Preschool Parental Involvement Information
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eschool is unique because you have the opportunity to be actively involved in your child's education. We are a preschool that values family involvement and as a non-profit organization, in order to keep tuition costs down while offering excellent programming, we rely on families to participate in volunteer days and fundraising campaigns. Our program can also accommodate those families unable to volunteer. We offer two types of membership, so please read below for more information.
Duty or Non-Duty describes your level of membership with EOCP. A duty family will be scheduled a volunteer day* once every four to six weeks, in addition to their committee activities. If you are not able to schedule time for volunteer days you will be considered non-duty. All families are required to sign up for committee activities.
*Volunteer days consist of either covering the snack area or creative areas and downstairs area of the preschool. When you are on snack duty, you will be required to provide and serve snack to the preschoolers. In the creative area and downstairs areas, you will assist with various duties as described in the Parent Handbook.
The Parent Handbook can be downloaded here.
FUNDRAISING
Active Fundraisers are those families who commit to participate in fundraising for the school to meet their $100.00 commitment.
Inactive Fundraisers are those families who do not want to participate in fundraising and who will pay the $125.00 fundraising fee at the beginning of the school year.
COMMITTEE INFORMATION
East Oshawa Preschool is a co-operative where all parents either serve on the Executive or on a Committee. You may sign up for a position on the committee of your choice. A short description of the function and duties of each of these Committees is given below. If you wish more information or have questions please feel free to contact the school.
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
The function of the communications committee is to record the minutes of all meetings, budget and advertise for E.O.C.P., renew insurance coverage, contact a charity to make a donation during the holiday season, and support the President with any communication that may be required. One committee member is responsible for typing the EOCP Newsletter, using submissions provided by teachers and board members.
EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE
The equipment committee is responsible for maintaining the equipment and premises. To achieve this we have different positions available which include: Laundry (towels and cloths), toy washing, gardening, shopping for supplies, and a handy person to do repairs/maintenance as needed.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
The fundraising committee is responsible for raising money by means of fundraising activities and/or campaigns held throughout the school year. Committee members select a fundraising activity or campaign to organize and run.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
The function of the membership committee is to update and revise the pre-registration and registration packages, respond to inquiries about EOCP, and maintain the registration, membership and waiting lists. One committee member is required to schedule the monthly Volunteer Day roster.
PROGRAM SUPPORT COMMITTEE
The function of the program support committee is to work as a team with the teaching staff to ensure the necessary program supplies and support are available. There are several positions within the committee which include, maintaining the parent/child library, creating and keeping an up to date bulletin board, social person/photographer, teacher support (shopping and cutting). The program support committee also will assist the teaching staff with special events throughout the year.
