VCI

What is the VCI Program?

Vendor Course Instruction (VCI) is the use of extracurricular activities to supplement and enrich core curriculum content. A Vendor Course Instructor is an individual or a company that contracts with Gorman Learning Center (GLC) to provide services such as tutoring, science labs, and performing arts classes.

How is VCI Funded?

There is a dollar amount designated for each student that participates in the program. The funding allocated per student must purchase all needed curriculum for the entire school year prior to being used for VCI expenditures.

With reservations, additional VCI funding is available to students not attending Learning Centers. The additional VCI funding is determined at the outset of every semester and may be increased or decreased each semester based on school funding and the number of reservations.

Since each semester has a separate budget, any first semester budget surplus cannot carry over to the second semester. First semester students requesting additional VCI funding and who do not utilize the funding within that semester will not lose that funding, but they may not be considered for the second semester allotment.

VCI Policy at a Glance

• The IST manages their students’ VCI budget and produces the student’s purchase orders 
• The student must have a purchase order to start and/or continue receiving vendor services 
• Parent/student will contact the approved vendor to confirm eligibility before beginning the class
• Focus should be on tutoring services or special workshops to broaden basic knowledge and skills in core curriculum content areas
• Student must be completing necessary core curriculum before expanding upon elective courses
• Classes must be provided by an approved VCI vendor
• Classes can be in a group format or one-on-one tutoring sessions
• VCI is not available on weekends, school holidays, winter, spring or summer break
• Any amount owed to the vendor that exceeds the students VCI budget is the responsibility of the parent or guardian of the student
• Vendors List 2012-2013 (PDF)
• Potential Vendor Information