Quality Assurance

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Relationships

Staff welcome all children, listen to children, and treat them with respect.
Attendance is taken and absences verified within the first 10 minutes.
Staff are engaged with children and spend little time on teacher tasks.
Staff are aware of individual needs and interests of children.
Staff give children opportunities to make informed and responsible choices.
Staff and children generally interact with each other in a positive way.
Staff do not punish the whole group for the actions of a few.
Staff teach positive behavior behavior expectations throughout the day; guiding student behavior.
Staff are respectful of one another and work together to ensure the program flows smoothly.
Staff make families feel welcome, comfortable, and exhibits respect towards them.

Students are in constant visual supervision at all times and ratios are maintained.
Daily schedules are posted and followed.
Staff observed counting heads and are aware of students presence.
Telephone coverage during program time.

TDAs represent a variety of content areas and are dated for the current week, complete with the teacher's name, and group number.
TDAs are initialed by the SC.
TDAs are implemented 5 days a week.
Lesson plans are posted where parents can see them.
Fun Friday activities have written lesson plans and are aligned to student interest and essential standards.

The topic was introduced to students with clear understanding of what students will do.
Clear directions were given, some discussion took place about the topic/lesson.
Alternate activities were made available to student who chose not to participate in the TDA.
The TDA allowed for creative student expression.
Students participated in groups during the TDA. The students were able to participate in various roles within the group.
The TDA included opportunities for children to participate in activities outside their knowledge base.
The TDA activity involved students in kinetic activity.
The TDA observed included 21st century skills, life skills, career awareness, healthy living, etc.
Appropriate materials were accessible to students and the activity was conducted in an appropriate area.
There was a de-briefing time in which students reflected on the activity, using higher order thinking.

Academic centers offered 5 individual activities and are accessible at the beginning of program time.
Additional centers promoting Visual/Cultural Arts, career Awareness, Social and Life Skills were accessible later in the day.
Technology/Computer labs are monitored for educational purpose and time allotment; screen time is limited to 2 and 1/2 hours a week.
Tablecloths and center signs were displayed.
Center materials were in good repair and age appropriate.
Soft plush quiet areas were available.

Students work together during homework time; talking is minimal and relates to HW assignments.
Staff monitor homework, providing assistance as needed, checking over student work.
Teachers address student homework questions with an appropriate voice tone--warm, nurturing, etc.
Homework materials available independent of center activities.
Homework contract on file for each student.
Staff engaged with students--no sitting, not doing teacher tasks.

Ledger cards are within the one week payment policy.
EasyDraft payments are recorded on the ledger cards.
Late payment and late pick-up fees are assessed.
KRONOS-time sheets are reviewed, transfers are corrected, comments are added, etc.
My Time Exceptions-signed by all parties and filed.
P-Card - ledger is audited, card is under lock and key.