From the Voyager Academy Board, June 7, 2020

Dear Voyager Community 

As I am entering my last month on the board before rolling off after completing a four-year term, I wanted to reach out to the Voyager community with a final update.

From the Voyager Academy Board, Nov. 17, 2019

1.  We have posted the position for managing director.  It will soon be on Voyager's website.  For now, you can see the posting at https://clcbsearch.com/position/managing-director-voyager-academy/.  We need your help in attracting great candidates!  Please share the posting widely and direct any inquiries about the position to   Voyager@CLCBSearch.com.

From the Voyager Academy Board, Oct. 27, 2019

Hi Voyager families,

The board would like to provide you with an update about our managing director search.  After a detailed process in which a subcommittee of the board met with and interviewed four search firms, we hired a search firm, CLCB, out of Charlotte, to assist us.  You can learn more about the firm at https://clcbsearch.com/.  This is the same firm that helped us recruit Jennifer Lucas several years ago, and we believe it is the right firm to help us find our next amazing managing director.  

From the Managing Director's Desk, Sept. 29, 2019

Dear Viking Families, 

Good afternoon! We hope you are enjoying the extended wonderful weather.  We wanted to let you know we have already posted our new calendars for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. Our goal is to always have 2 years of school calendars posted so you can plan ahead.  We have also formally updated our enrollment (and returning family) policy to require all students attend school as soon as school begins or risk forfeiting their seat. The enrollment policy page and the attendance sections of our handbooks will be updated and published. We will send reminders in the Spring and a letter will be included with recommitments and new enrollment packets.  We have also updated our Parent and Family Engagement Policy. This policy can be found under parent resources, documents. We will add a tab for Accountability this week. This policy is related to our Title 1 targeted assistance program. Please email me directly if you have questions about this policy. 

From the Voyager Academy Board, Sept. 29, 2019

I know it is only October, but the Board wants to make sure you have plenty of notice before making summer plans about a new aspect of our enrollment policy, which we adopted at our September meeting.  The policy essentially requires students to attend school at the beginning of the school year to maintain their lottery spot (with specific exceptions for illness with a doctors’ note, religious observances, and so forth).  Each parent will be asked to acknowledge the policy when they re-enroll or apply for a lottery spot.  This policy applies equally to new applicants and current students.

From the Voyager Academy Board, Sept. 22, 2019

A Note on Voyager Values

Do you know what our school values are?  (You get bonus points if you have also read our school’s strategic plan!)

The Board is guided by Voyager’s values in its work.  I believe it is also important to make sure every member of the Voyager community knows our values and helps us to exemplify them.  While I believe that our school is doing a terrific job with character education, including through the hard work of our counselors and staff, teaching our kids to embrace these values must start at home.  When we interact with our kids, each other, administration and staff, and the public, our children are watching.  

From the Voyager Academy Board, Sept. 8, 2019

A Note on Voyager’s Capital Campaign

By now school is well into the swing of things, and I hope it is going great for your family so far.  I am devoting this newsletter’s message to something very important, Voyager’s Capital Campaign and other giving opportunities.  

From the Voyager Academy Board, Aug. 26, 2019

Board Message

The Board would like to take this opportunity to share that we will soon begin a national search for Voyager’s next Managing Director.  We are grateful for Jennifer Lucas’ dedication and leadership as Voyager Academy’s Managing Director for the past five years, and we are pleased that Ms. Lucas has agreed to continue in her role for the 2019-20 academic year.