Monique offers Oregon Registry Training for Set I Standards, as listed below. Please contact Monique to schedule an inservice training at your school or at Creative Roots.
Knowledge of accepted business practices, legal and regulatory requirements, financial obligations, and record keeping. Developing or implementing program policies, communication strategies, management plans, and sound financial practices.
Key Concepts:
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Supporting Explanations:Program management means knowing, understanding and affecting all components of the program. Building an effective program requires the ability to carefully observe, listen to, motivate and challenge key people, such as staff and volunteers.Competent and committed program staff and volunteers receive acknowledgement and support.
Building partnerships with families, colleagues, and community agencies creates more awareness and access to resources available in community. Good will goes a long way in retaining enrollment and affecting morale of professionals and families. |
Program Management Standards
| SET ONE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7 |
SET TWO STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9 |
SET THREE STANDARDS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10 |
| Fundamentals of accepted business practices | Examination or application of accepted business practices | Theoretical and practical study of accepted business practices and their implications |
| Identification of legal and regulatory requirements | Examination or application of legal and regulatory requirements | Theoretical and practical study of legal and regulatory requirements and their implications |
| Discussion of the importance of promoting the philosophy of the program | Examination of the philosophy of the program and how to promote it | Evaluation of the philosophy of the program. |
| Discussion of public relations, marketing and/or external communications | Examination of how the program relates to the larger community through public relations, marketing and/or external communications | Theoretical and practical study of public relations, marketing, and/or external communications |
| Discussion of positive internal communications and work climate | Development of strategies to enhance internal communications and work climate | Critical examination, comparison or evaluation of communication methods and/or systems |
| Overview of recruiting, hiring, orienting, supporting, valuing, training, supervising, and evaluating the growth and development of staff and volunteers | Examination or application of recruiting, hiring, orienting, supporting, valuing, training, supervising, and evaluating the growth and development of staff and volunteers | Critical examination, comparison or evaluation of accepted practices for recruiting, hiring, orienting, supporting, valuing, training, supervising, and evaluating the growth and development of staff and volunteers and their implications |
| Fundamentals of building partnerships with families, colleagues, and community agencies | Exploration or application of practices to build partnerships with families, colleagues, and community agencies | Critical examination, comparison or evaluation of accepted practices for building partnerships with families, colleagues, and community agencies and their implications |
Program Management Sample Topics
| SET ONE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 1-7 |
SET TWO SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 7.5-9 |
SET THREE SAMPLE TOPICS FOR OREGON REGISTRY STEPS 9.5-10 |
| Principles of program planning, evaluation, personnel management, and financial managementBasic business practicesRoles and responsibilities (such as accountability, confidentiality, custody, child abuse and neglect, anti-discrimination laws, labor laws, contracts, liability, insurance, public health codes, tax codes, accounting practices)How to be a leader and a team player
Communication and positive interactions among staff, families, professionals, and community members Maintaining records and documentation Tax responsibilities Inventory and maintenance of equipment and materials Basic advertising techniques Introduction to computers and software programs Insurance and liability Identifying your leadership style Budgets, fees and tuition Interviews and contracts |
Theories of program planning, development, and evaluationFrameworks for management of personnel, finances, programsComparison of program philosophies and frameworksReflection of program philosophy in curriculum and environment
Review and implementation of laws and legal issues Program quality indicators, evaluation, and best practices Interrelationships between program philosophy, daily practice, professional guidelines, and mandates Staff recruitment, hiring and retention Effective communication among staff, families, and administrators Staff and volunteer supervision and meetings Professional development of staff Programs and partnerships to make families feel welcome and participatory How the program can respond to community needs Budget-planning to maintain financial solvency, accounting principles, staffing costs Links between program resources, children’s/youth’s and families’ needs, and program goals Development and use of appropriate community resources and collaborations Facility maintenance Basic marketing and public relations techniques Policies and procedures for conflict resolution Establishing and maintaining positive work climates Putting your leadership style to work |
Research and policy on program planning, evaluation, personnel, and financial managementCritical review and application of research and best practices for program designStrategic planning and goal settingComprehensive program design and implementation
Program philosophy and daily practices within the boundaries of professional guidelines and mandates Program evaluation Critical examination of laws and legal issues Relationships between early childhood and school age programs Constructive relationships with host agencies, funders, or sponsors Relationships between program and community Implications of staffing and enrollment patterns on program income and quality Design and implementation of job descriptions, evaluations, and procedures Personnel development programs Hiring, supervision, and evaluation with vision Public relations strategies Strategies for leadership development |