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 the amount of $598,356.00, for the Great Start Readiness Program; the term of this agreement is October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; the cost of this agreement is fully grant funded and recorded in account 2727-698.01-558.000
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) for the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) to serve 132 preschool children from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025 with GISD reimbursing GCCARD up to $598,356.00, from this committee, with recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GSRP is the four-year-old at-risk program that Genesee County Head Start has been operating for the past thirty-two years. Genesee Intermediate School District is receiving these funds directly and subcontracting for program operations. GISD will oversee all GSRP programs. This program will operate in the Atherton, Bendle, Clio, Genesee, Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Mt. Morris, Swartz Creek, and Westwood Heights School Districts. While income is still a factor in the selection of preschool participants, the income guidelines are 200% of the published federal government guidelines. These children are in the Head Start classrooms, allowing for more children to be served in Head Start with more school-day programming offered throughout the county with blended funding.
DISCUSSION:
GCCARD requests authorization to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Genesee Intermediate School District for the Great Start Readiness Program to serve 132 preschool children from October 1, 2024, through September 3...
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