Program areas at The Family Connection of St Joseph County
Conducted 125 assessments measuring quality for teachers and program directors in childcare centers, homes, ministries, and preschools (including one-on-one feedback); 170 assessments for head start teachers. Provided scholarships assistance for 120 hours of highscope curriculum training for 2.5 pre-k teachers. Provided over 140 hours of individualized teacher coaching offering program materials that support quality improvement. Provided 120 hours of high scope curriculum training for early head start and head start teachers, 26 participants. Provided 120 hours of high scope curriculum training for spanish speaking childcare providers, 26 participants. Held workshops on we are alike, we are different- training for program directors, creating effective group times, discourse and conversations, i want to play, let kids be bored, using The message board to solve problems, find and share The calm, creating moments of math, for ecap teachers. Workshops on cor advantage and math throughout The day offered in spanish. Held workshops on creating effective group times, i want to play, education policies and procedures, lesson planning, on boarding for The early head start and head start programs. Started two training series (3 sessions per series) - building belonging, 10 participants and math lab, 8 participants. Started new quality leadership institute cohort, 10 attendees. Provided in-service training for over 12 individual early childhood programs. Provided preschool highscope lite for 23 new teachers. Held new teacher academy bi-monthly for 32 preschool/infant-toddler teachers presented at high scope international conference; in this together and i can problem solve, 50 participants each. Presented at St. mary's early childhood conference; using wordless books to enhance literacy skills, 20 participants. Added 31 new literacy Connection activity sheets to our collection for all community participants in imagination library.
Early literacy lab: distributed pre-k books to teachers, teacher evaluations, observations meetings.
Early head start (ehs) and head start (hs): conducted teacher assessments, provided individualized coaching, held workshops, support for teachers in The pandemic, created resources for transitioning to e-learning and hybrid models.