5-Exhibit 1 - Standards of Conduct.pdf
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- ITB-26-00012
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- Hillsborough County, Florida
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This document is a Standards of Conduct form for Hillsborough County Head Start, outlining professional behavioral expectations for all staff, consultants, contractors, and volunteers working with children. The standards are derived from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (45 C.F.R. XIII Subpart I Section 1302.90) and provide comprehensive guidelines for interacting with children, emphasizing child safety, respect, and appropriate conduct.
The 13-point standards explicitly prohibit various forms of child abuse, including physical, emotional, and verbal mistreatment. Key provisions include implementing positive child guidance strategies, ensuring child supervision, avoiding corporal punishment, respecting each child's unique identity, and maintaining strict confidentiality about personally identifiable information (PII). Violations of these standards may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, and staff must also comply with additional policies such as Hillsborough County Civil Service Rule 11.2 and the Hillsborough County Human Resources Policy Manual.
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Rev. 4-9-18
Hillsborough County Head Start
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
All staff, consultants, contractors, and volunteers are to work in a professional and responsible way at all times and adhere to the following Standards of Conduct, as promulgated by the Head Start Program Performance Standards, 45 C.F.R. XIII Subpart I Section 1302.90. Violating the Standards of Conduct may result in disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal. The Standards of Conduct include:
1. Implement positive strategies to support children’s well-being and prevent and address challenging behavior.
2. Ensure you do not maltreat and your behavior does not endanger the health or safety of a child.
3. Ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised while under your care.
4. Do not use corporal punishment. Do not use isolation to discipline a child. Do not bind or tie a child to restrict movement or tape a child’s mouth.
5. Use positive methods of child guidance. Do not use or withhold food as punishment or reward. Do not deny a child’s basic needs as punishment.
6. Do not use toilet training methods that punish, demean, or humiliate a child.
7. Do not physically abuse a child.
8. Do not use any form of emotional abuse, including public or private humiliation, rejecting, terrorizing, extended ignoring, or corrupting a child.
9. Do not use any form of verbal abuse, including profane, sarcastic language, threats, or derogatory remarks about the child or child’s family.
10. Do not use physical activity or outdoor time as a punishment or reward.
11. Ensure you respect and promote the unique identity of each child and family. Do not stereotype on any basis, including gender, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, disability, sexual orientation or family composition.
12. Comply with program confidentiality policies concerning personally identifiable information (“PII”) about children, families, and other staff members. Giving PII to other organizations or individuals or to unauthorized organization employees is prohibited. For reference, the rules governing the disclosure of PII in child records with and without parental consent are set forth in the Head Start Program Performance Standards, 45 C.F.R.
Chapter XIII Subpart C of part 1303. Also, all staff, consultants, contractors and volunteers are required to abide by applicable federal, state, local and tribal laws, concerning PII about children, families, and other staff members.
13. Abide by all other applicable policies, procedures and/or rules, including but not limited to Hillsborough
County Civil Service Rule 11.2 and the Hillsborough County Human Resources Policy Manual, including, but not limited to, Policy Number 7.6, Employee Counseling and Progressive Discipline.
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