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Strengthen your program’s classrooms! Learn how to assess your alignment with the Head Start Performance Standards (HSPPS), develop positive classroom environments, and implement key health and safety practices.

Geared towards education managers, coaches, and teachers in leadership positions, this credential is designed to assist learners in preparing their teaching staff for success in everything from classroom management to Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) and the Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) compliance, and more! This credential compiles a series of Academy courses that strengthen important education leadership skills.

Course Information:

• Start Date: On-Demand
• Course Level: Beginner
• Requirements/Prerequisites: N/A – part of the Education Management Credential pathway
• Target Audience: Instruction and Effective Practice, Leadership and Management, Program Operations
• Course Meeting Times: On-Demand
• Completion Timeline/Duration: 90 days

Topics:

• Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) and Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) Overview
• Assessing Curriculum
• Managing the Learning Environment
• Health and Safety

Learning Objectives:

• How to access and apply the Head Start Performance Standards and Early Learning Outcomes Framework to the learning environment.
• How to assess curriculum for compliance with these standards and effectiveness in the learning environment.
• Best practices for managing a learning environment.
• Best practices for maintaining a healthy and safe learning environment.

Head Start Alignment:

This course supports programs in implementing 1302 Subpart C: Education and Child Development Program Services in their learning environments.

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Course Author

Dr. Deborah Bergeron

Dr. B served as director of the Office of Head Start from 2018-21. From 2019-21 she broadened her leadership as director of the Office of Early Childhood Development in the Administration for Children and Families. Known as “Dr. B” to former students and teachers, she spent three decades in pre-K–12 public education as a classroom teacher and school administrator. She currently serves as deputy director for Community Engagement and Innovation at the National Head Start Association.