Blog Assignment #3: Triangle Framework

Scenario 1:  New Director Dilemma

	Managing and Overseeing	Coaching and Mentoring	Building and Supporting Community
Issues	Both Mary Beth and Katrina just need to give respect to the new director and accept changes within the program for the best and most positive reasons.  Change is good especially when the director gives suggestions.  The director needs to also start coordinating training workshops and staff meetings to go over performance reviews and evaluations individually.  The director needs to set up goals and plans for the program and for the individual employee.	Charts, pictures and toys need to be updated, we have the money and the resources to make changes, and we just have to put in the time.  Curriculum needs to be about process not product oriented.  Children will be engaged if it is their work not teacher guided, they need to be able to express themselves through art with paint, glue, pens, tissue paper, play dough, or art stampers.	We are here as a team and need to continue to work as a team.  We don’t want to encourage others to follow in the footsteps of defiant behavior.  We need to build a sense of support, bonding, and relationship between staff, families, and community.  If we don’t have a feeling of warmth in the classroom between each other then the families will not feel comfortable in leaving their children in our care.
Strategies	According to the scenario the classroom of teachers need to establish an effective communication system between director and teachers, the director needs to organize some training options and coordinate staff meetings, also conduct performance reviews and evaluations of the staff on work ethics.	Here we will offer teachers with some self assessments and goal settings, allow for teachers to practice new skills and apply new understandings of curriculum and lesson planning from workshops held on the weekends, invites staff to do new research, provide feedback and support for teachers growth and change, also group together mentoring relationships amongst co-teachers.	Staff will continue to design their classroom with a sense of belonging and personality, respect each individuals opinions that are shared, build outside relationships with other programs in the community, build family and cultural connections to establish bonds throughout the program.