Andi Bales Molnar, M.A. Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Salem, Oregon, United States

Drives oversight and strategic planning for the success of Oregon's professional learning system serving early learning professionals and practitioners. Responsible for oversite of, and collaboration with, various partners within the early learning sector to address issues of workforce development, early learning quality, and equitable access. Working closely with Child Care Resource and Referral agencies state wide to ensure technical assistance supports are in place, early learning programs are connected is a key function, and focus. In collaboration with peers and practitioner, ensures that the vision of an early learning professional learning system that is aligned, supported and diverse is centered. Through clear communication and close partnerships, provides guidance in support of a culture of continuous quality improvement, job-embedded professional learning through coaching and network cohorts, educator well-being, articulated quality pathways, workforce recruitment and retention strategies and on-going evaluation and research of Oregon's professional learning system. Represents the Early Learning Division in community, and in particular, as the Chairperson of the Educator Advancement Council and on the Oregon Inclusion State Leadership team.

Salem, Oregon, United States

Responsible for the development and accomplishment of the goals of the Head Start Collaboration Office (HSCO) by managing or coordinating specific state wide HSCO projects or initiatives that are aligned with the Office of Head Start (OHS) and Regional X priorities. The Head Start Collaboration Director works across systems in an effort to improve coordination and delivery of early childhood education and cognitive development enrichment to children in Oregon by promoting partnerships among Head Start grantees, state and local governments, and the private sector to help ensure that children and families have access to culturally responsive comprehensive services. The Head Start Collaboration Director works with a cross section of partners, early learning contractors, and early learning stakeholders, including the Oregon Head Start Association, to meet the priority goals of the OHS, Early Learning Division, and the HSCO. Additional responsibilities include supportive management of Oregon Preschool Promise, collaboration with Spark (QRIS), support for Child Care Resource and Referral agencies, Early Learning Hubs, and grant lead for Oregon's Partnership for Pre-Kindergarten Improvement.

Salem, Or

As the lead for the Partnership for Pre-Kindergarten Improvement implementation team, responsibilities included grant management, program development, system development for quality improvement in publicly funded preschool programs statewide, promotion of cross program and systems collaboration, implementation of state wide professional development programs, policy development and implementation, and ensuring the equity lens is being applied to PPI work and systems development. Responsibilities also included relationship building with stakeholders, funders, peers within Oregon and other states and community partners (including research partners). High-level support is provided to Community Systems team to ensure evidence based principles are guiding professional development systems evaluation and implementation.

Portland, Oregon Area

Provided collaborative leadership for temple programs and congregation, in partnership with Rabbi, Educational Director and congregational leadership. Conducted planning, coordination, supervision and implementation of education programming, youth and family programming, social justice programming, holiday and spiritual programming, temple governance and daily operations. Provided support to parent volunteer teachers.

Hillsboro, Oregon

Responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality comprehensive early childhood services by managing and supervising all aspects of assigned Head Start and/or Early Head Start program options, including center based, homebase, and locally designed option.Achievements included:Revamp of Program Area Supervisory team, resulting in stronger accountability, effective supervision strategies, implementation of collaborative leadership model and higher staff retention rate. Revamp included providing additional professional development training for all supervisors.Implementation of Preschool Promise program, in partnership with United Way and Washington County Early Learning HubStrengthened relationships with all school districts in Washington County, including expansion into Sherwood School District

San Mateo, Ca

Responsibilities included supervision of subsidize payment team and community programs team, day-to-day operation of programs and staff that include providing childcare and resource referrals, conducting outreach to clients and community partners to promote services across San Mateo County, act as 4Cs representative in countywide meetings as needed, collaborate with other community organizations, associations, local government (including partnering with San Mateo County Office of Education in community planning and grant management) and community colleges, oversee implementation of QRIS programs through out San Mateo county, and ensuring data and reports are collected and completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Developmental appropriate Jewish Early Childhood Education program for 100+ children, infants through pre-kindergarten. Provides a nurturing and education experience for each child, focusing on Jewish values and a whole child education. Achievements include:Redesign of curriculum and program guidelines to better meet California State Preschool Learning Foundations and National Association for the Education of Young Children Accreditation standards; increased child outcomes dramatically, as well as family satisfactionImplantation of successful child assessment procedure, including training staff to utilize the Desire Result Developmental Profile-revisedDesign and implementation of employee review process, including design of Performance Review tool and Professional Plan toolEnhancement of family involvement and communication, including implantation of Family Enrichment Program, design and implantation of Annual Family Survey, introduction of web-based communication with families and increased documentation for families and implantation of Family-Teacher Conferences Partnership with San Mateo County Office of Education’s Early Childhood Quality Improvement Project (participation in both Virtual Pre-K program and Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers training series)Received grant for quality enhancement from Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, leading to better quality learning environments through additional materials and remodeling of classrooms, in addition to overseeing school wide remodel and expansion

Non-profit agency receiving Early Head Start, Head Start, State Preschool and Preschool For All funding. Agency provides care and education for appx. 700 children and families at 12 different centers in San Mateo County.Achievements include:Successful redesign and implementation of play-based curriculum in increased child outcomes, higher level of child engagement and higher family satisfaction.Creation of year long on-boarding and training procedure for new teaching staff with a focus on best practices and continual professional developmentLead five sites successful through the NAEYC accreditation process in a 12 month time frame. Average score- 99%Received recognition from San Mateo Preschool for All and national recognition through Rand Research for dramatically improving ECERS scores for all Preschool For All classrooms

Worked with up to 72 diverse and professional families, children’s ages ranging from 6 weeks to 6 years. Achievements include:Establishment of curriculum guidelines, quickly leading to strong Pre-kindergarten programBuilt foundation leading to NAEYC Accreditation within four years of openingEnrolled classroom to fully capacity and established waitlist within eight months of openingCreation and implantation of training sessions both at a center level and company wide for Northern CaliforniaParticipation in company wide Curriculum Task Force, including working to plan and execute annual conferences for Northern California faculty with approximately 1,000 attendees.

Small non-profit school for low income, at risk families.Responsibilities included-Supervision and support of faculty, faculty evaluations, conducting weekly faculty meetings, creating and implementing program policies, ensuring program remained high-quality, and maintaining Title 5 Licensing regulations-Conferencing with families, organizing Parent Advisory Committee, organizing monthly family socials and orientating new families-Direct teaching of children, recording anecdotal notes, completing developmental assessments, creation of child portfolios, conducting home visits, planning and presenting developmentally appropriate curriculum, as well as planning and presenting appropriate daily circle times with Primary Care group.-Worked as part of an administrative team to conduct program fundraising and represent program to community and donating organizations such as United Way.

Fellowship, Early Childhood Policy

Ma, Human Development- Leadership And Management In Early Education

Ba, Child Development

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Child Development Student Association (Secretary)