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• Arranged a food, clothing, or toy drive for a shelter, children’s home, or disaster relief effort
• Served as a community coordinator for advocacy agency or event
• Presented or provided testimony at an advocacy event
4. Program Improvement
What have you done to improve programs for children, families, and early childhood professionals?
• Successfully brought an early childhood/school age program through NAEYC, Montessori,
• NSACCA, NCCA accreditation or Head Start Program of Achievement
• Developed a written curriculum based on sound early childhood principles that was marketed to early
childhood programs
• Served as a consultant to other early childhood or school age programs in the implementation of a
curriculum approach or theory
• Served as lead consultant in the design or renovation of indoor or outdoor environments
• Created a tangible product that exhibited originality of thought and execution that helped improve early
childhood/school age programs
5. Writing and Publications
What have you put in writing to improve the field of early childhood?
• Written a student newsletter on Early Childhood topics
• Written an article or book review that was published in an early childhood/school age journal
• Served as editor of an early childhood/school age newsletter distributed in the community
• Published a book on an early childhood, school age or management-related topic
• Developed a new college-level course
• Developed new materials (e.g. handbook, manuals, curriculum) that were shared with other Programs
6. Research/Grant writing
How have you used local, state, national, or international resources to improve program quality?
• Conducted a research study on an early childhood, school age, or management-related topic as part of a
supervised thesis or dissertation
• Wrote a proposal for a grant that was funded
• Served as chairperson of a major fundraiser for an early childhood or school age related endeavor
• Reviewed proposals, was a reader, for a foundation or other grant-making agency/organization
7. Mentoring
How have you contributed or participated in mentoring in the early childhood field?
• Participated in Provider Self Assessment and Mentoring (PSAM)
• Mentored a peer child care administrator
• Participated in TOPSTAR mentoring program