Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES SO CHILDREN WE SERVE CAN ACHIEVE FULL POTENTIAL.
THE SCHOOL READINESS (SR) PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILD CARE SUBSIDY FOR FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS SERVING THESE FAMILIES. ECS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 3,900 CHILDREN ON AVERAGE PER MONTH AND APPROXIMATELY 250 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS ANSWERING OVER 24,000 CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL CALLS FROM THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE SR PROGRAM RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED CHILD CARE FROM HIGH-QUALITY PROVIDERS, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, AND ASSESSMENTS. ECS EDUCATION STAFF PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 1,200 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS EITHER IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY AND 80 TRAININGS TO 850 PARTICIPANTS DURING THE YEAR TO HELP PROVIDERS LEARN AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES. ECS PROVIDES SR SERVICES IN BAKER, CLAY, NASSAU, BRADFORD, PUTNAM AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA.
ECS ADMINISTERS THE VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN (VPK) PROGRAM IN BAKER, CLAY, NASSAU, BRADFORD, PUTNAM, AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH THE EARLY LEARNING COALITION OF NORTH FLORIDA. VPK IS A 540 HOUR SCHOOL YEAR OR 300 HOUR SUMMER PROGRAM AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL OF FLORIDA'S 4 YEAR OLD CHILDREN. VPK PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO HELP ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL SUCCESS. ECS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,600 VPK CHILDREN IN APPROXIMATELY 200 PROGRAMS ACROSS THE SIX COUNTY SERVICE AREA.
HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE INFANTS, TODDLERS, PRESCHOOLERS, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR YOUNG STUDENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVE INTENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. PARENTS RECEIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILY WELL-BEING AS WELL AS TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. OUR PROGRAM HAS A TOTAL FUNDED ENROLLMENT OF 2,392, SERVING 1,279 IN HEAD START AND 1,113 IN EARLY HEAD START IN 12 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES OF ALACHUA, BAKER, BRADFORD, CITRUS, CLAY, DIXIE, DUVAL, GILCHRIST, LAKE, LEVY, MARION, AND NASSAU.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Connie Stophel | CEO | 40 | $190,601 |
| Jeanne H Dillard | CHIEF OP OFF | 40 | $132,828 |
| Teresa Matheny | CHIEF OF PRO | 40 | $124,760 |
| Autumn Tomas | AVP OF HEAD | 40 | $118,479 |
| Lisa H Bryan | CFO | 40 | $117,620 |
| Heather Hodges | VP HUMAN RES | 40 | $114,857 |
| Christian Winterbottom | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Wildes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Estella Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Derrick Smith | IMMEDIATE PA | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Leutzinger Pomposo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Ohrablo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bishop Samuel Johnson Howard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thabata Ford | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Destinee Disher | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Malachi Beyah | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fr Wiley Ammons | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Yared Alula | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Adams | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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