ECE 930 - Administrative Practicum

1. Evaluate skills and dispositions of effective early childhood program managers and leaders.
   1. Explore personal skills and interests related to program management and leadernship.
   2. Describe personal strengths and how they could be best used in managing and leading an early childhood program.
   3. Explore personal management and leadership challenges and options for growth.
2. Review budgeting and financial matters of an early childhood program.
3. Critique early childhood program regulations and related policies and procedures.
   1. Analyze effect of program policies and procedures on organizational climate, program quality or services to children and families.
   2. Evaluate implementation of policies and procedures in program setting.
4. Practice methods of effective communication in an early childhood program.
   1. Plan, conduct or evaluate meetings or training sessions.
   2. Develop a variety of printed, electronic, or web-based communications or presentations.
   3. Engage in interactions with community partners.
5. Design a leadership project intended to improve or enhance the program.
   1. In collaboration with program staff, identify project goals.
   2. Propose an action plan to address one project goal.
   3. Modify action plan based on feedback from program staff.
   4. Implement leadership project.
   5. Evaluate outcomes of the project.