Sample Interview Questions:

When you hire new staff are they provided a: (1.3.1)

• Job description?

• Employee handbook?

• Family handbook?

• Personnel policies?

During orientation, do new staff receive feedback from a supervisor? (1.5.1)

Before assuming teaching responsibilities, do new staff: (1.7.1)

Observe in their assigned classroom?

Meet the children?

Meet coworkers?

Do you have written orientation procedures that include: (1.3.2)

• A timeframe for the orientation process?

• What activities (trainings, introductions, tours) will occur?

• Which personnel are involved in the process?

• Specific forms that will be required (I-9, W-2, background check)?

• What policies will be reviewed with the new staff member?

Have the orientation procedures been reviewed?

Have they been reviewed within the last three years? (1.5.2)

Have they been reviewed every year for the last 3 years? (1.7.2)

Is orientation consistently implemented? (1.3.3)

Is there a system in place to ensure that orientation is consistently implemented? (1.5.3)

(System=Tangible concrete evidence + multiple people involved + a process of accountability)

Do new staff members have an opportunity to give feedback about the orientation process at the conclusion of the introductory period? (1.7.3)

PAS Item 8 Sample Interview Questions:

Is there a Risk Management Plan that includes 2 clear procedures in each of these categories: (8.3.1)

To follow in the event of an emergency?

To prevent allegations of child abuse and neglect?

To maintain the safety of people, facilities, equipment, materials?

Is the Risk Management Plan available in each classroom? (8.5.1)

Has the Risk Management Plan been reviewed in each of the last 3 years? (8.7.1)

Is information about individual children’s allergies/chronic medical conditions:

Posted in each classroom? (8.3.2)

Are chronic medical conditions kept in the office files? (8.3.2, 8.5.2)

Information about chronic medical conditions kept in classroom? (8.5.2)

Is there a system in place to ensure that necessary medical information is available to all teaching staff (including substitutes)? (8.7.2)

(System=Tangible concrete evidence + multiple people involved + a process of accountability)

Are fire drills practiced every month? (8.3.3)

Are indoor emergency drills practiced at least twice a year? (8.3.3)

Do emergency drill records include improvements needed? (8.5.3)

Is a system in place to ensure that emergency drills occur as planned? (8.7.3)

(System=Tangible concrete evidence + multiple people involved + a process of accountability)

Is there at least one person who is certified in CPR/First Aid:

On-site at all times? (8.3.4)

Assigned in each classroom? (8.5.4)

Is CPR/First Aid certification offered annually? (8.7.4)

PAS Item 12 Sample Interview Questions:

Are you involved in developing the annual budget? (12.3.1)

Is a needs assessment or goals setting included in the budgeting process? (12.5.1)

Does budget include sufficient resources to achieve written goals? (12.7.1)

Do you have a current year operating budget? (12.3.2)

Does the budget include revenue and expenditures? (12.3.2)

Does the budget include line items to permit monitoring of revenue and expenses? (12.5.2)

When does your fiscal year begin? (12.7.2) (circle the month)

Jan, Feb, Mar Apr, May, June July, Aug, Sept Oct, Nov, Dec

Is a draft of the budget available before the fiscal year begins? (12.7.2)

When is it available? (circle the month)

Jan, Feb, Mar Apr, May, June July, Aug, Sept Oct, Nov, Dec

Are payroll, insurance, and taxes always paid on time? (12.3.3)

Is there a line item in your budget for deferred maintenance, equipment replacement, capital improvements, and/or other unexpected expenses? (12.5.3)

Are quarterly cash flow projections used to track income and expenses? (12.7.3)

Are there financial policies (policies regarding the collection of tuition and fees) to help maintain adequate cashflow (see list on page 32)? (12.7.3)