Agenda for Children OST recognizes the participation of out-of-school time organizations involved in our professional development programs by providing three types of annual professional development reports:
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1. Overview - Overview of all staff's participation from one organization
2. Transcripts - Transcripts for individual staff
3. Certificates - Certificates for individual staff

These reports reflect the hours spent by OST staff participating in professional development activities facilitated and led by Agenda for Children OST trainers, coaches and facilitators. To learn more about the experience and credentials of our team, please see Who We Are.

For the Department of Early Education licensing requirements, please note the following acronyms and definitions of our professional development programs below:​

• QIS: Quality Improvement System, includes 1:1 coaching and workshops. (A note for QIS Integration Sites: These reports only include QIS hours for which the coach was present, not for activities the site led independently)
• CoP: Communities of Practice, includes instructor-led community of practice.​
• Training: Includes lectures and classroom discussion.
• Symposium: Includes conference workshops.
• MSN: Middle School Network, includes instructor-led community of practice.
• EL STEAM: Expanded Learning STEAM Network, includes instructor-led community of practice.​

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Overview 

The Overview provides an organizational overview of staff's participation in Agenda for Children OST profesisonal development activities for the financial year, e.g. July 1 2016 to June 30 2017.

How is the report organized?

• By job level: Executive Level, Program Director, Front Line. These codes are assigned to people by Agenda for Children OST, based on the standard roles of staff in out-of-school time programs
• By Program: This refers to the name of each Agenda for Children OST professional development offering. See acronyms and definitions above
• By total hours of participation

How can I use this report? 

• To review total hours of staff participation in professional development activities by financial year
• To discuss professional development gaps and needs for the upcoming year with staff
• To set professional development goals for individual staff and program staff teams

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Transcripts 

The transcripts provide a detailed, individual record of a staff members' participation in Agenda for Children OST professional development activities per financial year.

How is the report organized? ​

• Alphabetically by a staff person's first name
• By professional development activity, this includes the specific title of the activity
• By program. See acronyms and definitions above
• By date
• Hours

How can I use this report?

• For EEC Licensing: Add transcript reports to a staff's folder
• As a record of your professional development

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Certificates

The certificates ​provide the sum total hours of a staff's participation in professional development activities by financial year. 

How can I use the certificate?

• Add to your professional portfolio
  
• Display in your workspace