1. Paducah Head Start/Preschool Self-Assessment

2. The Foundation for Building Program Excellence At least once each program year, with the consultation and participation of policy groups and as appropriate, other community members, grantee must conduct a Self-Assessment of their effectiveness and progress in meeting program goals and objectives and in implementing Federal regulations. At least once each program year, with the consultation and participation of policy groups and as appropriate, other community members, grantee must conduct a Self-Assessment of their effectiveness and progress in meeting program goals and objectives and in implementing Federal regulations. Head Start Performance Standards 1304.5. Head Start Performance Standards 1304.5.

3. Core Objectives of Head Start Enhance children’s growth and development Strengthen families as the primary nurtures of their children Provide children with education, health, and nutritional services Link children and families to needed community services Ensure well-managed programs that involve parents in decision-making Enhance children’s growth and development Strengthen families as the primary nurtures of their children Provide children with education, health, and nutritional services Link children and families to needed community services Ensure well-managed programs that involve parents in decision-making

4. The Four Stages of Self- Assessment Stage 1 - Preparing the Self-Assessment Stage 1 - Preparing the Self-Assessment Stage 2 - Collecting and Synthesizing the Information Stage 2 - Collecting and Synthesizing the Information Stage 3 - Interpreting the Information Stage 3 - Interpreting the Information Step 4 - Strengthening the Program Step 4 - Strengthening the Program

5. Management Systems Governance Governance Communication Communication On-going monitoring On-going monitoring Fiscal management Fiscal management Planning Planning Record-keeping and reporting Record-keeping and reporting Human Resources Human Resources ERSEA ERSEA

6. ERSEA Eligibility Eligibility Recruitment Recruitment Selection Selection Enrollment Enrollment Attendance Attendance

7. Service Areas to be Reviewed Child Development, Mental Health, Disabilities Child Development, Mental Health, Disabilities Individualization Individualization Curriculum Curriculum Child outcomes Child outcomes Prevention/early intervention Prevention/early intervention Health/Nutrition Health/Nutrition Tracking and follow-up Tracking and follow-up Meal observation Meal observation

8. Family Partnerships FPA development and follow-up FPA development and follow-up Community partnerships Community partnerships Child care partnership Child care partnership Parent Involvement Parent Involvement

9. Other Areas …. Facilities Facilities Materials Materials Transportation Transportation

10. Self -Assessment Benefits: Obtaining objective, reliable information about services and systems Obtaining objective, reliable information about services and systems Promoting shared understanding and appreciation of Head Start goals, and Performance Standards, among governing body, community partners Promoting shared understanding and appreciation of Head Start goals, and Performance Standards, among governing body, community partners Integrating multiple sources of data Integrating multiple sources of data

11. Benefits….continued Conducting a thorough analysis of program data Conducting a thorough analysis of program data Creating effective Program Improvement Plans Creating effective Program Improvement Plans Designing meaningful training and technical assistance plans Designing meaningful training and technical assistance plans

12. Self Assessment Must Be: Comprehensive Comprehensive Systematic Systematic Analytical Analytical

13. Summary Head Start Self-Assessment is: Head Start Self-Assessment is: Customized Customized Comprehensive Comprehensive Reveals both strengths and weaknesses Reveals both strengths and weaknesses Process, not an event Process, not an event Involves pre-planning and preparations Involves pre-planning and preparations Used for program planning/goal setting Used for program planning/goal setting Self-Assessment is not just a requirement, but also a management tool!