Assignment
Here is CHAPTER 5: LEADING AND MANAGING PERSONNEL
1. React to the following scenario.
a. Kristi was a new program volunteer in the Jack and Jill Preschool Center. Kristi was asked to "watch" a few days and then was given responsibilities of helping in the art and cooking centers. Seemingly all was going well, and the director was pleased with Kristi's rapport with the children which resulted in the director hiring Kristi as a permanent employee.
b. About a month after Kristi's employment, several experienced teachers complained to the director that Kristi was constantly criticizing them by saying such things as "the paint should be thicker" or "children should never be allowed to . . ." Although the director spoke to Kristi about the situation, it did not improve. Within a few weeks two teachers threatened to resign because Kristi had told several parents that she did a better job than some of the other teachers. At this point, the director knew she would need to take quick action.
i. Could the director have prevented the situation from occurring? Is there a way to screen for direct and sometimes less than tactful people? Would some form of orientation have helped?
ii. Could the experienced teachers have handled the situation in a professional way and thus possibly averted Kristi's remarks?
iii. What alternatives do directors have in this case?
iv. If you were a director, should your decisions ever be influenced by the person's ability or the needed adult-child ratio?
v. What alternatives do directors have if this situation had involved two or more hired employees?
2. Secure sample early childhood staff assessment form(s). Compare this form with the discussion in your text?( for this sample early childhood staff assessment form(s), you will find it in a file attached).
Attachment:- Performance-Evaluation-Development-Planning.pdf