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Leading Teams: Hiring, Leading, and Supporting ECE Educators

EDUC-42645

This course empowers directors to build strength intentionally and equitably. Students will learn how to design inclusive hiring processes, create supportive onboarding systems, and lead effective staff development through coaching, mentoring, and supervision. With an emphasis on equity, collaboration, and culturally responsive leadership, this course supports leaders in creating environments where educators feel valued, heard, and inspired to grow. Students will also learn how to handle conflict, conduct effective meetings, and make difficult staffing decisions with professionalism and care.

Course Information

Online
4.50 units
$500.00
Notes: EDUC-42642 The Whole Leader: Leading with Clarity, Confidence, and Care is a required prerequisite for the Early Childhood Education Leadership certificate program. If you'd like to enroll in this course on its own, please email unexeduc@ucsd.edu.

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This course applies to these programs

Early Childhood Education Leadership

Course sessions

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Section ID:

192834

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

No textbook required.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 11/4/2025

Schedule:

No information available at this time.
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Instructor: Yeni Portillo-Lemus, Ed.D.

Yeni Portillo-Lemus, Ed.D.

Infant, preschool and school-age teacher, early education program director, social worker and college instructor

Yeni Portillo-Lemus brings over 20 years of extensive experience in early childhood education as a former ECE teacher, program director, and social worker. With a comprehensive background spanning classroom instruction, program administration, and family support services, she has dedicated her career to supporting young children's development and strengthening family systems. As a college instructor, she is passionate about preparing the next generation of early childhood professionals with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Her interdisciplinary approach combines educational best practices with social work principles, emphasizing the importance of holistic child development and family-centered care in early learning environments.

Yeni holds the following credentials:
  • BA-Sociology from California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • MA-Child Development from California State University, Los Angeles
  • EdD-Education from the University of New England
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