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The
RCDC at Haywood Community College is a Five Star Rated Child Care Center
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The Regional Child Development Center functions in
partnership with an advisory council.
The Advisory Council shall
serve in an advisory capacity on matters pertaining to the function,
organization, and operation of the Regional Child Development Center. Specific
purposes are as follows:
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To enable the
collaborative effort of public institutions, faith-based organizations, and
other non-profit agencies, concerned with early childhood education, to
provide their collective wisdom and otherwise address regional needs;
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To help
foster curricula, programs, and activities at the Regional Child Development
Center furthering and sustaining best professional practices and effectively
meeting local and regional needs;
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To
facilitate operation of the center by acting in an advisory capacity on
matters referred to it by the Director of the Regional Child Development
Center or other proper authorities in the college administration;
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To serve as the principal
method of regional liaison and information sharing in a timely and effective
manner;
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To
review, evaluate, and recommend action, as appropriate, regarding existing
and proposed curricula, programs, and activities at the Regional Child
Development Center in order to foster continuing quality education of
children, parents, and early childhood professionals; and
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help assure, through program review and making recommendations, that
Regional Child Development Center curricula, programs, and activities
reflect changing cultural, demographic and environmental conditions in the
county, region, state, and professional practice in early childhood
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The
Advisory Council shall consist of the following members:
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The directors of the First United Methodist Church Daycare and
Kindergarten, Maggie United Methodist Child Care Center, Canton Central
United Methodist Preschool; and Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church
Preschool/Childcare Program representing partnering United Methodist Church
childcare centers;
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The District Superintendent, Waynesville District,
United Methodist Church or his or her designee;
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Three parents with children in childcare (who shall
serve one-year terms beginning September of each year) appointed by the
Director of the Regional Child Development Center;
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One student enrolled in the Early Childhood
Education program at childcare (who shall serve one-year terms beginning
September of each year) appointed by the Director of the Regional Child
Development Center;
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*The executive director of Southwestern Child
Development Commission or his or her designee;
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*The director of the Region A Partnership for
Children;
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The Project Manager, Region A Partnership for
Children;
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North Carolina Division of Child Development
Regional Licensing Supervisor;
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The head of children’s services at Haywood Public
Library;
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Executive Director of the Haywood Community College
Foundation;
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*A representative of each of the early childhood
education programs at Southwestern Community College and Tri-county
Community College, and the B-K degree program at Western Carolina
University;
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The Dean of Academic Services at Haywood Community
College; and
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Such other members as the President of the College
may appoint upon recommendation of the Director of the Regional Child
Development Center and the HCC Dean of Academic Services.
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The Dean of Academic
Services shall serve as the chair of the Advisory Council. The director of the
Region A Partnership for Children and a director of a United Methodist Church
childcare center participating as a mentoring site shall serve as co-vice
chairs. The latter shall rotate, on an annual basis beginning July 1 of each
year, so that each director of a partnering center shall have the opportunity of
serving once every four years.
The Advisory Council
shall meet regularly at 1:30 p.m., on the second Friday of each quarter
beginning January of each year, on the campus of Haywood Community or upon call
of the chair, or petition of any three (3) members, or upon the request to the
chair by a member designated with an asterisk. The Director of the Regional
Child Development Center and the Program Coordinator for The Children's Centre
shall be present at all Advisory Council meetings. Meetings are open to the
public.
A staff member appointed by the chair shall serve as
recorder to the council. The recorder shall publish and distribute an agenda
with appropriate reference material for at least five (5) days before a meeting.
Minutes
Minutes shall be distributed as follows: members of
the council (1 copy each), Director of the Regional Child Development Center (2
copies), Secretary, Academic Services Office (1 copy), President of the College
(1 copy).
Reports of council activities distributed as follows:
members of the council (1 copy each), Director of the Regional Child Development
Center (2 copies), Secretary, Academic Services Office (1 file copy), President
of the College (1 copy).
Resolutions for action filed as circumstances dictate.
Resolutions
for information filed as circumstances dictate.
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02/08/05 09:29 AM
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