The OLC Board of Directors is the governing body of the Ontario Literacy Coalition.
The OLC Board of Directors is committed to access and equity and welcomes applicants from diverse communities.
The role of the OLC Board:
- The board creates and maintains the link between the OLC and the moral ownership - the people in Ontario interested in literacy issues.
- The board writes policies that govern how the OLC does business and makes decisions. The governing policies work within these four broad categories:
- Ends: Ends statements define work of the organization. The Board writes policies that give direction to the Executive Director. It sets out what good will be done, for which people and at what cost.
- Executive Limitations: These policies constrain or limit what the Executive Director of the OLC can do. They establish ethical and prudent boundaries for the way that the Executive Director carries out the work of the organization.
- Governance Process: These policies state how the board carries out and monitors its task of governance. It contains ethical guideline and describes the role of board members.
- Board-Executive Director Linkage: These policies describe how power is delegated to the Executive Director, how it should be used and how it is monitored. They clarify how much authority and accountability the Executive Director has.
- The board makes sure that the Executive Director does their job by evaluating performance compared to the policies in 2A and 2B, above
The OLC Board of Directors in committed to and operates according to the Carver Policy Governance Model .
Contacting the OLC Board of Directors
If you would like to contact a member of the OLC Board of Directors, please call the OLC office at 416-963-5787 or email: olc@on.literacy.ca . To take a complaint forward to the board, visit Membership Complaints.