AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR

JUNE, 2006-May, 2007

Reaffirmation of Policies Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

 The Board of Directors and Administrative Staff of the Early Learning Centers (ELC) reaffirm the agency’s equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies.

 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

 ELC will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, Vietnam Era or Special Disabled Veteran Status.  ELC will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability.  Such action shall include but not be limited to the following:  employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training.

 ELC will administer an affirmative action program with realistic, results oriented procedures, which will insure those conditions of recruitment, compensation, and advancement are consistent, fair and equitable for all persons.  A commitment is hereby made to implement employment practices that will further the principles of the affirmative action program and ultimately of the employment process.  Furthermore, all levels of supervisory personnel will be expected to assume the responsibility for carefully analyzing their respective employment practices to insure the agency’s compliance with the affirmative action program.

Doug Hensley, President                          Joanne Cotter, Executive Director