2017-04-10T16:15:13+00:00 2016-06-30 521903650 LINDSEY ASSOCIATES LLC 606 BALTIMORE AVE STE 101 BALTIMORE MD 21204 990 2015-07-01 521745263 SOUTH BALTIMORE LEARNING CORPORATION SOUT 4106254215 28 E OSTEND STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 TANYA TERRELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4106254215 2017-04-05 true SHIRLEY LINDSEY P00343693 4108251994 2017-04-10 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TANYA TERRELL 28 E OSTEND STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 1504453 false X SOUTHBALTIMORELEARNS.ORG X 1990 MD THE MISSION OF THE SBLC IS TO IMPROVE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS. SBLC IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN ADDITION TO CAREER PREPARATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE BALTIMORE AREA. 18 18 54 169 0 1343400 1377444 41604 47363 194 146 49261 8775 1434459 1433728 0 0 1120214 1124048 3671 9590 70948 366183 297039 1490068 1430677 -55609 3051 2586640 2459726 193736 63771 2392904 2395955 X THE MISSION OF THE SBLC IS TO IMPROVE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS. SBLC IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN ADDITION TO CAREER PREPARATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE BALTIMORE AREA. false false 1195005 PROGRAM SERVICE OVERVIEW: SBLC OFFERED AN 8 WEEK SUMMER SEMESTER, A 12-WEEK FALL SEMESTER, A 12-WEEK WINTER SEMESTER, A 10-WEEK SPRING SESSION FOR ABE/GED AND A 6-WEEK BASIC COMPUTER CLASS. THE NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND THE TUTORING PROGRAM ARE YEAR ROUND. ADULT LEARNERS ENROLLED IN ALL PROGRAMS (EXCEPT COMPUTER CLASSES AND WORKFORCE LITERACY CLASS), DID NOT COMPLETE A TRADITIONAL 0-12 DIPLOMA. INTAKE SCREENING AND PRE-TESTING IS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE ACADEMIC LEVEL AT WHICH A LEARNER SHOULD BE PLACED. THE PROGRAMS, EXCEPT FOR GED CLASSES, NEDP AND CTC CLASSES ARE FREE OF CHARGE, AS OPPOSED TO A PRIVATE TUTORING CENTER. SBLC CONDUCTED CLASSES ON SITE IN ITS HEADQUARTER LOCATION AND ALSO OFF SITE AT TEN PARTNER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SBLC CONDUCTS THE ONLY NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN THE CITY. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING - IS DELIVERED TO ADULTS WHO ARE AT THE 0-4TH GRADE LEARNING LEVELS, BUT NOT READY OR AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED CLASSES. SBLC TUTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY PROFESSIONAL LITERACY PROVIDERS. TYPICALLY, THE TUTOR AND THE LEARNER MEET 2-4 HOURS A WEEK. TUTORING OR ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION IS MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONAL MODE FOR A TOTAL NON-READER. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) (2ND TO 4TH GRADE LEVEL) - UTILIZES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH THE AID OF VOLUNTEER CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS TO HELP LEARNERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING AND ABILITY. LESSONS INCLUDE READING, PHONICS, AND BASIC ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, AND MULTIPLICATION AS WELL AS BASIC SCIENCE. INDIVIDUAL GOALS ARE DEVELOPED AND A SPECIFIC COURSE OF STUDY IS DESIGNED FOR EACH LEARNER. LIFE SKILLS ARE A MAJOR FOCUS AS WELL. PRE GED PROGRAM (5TH TO 8TH GRADE LEVEL) - CLASSES GENERALLY MEET 2 TIMES A WEEK, 3 HOURS PER DAY FOR A 12-WEEK SEMESTER TOTALING 72 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE PREPARES AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE GED CLASS PROGRAM OR EDP. THERE IS INSTRUCTION FOR MATH, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND WRITING SKILLS. INSTRUCTION INCORPORATES REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OR "CONTEXTUAL LEARNING" ENABLING LEARNERS TO RELATE PERSONAL AND EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES TO THEIR ACADEMIC WORK, THIS HELPS PROVIDE FOR THE HIGHEST RETENTION OF INFORMATION. COMPUTER LESSONS ARE ALSO INTEGRATED INTO INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY WITH AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LAB TIME PER WEEK. MORE ADVANCED LEARNERS AND CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS HELP SLOWER LEARNERS GRASP CONCEPTS AND MAKE APPLICATIONS. FIFTY PERCENT OF SBLC LEARNERS ENTER AT THIS ACADEMIC LEVEL. GED PROGRAM (9TH TO 12TH GRADE LEVEL) - CONSISTS OF FORMAL CLASSES THAT MEET 2 TIMES A WEEK, 3 HOURS PER DAY, FOR A 12 WEEK SEMESTER TOTALING 72 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ATTAINMENT AND INCLUDES MATH, READING, WRITING, AND COMPREHENSION STUDIES. ALL GED CLASSES MEET AS A GROUP IN THE COMPUTER LAB FOR ONE HOUR TO USE SPECIALIZED GED SOFTWARE. LEARNERS ARE GIVEN COMPUTER INSTRUCTION AS NEEDED. GUEST LECTURERS, FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE ALSO INCORPORTED. LEARNERS WHO DEMONSTRATE A PASSING GRADE ON THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE TEST THEN REGISTER FOR THE GED EXAM. SINCE 2014, THIS EXAM IS ONLY OFFERED ON THE COMPUTER. NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (NEDP) - NEDP IS A COMPETENCY-BASED, NON-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, WHICH AWARDS THE SAME MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AS SUCCESSFUL PASSING OF THE GED TEST DOES, OR COMPLETION AT A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. MATURE ADULTS USE THEIR LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE TO DEMONSTRATE SKILLS BY DOING REAL-LIFE TASKS, SUCH AS FINDING AN APARTMENT, CONDUCTING A JOB SEARCH, OR WRITING A LETTER OF COMPLAINT. CANDIDATES DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN 70 COMPETENCIES INCLUDING ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, COMPUTATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THIS WEB BASED PROGRAM REQUIRES MATURITY, SELF-DIRECTION AND COMPUTER SKILLS. BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES (CTC) - SBLC'S COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER OFFERS CLASSES IN INTERNET BASICS, INTRODUCTION TO MS WINDOWS AND MS WORD. THE CLASSES ARE OFFERED TWICE A WEEK FOR 2 HOURS DURING A 6-WEEK SESSION. THERE IS ALSO A COMPUTER LAB WITH 18 COMPUTERS EQUIPPED WITH MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS AND INTERNET ACCESS. IT IS OPEN FREE FOR USE BY LEARNERS AND PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO A PRINTER. CAREER/EMPLOYABILITY COUNSELING - CAREER COUNSELING IS IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PRE-GED AND GED COURSES AND CONSISTS OF 1 HOUR PER WEEK OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION COMPLEMENTED BY INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR EVERY ENROLLED LEARNER. ANY LEARNER MAY ALSO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE COUNSELOR. THE COUNSELOR ASSISTS LEARNERS IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS AND EQUIPS THEM WITH STRATEGIES FOR SECURING JOBS/BETTER JOBS AND WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE GOOD EMPLOYEES. THE COUNSELOR ALSO ASSISTS LEARNERS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OR JOB TRAINING. ACADEMIC/RETENTION COUNSELING-SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO LEARNERS TO HELP THEM OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT MAY DISRUPT THEIR PURSUIT OF AN EDUCATION. THE FULL-TIME ACADEMIC COUNSELOR TRACKS THE PROGRESS OF EACH LEARNER AND MEETS WITH LEARNERS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. TO ASSIST IN RETENTION, SBLC PROVIDES BUS TOKENS IN ORDER TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION, SBLC OFFERS A VARIETY OF RETENTION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TWO LEARNER RECOGNITION/GRADUATION EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS, MOTIVATION STRATEGIES, ETC. DROP IN TUTORING CENTER- OFFERS FREE TUTORING TO ALL LEARNERS ENROLLED IN ABE/GED CLASSES AND EDP SERVICES AND WHO ARE SEEKING EXTRA HELP DURING SET HOURS OF THE DAY AND EVENING. SBLC GRADUATES ARE ALSO TUTORED IN THE COLLEGE ACCU-PLACER TEST. DROP IN & OPEN COMPUTER LAB - IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 SBLC IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LEARNERS IN THE COMPUTER LAB BY PROVIDING STAFFED ASSISTANCE DURING SCHEDULED HOURS AND MORE AVAILABLE OPEN LAB TIME. ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE SOUTH BALTIMORE LEARNING CENTER (SBLC) CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST COMMUNITY BASED ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SERVING AGAIN OVER 700 LEARNERS A YEAR (SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2010). SBLC ENROLLED 1163 DUPLICATED AND 923 UNDUPLICATED LEARNERS IN ALL PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016. OVER FIFTY PERCENT OF SBLC LEARNERS ENROLLED IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCREASED AT LEAST TWO GRADE LEVELS IN FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND MANY MORE INCREASED AT LEAST ONE GRADE LEVEL. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 AND 2010 SBLC WAS RATED THE HIGHEST PERFORMING DLLR GRANT-FUNDED ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE CITY AND AMONG THE TOP PERFORMING ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. FOR EACH OF THESE YEARS, SBLC RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING FOR ITS DLLR ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY GRANT. SBLC WAS THE ONLY COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT TO RECEIVE 2 OUT OF THE 5 STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND IN 2013 ACHIEVED 9 OUT OF 10 OF ITS STATE PERFORMANCE GOALS. SBLC GRADUATED 35 ADULTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 WITH A MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, THE NEW GED TEST AND NEW NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS WERE IMPLEMENTED. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE NOW BASED ON THE RECENTLY INSTITUTED NATIONAL COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND COMMON CORE STANDARDS. THE RIGOR OF BOTH CURRICULUMS HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT EACH BE DELIVERED/COMPLETED ON THE COMPUTER. THIS IS THE LARGEST CHANGE THAT HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST 30 YEARS FOR THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION. MSDE/DLLR REPORTED THAT IN FISCAL YEARS 2006-2013, SBLC ACHIEVED AND EXCEEDED BOTH THE REQUIRED STATEWIDE POST TESTING, AND RETENTION RATES FOR OUR ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY GRANT REQUIREMENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENEDED 6/30/16, SBLC CONTINUED TO WORK WITH TEN OFF- SITE PARTNER PROGRAMS TO OFFER LITERACY CLASSES IN IMPROVERISHED NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SBLC WELCOMED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TANYA TERRELL. SBLA LEADERS IN LITERACY SOCIETY OF MAJOR INDIVIDUAL DONORS REACHED ANOTHER HIGH YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP-34. TWO LEARNER RECOGNITION/GRADUATION EVENTS WERE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, ONE IN DECEMBER AND ONE IN JULY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, 41 DIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (TUTORS AND CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS) GAVE 1,155.05 HOURS OF SERVICE TOTALING AND IN-KIND VALUE OF 26,247 INDIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (BOARD, ADVISORY COUNCIL, OFFICE, AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS) GAVE 683 HOURS OF SERVICE REPRESENTING AN IN-KIND VALUE OF 15,756.81. SBLC RECEIVED IN KIND DONATIONS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FORM 990 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SERVICES FOR TUTORS, CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS, AND SPEAKERS AS WELL AS DONATED SPACE, GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO ITS ANNUAL GALA AND AWARDS DINER. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/16 THE VALUE OF THESE DONATIONS WAS AS FOLLOWS: TUTORS, CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS AND SPEAKERS: 42,404 GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO LEARNER RECOGNITION PROGRAMS: 9,833 GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO ANNUAL GALA: 96,905 OTHER: 2,269 TOTAL IN-KIND DONATIONS: 151,411 SBLC WAS AGAIN IN 2016 FEATURED IN NUMEROUS MEDIA PUBLICATIONS 1195005 true true false false false false true false false false true false false false true true true false true false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 54 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD X X LARRY WILLIAMSON 4106254215 28 E OSTEND STREET BALTIMORE MD 21230 ANNE HEESTERS SCHROTH PAST PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN H NEUMAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARLENE DAVIS VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WM STREET BALDWIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY D BLUMBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI PEPPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON FLAGLER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA GRIESMAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD S KRIKORIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MELNICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN MROZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES J PALERMO CFA CTFA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFONSO N PEARSON JR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET POWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN G TOMCZEWSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONYA PEARSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMASINA POIROT ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHANEL RHOADS-REED BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNMARIE WESTERFIELD ED 7/1/15-9/ 40.00 X 61807 0 11291 TANYA TERRELL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 0 0 0 SONIA SOCHA FORMER ED 0.00 X 62536 0 11201 124343 22492 true false false 9223 60880 924670 382671 1377444 PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS 611600 32850 32850 VARIOUS LEARNER FEES 611600 14513 14513 47363 146 146 24196 21278 2918 2918 2918 49860 60880 49447 413 RAVENS PARKING 5210 5210 OTHER INCOME 234 234 5444 1433728 55871 56975 38717 10594 7664 23539 15300 4708 3531 865284 750713 82427 32144 13569 11631 1341 597 85305 73104 8427 3774 79376 68043 7849 3484 640 640 17481 17481 9590 9590 8395 3868 4527 1250 625 625 83041 73059 4754 5228 31982 28188 3794 64438 58087 5131 1220 919 735 92 92 69605 61249 6411 1945 MISCELLANEOUS 11227 5501 4672 1054 STAFF TRAINING 6223 6185 38 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1838 1838 1430677 1195005 164724 70948 40 100 200500 238491 202305 63676 27977 72666 46435 32261 3052239 1009707 2099383 2042532 10000 10000 2586640 2459726 107516 54026 83778 6335 2442 3410 193736 63771 X 2372809 2346821 20095 49134 2392904 2395955 2586640 2459726 3051 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 1 1 1 true 12.00 500 246000 246000 2614751 850860 1763891 191488 158847 32641 2042532 TENANT DEPOSITS 3410 3410 X 1655864 151411 70725 222136 1433728 1433728 1652813 151411 70725 222136 1430677 1430677 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 SBLC HAS A WRITTEN POLICY TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3)OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE CENTER HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30,2016. THE CENTER ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES," ON JULY 1, 2009 HAVING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PROVISIONS CLARIFY THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TAX RETURN FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. THE CENTER'S TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS ENDING ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2013 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE FROM SCHEDULE G 49,447 RENTAL EXPENSE NOT DEDUCTED ON FORM 990 21,278 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 49,447 RENTAL EXPENSES 21,278 true true false true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 SBLC INCLUDES ON PRINTED MATERIALS, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE ORGANIZATION'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY. SBLC NOW INCLUDES THE POLICY ON PRESS RELEASES AND WILL INCLUDE THE POLICY ON THEIR WEBSITE IN THE FUTURE. COSTS TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN THE NEWSPAPER OR IN OTHER BROADCAST MEDIA IS COST PROHIBITIVE TO SBLC. SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 FUNDING FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY GOVERNMENTS ARE RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT SOUTH BALTIMORE LEARNING CENTER. DIRECT FUNDING FROM LITERACY WORKS, NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, ADULT SECONDARY EDUCATION. FURTHER FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, AND THE STATE AIDED INSTRUCTIONS GRANT. GALA 110740 60880 49860 2000 29078 6373 11996 110740 60880 49860 2000 29078 6373 11996 49447 413 SCHEDULE G, PART IV SOUTH BALTIMORE LEARNING CORPORATION RECEIVED IN-KIND DONATED SPACE, GOODS, AND SERVICES RELATED TO ITS ANNUAL GALA OF 96,905 IN ADDITION TO THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN GROSS RECEIPTS ON LINE 1 OF PART III. false false false false false false false false false SONIA SOCHA FORMER ED 62536 11201 73737 SCHEDULE J, PART III SONIA SOCHA RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAY FROM APRIL 17, 2015 UNTIL OCTOBER 2015. PAYMENTS TO MS. SOCHA CEASED AFTER OCTOBER 2015. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE SBLC IS TO IMPROVE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED ADULTS. SBLC IS A COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PROVIDING FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING IN ADDITION TO CAREER PREPARATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN THE BALTIMORE AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SBLC CONDUCTS THE ONLY NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN THE CITY. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING - IS DELIVERED TO ADULTS WHO ARE AT THE 0-4TH GRADE LEARNING LEVELS, BUT NOT READY OR AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED CLASSES. SBLC TUTORS ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY PROFESSIONAL LITERACY PROVIDERS. TYPICALLY, THE TUTOR AND THE LEARNER MEET 2-4 HOURS A WEEK. TUTORING OR ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION IS MANDATORY INSTRUCTIONAL MODE FOR A TOTAL NON-READER. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) (2ND TO 4TH GRADE LEVEL) - UTILIZES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH THE AID OF VOLUNTEER CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS TO HELP LEARNERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING AND ABILITY. LESSONS INCLUDE READING, PHONICS, AND BASIC ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, AND MULTIPLICATION AS WELL AS BASIC SCIENCE. INDIVIDUAL GOALS ARE DEVELOPED AND A SPECIFIC COURSE OF STUDY IS DESIGNED FOR EACH LEARNER. LIFE SKILLS ARE A MAJOR FOCUS AS WELL. PRE GED PROGRAM (5TH TO 8TH GRADE LEVEL) - CLASSES GENERALLY MEET 2 TIMES A WEEK, 3 HOURS PER DAY FOR A 12-WEEK SEMESTER TOTALING 72 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE PREPARES AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE GED CLASS PROGRAM OR EDP. THERE IS INSTRUCTION FOR MATH, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND WRITING SKILLS. INSTRUCTION INCORPORATES REAL LIFE EXAMPLES OR "CONTEXTUAL LEARNING" ENABLING LEARNERS TO RELATE PERSONAL AND EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES TO THEIR ACADEMIC WORK, THIS HELPS PROVIDE FOR THE HIGHEST RETENTION OF INFORMATION. COMPUTER LESSONS ARE ALSO INTEGRATED INTO INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY WITH AT LEAST ONE HOUR OF LAB TIME PER WEEK. MORE ADVANCED LEARNERS AND CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS HELP SLOWER LEARNERS GRASP CONCEPTS AND MAKE APPLICATIONS. FIFTY PERCENT OF SBLC LEARNERS ENTER AT THIS ACADEMIC LEVEL. GED PROGRAM (9TH TO 12TH GRADE LEVEL) - CONSISTS OF FORMAL CLASSES THAT MEET 2 TIMES A WEEK, 3 HOURS PER DAY, FOR A 12 WEEK SEMESTER TOTALING 72 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA ATTAINMENT AND INCLUDES MATH, READING, WRITING, AND COMPREHENSION STUDIES. ALL GED CLASSES MEET AS A GROUP IN THE COMPUTER LAB FOR ONE HOUR TO USE SPECIALIZED GED SOFTWARE. LEARNERS ARE GIVEN COMPUTER INSTRUCTION AS NEEDED. GUEST LECTURERS, FIELD TRIPS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE ALSO INCORPORTED. LEARNERS WHO DEMONSTRATE A PASSING GRADE ON THE OFFICIAL PRACTICE TEST THEN REGISTER FOR THE GED EXAM. SINCE 2014, THIS EXAM IS ONLY OFFERED ON THE COMPUTER. NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM (NEDP) - NEDP IS A COMPETENCY-BASED, NON-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, WHICH AWARDS THE SAME MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AS SUCCESSFUL PASSING OF THE GED TEST DOES, OR COMPLETION AT A TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. MATURE ADULTS USE THEIR LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE TO DEMONSTRATE SKILLS BY DOING REAL-LIFE TASKS, SUCH AS FINDING AN APARTMENT, CONDUCTING A JOB SEARCH, OR WRITING A LETTER OF COMPLAINT. CANDIDATES DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCE IN 70 COMPETENCIES INCLUDING ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, COMPUTATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING. THIS WEB BASED PROGRAM REQUIRES MATURITY, SELF-DIRECTION AND COMPUTER SKILLS. BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY CLASSES (CTC) - SBLC'S COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER OFFERS CLASSES IN INTERNET BASICS, INTRODUCTION TO MS WINDOWS AND MS WORD. THE CLASSES ARE OFFERED TWICE A WEEK FOR 2 HOURS DURING A 6-WEEK SESSION. THERE IS ALSO A COMPUTER LAB WITH 18 COMPUTERS EQUIPPED WITH MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS AND INTERNET ACCESS. IT IS OPEN FREE FOR USE BY LEARNERS AND PROVIDES FREE ACCESS TO A PRINTER. CAREER/EMPLOYABILITY COUNSELING - CAREER COUNSELING IS IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PRE-GED AND GED COURSES AND CONSISTS OF 1 HOUR PER WEEK OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION COMPLEMENTED BY INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR EVERY ENROLLED LEARNER. ANY LEARNER MAY ALSO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE COUNSELOR. THE COUNSELOR ASSISTS LEARNERS IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS AND EQUIPS THEM WITH STRATEGIES FOR SECURING JOBS/BETTER JOBS AND WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO BE GOOD EMPLOYEES. THE COUNSELOR ALSO ASSISTS LEARNERS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERING POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OR JOB TRAINING. ACADEMIC/RETENTION COUNSELING-SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO LEARNERS TO HELP THEM OVERCOME OBSTACLES THAT MAY DISRUPT THEIR PURSUIT OF AN EDUCATION. THE FULL-TIME ACADEMIC COUNSELOR TRACKS THE PROGRESS OF EACH LEARNER AND MEETS WITH LEARNERS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. TO ASSIST IN RETENTION, SBLC PROVIDES BUS TOKENS IN ORDER TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION, SBLC OFFERS A VARIETY OF RETENTION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS TWO LEARNER RECOGNITION/GRADUATION EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS, MOTIVATION STRATEGIES, ETC. DROP IN TUTORING CENTER- OFFERS FREE TUTORING TO ALL LEARNERS ENROLLED IN ABE/GED CLASSES AND EDP SERVICES AND WHO ARE SEEKING EXTRA HELP DURING SET HOURS OF THE DAY AND EVENING. SBLC GRADUATES ARE ALSO TUTORED IN THE COLLEGE ACCU-PLACER TEST. DROP IN & OPEN COMPUTER LAB - IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 SBLC IMPLEMENTED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR LEARNERS IN THE COMPUTER LAB BY PROVIDING STAFFED ASSISTANCE DURING SCHEDULED HOURS AND MORE AVAILABLE OPEN LAB TIME. ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE SOUTH BALTIMORE LEARNING CENTER (SBLC) CONTINUES TO BE THE LARGEST COMMUNITY BASED ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROP OUTS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SERVING AGAIN OVER 700 LEARNERS A YEAR (SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2010). SBLC ENROLLED 1163 DUPLICATED AND 923 UNDUPLICATED LEARNERS IN ALL PROGRAMS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016. OVER FIFTY PERCENT OF SBLC LEARNERS ENROLLED IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCREASED AT LEAST TWO GRADE LEVELS IN FISCAL YEAR 2015 AND MANY MORE INCREASED AT LEAST ONE GRADE LEVEL. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 AND 2010 SBLC WAS RATED THE HIGHEST PERFORMING DLLR GRANT-FUNDED ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE CITY AND AMONG THE TOP PERFORMING ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. FOR EACH OF THESE YEARS, SBLC RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE BASED FUNDING FOR ITS DLLR ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY GRANT. SBLC WAS THE ONLY COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT TO RECEIVE 2 OUT OF THE 5 STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2010 AND IN 2013 ACHIEVED 9 OUT OF 10 OF ITS STATE PERFORMANCE GOALS. SBLC GRADUATED 35 ADULTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 WITH A MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, THE NEW GED TEST AND NEW NATIONAL EXTERNAL DIPLOMA PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS WERE IMPLEMENTED. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE NOW BASED ON THE RECENTLY INSTITUTED NATIONAL COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND COMMON CORE STANDARDS. THE RIGOR OF BOTH CURRICULUMS HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT EACH BE DELIVERED/COMPLETED ON THE COMPUTER. THIS IS THE LARGEST CHANGE THAT HAS EVER TAKEN PLACE IN THE PAST 30 YEARS FOR THE FIELD OF ADULT EDUCATION. MSDE/DLLR REPORTED THAT IN FISCAL YEARS 2006-2013, SBLC ACHIEVED AND EXCEEDED BOTH THE REQUIRED STATEWIDE POST TESTING, AND RETENTION RATES FOR OUR ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY GRANT REQUIREMENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENEDED 6/30/16, SBLC CONTINUED TO WORK WITH TEN OFF- SITE PARTNER PROGRAMS TO OFFER LITERACY CLASSES IN IMPROVERISHED NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SBLC WELCOMED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TANYA TERRELL. SBLA LEADERS IN LITERACY SOCIETY OF MAJOR INDIVIDUAL DONORS REACHED ANOTHER HIGH YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP-34. TWO LEARNER RECOGNITION/GRADUATION EVENTS WERE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, ONE IN DECEMBER AND ONE IN JULY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, 41 DIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (TUTORS AND CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS) GAVE 1,155.05 HOURS OF SERVICE TOTALING AND IN-KIND VALUE OF 26,247 INDIRECT SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (BOARD, ADVISORY COUNCIL, OFFICE, AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS) GAVE 683 HOURS OF SERVICE REPRESENTING AN IN-KIND VALUE OF 15,756.81. SBLC RECEIVED IN KIND DONATIONS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FORM 990 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SERVICES FOR TUTORS, CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS, AND SPEAKERS AS WELL AS DONATED SPACE, GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO ITS ANNUAL GALA AND AWARDS DINER. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30/16 THE VALUE OF THESE DONATIONS WAS AS FOLLOWS: TUTORS, CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS AND SPEAKERS: 42,404 GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO LEARNER RECOGNITION PROGRAMS: 9,833 GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO ANNUAL GALA: 96,905 OTHER: 2,269 TOTAL IN-KIND DONATIONS: 151,411 SBLC WAS AGAIN IN 2016 FEATURED IN NUMEROUS MEDIA PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS: THE AUDIT FIRM COMPLETES THE FORM 990 WITH INPUT FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER AND COPIES ARE THEN PRODUCED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO TRANSMITTAL TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS: THE BOARD AND KEY PERSONNEL ARE PRESENTED WITH THE POLICY AND FORM EACH JANUARY (OR WHEN A BOARD MEMBER OR KEY STAFF JOINS THE ORGANIZATION). THE FORMS ARE SIGNED, DATED AND COLLECTED WITHIN 30 DAYS (OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE). THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR A MATERIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO SBLC BUSINESS. COMPLETED FORMS ARE KEPT IN THE OFFICIAL SBLC FILES. ANY MATERIAL CONFLICTS ARE THEN REPORTED TO THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THE DESIGNATED CONFLICT WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DECISION OR TRANSACTION RELATED TO IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR OTHER TOP MANAGEMENT: MANAGEMENT PREPARES A FISCAL YEAR BUDGET INCLUDING DETAILED SALARY INFORMATION BY POSITION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. SALARIES ARE PROPOSED BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S AND GOVERNANCE'S KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS USING A BASE INDEPENDENT STUDY PREPARED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND BASED ON THE ABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO PAY. THE OVERALL BUDGET IS THEN APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARY/COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE OVERALL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. THE KEY PERSONNEL SALARIES (MANAGEMENT TEAM) ARE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE SAME COMMITTEE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SALARY RANGES FOR FULL TIME STAFF POSITIONS WERE REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS IN THE PAST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, SBLC WILL PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC THE SBLC IRS LETTER, SUMMARY APPROVED ANNUAL BUDGETS, APPROVED AUDIT/FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, COPIES OF FORM 990'S, DONOR/ANNUAL REPORTS AND OTHER MARKETING DOCUMENTS. THESE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL MATERIALS ARE ALSO INCLUDED WITH GRANT APPLICATIONS AS WELL. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE THIRD PARTY INTERNET WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE FROM SCHEDULE G 49,447 RENTAL EXPENSE NOT DEDUCTED ON FORM 990 21,278 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE -49,447 RENTAL EXPENSES -21,278