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In Inspiring Peak Performance, Paula Jorde Bloom, Ann Hentschel, and Jill Bella describe the potential of the role of a director of an early childhood program:

"If you've been a director for even a short time, you are keenly aware of the pivotal role you play in your center's quality equation. Your teachers may impact children's experiences, but you impact children's developmental outcomes by structuring the conditions that support teacher effectiveness. The decisions you make related to hiring, supervision, professional development, and performance appraisal all influence the trajectory of your program in achieving excellence. Even routine decisions about teachers' work schedules affect whether teachers have time to work together to promote each others learning. There is no getting around it. Virtually everything you do in your leadership role directly or indirectly influences the reputation and success of your program."

Imagine what your program would look like if it were a true professional learning community – a place where teachers saw each new day as an opportunity to expand their competence and confidence and support one another in moving toward a shared vision of program excellence. This book provides the power tools you need to help you build teacher competence, strengthen staff commitment, and expand opportunities for collaboration to make that vision come alive.

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