WECAN Full Membership Renewal 2017-18
Self-Study Update: Section I
Submitted on behalf of the school by
Name:
Title/position:
Date:
School name:
Address
Street:
City, State/Province, Postal Code:
Country:
School phone:
School e-mail:
School website:
Early Childhood contact
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office/administrative contact
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Number of nursery/preschool children as of Sept. 1, 2017:
Number of kindergarten (mixed-age) children as of Sept. 1, 2017:
Number of children in parent-child/parent-tot groups as of Sept. 1, 2017:
If part of a full school, number of grades above kindergarten:
Year established:
AWSNA membership status:
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Send both Sections I and II electronically to:
o Your Site Visitor at least two weeks prior to the visit
o The WECAN Membership Coordinator,
o Your Regional Representative(s), listed in the Membership Handbook
The Self-Study Update will be reviewed by your Site Visitor in preparing for the visit, and by your Regional Representative(s) and the WECAN Membership Coordinator in making a decision regarding your renewal.
Thank you!
WECAN Full Membership Renewal 2017-18
Self-Study Update: Section II
Please share with us the following information. Self-study documents are generally in the 10- to 20-page range. Please avoid duplicating information in different sections.
1) School name:
2) Review your previous site visit report. How have you addressed each recommendation made in the report?
3) Programs and facilities
o List all groups (nursery, kindergarten, parent-child, extended care, parent-infant, child care), including number of children and ages for each group.
o Have the programs and enrollment changed significantly since your last visit?
o Please describe your current location and indoor and outdoor facilities. Have these changed since your last visit? Are they adequate? Permanent?
o What particular challenges or successes have you had in the past five years with programs and facilities?
4) Commitment to the ideals and practices of Waldorf early childhood education and anthroposophy [Please address this in terms of your early childhood program(s) as a whole, rather than offering individual teachers’ responses.]
o Describe how this commitment comes to expression in your program(s) and work with children and how this has developed since your last visit.
o Describe how this commitment comes to expression in your faculty study, other study groups, or other faculty activity. What is your current focus? Has this changed since your last visit?
o How do you see your strengths and challenges in this area today?
5) Teacher preparation and professional development
o In light of the WECAN Shared Principles and Expectations for Teacher Education, describe your goals and policies for the training, mentoring, evaluation, and ongoing professional development of current early childhood faculty/caregivers.
o What are your goals and policies for the hiring of new teachers/caregivers?
o Where are these goals and policies stated (faculty handbook, other documents, website, etc.)?
o Please let us know how you are progressing toward meeting the WECAN Expectations for Teacher Education by sharing in a clear format the following information for each early childhood teacher, assistant, and caregiver:
· Waldorf early childhood teacher training credentials
§ Name of program, teacher training institution, date of completion
· Other Waldorf courses and workshops
§ Course/workshop title, provider, location, length, date
· Waldorf professional experience
§ School/program, position, date
o Who is the person or body at your school carrying responsibility for professional development and teacher evaluation?
o If your school has been unable to hire lead teachers with Waldorf early childhood training, please describe what steps you are taking to support the untrained teacher(s) in engaging in professional development to fill in the gaps in their preparation, with reference to the curriculum and course content outlined in the WECAN Membership Handbook, Appendix I.
o How do you see your strengths and challenges in this area today?
6) Governance, finances, and enrollment for the early childhood program(s)
o Who carries responsibility for decision-making in the following areas of your early childhood program(s): program development, enrollment, hiring, finances and budget, legal matters? Have there been any major changes since your last visit?
o Is enrollment healthy?
o Do you have sufficient financial and administrative resources to support your program(s), faculty, and facilities? How has this changed since your last visit?
o Describe how you are working with Shared Principle C6 in regard to socially responsible practices in the setting of salaries and benefits for early childhood teachers, assistants, and caregivers.
o How do you see your strengths and challenges in this area today? What are your current goals in this area for the next three to five years?
7) Collegial and community relations
o What are the current strengths and challenges in the collegial relations within the faculty?
o What are the current strengths and challenges in relations between faculty and staff, parents, board, and larger community?
o How has this developed since your last visit? What are you focusing on this year?
8) Growth and Development [Please address this in terms of your early childhood program(s) as a whole, rather than offering individual teachers’ responses.]
o Describe the three main strengths and challenges in your work. How has this changed since your last visit?
o How do you envision the development of your program or school over the next three to five years?
9) Relationship to the wider Waldorf movement
o How do you see your involvement with the wider movement in North America and internationally?