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Hello from PCPI!
We hope you’ve had a wonderful and refreshing summer and that your staff members and families have returned to school motivated to make this year in co-op a great one.
October is National Co-op Month, a purposeful time to reflect on the benefits we all gain by coming together in collaboration. This past spring at the PCPI Annual Meeting, we did a lot of reflecting about what this has meant for us personally as caregivers, teachers, and school administrators, and the theme that continually rose to the surface was "Co-op is Community!" Whether that's through a network of educational colleagues, wonderful supports grown as caregivers co-op alongside one another, or friendships developed in the preschool years and carrying on even into adulthood. You may have noticed this theme of "Co-op is Community!" highlighted in a few videos on our social media accounts--check them out if you missed it!
The mission of PCPI remains unchanged: to promote and support family involvement, learning through play, family education, and building community connections. We love to see these values lived out from day to day at your school. We are always looking for ways to make it easier for you who do the direct work of facilitating your program. This year, we’re particularly excited to announce the rollout of an all-new, online Co-op Board Service Training available as a part of your PCPI membership or at a cost to non-members. This training will include the same helpful content from past Board Training Sessions, but it can be completed at your own pace and will be available for reference when you need to revisit a certain section. See below to learn a little more. We are SO pleased with the result of much hard work, and we think you’ll find this to be a really helpful resource.
In an ever-changing educational landscape, thank you for remaining a part of the work PCPI is doing on a larger scale! I hope your school year is off to a wonderful start as you continue your commitment to high quality early childhood education. A sincere thank you for the work you do!
Cooperatively yours,
Melissa Ranck
PCPI President
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