Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
2019 IMPACT HIGHTLIGHTS: DEMONSTRATING THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD IS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY: - SHOWED A 4% INCREASE IN KINDERGARTEN READINESS TO 70%. 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 346 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 75 INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS AND CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS. THIS PROGRAM, START SCHOOL READY, IS A READINESS ACCELERATOR THAT SHOWED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL READINESS ENHANCE WORLD-CLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL TALENT: - ENHANCED TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH REACH OUT AND READ: 5,680 WELL CHILD VISITS WERE ENHANCED WITH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CONVERSATIONS - 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 NATURE BASED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, START SCHOOL READY. THIS STRATEGY HELPED FILL THE YEAR ROUND NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ACCELERATE KINDERGARTEN READINESS - COACHED 20 PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN EDUCATORS ON NATURE BASED EDUCATION -MAINTAINED START SCHOOL READY EXPANSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS: HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THIS ALLOWS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNIIES' YOUNGEST LEARNERS YEAR ROUND, NOT JUST DURING THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL YEAR
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 |
|---|
| Donna Lowry | PRESIDENT/CE | 40 | $82,508 |
| Anne Porter | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Tami Mannes | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Angela Huesman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Deb Van Duinen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Peter Md | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sue Franz | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cal Dekuiper | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Miller | EMERITUS BOA | 2 | $0 |
| Juanita Bocanegra | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Boyd Feltman | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Travis Williams | VICE PRESIDE | 3 | $0 |
| Lindsey Gorsline | PRESIDENT EL | 3 | $0 |
| Bruce Los | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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