Use the info correctly!

As an early childhood administrator, I pride myself as having been promoted through the ranks of my profession. I started as a teacher assistant, and have progressed since that first position. I have always had integrity about the use of student information within the Head Start Program and in my specific classroom. I protect and utilize all of my student's information with great pride! I was extremely disappointed recently to find out through our in house education administrator that a select group of teachers did not utilize the outcomes report and assessment screening  information from the children in their classroom to plan individualized specific activities throughout the program year and note it as a part of their lesson plans. Instead the received data was left unused in a stack found in classrooms. This to me, was not only a violation of an internal program policy, but a dishonor to the role of a teacher. These children are enrolled in our program to gain a "head start" and skills needed prior to entry into kindergarten. Not utilizing information specific to each child to focus on skills that they need is disheartening! To simply "create" what you think a child should know without assessing their needs and taking that in consideration as you teach is just not the best practice of a true professional who is dedicated to ensuring that all children learn and are successful.It is a spirit of slothfulness that should not be tolerated or accepted by administrators or parents.

"Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in him changes us"  Charles Swindoll