About the School Readiness Council
SCHOOL READINESS COUNCIL (SRC)
The State of Connecticut’s School Readiness legislation mandates that Each municipality has a School Readiness Council (SRC) that’s responsible for making recommendations about the school readiness grant program. SRC members must include:
- The chief elected official or designee
- The superintendent of schools or a management-level staff person
- Parents and other interested community members
- Representatives from a range of programs that provide early education and child care
- Representatives from the community who provide services to children and their families — like librarians and healthcare providers
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Position | Name | Email Address | Designee | Email Address |
Mayor | Connor Martin | Jessica Carrero (Co-Chair) | ||
Superintendent | Thomas Anderson | Elsie Torres (Co-Chair) | ||
EH Community Service Rep | Leslie Wilson | lwilson@easthartfordct.gov
| Astrid Calderon | |
EH Health Community Rep | Tricia Orezco |
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EH Public Library Representative | Catherine Potter | Sarah Morgan | ||
Child Care Programs Representatives: | Laura Floyd | Jenna Regan | ||
YMCA - Larson Center & YCC | Ann Horton | Jill Marini | ||
| YWCA | Ann Horton | |||
Silva's Youth of Today | Manny Silva | Moniqua Little | ||
EHPS Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) | Renee Buyers | N/A |
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| Swaddle Joy Night & Daycare | Fauy Ellis Gordon | fauy.gordon@swaddlejoy.com | N/A | |
Head Start Program Rep | Dawn Dickerson-Kerr | N/A |
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East Hartford Family Resource Center | MaryBeth Kuzoian | Madeline Pinches | ||
| Non-profit/for profit Child Care Centers Rep | Vacant | |||
| Parent Representative | Rachel Prehodka-Spindel | rachelps1125@gmail.com | ||
| Local Homeless Education Liaison | Jazmin Mendez | mendez.ja@easthartford.org | ||
| Other Early Childhood Program Representative | Casey Guiheen (Riverside Magnet School Pre-K) | CGuiheen@riversidemagnetschool.org | N/A | |
| Workforce Development | Amy Peltier (East Hartford Works) | apeltier@easthartfordct.gov | N/A |
*Minimum 25% of Council membership must be parents or guardians of children eligible for School Readiness in the past, present or future.
The East Hartford School Readiness Council helps develop and oversee high-quality programs in town to best meet the needs of children and families in accordance with a set of Quality Components set by the State. These indicators include:
- A plan for collaboration with other community programs and services, including public libraries and for coordination of resources in order to facilitate full-day and year-round child-care and education programs for children of working parents and parents in education or training programs;
- Parent involvement, parenting education and outreach;
- Referrals for health services, including referrals for appropriate immunizations and screenings;
- Nutrition services;
- Referrals to family literacy programs that incorporate adult basic education and provide for the promotion of literacy through access to public library services;
- Admission policies that promote enrollment of children from different racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds and from other communities;
- A plan of transition for participating children from the School Readiness program to kindergarten and provide for the transfer of records from the program to the kindergarten program:
- A plan for professional development for staff;
- A sliding fee scale for families participating in the program;
- An annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the program; and
- A plan to ensure that children with disabilities are integrated into programs with children who are not disabled.
SCHOOL READINESS BYLAWS AND POLICIES: