STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
STRATEGIC EDUCATION RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE (EIN 30-0231116)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-04-18
IRS object ID
201821099349300102
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Activity Or MissionTO GENERATE INNOVATIVE, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS' MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS THROUGH SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS AMONG EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, AND DESIGNERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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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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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 IS SUPPORTING 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 SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION ON-THE-GROUND AND ARE 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 IS OCCURRING 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.Desc

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DescIMPROVING SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MIDDLE GRADES THE GOAL OF THIS 1.3 MILLION PROJECT FUNDED BY THE SIMONS FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE A ROBUST SET OF MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE IN THE MIDDLE GRADES, LEVERAGING THE EXISTING SCIENCE GENERATION MATERIALS. THE UNITS WERE INTRODUCED IN A SMALL SET OF CLASSROOMS TO EXPLORE HOW THEY CAN BE REVISED OR, IF NECESSARY, REDESIGNED FOR SUCCESSFUL USE IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS. THE DESIGN TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PARTNER TEACHERS, ENGAGING IN A USER- CENTERED DESIGN PROCESS TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THE MATERIALS. THEY OBSERVED TEACHERS AND STUDENTS USING THE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT FOR BOTH THE STUDENT MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS. ALL OF THE MATERIALS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ACCESSIBLE ON A TABLET PLATFORM.Desc

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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,375LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,963BOYAmt
EOY$492EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,567BOYAmt
EOY$7,767EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,231,915BOYAmt
EOY$952,526EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,730BOYAmt
EOY$240,121EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$771,167BOYAmt
EOY$102,992EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$954,897BOYAmt
EOY$343,113EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,018BOYAmt
EOY$604,413EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,018BOYAmt
EOY$609,413EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,231,915BOYAmt
EOY$952,526EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$332,395ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$6,223,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,972,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,429,810CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,829,446TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,223,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,972,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,429,810CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,235,965CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,967,795CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,829,446TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,256,630SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,572,816PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$387CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,450CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,391TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,838,837TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,556,188GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92210PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$26,867OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$492BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$492TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,032,834TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$71,270DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$71,270RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,961,564RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,961,564TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,700,439TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$71,270DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$71,270ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,629,169ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,629,169TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2017, 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, 2017, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2016 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, 2017, 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$161,851SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 680OAKLANDCA94607946000385GOV$145,747SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
MILLS COLLEGE
5000 MACARTHUR BLVDOAKLANDCA94613941156566501C3$110,087SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
MDRC
16 E 34TH STREET 19TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10016237379473501C3$12,514SUBAWARD - RESEARCH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
25 BUICK STREET 2ND FLOORBOSTONMA02215042103547501C3$12,009SUBAWARD - 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY SUZANNE DONOVANPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$279,770BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$792OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,940DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$35,733NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$323,235TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

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 4ASCREENING PROCESS, SERP'S WORDGEN ELEMENTARY PROGRAM WAS THE ONLY ONE CHOSEN FOR THE EVALUATION. WITH A 1.3 MILLION SUBCONTRACT, SERP IS SUPPORTING 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 SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION ON-THE-GROUND AND ARE 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 IS OCCURRING 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.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BAREAS OF IMPROVEMENT FOR BOTH THE STUDENT MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS FOR TEACHERS. ALL OF THE MATERIALS WILL EVENTUALLY BE ACCESSIBLE ON A TABLET PLATFORM.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CSHIFT 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 4DOTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1. MATHBYEXAMPLE: DISLODGING MISCONCEPTIONS BEFORE THEY TAKE ROOT 2. SHIFTING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE IN MIDDLE GRADES MATHEMATICS 3. BUILDING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS 4. RAISING GPA: IMPROVING GRIT, PERSEVERANCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE BALTIMORE CITY SCHOOLS 5. LEARNING PROGRESSIONS IN SCIENCE 6. CONFERENCE: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACADEMICALLY PRODUCTIVE TALK 7. OAKLAND URBAN TEACHER RESIDENCY 8. RESEARCH IN DESIGN THINKING
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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