Elements of a Quality Improvement/ Mentoring System?

Elements of a QI/Mentoring System - by Feb 20th please!

Lets ask the experts - the people who do this work - what you think should be considered when designing the next generation of "quality improvement/support" initiatives? Please share this with colleagues!

I am conducting this survey and inviting participation through many groups. All results will be shared back to respondents for you to use as find helpful. I will share results with various committees who are interested. (Mentoring, QRIS, Prof Dev, any others you can think of?)

Thanks for sharing your wisdom. ideas and experience! Kate

1. If you want to see the results of this survey directly, please add your name and email. Otherwise, this is an anonymous survey!

If you want to see the results of this survey directly, please add your name and email. Otherwise, this is an anonymous survey! name
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2. Do you think mentoring and coaching are effective strategies to improve and/or support child care quality?

Do you think mentoring and coaching are effective strategies to improve and/or support child care quality? yes

Comments?

3. Are you confident that you know the difference between a mentor and a coach and a consultant?

Are you confident that you know the difference between a mentor and a coach and a consultant? yes

Comments?

4. What would you recommend for a case load for mentoring/coaching? # of classrooms per mentor?

What would you recommend for a case load for mentoring/coaching? # of classrooms per mentor?

5. What do you think might be an average amount of intensity to create sustainable change in a classroom?
(Intensity = how often, how long each visit, for how long)

What do you think might be an average amount of intensity to create sustainable change in a classroom? (Intensity = how often, how long each visit, for how long) How often/frequency (e.g. once a week, 3 x week, once a month?)
How long each visit (e.g. all day? a morning? 1-3 hrs?)
How long should the strategy go on (e.g. 3 months? 6 months? 1 year?)

6. What factors would you consider when determining the "intensity" of the mentoring strategy?
(Intensity = how often, for how long, how long is one visit)

What factors would you consider when determining the "intensity" of the mentoring strategy? (Intensity = how often, for how long, how long is one visit)

7. To which clientele do you think quality improvement/support strategies should be directed?

To which clientele do you think quality improvement/support strategies should be directed? Directors. Why?
Teachers. Why?
Teaching teams? Why?
All of the above? Why?

8. What do you think are core competencies for a mentor/coach?

What do you think are core competencies for a mentor/coach?

9. What do you think are the three most important qualifications for a mentor/coach?

What do you think are the three most important qualifications for a mentor/coach?

10. What professional development do you think a mentor/coach should have?

What professional development do you think a mentor/coach should have?

11. Who do you think should see the results of this survey?

Who do you think should see the results of this survey?

12. Anything else you think is important to consider?

Anything else you think is important to consider?