South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Board of Trustees-Orangeburg

“A copy of form 990 is made available to the executive director for review prior to filing. The financial information on form 990 is based primarily upon the organization's audited financial statements, which are provided to the board.”

“The board members of the local partnership are representative of various organizations that in certain instances benefit from actions taken by the board. It is the policy of the local partnership that board members not be involved with decisions regarding organizations they represent.”

“Budget amounts, including compensation, are submitted for approval to the south carolina office of first steps.”

“Budget amounts, including compensation, are submitted for approval to the south carolina office of first steps.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available for public inspection upon request.”

“Childcare quality enhancement-a program for individuals who provide consultation/coaching and mentoring. Coaching and consultation and mentoring include a wide range of behaviors including specific and direct feedback, action planning, modeling, reviewing, role-playing and goal setting. Childcare training-a program that supports child care providers and equips them to advance along the center for child care career development (ccccd) career framework, advance within the abc quality system, improve an approved measure of program quality and/or to provide training on a topic- specific focus based on regional ta coordination meetings. Childcare scholarships-childcare scholarships are available for families that qualify. South carolina first steps leverages state, local and private resources to increase the quality of, and number of children participating in, high-quality pre-kindergarten programs in both the public and private sectors.”

“Countdown to kindergarten-countdown to kindergarten supports strong school transitions by connecting rising kindergartners, families, and teachers in a series of one-on-one visits during the summer. Teachers complete six visits with each child's family, five in the family's home and a final visit in the kindergarten classroom. Working together, teachers and families establish strong connections during the summer that facilitate classroom learning throughout the year.”