Anne Kannegaard is applying for the position of Executive Director. She has an educational background that includes degrees in communications/PR and child and family development. She has over 25 years of experience working in early childhood education and family literacy programs. She identifies several challenges facing employees, children, and centers including training, limited funding, safety issues, and serving families in poverty with few resources. Her vision and commitment as Executive Director would be to carry out the mission of strengthening families and preparing children for lifelong learning through collaboration, training, safety protocols, technology, funding opportunities, and empowering parents and teachers.

1. Anne Kannegaard
OVERVIEW—WHY I’M THE PERSON FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2. About me—
Educational knowledge:
-Degree from University of Idaho in Comm/PR & Child and Family Development’
-Attended Ruby Payne Workshops
-Courses in Operations Management, Supervisor Leadership, Crisis Management, Child & Family Development,
PR Case Studies, Law, and more
Skillsets:
-Development of technical devices & learning tools for rural and multiple locations
-Management & supervision of full-time, work-study, research assistants, volunteer staff, and motivational
teams at numerous locations of employment
-Exemplary communication skills with business, grant, journalistic, APA, MLA, survey, analysis reports, verbal,
presentation skills, and kinesics
-Grant management, RFPs, research, writing, reporting, PI implementation
-Knowledge of case law and precedence, state/federal laws, policy development & implementation
-Experience working with diverse populations

3. Work History--
-Even Start Family Literacy & Parents as Teachers—Child Development Specialist managing teams for in-
home enhancement for low-income families
-Tutor roving K-6 Moscow School District
-Preschool teacher
-Technical background with learning management systems
-Conducted Steering Committee meetings with collaborative colleges & PI’s and served as board
member
-Conducting a team working collaboratively with WEA and OSPI for a series of Mentor Academies and
Summer Institutes
-Taught workshops for US Dept. of Education on Continuity to Early Learning
-Business owner
-Provided services for college entrance, GED, preliminary college exams, & admissions
-Administrator for over 25 years
All done with integrity & moral turpitude. My credentials speak for themselves.

4. Enough of the selfie—Let’s talk about
challenges facing employees, children, and
centers.
Please share your thoughts

5. My thoughts on challenges—
Employees:
-Training
-Conflict & effective communication
-Life-long Learning
-Wearing many hats
-Assessment & evaluation methods
-Collaboration with other agencies
-Working effectively with high-need families
-Caregiver attrition rates
Centers & children
-Safety
-Health & nutrition standards
-Learning techniques & classroom set-up
-Limited funding
-No access to computers, phones, or internet
-Families in poverty
-Deficiency of resources for parent’s upward
mobility
-Child abuse
-Absence of literacy-rich environment

6. My commitment to you—
-Expand on things we’re doing right to sustain quality systems
-Work closely with Board members to assure directives and mission to “strengthen families
and prepare children for lifelong learning” utilizing collaborative efforts of the community,
parents, agencies, and LCECP
-Address safety, provide training with crisis management case scenarios, and put in action
-Create cohesive environment between supervisors and employees working toward common
goals
-Educate and inspire high-need families and their children
-Provide an enriching environment for children and their caregivers

7. How do I follow-through with my
commitment to LCECP?
 Meet regularly with Board Members and attend meetings
 Meet with supervisors one to two times per month via PC or videoconference
system and have at least one/month face-to-face meeting at their facility to
discuss goals, agendas, policies, & procedures
 Require that supervisors and employees attend a training system once a month
that will be available to them within an employee-restricted webinar or in-person
with a professional
 Collaborate with agencies and volunteer professionals for an enriched
environment—It really does take a village to raise a child!
 Set-up internships with up-coming Child Development and Teaching majors

8. ….More on my commitment—
 Address safety issues and provide training and execution of a crisis intervention
procedure with worst-case and lesser-case scenarios
 Set-up videoconferencing systems at each site for frequent meetings
 Garner more grant funding and submit RFPs to enhance education and
technology within our centers
 More training programs on-line for parents regarding GED networking, college
admissions, FAFSA and when to submit, and network with TRIO program (and
other entities) for first-time secondary education and upward mobility
 Center-base and “Montessori” style teaching in the classroom

9. ….And, more on my commitment—
 Evaluate nutritional standards
 Create a “literacy rich” environment within the classroom
 Zero tolerance for child abuse and use of training for staff on proper procedural
tactics and protocols
 Market LCECP and make nationally accredited and in effect, garner more funding
 Assure our mission is accomplished and LCECP is viewed by our publics as
“cutting-edge” and a valuable service to high-need and at-risk children and their
families

10. My vision—
 Carry-out the mission and goals of the Board Members
 Development of protocols and procedures for safety and crisis management in our classrooms
 Develop a cohesive and synergistic, autonomous team; instill trust, provide training, empower a vested
interest in our centers
 Employees that wake-up and want to come to work—use of LEAN management principles
 More funding and development through contributions and grants
 More advanced technological programs and systems within each care facility
 Enhance life-long learning with parents and teachers for upward mobility
 Work with WSU and U of I to provide internships within our centers
 Enable parents with knowledge and networking to obtain a GED, diploma, and/or secondary education
 Obtain national accreditation and use marketing and PR strategies to heighten the reputation of our centers

11. Thank you for listening!
Resources used:
http://naccrrapps.naccrra.org/map/publications/2012/idaho_sfs_2012_preliminary
_3_20_12.pdf 2012 Child Care in the State of Idaho