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ECE 2220 – Personnel Management
Course Description
This course provides training in personnel management in early childhood settings. Topics include: staff records; communication; personnel planning; personnel policies; managing payroll, recruitment, selection, interviewing, hiring, motivating, firing, and staff retention; staff scheduling; staff development; staff supervision; conflict resolution; staff evaluation; and ethical responsibilities to employees.
Competency Areas		Hours
Staff Records		Class	5
Communication		D. Lab	0
Personnel Policies		P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Managing Payroll		Credit	5
Recruitment, Interviewing, Selection, Hiring, Motivating, and Firing
Staff Retention
Staff Scheduling
Staff Development
Staff Supervision
Conflict Resolution
Staff Evaluations
Ethical Responsibilities to Employees
Prerequisite:	Program admission
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
STAFF RECORDS		5	0	0
Record Keeping	Identify necessary and desirable records that must be kept on employees according to licensure requirements.
COMMUNICATION		4	0	0
Communication Systems	Describe systems for communication between management and staff and among staff members.
	Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills.
PERSONNEL POLICIES		10	0	0
Policies	Describe components of a personnel policy manual. Write sample policies.
MANAGING PAYROLL		5	0	0
Margins	Identify industry standard margins for payroll costs.
Cost Control	Discuss strategies and tools for managing payroll costs.
Compensation	Develop sample salary scales and schedules.
	Identify components of a benefits system.
RECRUITMENT, INTERVIEWING, SELECTION, HIRING MOTIVATING, AND FIRING		14	0	0
Personnel Planning	Identify strategies for projecting personnel needs.
Recruiting	Identify staff recruitment strategies.
	Develop a sample recruitment ad.
	Discuss EEOC and other legal considerations in the recruitment process.
Interviewing	Practice techniques for interviewing prospective employees.
	Develop legal interview questions.
Selecting	Describe methods for checking references.
Hiring	Examine sample employee contracts. Develop an orientation plan.
Motivating	Identify strategies for motivating staff.
Firing	Identify documentation necessary prior to termination.
	Discuss legal issues involved in terminating employees.
STAFF RETENTION		2	0	0
Retention	Identify strategies to retain good employees.
STAFF SCHEDULING		2	0	0
Scheduling	Describe guidelines for developing staffing schedules.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT		1	0	0
Staff Development	Identify sources for staff training activities.
	Describe the correlation between performance and staff development.
STAFF SUPERVISION		2	0	0
Supervision	Identify successful methods of staff guidance and supervision.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION		2	0	0
Conflict Resolution	List guidelines for resolving staff conflicts.
STAFF EVALUATION		2	0	0
Performance Evaluations	Demonstrate use of performance evaluation instrument.
	Describe procedures for documenting deficiencies.
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO EMPLOYEES		1	0	0
	Identify the ethical responsibilities to employees.

Suggested Resources

Print	Reno, Stutzman, J. & Zimmerman, J. (2008) Handbook for Early Childhood Administrators: Directing with a Mission. Prentice Hall 9780205469802
	Click, P. (2008). Administration of schools for young children (7^th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar. 9781418064853
	Decker, C. A., & Decker, J. R. (2005). Planning and administering early childhood programs (8^th ed.). Prentice Hall.
	Child Care Information Exchange (2006). Staff Challenges. 0-942702-32-8.

Posted: 01/08/09