VLC Parent Board
Mission Statement
The mission of the VLC Parent Board is to work in partnership with the Center staff to provide high quality child care, education and community for the families of Victory Learning Center
Objectives
• Ensure and oversee the long-term viability of the center
• Serve as a liaison between the Director, the families and the sponsoring
agencies
• Keep programs and services consistent with the designated Board purpose.
• Ensure child care services are in compliance with the Licensing Agreement
• Work cooperatively with the agencies to ensure high quality, competitively
priced child care and all other aspects of the child care delivery system
• Market the center to prospective parents
• Actively seek future Board members to ensure Board stability and continuity
• Attend training as necessary
Serving on the Board
Consistency and Continuity: the key to a successful VLC Parent Board:
A high quality child care organization is best served by a strong parent board with good continuity of service over successive years. This can be best achieved through the consistent application of good parent board practices, good communication and the willingness to invest time and energy.
Are you "qualified"?
In many aspects, the roles played by the Executive Director and Parent Board is complimentary. Thus, for service on the board it is neither required nor necessary to have a background in childhood education. Indeed, there must be willingness of board members to set their personal parenting interests aside. At minimum, the parent board seeks volunteers who bring leadership and organizational skills, bags of energy and common sense.
Time Commitment
Service on the board requires a commitment of time and energy. A term on the board (which runs September to August) requires a two-year commitment, with regular meetings scheduled every other month and lasting one hour. Board members must also be prepared to be consulted and respond to requests at any time of the day, week or year.
Interested in serving?
There are five parent board members who are serving in a 2/3 rotation. The election of parent board members is held every year at the May Parent Meeting, with 2 or 3 positions under consideration. Announcements will be made at least one month prior to the May Parent Meeting appealing for parent board candidates, and inviting you to submit a biographical sketch.