Great reminder, Susan, that the assorted tools were designed to be used TOGETHER!!! The
NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards and Assessment Items document contains wonderful narrative descriptions of what quality practices look like. Going back and forth between that tool and the
Observation Tools and
Portfolios Tools poises a program to fully understand what our national organization uses to define program quality.
Thank you, Susan!!
Kristen
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Kristen Kennen
Early Childhood Education Specialist
EdAdvance
Danbury, CT
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2021 08:39 AM
From: Susan Hedges
Subject: NAEYC Administrator Qualifications
Hello Diana -- In addition to the specific assessment items that Kristen mentioned, please also read Standard 6, Topic area D, for complete content regarding recommended administrator competencies.
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Susan Hedges
Director, Quality Assessment and Assurance
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Rockville MD
Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2021 08:08 AM
From: Kristen Kennen
Subject: NAEYC Administrator Qualifications
Hi Diana:
You'll want to look at Standard 6: Staff Competencies, Preparation and Support. There, you will find two Assessment Items that pertain to your question:
- 6C.3 is relevant for the operational administrator
- 6C.4 is relevant for the pedagogical administrator
If eligible, one person can fit both roles..... or these roles can be split between two people as long as they have the stated qualifications.
:) Kristen
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Kristen Kennen
Early Childhood Education Specialist
EdAdvance
Danbury, CT
Original Message:
Sent: 09-22-2021 10:50 AM
From: Diana Verbeck
Subject: NAEYC Administrator Qualifications
We are undergoing our re-accreditation process and I don't see anything this time around specifically related to Administrator Qualifications as there used to be, such as having credits in management, etc. Have they removed all of that and moved more towards the pedagogical administrator definition? Or am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks!
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Diana Verbeck
Executive Director
Danville Child Development Center
Danville PA
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