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MS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
Section 5:
Staff Positions
Title:
Assistant Director of Early Childhood
Academy
Initial Date of Adoption:
April 21, 2017
Reference:
Revision Date:
Code Number:
5.55
Page:
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY
Characteristics of Work:
The Early Childhood Academy-Assistant Director is a full-time administrative position. The Academy collaborates with the
MCCB’s Offices of Career and Technical and Workforce Education, the fifteen community and junior colleges, the Mississippi
Department of Human Services, the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center and child care providers to ensure
that Mississippi’s family-based unified and integrated early childhood system connects and integrates resources and services for
both parents/caregivers and their children. The Office is also responsible for establishing an Early Childhood Academy (ECA)
with a Resource and Referral Center (R & R) at participating community colleges to deliver professional development for all
child care providers, delivering and managing technical assistance and coaching, and providing leadership to the Resource and
Referral Network offices. The incumbent must be self-motivated and must exercise sound, independent judgment in a dynamic
environment with conflicting priorities requiring a high degree of teamwork, flexibility, discretion, diplomacy, and tact. Work is
subject to review by the Director of Early Childhood Academy, to whom the incumbent is responsible.
Examples of Work:
The following examples are intended only as illustrations of the various tasks performed by the incumbent in this position. These
examples are not meant to be exhaustive; they are representative of the general functions of this position.
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Provide leadership and support to the Early Childhood Academy initiative, to include assisting with designing policies
and procedures to efficiently manage operation of the program.
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Research and evaluate curricula, programs and activities related to child care education.
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Collect program data and produce reports to constituents to examine how programs and activities are implemented and
performing.
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Provide technical assistance for curricula and program development.
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Maintain a broad understanding of current and emerging issues in child care, particularly as they relate to compliance
and eligibility criteria for meeting federal and state standards; and prepare to communicate those issues to agency staff
and child care providers, parents, and children.
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Organize and manage professional development for all child care centers.
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Ensures process and compliance at each Resource and Referral Centers.
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Facilitate provider’s self-assessment and assist with helping child care providers’ transition from standard centers to
comprehensive centers.
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Monitor existing comprehensive centers and ensure they maintain compliance.
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Administer personnel functions including recruitment, selection, and training; and supervise the activities of all Early
Childhood Academy staff.
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Conduct site visits as needed to evaluate effectiveness and compliance with staff and program; and establish/maintain
relationships with state agencies and constituents.
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Provide other support necessary for program participants to be successful in transitioning from Pre-K to K-12.
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Perform other Agency related duties as needed and assigned.