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EXHIBIT A <br />CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />2022-23 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Agency Name: Education Foundation of Indian River County, Inc. <br />Address: PO Box 7046, Vero Beach, FL, 32961, US <br />Executive Director: Heidi Leone <br />Email: Heidi.Leone@edfoundationirc.org <br />Phone: (772) 564-0034 <br />Program Director: Karen Malits <br />Email: karen.malits@indianriverschools.org <br />Phone: (772) 564-3038 <br />Program(s) Name: STEP into Kindergarten <br />Focus Area(s): Early Childhood Development <br />PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: <br />The Education Foundation of Indian River County (EFIRC), in partnership with the School District <br />of Indian River County (SDIRC), seeks to increase kindergarten readiness rates for 4 and 5 year <br />old children by providing an evidence -based program that extends learning to help mitigate the <br />negative effects of the summer slide and promote a smooth transition to kindergarten for students <br />and families. Considering the kindergarten readiness gap between children of means and <br />children of poverty, program priority is given to children identified as homeless, migrant, or <br />residing in school zones with the highest poverty rates. The program will take place in June and <br />July of 2023, with site locations at select elementary schools within the School District of Indian <br />River County. Daily schedules will replicate the kindergarten instructional day. Students will <br />attend from 8:00-3:00 each day. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is <br />two hundred twenty-five (225). <br />