COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL (EIN 47-2779835)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-20
IRS object ID
201920519349301102
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Activity Or MissionCOTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK THAT MEETS BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CURRICULUM INCORPORATES MULTISENSORY APPROACHES WITHIN ALL ACADEMIC DOMAINS USING SCAFFOLDED, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TEACHING READING, WRITING, SPELLING AND MATH USING AUDITORY, VISUAL AND TACTILE MEASURES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionCOTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK THAT MEETS BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CURRICULUM INCORPORATES MULTISENSORY APPROACHES WITHIN ALL ACADEMIC DOMAINS USING SCAFFOLDED, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TEACHING READING, WRITING, SPELLING AND MATH USING AUDITORY, VISUAL AND TACTILE MEASURES.MissionDesc
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DescCOTTONWOOD 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, 2018 AND WILL END ON JUNE 13TH, 2019, WE HAVE OPTED TO DO THIS TO HELP PREVENT REGRESSION IN STUDENT SKILLS. STUDENTS IN GRADE 1-3 WILL ATTEND FROM 9AM-3PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY. STUDENTS GRADES 4 AND UP WILL ATTEND 8:30-3:30 MONDAY THRU THURSDAY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 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.Desc
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SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Total Revenue Per Form990$321,594TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$440,692TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$113,250DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$16,704OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$129,954ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$310,738ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$15,850OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$15,850ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$326,588TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIP EXPENSE
SCHEDULE D PART XI LINE 2DDIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES WERE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THESE EXPENSES WERE REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE FORM 990.
SCHEDULE D PART XII LINE 2DDIRECT FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES WERE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THESE EXPENSES WERE REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE FORM 990.
SCHEDULE D PART XI LINE 4BSCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES WERE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS A REDUCTION OF TUITION INCOME. THESE EXPENSES WERE REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FOR THE FORM 990.
SCHEDULE D PART XII LINE 4BSCHOLARSHIP EXPENSES WERE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS A REDUCTION OF TUITION INCOME. THESE EXPENSES WERE REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES FOR THE FORM 990.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd0GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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 1-3 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."ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SILENT AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$44,813GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$23,472CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$21,341GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$16,179OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GIVE BIG GALLATIN COUNTYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$4,723GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$4,723GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$85OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$440OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$49,536GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$23,472CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$26,064GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,704OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$16,704DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$9,360NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient6RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$15,850CashGrantAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL 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 19ALL 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.

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