EC215 - Evaluation and Continuous Improvement in Early Childhood Education

Instructor:

Patricia Sterling, MPA LTBB Head Start Center Director     P.O. Box 563   1020 Cedar Street   Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783   (906) 440-1254    trishsterling@hotmail.com

Credits: 3 CR

Prerequisites:  EC214, MA111

Course Description:
This course is a companion course to EC214 Strategic Planning and Proposal Writing in Early Childhood Education. In the new Head Start Federal Model, grantees should develop a strategic plan, write a proposal based upon the elements of the strategic plan, and then collect data that relates to project goals and objectives as the project operates. At the end of the project period, an evaluation is completed which provides quantitative and qualitative data that is used to revise the strategic plan. The cycle of planning, monitoring, report writing, self-assessment, record-keeping, and communication (continuous improvement and evaluation) then continues. This course introduces the basic concepts and methods of assessment, continuous improvement, and evaluation. Practice in basic statistical analysis and evaluation design is included.

Course Objectives:  Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the continuous improvement and monitoring system
• Demonstrate knowledge of methods of assessment
• Demonstrate knowledge of evaluation design
• Demonstrate knowledge of statistical analysis

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Text Books Required: Head Start Performance Standards

***SAVE EACH ASSIGNMENT IN YOUR COMPUTER AND ALSO KEEP A PAPER COPY***, in the event that your assignment is not received by the instructor and needs to be submitted again. Keep all documentation of assignments, quizzes, correspondence, etc., until you have completed the course and your final grade has been posted by the College.

Anti-Virus Protection: If you do not already have your computer protected by up-to-date anti-virus software, you are strongly encouraged to visit http://www.grisoft.com/, and download the latest version of AVG anti-virus protection. This will not only protect your computer from viruses that may be transmitted via other students' e-mails to me, it will protect my computer, other students, and the entire College from any viruses that may attach themselves to your e-mails. AVG is free, and will automatically update itself weekly if you select that option. This will help to protect all of us from all those nasty viruses out there.

ACADEMIC HONESTY: Please refer to page 9 of your Student Handbook. Anyone caught plagiarizing in this course will receive an F for the plagiarized assignment. If the student is caught plagiarizing a second time, he or she will receive an F for the entire course.

• “Cheating is the unauthorized copying or sharing of information by any party by any means, such as verbal, electronic, written, and unwritten."
• "Plagiarism is unacknowledged use of the ideas, words, and images (print or computer media) of others that are not public knowledge, whether or not the intent is to present it as your own."
• "Academic dishonesty is defined as any acts designed to circumvent the honest, moral completion of an individual's assignment or test and might include unauthorized use of notes, textbooks, and computer media during an exam, or to threaten or coerce an instructor."

Website Resources:
www.naeyc.org
www.highscope.org
www.acf.hhs.gov
www.headstartreviews.com
www.cdc.gov
www.headstartinfo.org/pdf/self_assessment/self_assessment_guide/pdf

 

Grading System:

100 - 93	A
92 - 90	A-
89 - 87	B+
86 - 83	B
82 - 80	B-
79 - 77	C+
76 - 73	C
72 - 70	C-
69 - 67	D+
66 - 63	D
62 - 60	D-
59 - below	F

Total Points Available:  

1	Project	40
10	Homework	40
1	Statistical Analysis Assignment	5
1	Evaluation Design Assignment	5
1	Midterm	5
1	Final	5
		100

 

Homework Guidelines: Do homework assignments in order. There is a natural order to the assignments that directly correlates with Head Start Performance Standards. If you skip an assignment or do later assignments before earlier ones, you may be missing some important information.

Project Requirements: Make a project binder that includes correctly labeled sections to hold all of your homework assignments, resource materials, midterm exam, and final exam. This is due by the end of the 15th week. It will be worth 40 points. Your binder should be neat and clean. Send me your project binder for my review by the end of the 15th week. See: Project Evaluation and Grade Form.

Midterm Guidelines: You must complete Homework Assignments 1-5 before you can take the Midterm.

Final Guidelines: You must complete Homework Assignments 6-10 before you can take the Final.

Grade: Your grade will be based on scores from the Homework Assignments, Project Binder, Midterm, and Final. See Class Grade Worksheet.

BMCC Policies:
All students please review the following policies and procedures

Student Handbook : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html).
Drop or Add a Class : (http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/index.html#course).
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Information about class schedules and transcripts:(http://www.bmcc.edu/StudentServices1/Handbook/transcripts.html).

EC215 Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Project Evaluation and Grade

Criteria	Points Available	Points Received
Neatness	10	________
Homework Section Complete Homework Assignment Number 1 Homework Assignment Number 2 Homework Assignment Number 3 Homework Assignment Number 4 Homework Assignment Number 5 Homework Assignment Number 6 Homework Assignment Number 7 Homework Assignment Number 8 Homework Assignment Number 9 Homework Assignment Number 10	10	________
Correctly Labeled Sections Table of Contents Management Systems & Procedures Self-Assessment Tool Kit Homework Statistical Analysis Assignment Evaluation Design Assignment	5	________
Correct Table of Contents	5	________
Received by Due Date	10	________
Comments:

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EC215 Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Class Grade

Criteria	Points Available	Points Received
Project	40	________
Homework Homework Assignment Number 1 Homework Assignment Number 2 Homework Assignment Number 3 Homework Assignment Number 4 Homework Assignment Number 5 Homework Assignment Number 6 Homework Assignment Number 7 Homework Assignment Number 8 Homework Assignment Number 9 Homework Assignment Number 10	40	________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
Statistical Analysis Assignment	5	________
Evaluation Design Assignment	5	________
Midterm	10	________
Final	10	________
Comments:

Index | Calendar | Lesson 1