Engage in quality improvement. The McCormick Center offers professional learning, expert guidance, and support for program evaluation. Professional learning opportunities on the following three tools are user-friendly and designed to help you collect, analyze, and use data effectively to reach your quality improvement goals.
Dive deep into program evaluation tools. Throughout the year and throughout the country, we provide reliability trainings and professional learning opportunities on the many Items included in the PAS, BAS, and ECWES. These professional learning opportunities are tailored for the audiences below.
Our reliability trainings and professional learning opportunities on Items from the PAS, BAS, and ECWES are available for contract. If we are not coming to your area soon, bring us there! Explore this list of our program evaluation professional learning opportunities. Then, contact us to get started.
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Explore leadership and management best practices online. These online modules offer an engaging and interactive online professional learning experiences that provide you with an overview of the Program Administration Scale (PAS) or the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS). Explore what each tool measures, practice scoring, and learn how to use it for improving your program. You may register for these modules at any time.
To learn more about the Early Childhood Work Environment Survey (ECWES) and access a video overview of this tool, please visit the website for EverBloom Learning.
In this online module, learn how formal assessment can help you identify strengths and target areas for improvement. You will spend time exploring what each item of the 2nd edition of the PAS measures, have the opportunity to practice scoring, prep for a formal assessment, and learn how to use the PAS-2 to create a program improvement plan.
In this online module, learn how formal assessment of your business and professional practices can help you identify program strengths and target areas for improvement. You will spend time exploring what each item of the BAS measures, have the opportunity to practice scoring, prep for a formal assessment, and learn how to use the BAS to create a program improvement plan.
Learn more or register for upcoming program evaluation professional learning events, such as PAS or BAS Reliability Trainings.
Take your program evaluation skills a step further. Become certified to assess other programs. Certification is valid for two years and may be renewed through recertification.
Become a Certified PAS Assessor
Explore our online library. Find the latest program evaluation resources, including PAS and BAS Additional Notes.
The individuals listed below successfully completed Assessor Reliability training on the Program Administration Scale (PAS). During the training they achieved reliability, went on to become Certified PAS Assessors, and have maintained that certification.
The individuals listed below successfully completed Assessor Reliability training on the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS). During the training they achieved reliability, went on to become Certified BAS Assessors, and have maintained that certification.
