Ready for School

“The accounting firm provides the organization with a draft copy of the form 990. The executive director and executive office manager review the form and make any corrections or suggestions as necessary. The accounting firm then updates the form and electronically files it.”

“A director, officer or administrative staff will be required to disclose to the ready for school board of directors any affiliation with an organization seeking to provide services, equipment or facilities to ready for school, or when a director, officer, or administraive staff has any duality of interest or possible conflict of interest, real or apparent, such affiliations or conflict of interest must be disclosed to the ready for school board of directors and made a matter of record either when the interest becomes a matter of board action or a part of the annual procedure established by the board. To address actual and potential conflicts of interest, any director, officer or administrative staff having a duality of interest or possible conflict of interest will follow the following procedures with regard to matters brought before the board of directors: statement of position, voting, and duty of good faith.”

“The board takes into consideration comparability studies using national and local nonprofit data to assist with determining the salary. The ready for school board of directors approves the salary, and all changes are shown in the board minutes.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public on request.”

“ACTUAL COUNT”

“2020 impact hightlights: demonstrating that early childhood is a community priority: - since 2009, kindergarten readiness has increased from 43 to 70% per an early literacy measure. Accelerate access to year round early childhood learning experiences: - awarded over 200 access scholarships for preschool tuition during the traditional school year. - collaboration with navigation of the early childhood system through referrals to state and federal preschool programs and ottawa counties help me grow care coordination team. - created high quality summer learning opportunities for 70 incoming kindergartners and caregivers. This program, start school ready, is a readiness accelerator that over 7 years has shown statistically significant increases in early literacy and social emotional readiness. Covid constraints required that the program be held in local parks with child and caregiver in attendance. It increased family confidence in kindergarten readiness. Enhance world-class early childhood professional talent: - enhanced trusted healthcare provider relationships through reach out and read: over 6,000 well child visits were enhanced with developmentally appropriate books and healthcare provider conversations, delivered kindergarten readiness kits to nearly 800 soon to be kindergartners - enhanced pre-k and kindergarten educator's approaches to early literacy and social emotional readiness through community offerings: the little read and start school ready - enhanced relationships and peer learning through early educator roundtables. Innovate to expand early learning opportunities: - aligned and connected pre-k and kindergarten educators through professional development that focused on early literacy and social emotional readiness - implemented a four-week nature based education experience, start school ready. This strategy helped fill the year round need for high quality learning opportunities that accelerate kindergarten readiness -maintained start school ready expansion through partnerships with three school systems: holland public schools, zeeland public schools, and hamilton community schools.”