The first thing to consider as you develop a CLASS® observation plan for your organization is the purpose or goal of your observations. Are you more ...
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The Beginning Our QRIS (Quality Rating and Improvement System) journey began in 2004 in a small office with just three staff. Just like many ...
A SUCCESS STORY: Georgia DECAL is a bit of a hero around these parts. When we talk about states and programs that have successfully implemented ...
At the QRIS National Meeting in July, I sat in on a session about the next generation of quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS) and learned ...
The Randolph College Nursery School recently became the fourth program in Virginia to earn a top rating (5 stars) from the Virginia Star Quality ...
Good news! All change has to start somewhere, and you can take positive steps no matter where you’re starting from. Take this (non-scientific) quiz ...
When we were in Chicago in July, 2015, we caught up with Vanessa Rich, the President of the National Head Start Association and the Deputy ...
“Without teachers, life would have no class.” Recently, I attended the NHSA conference in Washington DC, and if you’re like myself and many educators ...
I had the pleasure of presenting a session on the CLASS at a recent conference. Before beginning, I was doing my usual checks to be sure that ...
When I was little, my mother encouraged my siblings and I to help her work in our family garden. An avid gardener herself, I still remember the joy ...