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Organization Name: <br />Executive Director Name: <br />Organization Address: <br />Executive Director Email: <br />Executive Director Phone: <br />Program Director Name: <br />Program Director Email: <br />Program Director Phone: <br />Name of Program: <br />Focus Area: <br />EXHIBIT A <br />PROGRAM COVER PAGE <br />Children's Services Advisory Committee <br />2023-24 Grant Application <br />Education Foundation of Indian River County, Inc. <br />Janet Knupp <br />PO Box 7046, Vero Beach, FL. <br />'anet.knu indianriverschools.org <br />(772) 564-3092 <br />Brooke Flood <br />brooke.floodCcD-indianriverschools.org <br />(772) 564-4169 <br />STEP into Kindergarten <br />Early Childhood Development <br />Description of the Program: <br />The Education Foundation of Indian River County (EFIRC), in partnership with the School District of Indian <br />River County (SDIRC), seeks to increase kindergarten readiness rates by providing a summer enrichment <br />transition program for those children, ages 4-5, who have completed a Voluntary Pre -Kindergarten (VPK) <br />program. This evidence -based programming extends learning to help mitigate the negative effects of the <br />summer slide and promotes a smooth transition to kindergarten for students and families. Dependent on <br />the SDIRC Instructional Calendar and the availability of SDIRC facilities, this bridge program is tentatively <br />scheduled for June and July of 2024 and offers a full day of academic and social -emotional learning. This <br />proposed program, titled STEP into Kindergarten (STEP - Summer Transition Enrichment Program), will <br />give priority to students identified as homeless, migrant, or residing in school zones with the highest rates <br />of poverty. <br />74 <br />