Thomas B. Smith Email & Phone Number

Mckeesport, PA

• Overseeing the day-to-day operation of an Early Intervention Preschool serving up to 180 families per year.
• Managing Early Intervention contract conditions and commitments (e.g. therapy services, IEP obligations, paperwork deadlines).
• Managing Pre-K Counts contract with the McKeesport Area School District to provide preschool services for up to 50 students and their families.
• Ensuring Compliance with Pennsylvania early childhood program regulations.
• Obtaining Accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Earning a rating of four Keystone STARS from the PA Keys to Quality.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Designing, implementing and managing local, state, and national early childhood training programs.
• Writing proposals, including budgets, for a variety of early-childhood-related grant-funded projects.
• Designing Professional Development sessions on early childhood topics; presenting sessions at local, state, and national conferences.
• Writing and contributing to journal articles, curricula, and training manuals (publication list available).

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Supervising staff and managing the day-to-day operation of up to 17 early care and education classrooms, including quality and compliance.
• Developing and leading training workshops on early childhood topics.
• Writing two volumes of the Louise Child Care Management Series child care operation manuals.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Managing operation of urban preschool program: administration, budgeting, hiring and supervision of staff, interaction with parents, compliance, student placements, fundraising.
• Teaching

Ba, Psychology

Focus on Child Development, Family Studies

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Library And Information Science

Focus on service to young children