Eligibility & Enrollment
To be eligible for state-funded GSRP, a child must physically reside in this state (bordering states are excluded, even if parents work locally).
What is Michigan?
GSRP classroom design mandates that snacks and meals must be served in this communal layout, where staff and children eat together and share the same menu.
What is family style?
The minimum number of operational days required for a traditional 4-day school-year program.
What is 120 days? (Spread over at least 30 weeks)
The specific 3-digit function code used to catalog expenditures directly related to preschool instructional activities (salaries, classroom supplies, etc.).
What is Function Code 118?
The only circumstance under which emergency physical restraint can legally be used with a GSRP child.
What is when there is an imminent risk of physical harm?
The strict cutoff date by which a child must turn 4 years old to enter a standard GSRP slot for the school year in the first round of priority.
What is September 1st?
Rather than being adult-dominated, GSRP large and small group time must specifically be defined as this.
What is adult-initiated?
The minimum number of operational days required for a 5-day extended or GSRP/Head Start blend program.
What is 180 days? (Spread over at least 36 weeks)
True or False: Sales tax is always reimbursable through GSRP.
What is False?
The local standard that determines the minimum length of a school-day GSRP classroom's hours.
What is the local first-grade instructional day?
Before enrolling a family whose household income falls at or below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), GSRP administrators must first complete this mandatory cross-agency step.
What is a waiver to Head Start?
This specific category of foundational skills is split into behavioral regulation, friendship skills, emotional literacy, and problem-solving.
What are Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills?
For extended-day programs, to remain in alignment with local K-12 districts, this is the maximum number of days that may be forgiven for inclement weather cancellations.
What is six (6) days?
Under MiLEAP financial guidelines, state tax (including sales tax) is an eligible expense only for for-profit subrecipients. It is strictly non-reimbursable for non-profit organizations and public schools, which are already tax-exempt.
The state-level agency that oversees GSRP rules, licensing, and compliance tracking across Michigan.
The digital location where a detailed daily classroom schedule must be uploaded for compliance review.
What is the online Google Binder?
The top three environmental or categorical prioritization factors used for GSRP placement when a program is enrolling.
What are Homelessness, Foster Care, and an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
The manual explicitly bans this common elementary take-home item from being distributed to families to reinforce development.
What are worksheets?
For extended-day programs, up to this many professional learning or coaching days (of 5 hours or more) may be scheduled and counted toward required instructional days.
What is five (5) days?
This mandatory local entity is responsible for setting and confirming program schedules before the school year begins.
What is the Intermediate School Districts (ISDs)?
The maximum allowable adult-to-child ratio in a GSRP classroom.
What is 1 to 10 (1:10)?
GSRP regulations state that families must do this action regarding their household finances on the application before verification happens.
What is self-reported household income?
This formal observation tool must be used by the PreK Instructional Coach to evaluate and score overall classroom quality.
What is the CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System)?
If a visiting "specials" instructor (such as an art teacher or local librarian) does not meet all state licensing requirements to be considered in ratio, the GSRP implementation manual mandates this action.
What is that the core teaching team members must remain in the room?
In GSRP financial reporting, this classification applies to any single item purchase that costs more than $10,000.
What is a Capital Outlay purchase?
True or False: Emergency seclusion is an appropriate behavior strategy for preschool children.
What is False?