Board of Directors Position

Serving on the Board of Directors of The West Chester Area Day Care Center (https://wcadaycare.org/) includes attending monthly meetings that take place on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm (via Zoom as of March 2020), attending any special meetings or events of the Board of Directors and any ad hoc committee meetings (via Zoom as of March 2020), and being available via email to review reports, respond to issues and attend to the Board of Directors duties.

The Board of Directors have the following duties:

1. Adopting rules, regulations and policies consistent with the purposes of the organization.

2. Establishing standing and ad hoc committees in the Board of Director's discretion and to delegate to such committees such powers as are necessary. The current ad hoc committees include the executive committee and the hiring committee.

3. Appointing or employing such persons as may be needed in the business of the organization and to define their duties and set their compensation.

4. Borrowing money, buying, selling or otherwise disposing of the organization's assets.

5. Appointing and hiring an Executive Director to manage the organization's services and staff.

6. Supporting and assisting, when necessary, the Executive Director with:

i. public relations for the organization;

ii. the organization's building and grounds;

iii. the purchasing of materials, supplies and equipment; and

iv. the growth and development of the organization.

7. Contributing financially to the organization based on each Board Member's financial ability.

8. Attending organization activities when possible. These include: our monthly board meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month, as well as special meetings of the Board of Directors and any ad hoc committee meetings as mentioned above (via Zoom as of March 2020), as well as our annual Breakfast with Santa and fundraising events.

9. Recruiting new directors to serve on the Board of Directors.