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Ms. Amanda has been the primary teacher in preschool 1 for two years. Over the last eight months, she has been without a consistent teaching team. New staff are frequently assigned to her room to get experience before they are given permanent assignments because she is a strong mentor. Ms. Amanda is feeling overwhelmed and frustrated that she is always training new people and doesn’t have a consistent team for her classroom. Which is the most appropriate strategy for Ms. Amanda to use first? 

Mr. Joe and Ms. Nita have taught together for over a year and have created well-structured routines. Ms. Jenn is new and interacts well with children but seems unsure about how to help with transitions and other routines. Which is the most appropriate strategy for Mr. Joe and Ms. Nita to use to support Ms. Jenn?  

Ms. Brandy, the trainer, shared with the program director that she feels like she is spending all her time onboarding new staff and has little time to support existing staff. She would like to figure out how she can get existing staff involved in the onboarding process in a way that could build relationships and help new staff learn their responsibilities more quickly. Which is the most appropriate strategy for Ms. Brandy and the director to improve the onboarding process for new staff?  

Ms. Lorelei has seven years of experience in military CYS. Her family recently moved and she is working for the CDC at their new duty station. She enjoys her co-teacher, Mr. Jamison, and the classroom is well organized. Ms. Lorelei is struggling to support children’s individual needs while also managing the classroom. What is the most appropriate strategy for Mr. Jamison to use to support Ms. Lorelei?   

Ms. Chloe is new to the early childhood field and has just started working in the SAC program. Mr. Joe complained to the director that she is too quiet and seems to always busy herself with tasks like organizing materials or wiping tables and isn’t engaging in activities with the kids or helping other staff run the program much. The director asked Mr. Joe to take a deep breath and think about how Ms. Chloe might be feeling and whether there is anything Mr. Joe can do to help her engage differently in the program. Together they decided she is probably in the blue, or emotional state. What is the most appropriate strategy for Mr. Joe to use to help Ms. Chloe engage more?