2021-11-09T15:05:41-06:00 2021-06-30 810385940 ANDERSON ZURMUEHLEN & CO PC 1019 EAST MAIN SUITE 201 BOZEMAN MT 59715 990 2020-07-01 472779835 COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL COTT 4065863409 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 MEREDITH SCULLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4065863409 2021-11-09 1 MEREDITH SCULLY 999009999 WILLIAM G MILLS CPA P00366517 4065566160 2021-11-09 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MEREDITH SCULLY 10180 COTTONWOOD RD BOZEMAN MT 59718 435743 0 X WWW.COTTONWOODDAYSCHOOL.ORG X 2014 MT AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES AND PARTNER WITH FAMILIES, SO STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND THERAPEUTICALLY IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. 5 4 13 5 0 0 195505 205915 164700 224457 0 0 843 3975 361048 434347 2100 0 0 0 322626 312593 0 0 0 75543 78082 400269 390675 -39221 43672 85261 70151 68277 9495 16984 60656 X AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES AND PARTNER WITH FAMILIES, SO STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND THERAPEUTICALLY IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 364439 224457 COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL IN BOZEMAN, MT IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PRIVATE, NON PROFIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES NEED A SPECIFIC LEARNING APPROACH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S SPECIALIZED APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT EACH STUDENT'S LEARNING STYLE IS UNIQUE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF READING, ELEMENTARY, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF EACH CHILD'S LEARNING PLAN ARE MET. STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE BASED DISABILITIES LIKE DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES TYPICALLY HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH WORD RECOGNITION, DECODING AND SPELLING. THESE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFICULTIES IMPACT READING COMPREHENSION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SCAFFOLDED, MULTI-SENSORY PROGRAMS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LANGUAGE AND READING. AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, WE INTEGRATE A MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH ACROSS ALL ACADEMIC CONTENT AREA SUBJECTS. INCORPORATING THESE APPROACHES INVOLVES PRESENTING NEW MATERIAL AND REVIEWING PREVIOUSLY LEARNED MATERIAL USING VISUAL, AUDITORY AND KINESTHETIC METHODS. NOT EVERY CHILD ENCODES INFORMATION THE SAME WAY, SOME ARE MORE VISUAL, SOME MORE AUDITORY AND OTHERS ARE KINESTHETIC LEARNERS. ENCODING AND PROCESSING LANGUAGE ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF LEARNING TO READ. LEARNING ACADEMIC CONTENT THIS WAY ENSURES RETENTION OF PRESENTED INFORMATION. OUR LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM INCORPORATES THE ORTON-GILLINGHAM METHOD AND LINDAMOOD-BELL PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION FOR COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S MATH PROGRAM IS TOUCH MATH. AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING STUDENTS' EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS IS ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF THE COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM. EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS DEFINED AS A SET OF MENTAL PROCESSES THAT HELPS CONNECT PAST EXPERIENCE WITH PRESENT ACTION. THESE MENTAL PROCESSES ARE USED TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLANNING, ORGANIZING, STRATEGIZING, PAYING ATTENTION TO AND REMEMBERING DETAILS, AND MANAGING TIME AND SPACE. IF A STUDENT'S EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS ARE COMPROMISED, TASKS SUCH AS ORGANIZING HOMEWORK, TIME MANAGEMENT, MULTI-TASKING, RECALLING PAST INFORMATION AND ASKING FOR HELP CAN ALL BE IMPACTED, FURTHER COMPLICATING A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PERFORM SUCCESSFULLY. WE DEVOTE TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING THESE SKILLS. AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL WE TEACH TO THE WHOLE CHILD. IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE, SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN SEL HELPS CHILDREN RESOLVE CONFLICTS PEACEFULLY, HANDLE EMOTIONS POSITIVELY, EMPATHIZE, AND MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. AT CDS, WE USE THE PATHS SEL PROGRAM. RESEARCH ON THIS PROGRAM HAS REVEALED THAT THE PATHS PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVEN TO HELP BUILD EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS (EFS) IN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPING BRAINS. EFS INCLUDE: IMPULSE CONTROL, PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING, PLANNING, AND WORKING MEMORY. OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR BASED ON A MONDAY-THURSDAY SCHOOL WEEK, STARTED ON AUGUST 15TH, 2021 AND WILL END ON JUNE 13TH, 2022, WE HAVE OPTED TO DO THIS TO HELP PREVENT REGRESSION IN STUDENT SKILLS. STUDENTS IN GRADE 1-8 WILL ATTEND FROM 8:30-3:15 MONDAY THRU THURSDAY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TOTAL OF 28 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR WITH POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE ASSESS STUDENTS THREE TIMES A YEAR IN AUGUST, JANUARY AND JUNE IN AREAS OF READING AND MATH WITH STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS THAT ALIGN TO COMMON CORE. THIS PROVIDES US WITH A BASELINE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE ALLOWING US TO INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION BASED ON STUDENT'S NEEDS. STUDENTS RECEIVE 2 REPORTS CARDS EACH TRIMESTER. ONE REPORT FOCUSES SOLELY ON MATH SKILLS AND THE OTHER REPORT CARD REPORTS ON OTHER SUBJECT AREAS. THESE REPORT CARDS ARE UPDATED THREE TIMES A YEAR. WE MEET WITH PARENTS TWICE A YEAR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED AN IN-HOUSE ISP FOR EACH STUDENT THAT REPORTS LEVELS OF FUNCTIONS, SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENT RESULTS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING NATIONAL ACCREDITATION WITH NCASES, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. WE HAVE A FULL TIME S/L THERAPIST AND HAVE HIRED A COUNSELOR PART TIME TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENT'S EMOTIONAL NEEDS. WE HAVE ALSO HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FULL TIME UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHER TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AS WELL.ON JUNE 22, 2021, COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL RECEIVED ITS ACCREDITATION BY NCASES FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS. 364439 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X TERI KASSENS 4065863409 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 X MEREDITH M SCULLY PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGHAN LARSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELEANORA HILTON-TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLE SCALA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WEAMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100875 105040 205915 TUITION 611110 224457 224457 224457 5371 1396 3975 3975 434347 224457 0 3975 271935 266200 5735 16969 16611 358 23689 23189 500 832 832 4606 4606 3047 3047 1083 1083 3160 3160 17407 15667 1740 911 911 3016 2714 302 2286 2286 SCHOOL & COMPUTER SUPPL 36843 36843 BANK FEES 3551 3551 PRINTING & POSTAGE 1172 1172 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 168 168 390675 364439 26236 0 59244 41801 4846 7316 42458 21424 21171 21034 85261 70151 12402 9495 55875 0 68277 9495 X 16984 60656 16984 60656 85261 70151 43672 0 X X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17764 2809 14955 24694 18615 6079 21034 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE FOLLOWING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE ON 02/25/2015. "COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL IS A NEW PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT SCHOOL IN BOZEMAN FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES GRADES 1-8 OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE SCHOOL WILL HOST A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE JUNE 1ST.COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN TO THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES MADE AVAILABLE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS. STUDENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THEIR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PLACEMENT TEST SCORES, TEACHER REFERENCES AND INTERVIEWS." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE KNOWN. THIS IS DISCUSSED IN MEETINGS HELD WITH BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ON A REGULAR BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. NO CHANGES TO EITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.