National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations

Slide 1: Self Assessment
Analyzing accomplishments, strengths, and weaknesses on the road to a stronger program

Slide 2: Planning
Developing, evaluating, adapting, and realizing program goals and fiscal objectives

Slide 3: Program Governance
Formalizing structures and processes for engaging the governing body, Policy Council, and management staff in oversight and decision-making related to the program vision, design and delivery of quality services

Slide 4: Human Resources
Providing an organizational structure for the engagement of qualified staff, supervision, team-building, and professional development

Slide 5: Facilities, Materials, and Equipment
Ensuring critical infrastructural support for quality programming

Slide 6:Recordkeeping and Reporting
Aggregating and making information available for planning, managing, monitoring, and reporting

Slide 7: Communications
Sharing information to promote involvement and quality programming

Slide 8: Ongoing Monitoring
Ensuring compliance with federal regulations and measuring progress in meeting goals and objectives

Slide 9: ERSEA
Providing children and families access to services through defined policies for eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA)

Slide 10: Fiscal Management
Establishing procedures and processes to support effective use of fiscal resources

Resources

§ 1304.51 Management systems and procedures
Section 1304.51 of the Head Start Program Performance Standards outlines the requirements for the development of key management systems, including procedures for ongoing monitoring.

Program Governance: Documents and Reports
This resource provides a list of documents and reports typically used with Policy Councils or governing bodies to support their roles in program governance and decision-making.

Tips for Establishing an Effective Communication System
Head Start programs may find this tip sheet useful when establishing and implementing required communication systems to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of information to parents, policy groups, staff, and the general community.

Navigation

Head Start Management Systems
This chart lists the Head Start Management Systems that are directly related to successful outcomes for children, families, and programs.

What Head Start Leaders
Need to Know
Use this online directory to find essential program resources designed to link Head Start and Early Head Start leaders and managers to important information relevant to their daily work.

Events & Conferences

Feb. 4-6, 2013
Region IV Head Start Association 2013 Annual Conference
Atlanta, GA

Feb. 19, 2013
West Virginia Head Start Association Region III Health Managers Institute
Morgantown, WV

Mar. 17-21, 2013
32^nd Native American Child and Family Conference
Albuquerque, NM

Apr. 9-11, 2013
2013 Annual New England Head Start Conference
Stowe, VT

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Last Reviewed: November 2012

Last Updated: February 5, 2013

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