STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE (EIN 30-0231116)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-15
IRS object ID
201931359349308778
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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MissionTHE STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE MOBILIZES THE EXPERTISE OF OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, THE POWER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE TALENT OF INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS, AND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.MissionDesc
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DescBUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS SERP WAS AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR, 7.8 MILLION EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (EIR) MID-PHASE GRANT STARTING IN OCTOBER 2017 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY TO SCALE THE STRATEGIC ADOLESCENT READING INTERVENTION (STARI). IN A PRIOR STUDY, STARI SHOWED IMPACTS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY SIGNIFICANT ON COMPONENT READING SKILLS AND ON DEEP COMPREHENSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW SERP TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY- BUILDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STARI AND SCALE THE PROGRAM TO MORE DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. TO MEET THE COST-MATCHING REQUIREMENT, SERP HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ABELL FOUNDATION AND BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL IN-KIND DONATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEARLY 100 TEACHERS AND COACHES, PROGRAM MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO AN ESTIMATED 3,500 STUDENTS, INCLUDING WORKBOOKS, FLUENCY PASSAGES WRITTEN AT FOUR LEVELS, AND THE NOVELS, NON-FICTION TEXTS, AND POETRY THAT ACCOMPANY EACH UNIT. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE STARI OR THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS-AS-USUAL READING INTERVENTION, AND MDRC WILL CONDUCT THE EVALUATION. CAPACITY WILL BE SHIFTED FROM THE PROJECT TEAM TO DISTRICT STAFF TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPANSION IN PARTNER DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE MORE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE FUTURE. THUS, ANTICIPATED IMPACT FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH THE PROJECT. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WE EXPECT TO (1) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE AND CAREER ALIGNED STATE TESTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 STUDENTS IN 246 CLASSROOMS ACROSS FOUR PARTNER DISTRICTS; 2) VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF STARI WHEN IMPLEMENTED ON A LARGER SCALE FOR SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS; 3) IMPROVE DISTRICT CAPACITY TO HELP STRUGGLING READERS MEET COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS; AND 4) EXPAND SERP'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE USE OF STARI IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR THE PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN 2018 AND 2019.Desc

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DescACADEMIC LANGUAGE INTERVENTION STUDY THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) INVESTED IN IDENTIFYING AND TESTING CURRICULA THAT BUILD THE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS SERVING A MIX OF ENGLISH LEARNERS AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS, INCLUDING NON-STANDARD ENGLISH SPEAKERS. IES CONTRACTED WITH MDRC AND ITS PARTNERS, ABT ASSOCIATES AND THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR READING RESEARCH, TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS AND CHOOSE UP TO THREE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE JUDGED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY INCORPORATED FEATURES THAT THE RESEARCH LITERATURE CONSIDERS ESSENTIAL AND THAT HAVE SOME EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS. AFTER A MULTI- STAGE SCREENING PROCESS, SERP'S WORDGEN ELEMENTARY PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY ONE CHOSEN FOR THE EVALUATION. WITH A 1.3 MILLION SUBCONTRACT, SERP SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 2017 -18 SCHOOL YEAR IN MORE THAN 30 SCHOOLS (INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 200 TEACHERS AND 5,000 STUDENTS) IN SIX URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS FIVE STATES. LOCAL COACHES SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION ON-THE-GROUND AND WERE SUPPORTED BY AN EXPERIENCED SERP WORD GENERATION COACH, AN ENGLISH LEARNER SPECIALIST, AND EXPERTS CATHERINE SNOW AND CATHERINE O'CONNOR. A COACHES' INSTITUTE WAS HELD IN SUMMER 2017, AND TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES OCCURRED AT EACH DISTRICT PRIOR TO STARTING IMPLEMENTATION IN SUMMER/FALL. THIS STUDY TOOK PLACE OVER A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR ONLY, THUS EVALUATING THE ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN STUDENT LEARNING WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE NEW TO THE PROGRAM. THE CONTRACT CONCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER 2018.Desc

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Program Services$91,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,193ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$424FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,489TotalAmt
Program Services$85,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,721TotalAmt
Program Services$13,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,012ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,512TotalAmt
Program Services$2,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$893ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,392TotalAmt
Program Services$7,750ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$27,107$27,107
INCOME TAXES$3,434$3,434
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$2,288$1,940$328$20
OFFICE RELOCATION$2,089$2,089

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,366TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$366ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,269,530TotalAmt
Program Services$2,621,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$642,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,417FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,457BOYAmt
EOY$126,386EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$487,182BOYAmt
EOY$331,182EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,860BOYAmt
EOY$1,172,407EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,946BOYAmt
EOY$17,306EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,822BOYAmt
EOY$39,229EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$37,005LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$29,887LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492BOYAmt
EOY$7,118EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,767BOYAmt
EOY$12,290EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$952,526BOYAmt
EOY$1,705,918EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,121BOYAmt
EOY$266,823EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,992BOYAmt
EOY$10,372EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$925EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,113BOYAmt
EOY$278,120EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$604,413BOYAmt
EOY$477,562EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$950,236EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$609,413BOYAmt
EOY$1,427,798EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$952,526BOYAmt
EOY$1,705,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$818,385ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,972,797CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,429,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,547,774CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,154,141TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,972,797CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,429,810CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,547,774CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,154,141TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,196,078SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,958,063PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$387CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,450CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,356CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,661CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,099TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,164,240TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,860,373GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86350PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,005OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,887DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,118BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,118TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTATE TAX PAYABLEDesc
Amt$925Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$925TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,258,216TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$170,301DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$170,301RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,087,915RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,087,915TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,439,831TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$170,301DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$170,301ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,269,530ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,269,530TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2017 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE INSTITUTE FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, THE INSTITUTE HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BLD1852 N 10TH STREET 083-11PHILADELPHIAPA19122231365971501C3$97,005SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 680OAKLANDCA94607946000385GOV$181,366SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
MILLS COLLEGE
5000 MACARTHUR BLVDOAKLANDCA94613941156566501C3$37,680SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
MDRC
16 E 34TH STREET 19TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016237379473501C3$234,023SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
25 BUICK STREET 2ND FLOORBOSTONMA02215042103547501C3$82,292SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
MARY SUZANNE DONOVAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$294,946$204$6,524$37,156$338,830
MATTHEW ELLINGER - LEARNING
EXPERIENCE DESIGNER$124,135$792$4,219$22,427$151,573

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE MOBILIZES THE EXPERTISE OF OUTSTANDING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, THE POWER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE TALENT OF INNOVATIVE DESIGNERS, AND THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ABUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS SERP WAS AWARDED A FIVE-YEAR, 7.8 MILLION EDUCATION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (EIR) MID-PHASE GRANT STARTING IN OCTOBER 2017 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY TO SCALE THE STRATEGIC ADOLESCENT READING INTERVENTION (STARI). IN A PRIOR STUDY, STARI SHOWED IMPACTS THAT ARE STATISTICALLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY SIGNIFICANT ON COMPONENT READING SKILLS AND ON DEEP COMPREHENSION. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW SERP TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY- BUILDING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR STARI AND SCALE THE PROGRAM TO MORE DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. TO MEET THE COST-MATCHING REQUIREMENT, SERP HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ABELL FOUNDATION AND BLAUSTEIN FOUNDATIONS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL IN-KIND DONATIONS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT, TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEARLY 100 TEACHERS AND COACHES, PROGRAM MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED TO AN ESTIMATED 3,500 STUDENTS, INCLUDING WORKBOOKS, FLUENCY PASSAGES WRITTEN AT FOUR LEVELS, AND THE NOVELS, NON-FICTION TEXTS, AND POETRY THAT ACCOMPANY EACH UNIT. ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WILL BE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE STARI OR THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS-AS-USUAL READING INTERVENTION, AND MDRC WILL CONDUCT THE EVALUATION. CAPACITY WILL BE SHIFTED FROM THE PROJECT TEAM TO DISTRICT STAFF TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND EXPANSION IN PARTNER DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ENABLE MORE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE FUTURE. THUS, ANTICIPATED IMPACT FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY SERVED THROUGH THE PROJECT. BY THE END OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, WE EXPECT TO (1) SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE AND CAREER ALIGNED STATE TESTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,500 STUDENTS IN 246 CLASSROOMS ACROSS FOUR PARTNER DISTRICTS; 2) VALIDATE THE EFFICACY OF STARI WHEN IMPLEMENTED ON A LARGER SCALE FOR SUBGROUPS OF STUDENTS IN DIVERSE CONTEXTS; 3) IMPROVE DISTRICT CAPACITY TO HELP STRUGGLING READERS MEET COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STANDARDS; AND 4) EXPAND SERP'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE USE OF STARI IN OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. DEVELOPMENT WORK FOR THE PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE CONCENTRATED IN 2018 AND 2019.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BTRU-LESSON STUDY: SUPPORTING A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING THIS FOUR-YEAR, 3 MILLION NSF-FUNDED PROJECT IS AN EXTENSION OF AN OUSD PARTNERSHIP WITH SERP. TRU MATH (TRU) AND LESSON STUDY (LS), BOTH STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED IN OUSD, ARE THE SPRINGBOARDS FOR THIS WORK. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN INTEGRATION OF THE TWO. TRU-LS IS A MATH DEPARTMENT LEVEL STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING THE TEACHING OF HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS, PARTICULARLY IN ALGEBRA 1 AND GEOMETRY. THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICS CALL FOR A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE, PLACING URGENT DEMANDS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING THAT SHIFT. THIS PROJECT IS BUILDING A COHERENT AND SCALABLE PLAN FOR PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS BY BRINGING TOGETHER FOUR CRITICAL COMPONENTS THAT WE CONTEND ARE REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE: A) A THEORETICALLY ROBUST FRAMEWORK THAT CHARACTERIZES THE FIVE ESSENTIAL DIMENSIONS OF POWERFUL MATHEMATICS CLASSROOMS (THE TRUMATH FRAMEWORK); B) CURRICULAR MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT TEACHING THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT FRAMEWORK (THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT LESSONS); C) LESSON STUDY PROTOCOLS AND MATERIALS FOCUSED ON THE CURRICULAR CONTENT AND ALIGNED WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TRUMATH FRAMEWORK TO CREATE AN INTENSE FOCUSING EXPERIENCE FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCS); AND D) AN APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) THAT CAN BE USED IN SCHOOL-BASED PLCS (THE TRUMATH COACHING SYSTEM, GROUNDED IN THE TRUMATH CONVERSATION GUIDE). THE WORK INCLUDES: 1) THE DESIGN/REVISION OF TRUMATH PD AND COACHING GUIDES VIA AN ITERATIVE DESIGN PROCESS, 2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR LESSON STUDY MATHEMATICAL RESOURCE PACKAGES USING THE TRUMATH LENS, AND 3) STUDY OF CHANGES IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING, AND 4) DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS USE BY OTHER DISTRICTS AND SIMILAR WORK BY OTHER RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR TESTING OF THE HYPOTHESIS THAT INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT ALONG THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FRAMEWORK WILL PRODUCE IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT LEARNING BY COMBINING THE TRUMATH FRAMEWORK WITH A LESSON STUDY PROCESS THAT FOCUSES ON ENACTMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION. THE RESEARCH DESIGN, FOCUSED ON PRE-POST CHANGES AND NATURAL VARIATION AS WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SITES, IS MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE "TRAVEL" OF THE IDEAS TO OTHER DISTRICTS THAN PURE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS. THE RESEARCH WILL ALSO PRODUCE VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GROWTH TRAJECTORIES OF TEACHERS IN URBAN DISTRICTS AS THEY ENGAGE IN NOVEL BUT SUSTAINED FORMS OF PD.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CACADEMIC LANGUAGE INTERVENTION STUDY THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) INVESTED IN IDENTIFYING AND TESTING CURRICULA THAT BUILD THE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS SERVING A MIX OF ENGLISH LEARNERS AND NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS, INCLUDING NON-STANDARD ENGLISH SPEAKERS. IES CONTRACTED WITH MDRC AND ITS PARTNERS, ABT ASSOCIATES AND THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR READING RESEARCH, TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS AND CHOOSE UP TO THREE PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE JUDGED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY INCORPORATED FEATURES THAT THE RESEARCH LITERATURE CONSIDERS ESSENTIAL AND THAT HAVE SOME EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS. AFTER A MULTI- STAGE SCREENING PROCESS, SERP'S WORDGEN ELEMENTARY PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY ONE CHOSEN FOR THE EVALUATION. WITH A 1.3 MILLION SUBCONTRACT, SERP SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 2017 -18 SCHOOL YEAR IN MORE THAN 30 SCHOOLS (INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY 200 TEACHERS AND 5,000 STUDENTS) IN SIX URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS FIVE STATES. LOCAL COACHES SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION ON-THE-GROUND AND WERE SUPPORTED BY AN EXPERIENCED SERP WORD GENERATION COACH, AN ENGLISH LEARNER SPECIALIST, AND EXPERTS CATHERINE SNOW AND CATHERINE O'CONNOR. A COACHES' INSTITUTE WAS HELD IN SUMMER 2017, AND TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTES OCCURRED AT EACH DISTRICT PRIOR TO STARTING IMPLEMENTATION IN SUMMER/FALL. THIS STUDY TOOK PLACE OVER A SINGLE SCHOOL YEAR ONLY, THUS EVALUATING THE ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN STUDENT LEARNING WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE NEW TO THE PROGRAM. THE CONTRACT CONCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER 2018.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D1. IMPROVING SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MIDDLE GRADES 2. TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE 3. SCALING SERP PRODUCTS 4. SHIFTING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE IN MIDDLE GRADES MATHEMATICS 5. LEARNING PROGRESSIONS IN SCIENCE 6. OAKLAND URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY 7. MATH BY EXAMPLE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 TAX RETURN UPON RECEIPT FROM THE PREPARER. EACH REVIEWS THE RETURN SEPARATELY, AND THEN THEY MEET TO REVIEW AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS EACH PERSON MAY HAVE. ONCE THE 990 IS APPROVED INTERNALLY, THE 990 TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD ARE DIRECTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONCE THE TREASURER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE SATISFIED AS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 990 TAX RETURN, THE TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE REMAINING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. ONCE THE FULL BOARD APPROVES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS THE RETURN FOR FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH MAY WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY ITEM THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR BOARD MEETING REGARDING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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