STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE (EIN 30-0231116)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2023-05-09
IRS object ID
202311299349301021
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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MissionTHE STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP GENERATES INNOVATIVE, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS' MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS THROUGH SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS AMONG RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND DESIGNERS. WE WORK TO INCREASE EQUITY, IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING, AND GIVE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS GREATER AGENCY.MissionDesc
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DescBUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS SERP WAS AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR, 7.8-MILLION EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (EIR) MID-PHASE GRANT STARTING IN OCTOBER 2018 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY TO SCALE THE STRATEGIC ADOLESCENT READING INTERVENTION (STARI). IN A PRIOR STUDY, STARI SHOWED IMPACTS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY SIGNIFICANT ON COMPONENT READING SKILLS AND ON DEEP COMPREHENSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW SERP TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY- BUILDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STARI AND SCALE THE PROGRAM TO MORE DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. TO MEET THE COST-MATCHING REQUIREMENT, SERP HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ABELL FOUNDATION AND BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL IN-KIND DONATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEARLY 100 TEACHERS AND COACHES, PROGRAM MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO AN ESTIMATED 3,500 STUDENTS, INCLUDING WORKBOOKS, FLUENCY PASSAGES WRITTEN AT FOUR LEVELS, AND THE NOVELS, NON-FICTION TEXTS, AND POETRY THAT ACCOMPANY EACH UNIT. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE STARI OR THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS-AS-USUAL READING INTERVENTION, AND MDRC WILL CONDUCT THE EVALUATION. CAPACITY WILL BE SHIFTED FROM THE PROJECT TEAM TO DISTRICT STAFF TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPANSION IN PARTNER DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE MORE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE FUTURE. THUS, ANTICIPATED IMPACT FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH THE PROJECT. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WE EXPECT TO (1) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE AND CAREER ALIGNED STATE TESTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 STUDENTS IN 246 CLASSROOMS ACROSS FOUR PARTNER DISTRICTS; 2) VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF STARI WHEN IMPLEMENTED ON A LARGER SCALE FOR SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS; 3) IMPROVE DISTRICT CAPACITY TO HELP STRUGGLING READERS MEET COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS; AND 4) EXPAND SERP'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE USE OF STARI IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR THE PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT WILL OCCUR DURING 2018-2021. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WORK IN SCHOOLS AND DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2020. WHILE THE RESEARCH COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS HAVE CONTINUED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EXTENSIVE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOMS USING STARI IN HYBRID AND VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES IS BEING DEVELOPED TO EXPAND TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE REGARDING STARI COMPONENTS AND PRACTICES. THE SERIES CONSISTS OF ONLINE SESSIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY OR IN TEACHER TEAMS. SESSIONS WILL CONSIST OF VIDEOS FEATURING STARI LEAD DEVELOPER LOWRY HEMPHILL, STARI PROJECT DIRECTOR MARGARET TROYER, AND STARI INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TALKING THROUGH KEY FEATURES OF STARI, SUCH AS FLUENCY, GUIDED READING, DEBATE, COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES, AND DECODING. VIDEOS ARE INTERLEAVED WITH ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS TO COMPLETE. IF POSSIBLE, SESSIONS WOULD BE LED BY A COACH/FACILITATOR TO FOSTER DEEP AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AMONG TEACHERS REGARDING STARI IMPLEMENTATION AND PRACTICES.Desc

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DescTEACHING HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE SERP RECEIVED A ONE-YEAR, 350,000 GRANT FROM THE KOSHLAND FOUNDATION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SFUSD) AND THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (OUSD) TO DEVELOP A YEAR-LONG HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM THAT WILL TEACH DISCIPLINARY CONTENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY EXPERTS IN CHEMISTRY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW, AND THE UNITS WILL BE ROAD TESTED AND REVISED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE PARTNER DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING. A SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING WAS APPROVED FALL 2019 IN THE AMOUNT OF 350,000. THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GRANT WAS TO REVISE THE EXISTING MATERIALS FROM SFUSD. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE MATERIALS AND BASED ON THE FEEDBACK OF ADVISORS, IT WAS DECIDED THAT REVISIONS OF THE MATERIALS WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT. INSTEAD, THE MATERIALS WOULD NEED TO BE REWRITTEN IN ORDER TO FULLY INTEGRATE CHEMISTRY CONTENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE CONTEXT. PRODUCT HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY COURSE THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE A YEAR-LONG HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY COURSE ALIGNED TO NGSS STANDARDS WITH ALL NECESSARY STUDENT MATERIALS, AND WITH COMPANION SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS. TEACHER MATERIALS WILL BE GENERATED AS JUST-IN-TIME SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS TO SHORE UP THEIR GRASP OF THE SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND PLAN THEIR DAILY LESSONS. MATERIALS FROM THE COURSE HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FOR FEEDBACK AND TO SUPPORT THE REVISION OF MATERIALS. THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE AN OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE.Desc

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DescSTRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SERP RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR, 1-MILLION GRANT FROM THE SPENCER FOUNDATION TO BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WITH EXPERTISE ON ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK. RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE BASE AND CURRENT EDUCATION STANDARDS SUPPORT A MAJOR SHIFT IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE - ONE THAT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN EXPLAINING THEIR THINKING AND MAKING AND DEFENDING ARGUMENTS. DESPITE AGREEMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK, THERE ISN'T CONSENSUS ON WHAT CONSTITUTES ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK OR HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN CLASSROOMS. THE COLLABORATION WILL ADDRESS THREE PURPOSES: 1) TO CREATE A VIDEO DATABASE AND INSTRUMENT-SHARING SITE TO PROMOTE SITUATED RESEARCH ON CLASSROOM TALK CAPABLE OF INFORMING CLASSROOM PRACTICE; 2) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE FEATURES OF CLASSROOM TALK THAT MAKE IT ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE; AND 3) TO PROVIDE ANNOTATED VIDEO RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND THOSE WHO PREPARE THEM PROFESSIONALLY THAT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER EXPERTISE IN TALK-BASED PEDAGOGY. PRODUCTS OF THE COLLABORATION WILL INCLUDE: A) A CORPUS OF TRANSCRIBED VIDEO AND CODING INSTRUMENTS HOUSED ON AN EXISTING PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR RESEARCHERS AND CAPABLE OF EXPANSION OVER TIME; B) A NEW, FREELY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE TO SUPPORT PRACTICE WITH ANNOTATED VIDEOS THAT HAVE PERMISSIONS FOR PUBLIC SHARING; AND C) RESEARCH PAPERS THAT ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKERS OF TALK THAT MAKE IT ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE AND THE CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT IT. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HAVE CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLASSROOM FOOTAGE FROM THEIR OWN RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO THIS WORK. THE INITIAL FOOTAGE HAS BEEN VITAL IN GENERATING THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HELPING TO ANSWER OUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND WILL BE USED IN OUR PRACTITIONER FACING WEBSITE. WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE IN AREAS LIKE ELEMENTARY MATH WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE EXISTING VIDEO, HOWEVER PLANS FOR FURTHER VIDEO COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.Desc

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,909TotalAmt
Program Services$5,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$659ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225TotalAmt
Program Services$225ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,871TotalAmt
Program Services$2,995ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$876ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,641TotalAmt
Program Services$8,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$4,802$4,387$401$14
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$4,161$2,556$1,605
RECRUITING EXPENSE$95$95

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,080,616TotalAmt
Program Services$2,422,793ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$654,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,831FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,946BOYAmt
EOY$2,500EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$690,759BOYAmt
EOY$708,153EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,525,177BOYAmt
EOY$966,456EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,206BOYAmt
EOY$5,097EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,215BOYAmt
EOY$43,159EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,926LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$15,665LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,132BOYAmt
EOY$1,261EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,290BOYAmt
EOY$12,290EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,391,725BOYAmt
EOY$1,738,916EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,137BOYAmt
EOY$206,481EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,846BOYAmt
EOY$20,148EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,983BOYAmt
EOY$226,629EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$676,507BOYAmt
EOY$745,262EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,358,235BOYAmt
EOY$767,025EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,034,742BOYAmt
EOY$1,512,287EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,391,725BOYAmt
EOY$1,738,916EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$522,455ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,547,774CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,874,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,494,881CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,121,263TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,547,774CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,874,848CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,494,881CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,121,263TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,862,677SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,258,586PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,450CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,356CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,661CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,133CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,822CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,422TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,138,685TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,955,688GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79630PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,665DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,261BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,261TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,613,161TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$55,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$55,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,558,161RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,558,161TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,135,616TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$55,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$55,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,080,616ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,080,616TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2017 THROUGH 2019 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE INSTITUTE FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE INSTITUTE HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 680OAKLANDCA94607946000385GOV$40,604SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
MDRC
16 E 34TH STREET 19TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016237379473501C3$248,633SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
25 BUICK STREET 2ND FLOORBOSTONMA02215042103547501C3$60,114SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH THE ANNUAL AND INTERIM REPORTS AS REQUIRED BY THE GRANTEEExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
MARY SUZANNE DONOVAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$295,007$724$42,806$338,537
MATTHEW ELLINGER
CREATIVE DIRECTOR$130,991$449$29,265$160,705

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM BGRANTS RECEIVABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INCREASED BY AN AMOUNT OF 85,337. THIS INCREASE WAS A RESULT OF THE INDIRECT COST PROPOSAL UNIT FINALIZING THE INDIRECT COST RATE FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR. AS A RESULT OF ACCEPTANCE OF THIS FINAL RATE, THE STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSITITUE RETROACTIVELY ADJUSTED THE AMOUNT OF GRANT REVENUES DUE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP GENERATES INNOVATIVE, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS' MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS THROUGH SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS AMONG RESEARCHERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND DESIGNERS. WE WORK TO INCREASE EQUITY, IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING, AND GIVE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS GREATER AGENCY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ABUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS SERP WAS AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR, 7.8-MILLION EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (EIR) MID-PHASE GRANT STARTING IN OCTOBER 2018 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY TO SCALE THE STRATEGIC ADOLESCENT READING INTERVENTION (STARI). IN A PRIOR STUDY, STARI SHOWED IMPACTS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY SIGNIFICANT ON COMPONENT READING SKILLS AND ON DEEP COMPREHENSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW SERP TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY- BUILDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STARI AND SCALE THE PROGRAM TO MORE DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. TO MEET THE COST-MATCHING REQUIREMENT, SERP HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ABELL FOUNDATION AND BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL IN-KIND DONATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEARLY 100 TEACHERS AND COACHES, PROGRAM MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO AN ESTIMATED 3,500 STUDENTS, INCLUDING WORKBOOKS, FLUENCY PASSAGES WRITTEN AT FOUR LEVELS, AND THE NOVELS, NON-FICTION TEXTS, AND POETRY THAT ACCOMPANY EACH UNIT. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE STARI OR THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS-AS-USUAL READING INTERVENTION, AND MDRC WILL CONDUCT THE EVALUATION. CAPACITY WILL BE SHIFTED FROM THE PROJECT TEAM TO DISTRICT STAFF TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPANSION IN PARTNER DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE MORE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE FUTURE. THUS, ANTICIPATED IMPACT FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH THE PROJECT. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WE EXPECT TO (1) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE AND CAREER ALIGNED STATE TESTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 STUDENTS IN 246 CLASSROOMS ACROSS FOUR PARTNER DISTRICTS; 2) VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF STARI WHEN IMPLEMENTED ON A LARGER SCALE FOR SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS; 3) IMPROVE DISTRICT CAPACITY TO HELP STRUGGLING READERS MEET COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS; AND 4) EXPAND SERP'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE USE OF STARI IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR THE PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT WILL OCCUR DURING 2018-2021. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WORK IN SCHOOLS AND DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2020. WHILE THE RESEARCH COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS HAVE CONTINUED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EXTENSIVE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOMS USING STARI IN HYBRID AND VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES AN ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES IS BEING DEVELOPED TO EXPAND TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE REGARDING STARI COMPONENTS AND PRACTICES. THE SERIES CONSISTS OF ONLINE SESSIONS THAT CAN BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY OR IN TEACHER TEAMS. SESSIONS WILL CONSIST OF VIDEOS FEATURING STARI LEAD DEVELOPER LOWRY HEMPHILL, STARI PROJECT DIRECTOR MARGARET TROYER, AND STARI INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES TALKING THROUGH KEY FEATURES OF STARI, SUCH AS FLUENCY, GUIDED READING, DEBATE, COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES, AND DECODING. VIDEOS ARE INTERLEAVED WITH ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS TO COMPLETE. IF POSSIBLE, SESSIONS WOULD BE LED BY A COACH/FACILITATOR TO FOSTER DEEP AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AMONG TEACHERS REGARDING STARI IMPLEMENTATION AND PRACTICES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BTEACHING HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE SERP RECEIVED A ONE-YEAR, 350,000 GRANT FROM THE KOSHLAND FOUNDATION TO COLLABORATE WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SFUSD) AND THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (OUSD) TO DEVELOP A YEAR-LONG HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM THAT WILL TEACH DISCIPLINARY CONTENT IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY EXPERTS IN CHEMISTRY ARE CONTRIBUTING TO CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND REVIEW, AND THE UNITS WILL BE ROAD TESTED AND REVISED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE PARTNER DISTRICTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTENT SUPPORTS EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING. A SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING WAS APPROVED FALL 2019 IN THE AMOUNT OF 350,000. THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GRANT WAS TO REVISE THE EXISTING MATERIALS FROM SFUSD. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE MATERIALS AND BASED ON THE FEEDBACK OF ADVISORS, IT WAS DECIDED THAT REVISIONS OF THE MATERIALS WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT. INSTEAD, THE MATERIALS WOULD NEED TO BE REWRITTEN IN ORDER TO FULLY INTEGRATE CHEMISTRY CONTENT WITH CLIMATE CHANGE CONTEXT. PRODUCT HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY COURSE THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE A YEAR-LONG HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY COURSE ALIGNED TO NGSS STANDARDS WITH ALL NECESSARY STUDENT MATERIALS, AND WITH COMPANION SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS. TEACHER MATERIALS WILL BE GENERATED AS JUST-IN-TIME SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS TO SHORE UP THEIR GRASP OF THE SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AND PLAN THEIR DAILY LESSONS. MATERIALS FROM THE COURSE HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FOR FEEDBACK AND TO SUPPORT THE REVISION OF MATERIALS. THE FINAL PRODUCT WILL BE AN OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CSTRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE SERP RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR, 1-MILLION GRANT FROM THE SPENCER FOUNDATION TO BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WITH EXPERTISE ON ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK. RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE BASE AND CURRENT EDUCATION STANDARDS SUPPORT A MAJOR SHIFT IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE - ONE THAT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN EXPLAINING THEIR THINKING AND MAKING AND DEFENDING ARGUMENTS. DESPITE AGREEMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK, THERE ISN'T CONSENSUS ON WHAT CONSTITUTES ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK OR HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN CLASSROOMS. THE COLLABORATION WILL ADDRESS THREE PURPOSES: 1) TO CREATE A VIDEO DATABASE AND INSTRUMENT-SHARING SITE TO PROMOTE SITUATED RESEARCH ON CLASSROOM TALK CAPABLE OF INFORMING CLASSROOM PRACTICE; 2) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE FEATURES OF CLASSROOM TALK THAT MAKE IT ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE; AND 3) TO PROVIDE ANNOTATED VIDEO RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND THOSE WHO PREPARE THEM PROFESSIONALLY THAT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER EXPERTISE IN TALK-BASED PEDAGOGY. PRODUCTS OF THE COLLABORATION WILL INCLUDE: A) A CORPUS OF TRANSCRIBED VIDEO AND CODING INSTRUMENTS HOUSED ON AN EXISTING PLATFORM DESIGNED FOR RESEARCHERS AND CAPABLE OF EXPANSION OVER TIME; B) A NEW, FREELY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE TO SUPPORT PRACTICE WITH ANNOTATED VIDEOS THAT HAVE PERMISSIONS FOR PUBLIC SHARING; AND C) RESEARCH PAPERS THAT ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MARKERS OF TALK THAT MAKE IT ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE AND THE CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT IT. MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HAVE CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLASSROOM FOOTAGE FROM THEIR OWN RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO THIS WORK. THE INITIAL FOOTAGE HAS BEEN VITAL IN GENERATING THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HELPING TO ANSWER OUR RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND WILL BE USED IN OUR PRACTITIONER FACING WEBSITE. WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE IN AREAS LIKE ELEMENTARY MATH WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE EXISTING VIDEO, HOWEVER PLANS FOR FURTHER VIDEO COLLECTION HAVE BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D1. MATH BY EXAMPLE 2. SCALING SERP PRODUCTS 3. TRU-LESSON STUDY 4. DCPS PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE EARLY LITERACY SUCCESS 5. GEOMETRY BY EXAMPLE 6. BUILDING PROOF POINTS FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION 7. CENTER FOR SUCCESS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS 8. LEARNING PROGRESSIONS IN SCIENCE 9. OAKLAND URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY 10. OTHER PROGRAMS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2CATHERINE SNOW JAL MEHTA SECRETARY BOARD MEMBER BUSINESS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 TAX RETURN UPON RECEIPT FROM THE PREPARER. EACH REVIEWS THE RETURN SEPARATELY, AND THEN THEY MEET TO REVIEW AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS EACH PERSON MAY HAVE. ONCE THE 990 IS APPROVED INTERNALLY, THE 990 TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD ARE DIRECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE SATISFIED AS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 990 TAX RETURN, THE TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE REMAINING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE THE FULL BOARD REVIEWS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS THE RETURN FOR FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH MAY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ITEM THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR BOARD MEETING REGARDING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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