director
Example Document
Director documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed during program assessment. The resume sample shows how proof of years of experience in early childhood education can be provided by the director.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Sample Resume – Teacher
Example Document
Teacher documentation of experience (résumé, curriculum vitae, date of hire) must be observed during program assessment. The resume sample shows how proof of years of experience in early childhood education can be provided by program staff.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Sample Staff Training Plan
Example Document
This sample plan shows a practitioner’s professional development goals and the trainings she has completed and plans to complete. Notice how there is alignment between her professional development goals and the trainings she completes.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Staff Orientation Checklist
Example Document
Before beginning child care duties, all teaching staff members receive documented in-person interactive orientation with the director/administrator to improve knowledge of the childcare operation, specific job responsibilities, and children’s needs. Here is a sample document that provides evidence that this onboarding has taken place. This documentation should remain in the teacher’s staff file.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Staff Training Checklist
Checklist
A checklist like this can help directors and staff keep track of the required topics for staff training and which topics are met across the year for each staff member. We recommend using a checklist like this in combination with a formal training plan that lists the staff member’s professional development goals and the specific trainings they will complete.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age
Staff Training Plan Template
Template
This template is an effortless way to document staff members’ professional development goals and training opportunities. Training opportunities should help the practitioner meet their goals while also meeting minimum requirements for clock hours and training topics.
Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-age

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