Director training checklist

✅ New Director Training Checklist

Name: ______________________ Center: ______________________ Due Date: _____________

🧭 Introduction & Orientation

Complete baseline personality evaluation
Watch YIA introduction video and vision board overview
Conduct a supervision at another site and identify compliance issues
Review and discuss qualities of effective teachers
Complete curriculum training and implementation overview
Attend Human Resources training

🎯 Annual Goals

Set up classroom scorecard system
Define enrollment goals per classroom/site
Create and manage an active issues list
Review and understand the annual budget
Review school-wide operational guidelines
Complete the People Analyzer
Develop a career development plan for self and key staff

🧑‍💼 Meeting Leadership
Start each meeting with “Good News” (2 minutes per person)
Review classroom, enrollment, and rocks scorecards per site
Share key people headlines
Present site or team challenges
Assign and review the team’s to-do list
Communicate upcoming items (curriculum, events, tasks)

📋 Accountability & Licensing

Follows licensing guidelines reliably
DCF violations reviewed and addressed (if any)
Manages staff and children’s paperwork efficiently
Oversees cleanliness and facility safety
Monitors assets such as buses and equipment

📘 Curriculum Implementation

Spends adequate time in classrooms weekly
Verifies curriculum is implemented with fidelity
Conducts consistent classroom observations

👥 Human Resources

Develops a professional development plan for staff
Recruits staff in alignment with center standards
Supervises and provides feedback to team members
Promotes a culture of innovation and continuous improvement

💵 Finance

Understands and meets center financial guidelines

🤝 Customer Service

Handles parent or team conflict professionally and proactively