Academics

Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)

For information regarding enrolling for the 2025-26 school year, please go to our WOPS Preschool page.

Michigan’s GSRP PreK (Preschool) program is ranked #1 nationally and is FREE for all.

GSRP is tuition-free to families that qualify and are accepted into the program. A child in the GSRP program will have experiences in initiative, social relations, creative representation, music, movement, language and literacy, and hands-on mathematics.

Children meet for full-day sessions (8:10am-3:10pm) Monday through Thursday during the program year (September – May).

The GSRP program will be located the following locations in 2025-26:

Great Lakes Elementary
Lakeshore Elementary
Los Lagos Bilingual Academy
Pine Creek Elementary
Riley Farms Elementary
Woodside Elementary

Transportation is currently not provided.

You may want to consider sending your child to GSRP for the 2025-26 school year if:

Your child is 4 by December 1, 2025
Your family meets income qualifications determined by the State of Michigan (Income Eligibility Reference)

To determine if your child qualifies, complete an online application through Help Me Grow Ottawa. You must upload your proof of income when completing the online application. For step-by-step directions, please see the links below.

Instructions for online application

Instrucciones para completar la solicitud en línea

For more information regarding GSRP, please contact Charlene Farner at (616) 786-2050 Ext. 2085

Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) provides a high quality preschool experience for students who are four years old. The curriculum is play based and teacher led, with student interest helping to drive daily instruction. GSRP is a great way to help students get a step ahead, by developing them both academically and socially.
Dave Stefanich, Principal, Great Lakes

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For more information regarding GSRP, please contact Charlene Farner FarnerC@westottawa.net or (616)786-2053

Title I Information

Federal funds are distributed to school districts to assist students who are academically at risk to provide additional academic services for students to master grade level standards. West Ottawa’s Parent Meetings are a great opportunity for parents of Title 1 eligible students to ask questions about Title Funds, Title eligibility, support services provided to students, curriculum, instruction, or assessments.