BAS Reliability Training Agenda
McCormick Institute for Early Childhood
BY | September 8, 2025
Agenda
Day 1
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | Training Schedule and Training Materials |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Overview of the BAS |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:15 am | Scoring the BAS |
| 11:15 am - 12:00 pm | Learning the Scale |
| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Learning the Scale, continued |
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm - 4:15 pm | Learning the Scale, continued |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Assessment for Learning, Part I and Scoring Practice |
Day 2
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Questions |
| 9:15 am - 9:45 am | Review Assessment for Learning, Part I |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Learning the Scale |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Learning the Scale, continued |
| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Learning the Scale, continued |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Documentation Verification |
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Documentation Verification |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Assessment for Learning, Part II |
Day 3
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Questions |
| 9:15 am - 10:00 am | Review of Assessment for Learning, Part II |
| 10:00 am - 10:15 am | Provider Qualifications |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Interview Practice |
| 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | Practice Rating and Scoring |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Visit Protocol |
| 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Certification |
| 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Review and Questions |
Day 4
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am - 9:15 am | Questions |
| 9:15 am - 10:30 am | BAS Reliability Test, Part I |
| 10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am - 1:00 pm | BAS Reliability Test, Part II |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Evaluations |
*If you are making travel arrangements, note that the ending time for the Reliability Test varies for each training based on the pace of each training group and technology. Occasionally the Reliability Test continues into the lunch time. Plan travel based on an end time of no earlier than 1:30 pm.
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