If Kai Ming Head Start is successful, who benefits?
CHILDREN and their FAMILIES, STAFF, and the COMMUNITY.
100
Who can be on a Self Assessment team?
MANAGEMENT, STAFF, and COMMUNITY MEMBERS
(Governing body (PC/Board) and community partners, which give a "fresh set of eyes" to ensure an outside perspective).
100
How often must the Self Assessment take place?
ANNUALLY.
100
A process for reviewing progress on goals and objectives, being accountable for what you proposed in your application, and determining if resources are used effectively.
SELF ASSESSMENT.
200
How many years do we have to reach our Goals & Objectives?
5 YEARS, the length of our Head Start grant.
200
The Self-Assessment process should help you answer which big general question, _______________________?
“How can we get even better at what we do?”
200
Which two sources of data will the Self-Assessment team be analyzing?
ONGOING MONITORING RESULTS and MULTI-YEAR DATA.
200
Which two key Head Start documents state that the Self Assessment is a requirement?
HEAD START PERFORMANCE STANDARDS and the HEAD START ACT 2007.
200
What is is called when children are ready for school, families are ready to support their children's learning, and schools are ready for children?
SCHOOL READINESS.
300
Which president declared the "War on Poverty" that led to project Head Start in 1965?
PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON
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Head Start emphasizes that the Self-Assessment should include a focus on which two areas each year to ensure children are safe, healthy and ready for school?
HEALTH & SAFETY, and SCHOOL READINESS.
300
Can you name all the members on your SA Team?
Jerry Yang, Easter Calvit, Phranda Wolfe, Sabrina Dong, Shirley Chiu, Carmen Ngan, Xiu Yu, Miranda Li, Kelly Kuo Ming Chen.
300
Truth or Myth: Self-Assessment involves gathering a lot of new data.
MYTH. Self-Assessment is focused on reviewing and analyzing ongoing monitoring (OGM) results and other data your program has collected, along with multiyear data.
300
Which Head Start/EHS services are responsive to each child and family’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage, as well as the mental, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5? (Hint: one category)
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.
400
Name the Head Start comprehensive service areas.
EDUCATION, DISABILITIES, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS and HEALTH.
400
Truth or Myth: Data-collection is not the focus or intent of Self-Assessment.
TRUTH. While data-collection is not the focus or intent of Self-Assessment, knowledge of data collection techniques (e.g., Comparison, trends, averages) and on team approaches that promote inquiry is strongly recommended.
400
During the debrief, the Head Start Self Assessment team highlights what?
a) Strengths
b) Areas to improve or make adjustments
c) Areas to change direction
d) Areas for innovation and new ideas
e) All of the above
E) ALL OF THE ABOVE.
400
Truth or Myth: The Self-Assessment report is used only to report to the Regional Office.
MYTH. The Self-Assessment report informs program planning and ongoing monitoring. Results from the Self-Assessment are used to revisit ongoing goals and objectives and to make plans for innovations. Prior to being submitted to the Regional Office, it must be approved by Policy Council and the governing body.
400
What do you call the broad statements that describe what a program intends to accomplish in serving children, families, and the community?
PROGRAM GOALS.
500
Truth or Myth: Head Start respects parents as their children's primary nurturers, teachers, and advocates, and programs are required to consult with parents in establishing school readiness goals?
TRUTH.
500
Truth or Myth: The focus of Self-Assessment is solving problems and confirming compliance.
MYTH. Self-Assessment focuses on the strengths of the program in order to a) highlight progress on goals and objectives, and b) allow for innovations. Self-Assessment is not focused on compliance. That is the work of ongoing monitoring.
500
Which skills do you need to have as a Self Assessment team member?
INQUIRY SKILLS, GROUP PROCESSING SKILLS, DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, and at times, FACILITATION SKILLS.
500
What will happen on Day 3 of the Self Assessment, and why is it important?
TEAM DEBRIEF. It INFORMS PROGRAM PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR (Self Assessment Report).
500
When your program goals are broken down into achievable parts, those are called what?