GEORGIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- GEORGIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INC (EIN 45-5209297)
- Tax period
- 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
- Filed
- 2022-03-25
- IRS object ID
- 202230849349300708
- Schema version
- 2020v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-03-25T07:36:53-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 582161308 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4004 SUMMIT BOULEVARD NE SUITE 800 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ATLANTA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30319 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 455209297 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GEORGIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INC | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GEOR | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7704649299 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3237 SATELLITE BLVD SUITE 460 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | DULUTH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30096 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JENNIE C WELCH | PersonNm |
| Person Title | VP STRATEGY & FINANC | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7704649299 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2022-03-25 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | JENNIE | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | WELCH | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | TIFFANY T ORR | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01559485 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4045314940 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2022-03-25 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3237 SATELLITE BLVD SUITE 460 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | DULUTH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30096 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $2,207,807 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | WWW.GLISI.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Activity Or Mission | UPLIFT SCHOOL LEADERS > TRANSFORM MINDSETS AND ACTION > CREATE VIBRANT CULTURES OF INNOVATION > BUILD EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE SCHOOLS | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 14 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 14 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 13 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 2 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $1,061,374 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $1,014,346 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $1,553,426 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $1,182,451 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $49,705 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $10,750 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $413 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $260 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $2,664,918 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $2,207,807 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $1,229,650 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $1,284,189 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $130,125 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $1,399,945 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $717,932 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $2,629,595 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $2,002,121 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $35,323 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $205,686 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $3,377,290 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $3,684,980 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $137,969 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $186,931 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $3,239,321 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $3,498,049 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Mission | UPLIFT SCHOOL LEADERS > TRANSFORM MINDSETS AND ACTION > CREATE VIBRANT CULTURES OF INNOVATION > BUILD EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE SCHOOLS | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | false | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | Yes (true) | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $843,173 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $305,150 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: GLISI'S BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT (BCLS) IS A UNIQUE TRAINING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO GROW TEAMS OF PRACTICING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS. THE GOAL IS TO EQUIP TEAMS WITH THE SKILLS TO COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THEIR MOST PRESSING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO REALIZE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL CULTURE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. BCLS TEACHES LEADERS TO USE DATA-DRIVEN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO STRONGER SCHOOL CULTURE AND IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES. IN FY21, GLISI'S ABILITY TO CONVENE LARGE GATHERINGS OF LEADERS WAS IMPEDED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GLISI POSTPONED ALL FALL AND WINTER CONVENINGS, OPTING TO HOST A SINGLE WEEK EXPERIENCE FOR A SUBSET OF LEADERS IN JUNE 2021. THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE SERVED 163 LEADERS (SUPERINTENDENTS, CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHER LEADERS, AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF) FROM 5 GEORGIA SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL TEAMS WHO ATTENDED THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE HAILED FROM GEORGIA AND FLORIDA AND WERE A DIVERSE MIX OF SMALL, CHARTER SCHOOLS; LARGE METRO SYSTEMS; AND SMALL, RURAL SYSTEMS. EACH TEAM PARTICIPATED IN A WEEK- LONG TRAINING EVENT THAT SPANNED A 5-DAY PERIOD, FOR A TOTAL OF 40 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR EACH PARTICIPANT. GLISI DELIVERED 6,520 PERSON-TRAINING HOURS ( HOURS TRAINING PROVIDED X PARTICIPANTS) THROUGH BCLS IN FY21 AND STAFF COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 1,195 HOURS TO MARKETING, DESIGN, EXECUTION, AND EVALUATION OF THE SBCLS EXPERIENCE. A CRITICAL SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE OF BCLS IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS CRITICAL TO LEADING SYSTEMIC CHANGE EFFORTS IN SCHOOLS. OUR PRE-POST LEARNING ASSESSMENT SHOWED THAT FOR 100% OF ITEMS SURVEYED, THERE WAS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAIN IN KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING FOR ATTENDEES--AN INDICATION THAT THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE TRAINING WERE BETTER EQUIPPED TO IDENTIFY THE ACTIONS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE EQUITY; IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES AND PERFORMANCE NEEDS; AND ENGAGE OTHERS IN CRAFTING QUESTIONS, EXPERIMENTING, FAILING FAST, AND COURSE CORRECTING, AMONG OTHER LEARNING. A SECOND SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF TEAMS WHO ATTEND-A CRITICAL PRECURSOR TO CULTURE CHANGE. A PRE-POST ANALYSIS OF SUMMER BCLS PARTICIPANTS FOUND FAVORABLE CHANGE IN RESPONDENT PERCEPTIONS REGARDING KEY INDICATORS THAT PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IS PRESENT ON THEIR TEAMS. A FINAL SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS INCREASED MOTIVATION AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND TEAMS TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR BEHAVIOR AND PRACTICE, RECOGNIZING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ADULT PRACTICE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. QUALITATIVE DATA INDICATE OUR TRAINING AND COACHING MOTIVATED ATTENDEES TOWARD CHANGE. OUR LONG-TERM ASPIRATION IS FOR ATTENDANCE AT BCLS TO CORRELATE WITH HEALTHIER SCHOOL CULTURES AND IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES OVER TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR DISTRICTS WHO LEVERAGE BCLS AS A MULTI-YEAR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY. STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS WERE WAIVED IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CONTRIBUTING TO SCHOOL CLOSURES AND AFFECTING SYSTEMIC COLLECTION OF COMPARABLE DATA. HOWEVER, COMPARISONS OF COHORT GRADUATION RATES OF BCLS PARTNERS RELATIVE TO THE BROADER STATE ARE PROMISING. IN OUR MOST RECENT ANALYSIS, TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS THAT SENT TWO OR MORE TEAMS TO BCLS FROM 2018-2020 (N=29) ACHIEVED A HIGHER 4-YEAR COHORT GRADUATION RATE IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR (88.7) RELATIVE TO THE STATE AVERAGE (83.7). THIS COHORT'S IMPROVEMENT IN GRADUATION RATES OVER TIME IS ALSO IMPROVING AT A SLIGHTLY BETTER RATE COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE: GEORGIA'S AVERAGE CGR IMPROVED BY 1.7 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM 2019-2021, WHILE THE GLISI COHORT IMPROVED BY 2.0 PERCENTAGE POINTS. GLISI ALSO OFFERED "BCLS TASTERS", A FREE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TARGETED TOWARD THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ATTENDED THE COHORTS POSTPONED IN THE FALL AND WINTER OF 2021. GLISI COMMITTED OVER 85 HOURS PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE BCLS TASTERS, WHICH SERVED 20 DISTRICTS AND 26 EDUCATORS. | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $407,086 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $765,897 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | IN-DISTRICT AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT: GLISI OFFERS A VARIETY OF IN-DISTRICT AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS ACROSS GEORGIA. IN FY21, GLISI PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTS: (1) STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (GSBA); (2) IN- PERSON TRAINING, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP ASPIRING AND INCUMBENT LEADERS TO BUILD EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE SCHOOLS; AND (3) VIRTUAL SUPPORTS FOR LEADERS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-CARE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GLISI-GSBA STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICE IS TO ASSIST DISTRICTS AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING A DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO GUIDE TRANSPARENT SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT FOR 3-5 YEARS. IN FY21, GLISI ENGAGED 267 PARTICIPANTS IN DELIBERATIVE DIALOG TO INFORM SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN SEVEN DISTRICTS, FACILITATING A PROCESS THAT YIELDED A PLAN TO GUIDE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN ALL SEVEN SYSTEMS. GLISI STAFF LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 248 HOURS OF TOTAL SUPPORT IN SERVICE TO THESE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS TWO OTHERS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CONCLUDE IN FY22. THE OBJECTIVES OF GLISI'S IN-PERSON TRAINING, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ARE CUSTOMIZED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH OF OUR PARTNERS. IN FY21, GLISI PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO 521 ASPIRING AND INCUMBENT LEADERS IN THIRTEEN SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS GEORGIA, AND AN ADDITIONAL 53 LEADERS WERE SERVED IN NONPROFIT AND MEMBER ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THESE SERVICES. SPECIFIC ENDEAVORS INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO COHORTS OF ASPIRING LEADERS; DESIGN AND FACILITATION OF CUSTOMIZED SUMMER LEADERSHIP RETREATS FOR TWO LARGE, URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS' SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS; CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL; AND IN-DISTRICT SUPPORT TO DEEPEN SKILL AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT FOR SEVERAL OF OUR BCLS PARTNERS. IN FY21, GLISI LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 2,542 HOURS OF TOTAL SUPPORT ACROSS THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND PLANNING AND DESIGN TOWARD FY22 SUPPORT. IN POST-SERVICE SURVEYS, 100% OF DISTRICT PARTNERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD AND/OR ACHIEVED THE INTENDED PARTNERSHIP GOALS. GLISI ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH A NEW GRANT INITIATIVE CALLED "GRE4T" (GEORGIA'S RESTART: EMBRACE, ENGAGE, EXPAND AND ENHANCE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE). IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SUPPORT, GLISI LOGGED OVER 900 HOURS OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, SERVING 78 PARTICIPANTS IN A PILOT CONVENING IN MAY 2021 AND SUPPORTING THE FORMATION OF A COALITION OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS INVOLVED IN REALIZING GRANT OBJECTIVES. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT INDICATED THE PROTOCOLS USED WILL SUPPORT THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. ONE PARTICIPANT NOTED, "I LEARNED THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST START IS A SUCCESS AND IT IS OKAY THAT WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS." FINALLY, GLISI EXPANDED ITS SUITE OF VIRTUAL SUPPORTS FOR LEADERS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-CARE, INCLUDING CONNECTED COMMUNITY, VIRTUAL GROWTH NETWORKS, AND A TEXT-BASED COURSE TO BUILD EQUITY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG COURSE COMPLETERS. CONNECTED COMMUNITY WAS ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED MARCH 2020, IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENT COVID-19 CRISIS AND IN THE INTEREST OF CREATING SPACE FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS TO ATTEND TO THEIR OWN SELF-CARE, FIND STRENGTH IN A PEER COMMUNITY, AND GENERATE IDEAS TO SOLVE PRESSING CHALLENGES. GLISI MAINTAINED THIS COMMUNITY IN FY2021, SERVING 95 LEADERS FROM 50 DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGIA AND BEYOND. GLISI FURTHER EXPANDED ITS SUITE OF VIRTUAL SUPPORTS IN FY21, INCLUDING A VIRTUAL GROWTH NETWORK FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND A TEXT-BASED COURSE SUPPORTING LEADERS IN DEVELOPING EQUITY CONSCIOUSNESS. THESE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS SERVED 3,830 EDUCATORS AND LEADERS STATEWIDE. GLISI STAFF COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 1,130 HOURS TO DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF OUR VIRTUAL SUPPORT. | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $230,411 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $111,404 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING TOGETHER: FY21 WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF A MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD (SREB) AND THREE RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA (JEFFERSON COUNTY, EMANUEL COUNTY, AND BURKE COUNTY) KNOWN AS TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING TOGETHER (4T). THE PURPOSE OF 4T WAS TO BUILD THE SKILLS AND ABILITY OF PARTNER SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING, BETTER PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM SIMPLY IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING. THE AIM OF THE PARTNERSHIP WAS TO CONVENE A NETWORK IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY WHERE PARTICIPATING SYSTEMS DEVELOP ENDURING CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, RATHER THAN LEADING A ONE-TIME IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE IN TEACHING PRACTICE. CORE OBJECTIVES FOR FY21 WERE TO (1) BUILD PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY BETWEEN AND AMONG NETWORK PARTICIPANTS (CRITICAL FOR THE NETWORK TO COLLABORATIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER); AND (2) TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE WHEN APPLIED TO A REAL PROBLEM OF PRACTICE IN THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SYSTEM NOTED THAT ADULT PRACTICES WERE LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO LOW LEVELS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WERE INTERESTED IN IDENTIFYING CRITICAL SHIFTS IN TEACHER AND LEADER PRACTICE TO PRODUCE HIGHER LEVELS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OVER TIME. PARTICIPANT SURVEY DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT GLISI WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING OUR CORE OBJECTIVES FOR YEAR 3. COMPARISONS OF PRE-ASSESSMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY TO THE MID-ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED IN FY20 AND FY21, WE FIND IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVERAL LEADING INDICATORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. PARTICIPANT DATA ALSO SUGGESTS WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH LEARNING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE AND IMPLEMENTING THAT LEARNING IN AND OUTSIDE OF NETWORK CONVENINGS. THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS RATED CONVENINGS AS "HIGHLY EFFECTIVE- OR "EFFECTIVE" IN OFFERING INSIGHTS ON THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ENGAGE IN IMPROVEMENT CYCLES. FURTHER, THERE WERE HIGH LEVELS OF AGREEMENT THAT CONVENINGS OFFERED SPACE FOR REFLECTION ABOUT HOW CONTENT CAN IMPROVE TEACHER AND LEADER PRACTICE (5.09 MEAN RATING ON A 6-POINT SCALE) AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS (5.17 MEAN RATING ON A 6-POINT SCALE). QUALITATIVE DATA FROM BOTH FY20 AND FY21 HIGHLIGHTED THE RECOGNITION THAT ADULT CAPACITY TO CONSIDER THE TOTALITY OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE WAS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS. ONE PARTICIPANT NOTED, "OUR STAFF NOW UNDERSTANDS THAT ENGAGEMENTS ENCOMPASS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM", EMPHASIZING THE BROADER GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS BEYOND THE TEACHERS WHO SHAPE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. FORTY-FOUR TEACHERS AND LEADERS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE NETWORK AND GLISI STAFF LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 1,630 HOURS OF SERVICE IN FY21. | Desc |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $1,480,670 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (true) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | false | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | Yes (true) | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | false | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | false | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | Yes (true) | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (true) | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | false | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | false | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | false | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | false | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | Yes (true) | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | false | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | false | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | false | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | false | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 24 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Backup Wthld Compliance | Yes (true) | BackupWthldComplianceInd |
| Employee | 13 | EmployeeCnt |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | Yes (true) | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | false | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | false | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Form8899 Filedind | false | Form8899Filedind |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiledInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | false | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | false | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 14 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 14 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | false | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | false | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | false | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | false | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (true) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (true) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (true) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (true) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (true) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (true) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (true) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (true) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (true) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | Yes (true) | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | GA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | LORI JACKSON | PersonNm |
| Phone | 7704649299 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3237 SATELLITE BLVD SUITE 460 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | DULUTH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30096 | ZIPCd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY | |||||||
| EXECUTIVE DI | 40.00 | Yes (X) | $157,169 | $0 | $16,989 | ||
| AARYN SCHMUHL | |||||||
| VP PROG DEV | 40.00 | $135,318 | $0 | $12,124 | Yes (X) | ||
| LETISHIA SEABROOK JONES | |||||||
| SR. PROGRAM | 40.00 | $109,807 | $0 | $18,006 | Yes (X) | ||
| MECA MOHAMMED | |||||||
| VP OPS & TAL | 40.00 | $103,571 | $0 | $20,389 | Yes (X) | ||
| JENNIE C WELCH | |||||||
| VP STRATEGY | 40.00 | Yes (X) | $117,680 | $0 | $4,738 | ||
| ADRIAN BAZEMORE | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| MATT COLVIN | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| STEPHEN DOLINGER | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| BEVERLY FERGUSON | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| JOSEPH BARROW JR | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| JONATHAN LOVE | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| BROOKE PEREZ | |||||||
| BOARD CHAIR | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | |
| DAVID PETERSON | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| JOHN SATELMAJER | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| KORYNN M SCHOOLEY | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| LOREN STARR | |||||||
| FORMER SEC/T | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | |
| GAIL TUSAN-WASHINGTON | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| VALERIE WILSON | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| JOHN ZAUNER | |||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | ||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $623,545 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $72,246 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 5 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | false | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | Yes (true) | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | false | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
| All Other Contributions | $1,014,346 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Noncash Contributions | $4,572 | NoncashContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $1,014,346 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)
| DescDesc | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt | Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
|---|---|---|
| CONSULTING | $509,900 | $509,900 |
| BASE CAMP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT | $305,150 | $305,150 |
| GRE4T PARTNERSHIP | $183,430 | $183,430 |
| RURAL NETWORKED IMPROV. COMM. | $111,404 | $111,404 |
| GSBA STRATEGIC PLANNING | $71,800 | $71,800 |
Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $767 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $767 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $1,182,451 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $10,750 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $10,750 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | OTHER INCOME | Desc |
| Business | 900099 | BusinessCd |
| Total Revenue Column | $260 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $260 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue Total | $260 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $2,207,807 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $1,193,201 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Exclusion | $260 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $279,269 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $172,039 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $45,514 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $61,716 | FundraisingAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $787,767 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $605,189 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $136,658 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $45,920 | FundraisingAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $70,485 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $47,930 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $16,916 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $5,639 | FundraisingAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $63,009 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $42,846 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $15,122 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $5,041 | FundraisingAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $83,659 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $56,888 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $20,079 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $6,692 | FundraisingAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $21,960 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $2,465 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $19,495 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,606 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,606 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $276,579 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $243,882 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $32,472 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $225 | FundraisingAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $6,095 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $2,045 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $4,050 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,740 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $8,740 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $42,178 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $42,178 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $42,144 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $38,381 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $3,207 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $556 | FundraisingAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $13,986 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $13,986 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,207 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $5,207 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt | FundraisingFundraisingAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOM. BOARD, MEETING SPAC | $229,816 | $229,816 | ||
| MATERIALS | $38,957 | $28,130 | $8,190 | $2,637 |
| TELEPHONE AND WEB | $16,706 | $4,322 | $12,384 | |
| REGISTRATION AND SUBSCRIP | $12,048 | $6,737 | $3,851 | $1,460 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $910 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $671 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $239 | FundraisingAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,002,121 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,480,670 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $391,326 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $130,125 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $230,233 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $514,978 | EOYAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,580,196 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,288,859 | EOYAmt |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,100 | BOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $38,050 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $302,762 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $13,957 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,585 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $69,123 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $45,035 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,316 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $24,088 | EOYAmt |
Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,487,438 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,546,708 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,377,290 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,684,980 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $45,840 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $154,136 | EOYAmt |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $92,129 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $32,795 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $137,969 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $186,931 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,238,221 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,498,049 | EOYAmt |
Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,100 | BOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,239,321 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,498,049 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,377,290 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,684,980 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $205,686 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst | $53,042 | NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (true) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Separate Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (true) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,804,070 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $2,020,316 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $931,064 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,061,374 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,014,346 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,831,170 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,804,070 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $2,020,316 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $931,064 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,061,374 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,014,346 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $6,831,170 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $3,336,448 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $3,494,722 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $5,920 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,618 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $39,983 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $49,705 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $10,749 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $130,975 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $675 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $307 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $413 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $260 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,655 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $6,963,800 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $4,366,298 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.50180 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.68130 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | PART II, LINE 10 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | 1,655 | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment EquipmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $69,123 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $45,035 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $24,088 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $24,088 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
| Footnote Text | Yes (X) | FootnoteTextInd |
| Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $2,260,643 | TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Invst | $53,042 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt |
| Donated Services And Use Fclts | $2,400 | DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported | $55,442 | RevenueNotReportedAmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | $2,205,201 | RevenueSubtotalAmt |
| Investment Expenses Not Incld | $2,606 | InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt | $2,606 | RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | $2,207,807 | TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt |
| Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $2,001,915 | TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Donated Services Use Fclts | $2,400 | DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt |
| Expenses Not Reported | $2,400 | ExpensesNotReportedAmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | $1,999,515 | ExpensesSubtotalAmt |
| Investment Expenses Not Incld2 | $2,606 | InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt |
| Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt | $2,606 | ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | $2,002,121 | TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATIONS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FILINGS FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | Yes (X) | CompensationCommitteeInd |
| Independent Consultant | Yes (X) | IndependentConsultantInd |
| Written Employment Contract | Yes (X) | WrittenEmploymentContractInd |
| Compensation Survey | Yes (X) | CompensationSurveyInd |
| Board Or Committee Approval | Yes (X) | BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd |
| Severance Payment | false | SeverancePaymentInd |
| Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd |
| Equity Based Comp Arrngm | false | EquityBasedCompArrngmInd |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org | false | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs | false | CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org | false | CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs | false | CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | false | AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd |
| Initial Contract Exception | false | InitialContractExceptionInd |
Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY | PersonNm |
| Title | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | TitleTxt |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | $157,169 | BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt |
| Deferred Compensation Flng Org | $16,989 | DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt |
| Total Compensation Filing Org | $174,158 | TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)
| Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt | TransactionTransactionAmt | TransactionTransactionDesc | Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE WILSON | |||
| BOARD MEMBER | $74,400 | SEE SUPPLEMENTAL | false |
| JOSEPH BARROW | |||
| BOARD MEMBER | $18,000 | SEE SUPPLEMENTAL | false |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | SCHEDULE L, PART V | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION (GSBA), WHOSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED INTO AS THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SIMILAR GOALS TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020, THE ORGANIZATION EARNED APPROXIMATELY 74,400 AND 64,000, RESPECTIVELY, FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT. DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020, THE ORGANIZATION ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOLS, WHOSE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION EARNED APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AND 22,000, RESPECTIVELY, FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 | DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GLISI MADE THE DETERMINATION TO POSTPONE ALL FALL 2020 AND WINTER 2021 DATES OF ITS FLAGSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM, BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. GLISI WAS ABLE TO SAFELY CONVENE A SMALLER GATHERING IN JUNE 2021 TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHO HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ATTENDING DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: GLISI'S BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT (BCLS) IS A UNIQUE TRAINING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO GROW TEAMS OF PRACTICING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERS. THE GOAL IS TO EQUIP TEAMS WITH THE SKILLS TO COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THEIR MOST PRESSING PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO REALIZE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL CULTURE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. BCLS TEACHES LEADERS TO USE DATA-DRIVEN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO STRONGER SCHOOL CULTURE AND IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES. IN FY21, GLISI'S ABILITY TO CONVENE LARGE GATHERINGS OF LEADERS WAS IMPEDED BY THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. GLISI POSTPONED ALL FALL AND WINTER CONVENINGS, OPTING TO HOST A SINGLE WEEK EXPERIENCE FOR A SUBSET OF LEADERS IN JUNE 2021. THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE SERVED 163 LEADERS (SUPERINTENDENTS, CENTRAL OFFICE LEADERS, PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, TEACHER LEADERS, AND SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF) FROM 5 GEORGIA SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS. DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL TEAMS WHO ATTENDED THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE HAILED FROM GEORGIA AND FLORIDA AND WERE A DIVERSE MIX OF SMALL, CHARTER SCHOOLS; LARGE METRO SYSTEMS; AND SMALL, RURAL SYSTEMS. EACH TEAM PARTICIPATED IN A WEEK- LONG TRAINING EVENT THAT SPANNED A 5-DAY PERIOD, FOR A TOTAL OF 40 HOURS OF TRAINING FOR EACH PARTICIPANT. GLISI DELIVERED 6,520 PERSON-TRAINING HOURS ( HOURS TRAINING PROVIDED X PARTICIPANTS) THROUGH BCLS IN FY21 AND STAFF COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 1,195 HOURS TO MARKETING, DESIGN, EXECUTION, AND EVALUATION OF THE SBCLS EXPERIENCE. A CRITICAL SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE OF BCLS IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF CONCEPTS CRITICAL TO LEADING SYSTEMIC CHANGE EFFORTS IN SCHOOLS. OUR PRE-POST LEARNING ASSESSMENT SHOWED THAT FOR 100% OF ITEMS SURVEYED, THERE WAS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT GAIN IN KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING FOR ATTENDEES--AN INDICATION THAT THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE TRAINING WERE BETTER EQUIPPED TO IDENTIFY THE ACTIONS, TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO PROMOTE EQUITY; IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSES AND PERFORMANCE NEEDS; AND ENGAGE OTHERS IN CRAFTING QUESTIONS, EXPERIMENTING, FAILING FAST, AND COURSE CORRECTING, AMONG OTHER LEARNING. A SECOND SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY OF TEAMS WHO ATTEND-A CRITICAL PRECURSOR TO CULTURE CHANGE. A PRE-POST ANALYSIS OF SUMMER BCLS PARTICIPANTS FOUND FAVORABLE CHANGE IN RESPONDENT PERCEPTIONS REGARDING KEY INDICATORS THAT PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY IS PRESENT ON THEIR TEAMS. A FINAL SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVE IS INCREASED MOTIVATION AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND TEAMS TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THEIR BEHAVIOR AND PRACTICE, RECOGNIZING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ADULT PRACTICE AND STUDENT OUTCOMES. QUALITATIVE DATA INDICATE OUR TRAINING AND COACHING MOTIVATED ATTENDEES TOWARD CHANGE. OUR LONG-TERM ASPIRATION IS FOR ATTENDANCE AT BCLS TO CORRELATE WITH HEALTHIER SCHOOL CULTURES AND IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMES OVER TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR DISTRICTS WHO LEVERAGE BCLS AS A MULTI-YEAR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY. STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS WERE WAIVED IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CONTRIBUTING TO SCHOOL CLOSURES AND AFFECTING SYSTEMIC COLLECTION OF COMPARABLE DATA. HOWEVER, COMPARISONS OF COHORT GRADUATION RATES OF BCLS PARTNERS RELATIVE TO THE BROADER STATE ARE PROMISING. IN OUR MOST RECENT ANALYSIS, TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS THAT SENT TWO OR MORE TEAMS TO BCLS FROM 2018-2020 (N=29) ACHIEVED A HIGHER 4-YEAR COHORT GRADUATION RATE IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR (88.7) RELATIVE TO THE STATE AVERAGE (83.7). THIS COHORT'S IMPROVEMENT IN GRADUATION RATES OVER TIME IS ALSO IMPROVING AT A SLIGHTLY BETTER RATE COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE: GEORGIA'S AVERAGE CGR IMPROVED BY 1.7 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM 2019-2021, WHILE THE GLISI COHORT IMPROVED BY 2.0 PERCENTAGE POINTS. GLISI ALSO OFFERED "BCLS TASTERS", A FREE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TARGETED TOWARD THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ATTENDED THE COHORTS POSTPONED IN THE FALL AND WINTER OF 2021. GLISI COMMITTED OVER 85 HOURS PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE BCLS TASTERS, WHICH SERVED 20 DISTRICTS AND 26 EDUCATORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | IN-DISTRICT AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT: GLISI OFFERS A VARIETY OF IN-DISTRICT AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS ACROSS GEORGIA. IN FY21, GLISI PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTS: (1) STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION (GSBA); (2) IN- PERSON TRAINING, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP ASPIRING AND INCUMBENT LEADERS TO BUILD EXCELLENT AND EQUITABLE SCHOOLS; AND (3) VIRTUAL SUPPORTS FOR LEADERS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-CARE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GLISI-GSBA STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICE IS TO ASSIST DISTRICTS AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING A DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO GUIDE TRANSPARENT SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT FOR 3-5 YEARS. IN FY21, GLISI ENGAGED 267 PARTICIPANTS IN DELIBERATIVE DIALOG TO INFORM SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN SEVEN DISTRICTS, FACILITATING A PROCESS THAT YIELDED A PLAN TO GUIDE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN ALL SEVEN SYSTEMS. GLISI STAFF LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 248 HOURS OF TOTAL SUPPORT IN SERVICE TO THESE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS TWO OTHERS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL CONCLUDE IN FY22. THE OBJECTIVES OF GLISI'S IN-PERSON TRAINING, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ARE CUSTOMIZED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH OF OUR PARTNERS. IN FY21, GLISI PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO 521 ASPIRING AND INCUMBENT LEADERS IN THIRTEEN SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS GEORGIA, AND AN ADDITIONAL 53 LEADERS WERE SERVED IN NONPROFIT AND MEMBER ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THESE SERVICES. SPECIFIC ENDEAVORS INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO COHORTS OF ASPIRING LEADERS; DESIGN AND FACILITATION OF CUSTOMIZED SUMMER LEADERSHIP RETREATS FOR TWO LARGE, URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS' SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS; CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS, AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL; AND IN-DISTRICT SUPPORT TO DEEPEN SKILL AND TEAM DEVELOPMENT FOR SEVERAL OF OUR BCLS PARTNERS. IN FY21, GLISI LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 2,542 HOURS OF TOTAL SUPPORT ACROSS THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND PLANNING AND DESIGN TOWARD FY22 SUPPORT. IN POST-SERVICE SURVEYS, 100% OF DISTRICT PARTNERS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD AND/OR ACHIEVED THE INTENDED PARTNERSHIP GOALS. GLISI ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH A NEW GRANT INITIATIVE CALLED "GRE4T" (GEORGIA'S RESTART: EMBRACE, ENGAGE, EXPAND AND ENHANCE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE). IN THE FIRST YEAR OF SUPPORT, GLISI LOGGED OVER 900 HOURS OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, SERVING 78 PARTICIPANTS IN A PILOT CONVENING IN MAY 2021 AND SUPPORTING THE FORMATION OF A COALITION OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS INVOLVED IN REALIZING GRANT OBJECTIVES. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT INDICATED THE PROTOCOLS USED WILL SUPPORT THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. ONE PARTICIPANT NOTED, "I LEARNED THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST START IS A SUCCESS AND IT IS OKAY THAT WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS." FINALLY, GLISI EXPANDED ITS SUITE OF VIRTUAL SUPPORTS FOR LEADERS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH AND SELF-CARE, INCLUDING CONNECTED COMMUNITY, VIRTUAL GROWTH NETWORKS, AND A TEXT-BASED COURSE TO BUILD EQUITY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG COURSE COMPLETERS. CONNECTED COMMUNITY WAS ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED MARCH 2020, IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENT COVID-19 CRISIS AND IN THE INTEREST OF CREATING SPACE FOR TEACHERS AND LEADERS TO ATTEND TO THEIR OWN SELF-CARE, FIND STRENGTH IN A PEER COMMUNITY, AND GENERATE IDEAS TO SOLVE PRESSING CHALLENGES. GLISI MAINTAINED THIS COMMUNITY IN FY2021, SERVING 95 LEADERS FROM 50 DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN GEORGIA AND BEYOND. GLISI FURTHER EXPANDED ITS SUITE OF VIRTUAL SUPPORTS IN FY21, INCLUDING A VIRTUAL GROWTH NETWORK FOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND A TEXT-BASED COURSE SUPPORTING LEADERS IN DEVELOPING EQUITY CONSCIOUSNESS. THESE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS SERVED 3,830 EDUCATORS AND LEADERS STATEWIDE. GLISI STAFF COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 1,130 HOURS TO DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF OUR VIRTUAL SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING TOGETHER: FY21 WAS THE THIRD AND FINAL YEAR OF A MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD (SREB) AND THREE RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA (JEFFERSON COUNTY, EMANUEL COUNTY, AND BURKE COUNTY) KNOWN AS TRANSFORMING TEACHING AND LEARNING TOGETHER (4T). THE PURPOSE OF 4T WAS TO BUILD THE SKILLS AND ABILITY OF PARTNER SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING, BETTER PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM SIMPLY IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING. THE AIM OF THE PARTNERSHIP WAS TO CONVENE A NETWORK IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY WHERE PARTICIPATING SYSTEMS DEVELOP ENDURING CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, RATHER THAN LEADING A ONE-TIME IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE IN TEACHING PRACTICE. CORE OBJECTIVES FOR FY21 WERE TO (1) BUILD PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY BETWEEN AND AMONG NETWORK PARTICIPANTS (CRITICAL FOR THE NETWORK TO COLLABORATIVELY PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER); AND (2) TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE WHEN APPLIED TO A REAL PROBLEM OF PRACTICE IN THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEMS. EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SYSTEM NOTED THAT ADULT PRACTICES WERE LIKELY CONTRIBUTING TO LOW LEVELS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND WERE INTERESTED IN IDENTIFYING CRITICAL SHIFTS IN TEACHER AND LEADER PRACTICE TO PRODUCE HIGHER LEVELS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT OVER TIME. PARTICIPANT SURVEY DATA DEMONSTRATE THAT GLISI WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING OUR CORE OBJECTIVES FOR YEAR 3. COMPARISONS OF PRE-ASSESSMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY TO THE MID-ASSESSMENTS ADMINISTERED IN FY20 AND FY21, WE FIND IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS SEVERAL LEADING INDICATORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. PARTICIPANT DATA ALSO SUGGESTS WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH LEARNING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE AND IMPLEMENTING THAT LEARNING IN AND OUTSIDE OF NETWORK CONVENINGS. THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS RATED CONVENINGS AS "HIGHLY EFFECTIVE- OR "EFFECTIVE" IN OFFERING INSIGHTS ON THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ENGAGE IN IMPROVEMENT CYCLES. FURTHER, THERE WERE HIGH LEVELS OF AGREEMENT THAT CONVENINGS OFFERED SPACE FOR REFLECTION ABOUT HOW CONTENT CAN IMPROVE TEACHER AND LEADER PRACTICE (5.09 MEAN RATING ON A 6-POINT SCALE) AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT EFFECTIVENESS (5.17 MEAN RATING ON A 6-POINT SCALE). QUALITATIVE DATA FROM BOTH FY20 AND FY21 HIGHLIGHTED THE RECOGNITION THAT ADULT CAPACITY TO CONSIDER THE TOTALITY OF THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE WAS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER IN LIGHT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS. ONE PARTICIPANT NOTED, "OUR STAFF NOW UNDERSTANDS THAT ENGAGEMENTS ENCOMPASS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CLASSROOM", EMPHASIZING THE BROADER GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS BEYOND THE TEACHERS WHO SHAPE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. FORTY-FOUR TEACHERS AND LEADERS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE NETWORK AND GLISI STAFF LOGGED AN ESTIMATED 1,630 HOURS OF SERVICE IN FY21. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | (1)BOOKKEEPER AND VP STRATEGY AND FINANCE WORK TO PREPARE A DRAFT 990, WITH SUPPORT FROM EXTERNAL CPA (CARR RIGGS & INGRAM) AND ADDITIONAL GLISI STAFF AS NEEDED. (2) DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY GLISI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (3) NECESSARY CORRECTIONS ARE MADE AND FINAL APPROVAL OF DRAFT IS GIVEN BY GLISI'S VP STRATEGY AND FINANCE AND GLISI'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. (4) FILING IS COMPLETED BY CARR RIGGS & INGRAM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | TO ENSURE GLISI OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED. THESE PERIODIC REVIEWS, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE CORPORATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION. IN 2020, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS, COMMISSIONED A REVIEW BY PHILLIP BLOUNT & ASSOCIATES OF ALL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATED IN EXCESS OF 100,000, WHICH INCLUDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE REVIEW, TO BE CONDUCTED AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS, UTILIZED SEVERAL MARKET COMPARISON APPROACHES, INCLUDING FORM 990 INFORMATION AND PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS BASED ON POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY, SCOPE, AND RESPONSIBILITY, TO ENSURE REASONABLENESS. PROPOSED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS BUDGET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | IN 2020, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS, COMMISSIONED A REVIEW BY PHILLIP BLOUNT & ASSOCIATES OF ALL EMPLOYEES COMPENSATED IN EXCESS OF 100,000. THE REVIEW, TO BE CONDUCTED AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS, UTILIZED SEVERAL MARKET COMPARISON APPROACHES, INCLUDING FORM 990 INFORMATION AND PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS BASED ON POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY, SCOPE, AND RESPONSIBILITY, TO ENSURE REASONABLENESS. PROPOSED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS BUDGET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN OFFICE BY WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS AND SUBCONTRACTOR 243,882 32,472 225 |
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