Support the Valley Christian Schools Teacher Endowment. This is an exciting and rewarding, giving opportunity to participate in supporting the Teaching Staff of VCS.

About Teacher Endowment

The Teacher Endowment is a pillar of Valley Christian Schoools' Quest for Excellence™. As an integral step to achieving excellence, VCS strives in its academic, arts and sports programs, to attract and retain quality educators. Despite the important role they play in our children's lives, teachers face a daunting dilemma in choosing a profession that requires personal financial sacrifice. Teachers' compensation still remains well below parity compared to private sector positions with comparable educational rigor. In addition, teachers achieve required accreditation as well as advanced degrees beyond credential requirements without sufficient financial compensation.

The VCS Board of Directors is committed to narrowing this gap in compensation parity so it may attract the best from within the teaching profession. The Teacher Endowment Fund was established to accomplish this goal. As a permanent fund, created by parents and friends of VCS, it provides resources necessary to elevate teacher compensation beyond the limited tuition funds available.

Annually, earnings from this fund are distributed to teachers to supplement their income. The goal is to raise the current Endowment Balance to over 2 million dollars, with a vision to grow the Fund to over 20 million dollars. The urgency for the teacher endowment is amplified by the escalating cost of living in Silicon Valley.

The Wallace Award

On December 1, 1994, Valley Christian Schools' Superintendent Dr. Clifford Daugherty honored Carol and Robert Wallace with the first Teacher Endowment Award, named in their honor.

This annual award acknowledges those whose sacrificial generosity of time and personal resources contributes significantly to the Teacher Endowment endeavor.

The award itself, a crystal Quest for Excellence™, Wallace Cup of Light, symbolizes the light of Jesus shining brightly through VCS teachers who benefit from the Teacher Endowment Fund. "Along with David in Psalm 23, our 'cup runneth over' with God's provision through the Wallaces and many others that they inspire", said Dr. Daugherty in the first award presentation.

Previous Wallace Award honorees include Jan & Armin McKee, Media Arts Group, Inc., Linda & Mark Skovmand, JoAnn Brassfield, Debbie & Richard Furtado and Barbara & Mark Laubach.