To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Genesee Intermediate School District, in an amount not exceed $687,300.00, to provide for our Great Start Readiness Program; the cost of this agreement is fully grant funded and will be paid from account 277-698.01-558.000
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to enter into a Subcontract Agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) to serve 145 preschool-age children through the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) commencing October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GSRP is a four-year-old at-risk program which Genesee County Head Start has been operating for the past thirty-three years. GCCARD is to act as subcontractor to GISD, with GISD overseeing all GSRP programming operated within the Atherton, Bendle, Bentley, Clio, Fenton, Genesee, Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Montrose, Mt. Morris, Swartz Creek and Westwood Heights School Districts. GSRP programming will be administered in Head Start classrooms and by Head Start educators.
DISCUSSION:
Up to 145 income-eligible Genesee County children are to be enrolled in GSRP programming for half-day preschool experiences. GCCARD will be reimbursed for expenses incurred in operating the GSRP. GISD will reimburse GCCARD $4,740.00 per half-day GSRP seat filled up to a total amount not to exceed $687,300.00.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
$687,300.00 for fund 277-698.01-558.000, 100% state funded. No General Fund appropriation is required for this request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priorities of Community Growth and Inclusive, Collaborative Culture by working in tandem with local school districts to expand the availability of early childhood intervention programming for at-risk four-year-olds within Genesee County.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) to authorize entering into an Agency Subcontract Agreement between Genesee County and the Genesee Intermediate School District (“GISD”), whereby GISD will serve up to 145 preschool-aged children through the Great Start Readiness Program (“GSRP”) and will reimburse GCCARD in a total amount not to exceed $687,300.00 for the period commencing October 1, 2025, though September 30, 2026, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the January 21, 2026 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County.