School Readiness Advisory Committee (SRAC)

The SRAC is designed to improve all children’s school readiness within a community, so that no matter their PreK experience children come to kindergarten ready and aligned with their peers. This is accomplished through the involvement of classroom teachers, families of program participants, and community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations, as appropriate, who make recommendations regarding GSRP and other community services. The ECC or their designee must be an active participant in the SRAC. GSRP funds can be used to pay for these meetings.

• Purpose: Specific to GSRP, the SRAC is charged with the task of annually reviewing and making recommendations regarding the program components listed below, as specified in Section 32d of the State School Aid Act and by the department as follows:

• Participation of all GSRP subrecipients in a collaborative recruitment and enrollment process to assure that each child is enrolled in the program most appropriate to his or her needs and to maximize the use of federal, state, and local funds;

• Review should include local enrollment policies, procedures, and timelines for recruitment and enrollment.

• Use of an age-appropriate educational curriculum in all GSRP classrooms that is in compliance with the Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Birth to Kindergarten children adopted by the State Board of Education;
• Nutritional services for all program participants supported by federal, state, and local resources as applicable;
• Physical and dental health screening and developmental screening services for all program participants;
• Referral services for families of program participants to community social service agencies, including mental health services, as appropriate;
• Active and continuous involvement of the families of the program participants;
• A plan to conduct and report annual GSRP evaluations and continuous improvement plans using criteria approved by the department.
• Conduct and review community needs assessment, annually.
• Other community services designed to improve all children’s school readiness.

• Leadership: ECC or their designee(s).
• Who/Members: Shall be made up of, but not limited to the following:

• GSRP Representation:

• At least one representative from the ISD is expected to participate fully in this committee;
• The ISD’s representative is responsible for sharing information with all subrecipients, as appropriate;
• Classroom teachers;
• Family members of program participants;

• Community, volunteer, and social service agencies and organizations.

• Frequency:

• As established by the committee, but no less than once per year.

• Records:

• Maintained by the ISD and may include:
• Attendance;
• Agendas;
• Meeting minutes;
• Surveys/results.