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Fees:
MiAEYC Members*:
$45, half-day
$89 full-day
Non-members:
$50, half-day
$99 full-day
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MiAEYC 2010 Early Childhood Administrator Institute


Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Macomb ISD, 44001 Garfield Road, Clinton Township, MI 48038
Administrators of Early Childhood Programs and Child Care Centers

Deadline for registration is February 23, 2010
Note: Lunch is included in the half-day and full-day fee.

Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children (MiAEYC) is holding a one-day Administrator Institute for administrators of early childhood programs and child care centers on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Macomb ISD. Participants can attend the morning session, the afternoon session, or the full-day.

Institute Information

8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Check-in; SB-CEU Registration for AM
8:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.* Director Survival 101
         
  • Are you having difficulties with parents?
  • Are you unable to motivate your staff?
  • Is your program not what you had envisioned?
  • Do you want to throw in the towel and work at a fast food restaurant?
          If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, join us to learn new ideas, techniques and strategies to help you be the director you always wanted to be!
Ms. Betsy Spiker
Quality Care Specialist, Oakland County Child Care Council
Mr. Brian White, Director
SJMH-O Children’s Learning Center


*The session includes one 15-minute break.
11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. SB-CEU checkout
11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch (provided for all participants; no additional cost)
          Michigan’s Great Start Child Care and
Early Learning Resource and Support Center:
Overview and Q&A

Dr. Cheryl Priest, Executive Director
Great Start Child Care and Early Learning Resource and Support Center
12:30 p.m. 12:45 p.m. Check-in; SB-CEU Registration for PM
12:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. Licensing Policies and Licensing Complaints:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!


Based on licensing requirements, learn how to improve your current health care plans, discipline policies and abuse and neglect reporting. Then explore the good, the bad and the ugly of the complaint process, from the time a complaint is received until licensing completes the investigation and makes a recommendation.
Mr. Jim Sinnamon, Director, and Ms. Kathleen Sinnamon,
Area Manager
Bureau of Child and Adult Licensing
Michigan Department of Human Services
2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Everything You Need to Know about Michigan and Federal Early Childhood Initiatives, but were Afraid to Ask!

Learn what’s happening in Michigan and at the federal level in terms of early childhood issues and initiatives. Topics include standards and learning expectations, assessment, kindergarten entry age, quality rating improvement systems, training registries, grant opportunities and ‘Race to the Top.’
Dr. Lindy Buch, Director
Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services, Michigan Department of Education
4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. SB-CEU checkout
           

 

SB-CEUs

Attendees who follow all attendance verification procedures will be eligible to earn State Board of Education Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs); .3 for the morning and .3 for the afternoon. SB-CEUs from this Institute will be accepted towards the child care administration training requirements mandated in the current licensing rules.