Children playing in classroom

New Mission

At CSC’s Annual Meeting on November 12th, CEO/President Jane Ervin announced that the Board has adopted a new mission statement: ‘Preparing children and their families to succeed in learning and in life.’

‘We haven’t changed our mission,’ said Ervin. ‘This new statement sums up our focus succinctly. It’s easy to remember. Interestingly, when we interviewed staff and community members a few years ago, they used phrases just like this.’ Ervin referred to studies commissioned by CSC undertaken by fundraising consultants Lona Farr as well as Schultz & Williams.

Ervin also unveiled the new five-year strategic plan. ‘This takes us boldly into the future with an emphasis on promoting a community focus on children, outcome-based practices, collaborations with other organizations, innovation and research, expansion to meet the growing need for quality early education, a well-educated diverse staff, and overall excellence.’

‘We will place renewed vigor in sharing what we have learned as experts in early education. And we will be calling upon the community to help us determine how to use a 24,000 sf building on our Donley Children’s Campus,’ she said. In 2000, CSC renovated two buildings on the campus, reserving a third building for future expansion.

Also during the meeting, Board Treasurer Robert Vitale provided a positive financial report of the 26-year-old organization, which received a clean report from the auditor France Anderson & Basile.