In my current position as a Program Area Supervisor in Head Start I want to use this course to impact my knowledge on program evaluation. I am a part of self-assessment each year and I participate in management meetings about different aspects we are going to focus on that have bubbled up over the year. I am excited to be a part of a community with others who have information about program evaluation and how it has supported growth in their own program. I also would like to know the role program evaluation plays with each of the other early childhood educators in this learning community. In my past experiences I have found the most growth comes from a group of people who have open minds and are willing to work together for the best outcomes of the program as a whole. I feel I am lucky to have this in my current work situation and everyone is working together to support the program and do their part. I am currently impacted by the process of evaluating program quality because I have to be the one out in the classrooms making sure the programs are implementing the changes and things are running smoothly. We need to serve the children and families to the best of our ability and have a high quality early childhood program.
