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PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN CASE MANAGEMENT ARE THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS ARE PLACED ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 678 STUDENTS. 254 SENIORS (99%) IN THE SEP PROGRAM GRADUATED. 92% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE SEP PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. THE STUDENT GPA WAS 2.58. 72% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 90% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 94% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, 100%, OR 34, OF SENIORS IN THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM GRADUATED. 95% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. OF THE TOTAL 457 STUDENTS SERVED, THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.0. 34% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 86% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 81% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE, JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,263 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 97% WERE PROMOTED, 80% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 85% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 85% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COHORT OF STUDENTS WERE IN THE 10TH GRADE. OF THE 455 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 59% WERE PROMOTED, 55% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 87% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 89% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. 3362799 4905843 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 25 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. CIS ALSO OPERATED A HOPE-SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 116 STUDENTS IN FIVE DUVAL COUNTRY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS ON CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY FUNDING OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, CIS PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 2,310 STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. OF THOSE, 94% WERE PROMOTED. THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.58. 94.85% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL, 89.71% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91.28% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. 602030 705339 SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND TO ACHIEVE 80 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE LITERACY TUTORING DEMONSTRATING READING IMPROVEMENT AND 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 408 STUDENTS RECEIVED LITERACY SERVICES FROM CIS. 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FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS, WHERE SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY IN 28 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH TARGETED, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO ARE AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN CASE MANAGEMENT ARE THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT FOCUSES ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICALLY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS ARE PLACED ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 678 STUDENTS. 254 SENIORS (99%) IN THE SEP PROGRAM GRADUATED. 92% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE SEP PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. THE STUDENT GPA WAS 2.58. 72% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 90% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 94% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, 100%, OR 34, OF SENIORS IN THE BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM GRADUATED. 95% OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM WERE PROMOTED. OF THE TOTAL 457 STUDENTS SERVED, THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.0. 34% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 86% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 81% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE, JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,263 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 97% WERE PROMOTED, 80% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 85% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 85% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, THE COHORT OF STUDENTS WERE IN THE 10TH GRADE. OF THE 455 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 59% WERE PROMOTED, 55% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 87% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND 89% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 25 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. CIS ALSO OPERATED A HOPE-SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 116 STUDENTS IN FIVE DUVAL COUNTRY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS IS ON CAREER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY FUNDING OF THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE KIDS HOPE ALLIANCE. IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, CIS PROVIDED AFTERSCHOOL SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 2,310 STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. OF THOSE, 94% WERE PROMOTED. THE AVERAGE GPA WAS 2.58. 94.85% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL, 89.71% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91.28% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND TO ACHIEVE 80 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE LITERACY TUTORING DEMONSTRATING READING IMPROVEMENT AND 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, 408 STUDENTS RECEIVED LITERACY SERVICES FROM CIS. OF THOSE, 96% WERE PROMOTED. 60% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS, 94% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND 91% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THIS FORM WAS PROVIDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING OF THE DOCUMENT. BOARD MEMBERS WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FORM AND ASK QUESTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWED THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND PROVIDED INPUT AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE INTO THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO REMIND AN INDIVIDUAL IF THEY HAVE NOT SIGNED. IF THE MEMBER CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO SIGN, ACTIONS COMMENCE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO HISTORICAL LEVELS INTERNALLY, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR LIKE CHARITIES NATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO SIMILAR LOCAL NON PROFITS AND TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER COMPENSATION. THEN, THERE IS INPUT FROM AND DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OFFICERS TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALARY AMOUNTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO HISTORICAL LEVELS INTERNALLY, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS TO AVAILABLE INFORMATION FOR LIKE CHARITIES NATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, COMPARISONS ARE MADE TO SIMILAR LOCAL NON PROFITS AND TO LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER COMPENSATION. THEN, THERE IS INPUT FROM AND DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OFFICERS TO MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALARY AMOUNTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -3,235