About Us
Our mission is to provide a quality preschool education
that supports our children’s social, intellectual and artistic development
while instilling respect for cultural diversity and our living environment.
Our beginning
Eight mothers joined together in Spring of 2010 to co-found the Green Valley Parent Preschool (GVPP, a California nonprofit corporation), in order to create an educational environment for our own children, in which we could participate actively, structure a superior preschool experience, and create a nurturing community. We developed a business plan, became a 501 (c) 3, secured proper insurance, purchased a curriculum from an educational franchise, prepared all of our teaching materials, located and remodeled our classroom suite, and opened doors to our students in September 2010.
Our co-founders
Six of the eight original co-founders hold leadership positions of the nonprofit
corporation for the school year 2011-12, and serve as mentors to new
parents. Two of our co-founders will no longer be participating actively,
because their children have reached Kindergarten age. Our
co-founders are listed below with their 2011-2012 roles and their career and
family background.
Tawny Woodworth, President;
marriage & family therapist; mother of two.
Christel LeCount, Vice-President and Director of Admissions; school
teacher; mother of two.
Katie Perkins, Secretary; online business owner, mother of two.
Eva Craig, Treasurer and Director of Facilities; architectural designer, mother of two.
Mariah Schmidt, Director of Curriculum; preschool teacher, mother of twins.
Jenni Mathis, Director of Activities; school teacher, mother of two.
Courtney Bock, former Treasurer (no longer active) human resources
executive, mother of two.
Courtney Guerrieri, former Secretary, (no longer active) school teacher,
mother of two.
Current Board of Directors
Tawny Woodworth, President; marriage & family therapist; mother of two.
Christel LeCount, Vice-President; school teacher; mother of two.
Katie Perkins, Secretary; online business owner, mother of two.
Eva Craig, Treasurer; architectural designer, mother of two.
Mariah Schmidt, Director of Curriculum; preschool teacher, mother of twins.
Jenni Mathis, Director of Activities; school teacher, mother of two.
Stacy Bouchard, Director of Admissions; school teacher, mother of two.
Liz Magalong, Director of Facilities; master pilates trainer, mother of four.
All teaching parents/guardians of enrolled children may become board members of GVPP, once a position becomes available. All teaching parents attend a mandatory monthly planning meeting on the first Wednesday of each month.
Our Teachers
GVPP is a “true co-op” and does not have a paid teacher or director on site. The parents/guardians team-teach (3 teachers per class session) rotating weekly. Parent-teachers structure the lesson plans based on a purchased curriculum (Joy School) and prepare all educational materials to follow GVPP’s daily schedule. Each parent/guardian is committed to teaching one week per month of the school year, or no more than ten one-week sessions per enrolled child. The teaching parent/guardian must be the same person for the entire year. All teachers' backgrounds have been cleared with the Live Scan fingerprint service. All teachers are also CPR and First Aid Certified (the Enrollment Fee pays for new parents' certification or refresher course).
Our Students
The participating parents' children
attend the GVPP. The children
must be two years, nine months and fully potty trained prior to the start of
school.
