2022-09-14T13:30:31-04:00 2021-12-31 382184825 HUNGERFORD NICHOLS CPAS ADVISORS 675 EAST 16TH STREET 100 HOLLAND MI 49423 990 2021-01-01 274898652 READY FOR SCHOOL READ 6168340515 268 E 8TH STREET SUITE 10 HOLLAND MI 49423 DONNA LOWRY PRESIDENT, CEO 6163957055 2022-08-16 true DONNA LOWRY 999009999 DOUGLAS W ROTMAN P00165952 6163928534 2022-09-14 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z REACH OUT AND READ WEST MICHIGAN DONNA LOWRY 268 E 8TH STREET SUITE 10 HOLLAND MI 49423 989469 false X WWW.READYFORSCHOOL.ORG X 2011 MI TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN AND LIFE BY EQUIPPING PARENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE INTEGRATED SUPPORT OF THE HOLLAND, ZEELAND, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITIES. 15 15 11 20 0 498563 761765 145295 224740 1996 2370 -4716 -13433 641138 975442 0 0 267424 355009 0 64111 430945 537447 698369 892456 -57231 82986 789595 842303 223424 193146 566171 649157 X TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN AND LIFE BY EQUIPPING PARENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH THE INTEGRATED SUPPORT OF THE HOLLAND, ZEELAND, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITIES. false false 757325 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 CAMP EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, KINDERGARTEN READINESS CAMP. THIS STRATEGY HELPED FILL THE YEAR-ROUND NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION AND NUTRITION SUPPORT THAT ACCELERATE KINDERGARTEN READINESS -MAINTAINED EXPANSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE PARTNERS WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARTER. SCHOOL SYSTEMS: MAINTAINED WITH HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ADDED WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 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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 CAMP EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, KINDERGARTEN READINESS CAMP. THIS STRATEGY HELPED FILL THE YEAR-ROUND NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION AND NUTRITION SUPPORT THAT ACCELERATE KINDERGARTEN READINESS -MAINTAINED EXPANSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE PARTNERS WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARTER. SCHOOL SYSTEMS: MAINTAINED WITH HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ADDED WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIRD EVALUATION DEMONSTRATED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND EARLY LITERACY READINESS SKILLS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A 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. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST.