Program Wide Expectations Matrix for Staff What it looks like: We are Safe We Work Together We are Friend In the Classroom Maintain health and Talk to each other in Make time to get to safety expectations a 4:1 ratio. know the people you following Head Start Include all staff in are working with. Health and Safety lesson planning Develop intentional Guidelines. For whenever possible. strategies to better example: understand your Include all staff and Maintaining a work styles families in any consistent and individual and needs. accurate child development plans Have high count. for children whether expectations for each Maintaining a IEP’s, or Teacher other, yet patience clean and safe Support Plans. during challenging classroom and Look for colleagues times. center implementing Listen environment. Program Wide Catch your Be aware of practices and praise colleagues doing the safety hazards them! right thing and give throughout the them a hi-five! building, i.e. spills, etc. Carefully following safety procedures such as safe food handling, special diet procedures, Teacher Support Plans, Safety Management Plans and Individual Health Plans. Maintain safe workplace practice by wearing appropriate foot wear and lifting under 25 lbs without assistance. In the Staff Lounge Assist in keeping Avoid negative gossip Look for people common areas germ of colleagues – “Being Good” and let free by doing your maintain the 4:1 them know you saw part to clean up after ratio even when they them! yourself. are not there! Speak to everyone in Be aware of safety Be a problem solver. 4:1 ratio. hazards in the room Provide suggestions and do something to staff when you about it. have a good idea. In Staff Meetings Be sure to pay close Respond to ideas in a Avoid side attention to new 4:1 ratio. conversations (Even policies and “on topic” ones!) Attempt to procedures being understand change Be respectful of shared and before challenging. those speaking. implement them Ask good questions. Provide helpful and immediately. constructive Update colleagues on feedback (4:1!!) these changes if they were unable to come to the meeting.
Program Wide Expectations Matrix for Staff What it looks like: We are Safe We Work Together We are Friend In the Classroom Maintain health and safety expectations following Head Start Health and Safety Guidelines. For example: Maintaining a consistent and accurate child count. Maintaining a clean and safe classroom and center environment. Be aware of safety hazards throughout the building, i.e. spills, etc. Carefully following safety procedures such as safe food handling, special diet procedures, Teacher Support Plans, Safety Management Plans and Individual Health Plans. Maintain safe workplace practice by wearing appropriate foot wear and lifting under 25 lbs without assistance. Talk to each other in a 4:1 ratio. Include all staff in lesson planning whenever possible. Include all staff and families in any individual development plans for children whether IEP’s, or Teacher Support Plans. Look for colleagues implementing Program Wide practices and praise them! Make time to get to know the people you are working with. Develop intentional strategies to better understand your work styles and needs. Have high expectations for each other, yet patience during challenging times. Listen Catch your colleagues doing the right thing and give them a hi-five! In the Staff Lounge Assist in keeping common areas germ free by doing your part to clean up after yourself. Be aware of safety hazards in the room and do something about it. Avoid negative gossip of colleagues – maintain the 4:1 ratio even when they are not there! Be a problem solver. Provide suggestions to staff when you have a good idea. Look for people “Being Good” and let them know you saw them! Speak to everyone in 4:1 ratio. In Staff Meetings Be sure to pay close attention to new policies and procedures being shared and implement them immediately. Update colleagues on these changes if they were unable to come to the meeting. Respond to ideas in a 4:1 ratio. Attempt to understand change before challenging. Ask good questions. Avoid side conversations (Even “on topic” ones!) Be respectful of those speaking. Provide helpful and constructive feedback (4:1!!)