Course curriculum

Module Two: Program Management-Part A

    1. Program Management Systems and Quality Improvement

    2. Director Assessment & Planning Form

    3. Program Systems

About this course: Directors discuss the management systems required to faciliate a Head Start program. Systems include fiscal, human resources, program services, professional development and improvement, accounting, and recordkeeping.

  • 3 lessons
  • Quizzes
  • Instructor: Dana Staser
  • Director Assessment & Planning Form

What You Need to Know

Management systems are the backbone of any early care and education program. Strong and effective management systems allow programs to run smoothly, remain in compliance with all requirements, and deliver high-quality services.

  • Management systems include fiscal, human resources, professional development & improvement, accounting, and recordkeeping. Directors discuss how these systems can be integrated.

  • Collaboration between community childcares and Head Start partners allows each program to leverage their strengths in managment systems.

  • Opportunities are provided for Directors to discuss the management systems that are in place, ones that need to be upgraded or integrated, or how to develop systems to support the work.

Instructor(s)

Curriculum Director/Senior Instructor

Dana Staser is the Founder/President of Dana Staser Consulting, LLC. She is a workforce and leadership development expert with over 25 years of experience in providing coaching and consultation to early care and education agencies nationally. She has worked with a variety of early care and education agencies across the country to increase high quality service delivery to children and families by increasing staff and leadership skills and capacities. She is an advocate for innovative, intentional, and meaningful professional development for staff and leadership to impact outcomes for the children and families they serve. Most recently, Dana was an Assistant Director-Early Head Start/Head Start Coaching in Phoenix, Arizona. Dana administrated and managed state and national research grants providing leadership and technical assistance to programs involved in the implementation and research of embedded professional development. She worked closely with philanthropic stakeholders both statewide and across the country as well as nationally recognized universities to develop and implement an innovative coaching model for teaching and family service staff. Dana has facilitated workshops, trainings and is a national conference speaker on workforce development and leadership capacity building to increase high quality and sustainability in programs.

Dana Staser