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(i) Nutrition for children;

(k) Methods of teaching;

(l) Classroom management;

(m) Child behavior management;

(n) Curriculum programs and activities for infants, toddlers, and/or preschoolers;

(o) Educational evaluation and measurement;

(p) Early Childhood Development or Youth Development administration;

(q) Culturally responsive care and education; and

(r) Any other area as determined by OSSE.

164.6 Prior to, or within one (1) year of employment as a Center Director, and annually thereafter, a Center Director shall successfully complete, a total of no less than twelve (12) hours of professional development, from a source approved by OSSE, in the following core knowledge areas with regard to program management, operations, and evaluation:

(a) Approaches and techniques to plan, organize, and use available resources;

(b) Effective strategies for working productively with staff and community resource individuals and agencies;

(c) Techniques to conduct program analysis and evaluation and to implement program improvements;

(d) Interpersonal development and communication skills, including team building, collaboration, and conflict management principals and skills; and

(e) Fiscal planning and business management practices.

164.7 Interim or acting Center Directors shall meet the requirements in this section.

164.8 Center Directors shall attend, upon the request of OSSE, periodic regulatory compliance review sessions presented by or under the auspices of OSSE.