Assignment:
Readings the following chapter are given below is:
Policies and Procedures: Tools to Ensure Your Program's Smooth Operation
Evaluating Program Manuals
Evaluating Program Manuals. The purpose of the family and staff manuals are to provide written documentation of the policies and procedures used in the decision making and daily operations of a program. These in-house publications should be grounded in the program's core values, vision, and mission while providing specific guidelines for how it will abide by applicable laws and regulations. The formulation, implementation, and evaluation of these materials are critical to the program administrator role. These manuals are invaluable tools for program success and, for that reason, they deserve careful thought and consideration. Thought fully created policies and procedures guide families and staff and contribute to the program's smooth operation by creating shared understandings.
• Review the staff manual and family handbooks from the center you selected.
• Create a document in which you provide
o One example of how the following guidelines are communicated (see the table below).
• For each example, provide either a recommendation to improve the clarity or an approval with a rationale of why/how the statement is ideal.
o One suggested category of your own choosing that-based on the course content-you believe should be defined.
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Staff Manual
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Phrase from Handbook
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Recommendation
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Approval
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Job Description
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Rights and Responsibilities
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Professional Expectations
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Suggested Category
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Rational
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Citation
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Family Handbook
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Phrase
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Recommendation
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Commendation
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Programs Mission
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Licensure Status
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Commitment to the Field's Core Values, Ideals, and Principles (NAEYC Code of Ethical Standards)
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Suggested Category
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Rational
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Citation
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