May 5, 2021 | Coaching Advice, Coaching Conversations, Promising Practices, Top Briefs
Program Performance Evaluations (PPE) are foundational to the development and implementation of Birth to Five Strategic (PDGB-5) planning efforts. The intention is to use PPE to support implementation of PDG B-5 strategic plans and data-based decision-making while...
Jan 15, 2019 | Coaching Conversations
Congratulations Preschool Development Grant (PDG) Birth-5 grantees! The work you are embarking on is important—far too many young children do not have access to high quality, affordable early education. Your strategic plan along with strong partnerships will impact...
May 30, 2017 | Coaching Advice, Coaching Conversations
Query: How can I help the administrator to be open to change and learn about how he/she can help the teacher? Advice: Change is not easy for most people. It means our current behaviors, founded on deep beliefs from our own experiences, are not quite right or even...
May 30, 2017 | Coaching Advice, Coaching Conversations
Query: How can I hope the educator see what I see- perspective taking? Advice: While it is not always comfortable for us as coaches, I believe the first step should be self-reflection on current practice. You can accomplish this by referring to the Guiding Change,...
May 30, 2017 | Coaching Conversations, May 2017, Promising Practices
Community Teamwork, Inc. in Greater Lowell helps nearly 50,000 individuals from 63 cities and towns in northeastern Massachusetts gain greater economic independence. One arm of the organization focuses on children and families through its early learning programs. As...
May 25, 2017 | Coaching Conversations, May 2017, Meet the Expert
The Path to Head Start Executive Director This issue of Coaching Conversations e-news features Pam Kuechler as the Voice of Experience. Currently, Pam serves as the Executive Director of Massachusetts the Head Start Association, a role she has held for 4 years. Pam...
