Organizations Filed Purposes:
To improve the quality of life for young children and families in western North Carolina by encouraging advocacy and collaboration and funding services that focus on prevention and early intervention.
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program (NC Pre-K) provides high-quality educational experiences to enhance school readiness for over 600 eligible four-year old children in 48 classrooms in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties as well as the Qualla Boundary (Region A). Risk factors and eligibility are determined by the State of North Carolina. NC Pre-K provides licensed teachers and standardized curriculum in the classroom over a ten-month program preparing children for kindergarten. NC Pre-K quality funds are used to provide professional development to pre-k teachers and materials for high quality instruction.
Smart Start Programming. A North Carolina state-wide early childhood and education initiative provides family-centered programming which includes; Parents As Teachers (PAT) Parent Educators who provide home visits group connections, and child development assessments to 101 families in Region A. Reach Out and Read. Distributed 2,463 books to children ages 0-5 while discussing the importance of literacy during child wellness visits at participating physician's offices in Region A. Raising A Reader. Working in partnership with childcare centers and libraries to provide monthly book and other literacy materials to 327 children on 19 classrooms in Region A. Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) provide technical assistance and training to 244 childcare centers in Region A. CCHCs have been especially valuable in supporting childcare centers that are able to remain open during the COVID19 pandemic.
Family Support Network of Region A (FSNRA) provides support services for families of children with special needs. Support services include parent-to-parent matching, support groups, facilitating access to community resources, and educational planning. During this program year FSNRA provided services and/or resources to 252 families.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Janice Edgerton | Executive Director | 40 | $90,968 |
| Kelly Vreeland | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $77,940 |
| Brett Woods | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Donna Tipton-Rogers | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shelia Sutton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Smith | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Shields | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jerry Ollis | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jerry Mckinney | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Lester Laminack | Director as of February 2020 | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kephart | Director as of February 2020 | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Hoyle | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shelly Foreman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Kimberly Elliott | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Cloer | Director as of February 2020 | 1 | $0 |
| Deanna Lyles | Secretary/Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Harry Baughn | Board Vice-Chair | 3 | $0 |
| Maggie Panther | Board Chair | 4 | $0 |
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