Best Practices Workbook
Best Practices Workbook:
Guidelines for School-Age Programs
A companion workbook, designed to help leaders assess their programs.
by Michael Ashcraft
Price: $16.00

© 2005
72 pages, paperback
ISBN: 0-9719304-6-5
Assess your own school-age program!

The Best Practices workbook is a companion to the book Best Practices: Guidelines for School-Age Programs. It contains the complete set of best practices checklists and practical guidelines for school-age programs.

The Workbook includes the best practices checklists for:
  • Relationships
  • Diversity
  • Environment
  • Equipment and Materials
  • Inclusion of Children with Special Needs
  • Staff Qualifications
  • Professional Development
  • Behavior Management Plan
  • And more!

Michael Ashcraft provides school-age practitioners with a detailed description of specific practices in a concise, easy-to-read format to help facilitate the positive development of children. These guidelines are based on cutting-edge research and established standards from a variety of sources.

This workbook is a self-assessment guide—a way for you to identify strengths, recognize weaknesses, and develop specific strengths for improving program quality. It is the perfect edition to your resource library.
About the Author
Mike Ashcraft is the CEO of Children's Choice Child Care Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his wife Chelsea are the co-founders and CEOs of the organization which provides school-age care programs in Albuquerque and staff training and technical assistance all across the country. They both provide training in the areas of Afterschool Environments, Curriculum, Behavior Management, Social Development, Brain Development, Leadership, and a course on Brain-Compatible Staff Training. Mike holds a Master of Arts Degree in Education with an Emphasis in School-Age Care, and is a doctoral candidate with Nova Southeastern University in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Not-For-Profit Organizations. He has more than 18 years of experience in school-age care. He is an Accreditation Endorser for the National Afterschool Alliance. He is an experienced trainer of trainers in the field of School-Age Care. He has served as a training and technical service contractor and a professional writing contractor for the New Mexico State Department of Education. He serves as an adjunct professor on the faculty of Concordia University, teaching college courses in school-age care programming. He is certified as an Advanced Quality Advisor from the National Institute on Out of School Time. He is the current President of the New Mexico School-Age Care Alliance and the current Secretary of the New Mexico Association for the Education of Young Children. Mike's academic interests include science, leadership, brain-compatible learning, and adult learning. Mike and Chelsea have one incredible daughter, Madison, and they are expecting another child in May of 2005. For fun, Mike reads, skis, gardens, listens to music, and plays with his daughter. He can be reached at ashcraft@childrens-choice.org.

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