As disability services coordinator (DSC), your work affects the whole Head Start program. You work closely with partners to implement and improve disability services. The support you provide helps ensure the full and effective participation of children with disabilities and their families.
Part 3 of the guide helps you plan and improve disability services to ensure positive outcomes for all children. Topics focus on improvement efforts, including:
- Supporting program staff
- Finding support for your own professional development
- Monitoring and improving disability services
In Creating Support for Staff, you will:
- Review the rules for training and professional development
- Explore different types of professional development
- Understand how training and professional development supports children with disabilities and their families
- Learn strategies for providing effective, tailored staff training
- Find tips for building professional development that promotes effective disabilities services
In Building Support for Yourself, you will:
- Identify how to identify your own learning needs and make a professional development plan for yourself
- Explore resources to build a professional network
- Find tips for supporting your ongoing learning and professional development
In Improving Your Program's Coordinated Approach, you will:
- Review rules for continuous program improvement
- Explore different sources of data that support continuous improvement
- Understand your role in monitoring and program improvement
- Identify partners in the monitoring and improvement process
- Find tips to help you improve your program’s coordinated approach for disabilities services
