2017-11-15T18:44:09-05:00 2016-12-31 271610588 DELANEY & ASSOCIATES LLC 59 BUTTERNUT DRIVE Meriden CT 06450 990 2016-01-01 270176563 SCHOOL THE WORLD SCHO 173 3RD AVENUE Milford CT 06460 CINDY CLEMSON FOUNDER 2032094834 2017-11-15 true MICHAEL DELANEY P01065940 2036498591 2017-11-15 68.9.128.15 2017-11-15 19:52:34 0633542017319zsjusvo 2017-11-15 P A51983A534052981D81E44BBF390BA7FD61197AB A51983A534052981D81E44BBF390BA7FD61197AB 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z 984005 false X WWW.SCHOOLTHEWORLD.ORG X 2009 CT TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATING FOR CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND CULTIVATE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES. 8 8 4 0 0 825015 984005 0 0 0 825015 984005 0 0 311945 332620 0 27069 536748 590219 848693 922839 -23678 61166 135086 211124 140954 153982 -5868 57142 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATING FOR CHILDREN IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD AND CULTIVATE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE UNITED STATES. false false 299472 STUDENT SERVICE LEARNING ACCOMPLISHEMENTS:THE STUDENT SERVICE PROGRAM IS A SERVICE LEARNING AND TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. A GROUP OF 10-15 HIGH SCHOOLERS RAISE OR PAY $3,500 EACH TO BUILD A THREE-CLASSROOM PRIMARY SCHOOL OR PLAYGROUND IN GUATEMALA. THEY TRAVEL TO THAT VILLAGE OVER THEIR FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL AND JULY SCHOOL BREAKS AND HELP COMPLETE THE BUILD (PAINTING, CEMENT WORK, ETC.) AND PARTICIPATE IN A DEDICATION CEREMONY TO OPEN THE SCHOOL OR PLAYGROUND ON THEIR LAST DAY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE $3,500 PER STUDENT COVERS BOTH SCHOOL/PLAYGROUND CONTSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS ALL TRIP EXPENSES. SCHOOL THE WORLD STAFF CONDUCTS FOUR MANDATORY PRE-TRIP SEMINARS WITH THE STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY, CULTURE, ECONOMY, AND GEOGRAPHY OF GUATEMALA. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES EXCURSIONS FOR THE STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE GUATEMALAN CULTURE AND HISTORIC SITES. IN 2016, 120 STUDENTS FROM CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON, D.C PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. TO DATE, 430 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL THE WORLDS SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM. 252988 INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:SCHOOL THE WORLD BUILDS INVITING EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOLS ARE TYPICALLY 3-CLASSROOM CONCRETE BUILDINGS, WITH ELECTRICITY AND WINDOWS FOR VENTALATION. IT IS ALWAYS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE BUILDING IN THE COMMUNITY.TO BUILD THESE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL THE WORLD FORMS EXPRESS WRITTEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COMMUNITIES. THE MUNICIPALITY MUST PROVIDE 50% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OR THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES AND SUPPORT SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION. THE COMMUNITIES MUST PROVIDE THE LAND AND ALL OF THE UNSKILLED LABOR.IN 2016, WE CONTINUED TO WORK IN THESE MUNICIPALITIES IN GUATEMALA: CHINIQUE, CHICHE, CHICHICASTENANGO, SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE, AND SAN PEDRO DE JOCAPILAS. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR WORK IN HONDURAS WITHIN OLANCHITO, RIO PIEDRA, COYOLES CENTRAL, ROSARIO CALPULES AND LAS MERCEDES. IN GUATEMALA, WE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES:ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE XIMBAXUC, CHINIQUE;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE QUECA, SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE; ANDESCUELA OFICINA RURAL MIXTA DE PACHOJ CHIQUITO, SANTA CRUZ DEL QUICHE. IN GUATEMALA, WE COMPLETED CONTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING PLAYGROUNDS:ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE XEQOL, SAN PEDRO DE JOCAPILAS;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE CHITUCUR II, SAN PEDRO DE JOCAPILAS;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE CHOYOMCHE, CHINIQUE;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE CACABAL II, CHINIQUE;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE CHOAXAN, CHINIQUE;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE XIMBAXUC, CHINIQUE;ESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE TULUCHE IV, CHICHE; ANDESCUELA OFICIAL RURAL MIXTA DE CHOACAMAN, SANTA CRUZ.IN HONDURAS, WE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SCHOOLS AND ONE PLAYGROUDS OF: ESCUELA VINCENTE DANTONI, EL CAYO ARENAL, YORO; ESCUELA JUAN RAMON SALGADO, QUEBRADA DE ARENA, TOCOA, COLON;ANDESCUELA JOSE ERNESTO GEORGE, PUENTE GRANDE, JOCON, YORO 118597 PARENTING CLASSES:SCHOOL THE WORLD ORGANIZES BI-MONTHLY PARENTS AS FIRST EDUCATORS TRAINING FOR THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS. THESE TRAININGS FOCUS ON HOW PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR CHILDREN LEARN BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT HOME. THEY ALSO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH THE INFORMATION AND MOTIVATION NECESSARY TO HOLD TEACHERS ACCOUNTABLE. THE TRAININGS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN TURNING AROUND OTHERWISE FAILING SCHOOLS. IN GUATEMALA DURING 2016 (FEBRUARY - OCTOBER), OUR STAFF CONDUCTED 290 TRAININGS IN 29 COMMUNITIES: TULULCHE I, TULULCHE IV, PANIMACHE, CHULUMAL II, MACTZUL VII, RIO MACTZUL, XALBAQUIEJ, AGUA VIVA, CHUITAP, PASIN, XESIC, PAKIACAJ, TRINIDAD, SIBACA I, PIXTUP, CHITUCUR II, XEQOL, CHOAXAN, XIMBAXUC, CACABAL II, CACABAL III, LA PUERTA, CHOACAMAN IV, DURAZNO, CHOYOMCHE III, PATZALAM, COLONIA SAN JUAN, CHUGUEXA, PACHOJ CHIQUITO.2,993 PARENTS ATTENDED THESE TRAININGS IN GUATEMALA. IN HONDURAS DURING 2016 (FEBRUARY - NOVEMBER), OUR STAFF CONDUCTED 78 TRAININGS IN 5 COMMUNITIES: BRISAS DE OLANCHITO, ROSARIO CALPULES, COYOLES, VILLANURIA, LAS MERCEDES. 192 PARENTS ATTENDED THE TRAININGS IN HONDURAS. 1,085 PARENTS ATTENDED THESE TRAININGS IN GUATEMALA. IN HONDURAS DURING 2015 (FEBRUARY - OCTOBER), OUR STAFF CONDUCTED 65 TRAININGS IN 5 COMMUNITIES: BRISAS DE OLANCHITO, ROSARIO CALPULES, COYOLES, VILLANURIA, LAS MERCEDES. 65 PARENTS ATTENDED THE TRAININGS IN HONDURAS. 32564 TEACHER TRAINING ACCOMPLISHMENTS:AS PART OF OUR PROGRAM, TEACHERS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DIRECTION IN LITERACY TEACHING TECHNIQUES. WE ALSO PROVIDE DETAILED WRITTEN SUPPORTING MATERIALS TO EACH TEACHER. TO DEEPEN MOTIVATION, WE RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING - SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS WE INTEND TO INCENT - WITH MONETARY AWARDS AND PUBLIC RECOGNITION.THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, SCHOOL THE WORLD HAS - SUCCEEDED IN CREATING AWARENESS OF NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES AMOUNG TEACHERS;STIMULATED INTEREST IN IMPROVEMENT OF TEACHING AND TEACHING PLANS;DEVELOPED A SENSE OF PRIDE AND MOTIVATION AMONG TEACHERS IN STW SCHOOLS;ENHANCED LEARNING AND STUDENT INTEREST IN READING. IN 2016, 77 TEACHERS COMPLETED OUR TRAININGS. OUR GOAL FOR 2017 IS TO FURTHER IMPROVE OUR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM AND DESIGN SPECIFIC LEARNING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT THE TEACHERS AT OUR SCHOOLS ARE FULLY EQUIPED WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO DELIVER QUALITY EDUCATION. 31104 BOOKS/LEARNING MATERIALS ACCOMPLISHMENTS:SCHOOL THE WORLD WORKS WITH PARENTS COMMITTEES TO PURCHASE CULTURALLY RELEVANT BOOKS AND BEGIN CLASSROOM LIBRARIES IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN EVERY COMMUNITY. SCHOOL THE WORLD ADDS TO EACH OF THESE LIBRARIES WITH CO-INVESTMENTS FROM PARENTS EVERY YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS. IN 2016 WE PURCHASED 2,723 BOOKS TO BEGIN 31 NEW LIBRARIES AND EXPAND 251 LIBRARIES CREATED IN EARLIER YEARS OF OUR PROGRAM. THE TOTAL OF NEW BOOKS DELIVERED FOR 2016 WAS 2,138. 63668 734725 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 4 true false true GT false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CT MA X X CINDY CLEMSON 2036498591 173 3RD AVENUE Milford CT 06460 MARY KATE CURRAN FOUNDER 60.00 0.00 X X 125000 0 0 RAFAEL URBINA BOARD CHAIRMAN 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY CLEMSON BOARD TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CRONIN BOARD SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH CLAUSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA DELANEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERTO MUSALEM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN STEVENS MCDONNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 125000 0 0 1 false false false 44804 939201 74446 984005 44804 984005 0 0 0 X 125000 79804 32696 12500 179888 156542 23310 36 10405 6243 3642 520 17327 11137 5712 478 7335 6985 350 8776 4266 4510 17072 7938 1520 7614 42055 20617 21438 2093 1966 127 24830 8435 14723 1672 476 476 2785 2785 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 149178 149178 BOOKSLEARNING MATERIALS 14955 14955 STUDENT SERVICES LEARNING 202574 202574 TEACHER TRAINING 16415 16415 101675 47670 49756 4249 922839 734725 161045 27069 117228 65384 6965 16534 138383 6371 5979 1324 392 135086 211124 140954 153982 140954 153982 X -5868 57142 -5868 57142 135086 211124 X 61166 1844 X false true X true false X 398093 506258 738277 824827 984005 3451460 398093 506258 738277 824827 984005 3451460 3451460 20 5 5 30 20 5 5 30 489 22 168 679 398113 506752 738304 824995 984005 3452169 0.99980 0.99000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6371 5979 392 392 984005 984005 984005 922364 922364 475 475 922839 Other expenses included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 4b) AMOUNT IS RELATED TO DEPRECIATION EXPENSE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT METHOD USED IN ITS CALCULATION. BOSTON 23141 23141 DC 11043 11043 143 1 10620 10620 799 44804 44804 942 942 43862 X CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS 74446 COST false false false Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 A COPY OF THIS 990 TAX RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE QUESTIONS WITH THE PREPARER OF THE RETURN. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WHICH IS REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFILCTS. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a A COMPENSATION POLICY EXISTS THAT REQUIRES COMPENSATION TO BE DIRECTED BY BEST PRACTICES OF CHARITY EVALUATORS FOR FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF NONPROFIT CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES TO DETERMINE THE RANGE OF APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b A COMPENSATION POLICY EXISTS THAT REQUIRES COMPENSATION TO BE DIRECTED BY BEST PRACTICES OF CHARITY EVALUATORS FOR FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY, BENCHMARKING OF SALARIES OF SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYER PERFORMANCE. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 DIFFERENCE MAINLY CAUSED BY AMOUNT OF DEPRECIATION EXPENSES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IN FORM 990. DIFFERENCE CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENT DEPRECIATION METHODS USED IN PREPARING THE TAX RETURN AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. OTHER INSIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO THE SMALL DIFFERENCE. List of other expenses Part IX line 24e PROGRAM SERVICES:PARENTING CLASSES $ 1,704PRINTING AND COPYING 599SCHOOL FURNITURE 393COMMUNITY AWARDS 2,868TELEPHONE/TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3,942FOOD AND BEVERAGES 856BANK FEES 1,360VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 147WEB COMMUNICATIONS 2,493MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 2,869POSTAGE AND MAILING SERVICES 23TRANSPORTATION 17,267SOFTWARE 30 TOTAL $34,551 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:WEB COMMUNICATIONS $4,159PRINTING AND COPYING 2,969VOLUNTEER SUPPORT 2,774MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 424TELEPHONE/TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1,067POSTAGE AND MAILING SERVICES 652PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 77BANK FEES 1,123BOOKS/LEARNING MATERIALS 862PAYROLL SERVICES 38RESEARCH 538SOFTWARE 208TEACHER BEST PRACTICES AWARDS 159TRANSPORTATION 220 TOTAL $15,270 FUNDRAISING:FOOD AND BEVERAGES $2,842BANK FEES 725FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,200TELEPHONE/TELECOMMUNICATIONS 412MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 18WEB COMMUNICATIONS 245SOFTWARE 3,000POSTAGE, MAILING SERVICES 505 TOTAL $8,947