Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8410 - School-age program administrator qualifications; responsibilities
Rule 410.
(1)
Before hiring a new school-age program administrator, a licensee or licensee
designee shall submit the credentials of the proposed program administrator to
the department for review and approval in the manner prescribed by the
department.
(2) School-age program
administrators are responsible for the general management of the center,
including the following minimum responsibilities:
(a) Developing, implementing, and evaluating
program and center policies.
(b)
Administering day-to-day operations, including being available to address
parent, child, and staff issues.
(c) Monitoring staff, including annual
evaluations.
(3) A
program administrator can oversee multiple sites if all of the following are
met:
(a) The program administrator is
immediately available for not less than 3 sessions during 30 consecutive open
days within the center. Consecutive open days do not include days that are
closed for holidays, planned closed days, or emergency closures.
(b) Written documentation of program
administrator visits, including dates and times, is maintained.
(c) A site administrator is appointed when
the program administrator is not on the premises.
(4) A program administrator of a single site
shall appoint a staff-in-charge when the program administrator is not on the
premises and is responsible for supervising the operation of the center
including, but not limited to, having the authority to respond to emergencies,
inspections, parental concerns, and have access to all required
information.
(5) A staff-in-charge
shall be present at the center during all hours of operation when the program
administrator, who is overseeing a single site, is not on the
premises.
(6) A substitute program
administrator shall be appointed for a program administrator who has left
employment or has a temporary absence that exceeds 30 consecutive workdays
until return or replacement, which must not exceed the agreedon
timeframe.
(7) The department shall
be notified when a substitute program administrator is appointed.
(8) A substitute program administrator shall
be not less than 19 years of age, have a GED, and meet 1 of the following to be
qualified:
(a) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 1 year of
experience.
(ii) Three hours of
MiRegistry approved training in each of the following areas:
(A) Program management.
(B) Observation, documentation, and
assessment.
(C) Teaching and
learning.
(iii) Six hours
of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:
(A) Interactions and guidance.
(B) Challenging behaviors.
(C) Trauma informed practices.
(iv) Work in a center that
participates in great start to quality.
(b) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 6 months of
experience.
(ii) Six semester
hours, 9 CEUs, or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in child
care administration, early childhood education, child development, or a
child-related field. Up to 30 hours of MiRegistry-approved training may be used
to meet these requirements.
(iii)
Work in a center that participates in great start to quality.
(c) All of the following:
(i) A valid child development associate
credential, Montessori credential, Michigan youth development associate
certificate or credential, or associate degree or higher in any field of
study.
(ii) Three hours of
MiRegistry approved training in each of the following areas:
(A) Program management.
(B) Observation, documentation, and
assessment.
(C) Teaching and
learning.
(iii) Six hours
of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:
(A) Interactions and guidance.
(B) Challenging behaviors.
(C) Trauma informed practices.
(9) The
program administrator shall have all of the following qualifications:
(a) Be not less than 21 years of
age.
(b) Have a high school diploma
or GED.
(c) Have not less than 2
semester hours or 3.0 CEUs in child care administration within 6 months of
hire.
(10) A program
administrator is exempt from subrule (9)(c) of this rule if there is a central
administrator that complies with both of the following:
(a) Meets the requirements of a site
administrator in subrule (9) of this rule.
(b) Is responsible for subrules (2)(a) and
(c) of this rule.
(11) A
program administrator of a school-age child care center shall meet 1 of the
following to qualify:
(a) All of the
following:
(i) A minimum of 1 year of
experience.
(ii) Six semester
hours, 9 CEUs, or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in child
care administration, early childhood education, child development, youth
development, or a child-related field. Up to 30 hours of MiRegistry-approved
training may be used to meet these requirements.
(iii) Works for a center that participates in
great start to quality.
(b) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 6 months of
experience.
(ii) A valid child
development associate credential, Montessori credential, Michigan youth
development associate certificate or credential, or associate degree in any
field of study.
(iii) Works for a
center that participates in great start to quality.
(c) All of the following:
(i) An associate degree or higher in any
field of study.
(ii) Three hours of
MiRegistry approved training in each of the following areas:
(A) Program management.
(B) Observation, documentation, and
assessment.
(C) Teaching and
learning.
(iii) Six hours
of MiRegistry approved training in any of the following areas:
(A) Interactions and guidance.
(B) Challenging behaviors.
(C) Trauma informed practices.
(12) A
school-age program director who was qualified on the director's date of hire
remains qualified as a program administrator as of the effective date of this
rule as long as they remain continuously employed as a program administrator at
the center or at another licensed center without a break in service of more
than 180 days. Any variances approved as of the effective date of this rule
remain effective and timeframes required in the variance must be met. Any
variance requirements not completed by 4 years after the effective date of this
rule are voided.
(13) A substitute
director who was qualified on the substitute's director's date of hire remains
qualified as a substitute program administrator as of the effective date of
this rule as long as they remain continuously employed as a substitute program
administrator at the center or at another licensed center without a break in
service of more than 180 days. Any variances approved as of the effective date
of this rule remain effective and timeframes required in the variance must be
met. Any variance requirements not completed by 4 years after the effective
date of this rule are voided.
(14)
Verification of the qualifications of the program administrator and substitute
program administrator must be maintained on file at the center or at the
central office until 2 years after effective date of this rule, after which
qualifications must be reflected as verified in MiRegistry.
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