2017-09-29T16:41:48-05:00 2016-12-31 943158857 RINA ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION 625 MARKET STREET 15TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 990 2016-01-01 020600889 SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL SCHO 6503556248 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 6503556248 2017-09-27 1 TRACY TEALE P01290862 4157774488 2017-09-27 209.234.190.250 2017-09-27 12:12:57 PD P CA0673CEE6A4E83904812FD1AC598AF8C411C5A4 33C1D2A9E148CB7ABBC5D5EA19EFBF0709F189AB 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARK LYND 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 3538290 0 X WWW.STS-INTERNATIONAL.ORG X 2002 CA SCHOOL TO SCHOOL(STS) SEEKS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION AND SCHOOL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SO THAT EVERY CHILD CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. STS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES AND LEARNING OF GIRLS AND BOYS WORLDWIDE THROUGH THOUGHTFUL RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND PARTNERSHIPS. 11 11 29 0 0 0 2075463 3538276 0 0 17 -16986 0 0 2075480 3521290 0 0 0 0 1045540 1901579 0 0 11850 1161136 1589319 2206676 3490898 -131196 30392 706486 740023 389698 392843 316788 347180 X SCHOOL TO SCHOOL PROVIDES SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED PACKAGE OF PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE PROVIDE EXPERT SERVICES ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS TO DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, NONPROFITS AND PRIVATE COMPANIES. 0 0 570129 573465 USAID RESOURCES, SKILLS, AND CAPACITIES IN EARLY GRADE READING IN AFGHANISTAN IS A TWENTY-MONTH PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION TO USAID AND THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE CURRENT STATE OF LITERACY AMONG AFGHAN PRIMARY STUDENTS. SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL (STS) IS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND ASSISTED CHEMONICS BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SAMPLING DESIGN, ADAPTING AND FINALIZING THE EGRA (EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT), REVISING AND REFINING THE SMES TOOLS, SUPPORTING THE PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT OF DATA COLLECTION, AND CONDUCTING THE DATA ANALYSIS OF THE EGRA AND SMES SURVEY RESULTS. STS LED AN 8-DAY EGRA ADAPTATION WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER 2015 WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION'S EARLY GRADE READING (EGR) WORKING GROUP AND CHEMONICS STAFF TO ADAPT THE EGRA TOOLS FOR GRADES 2 AND 4 TO THE AFGHANISTAN CONTEXT, INCLUDING CONDUCTING A PRE-TEST OF THE TOOLS IN FOUR KABUL SCHOOLS. STS LED THE DESIGN AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON THE MASTER TRAINER EGRA AND SMES TRAINING WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING DETAILED FACILITATOR AGENDAS AND WORKSHOP MATERIALS. FOLLOWING THE MASTER TRAINERS' TRAINING, IN FEBRUARY 2016 THE EGRA AND SMES TOOLS WERE PILOTED IN 40 SCHOOLS ACROSS 6 PROVINCES WITH 632 STUDENTS. STS DESIGNED AND PROVIDED OVERSIGHT ON THIS PILOT, CONDUCTED PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS AND ASSISTED IN THE REFINEMENT OF THE EGRA AND SMES TOOLS TO ENSURE THAT ALL TASK ITEMS WERE RELEVANT, RELIABLE, DISCRIMINATING AND CLEAR. STS COORDINATED AND SUPPORTED THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EGRA AND SMES ASSESSOR TRAINING BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY OF 2016. OVERALL, 197 ASSESSORS FROM RSI AND THE MOE'S PROVISIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE WERE TRAINED OVER THE COURSE OF THREE ROUNDS OF 10-DAY TRAININGS --EACH ROUND INCLUDED 8 DAYS IN WORKSHOP FORMAT AND TWO DAYS' PRACTICE SESSIONS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. IN APRIL THROUGH AUGUST OF 2016, STS PROVIDE REMOTE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OPERATIONAL EGRA AND SMES DATA COLLECTION WHICH WAS LED BY RSI. DATA COLLECTION TOOK PLACE IN ALL 34 PROVINCES OF AFGHANISTAN, AND, IN TOTAL, OVER 19,000 EGRAS WERE ADMINISTERED IN 1,265 SCHOOLS. UPON COMPLETION OF DATA COLLECTION, STS CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY DATA CLEANING AND ANALYSIS. 481486 502218 THE ACCELERE! PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY IN LINE WITH THE RESULTS FRAMEWORK IN AT LEAST 25 EDUCATION SUB-PROVINCES ACROSS FOUR TARGET PROVINCES OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (KATANGA, KASA OCCIDENTAL, KASA ORIENTAL, AND EQUATEUR), INCLUDING GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THOSE ADMINISTERED BY THE RELIGIOUS NETWORKS LOCATED IN THE TARGET PROVINCES. IN 2016, STS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCELERE! PROJECT IN SEVERAL WAYS. THIS PARAGRAPH PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF STS ACHIEVEMENTS. STS CONDUCTED A PILOT STUDY, AND PRODUCED A REPORT ON, FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE PROJECT TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED FA PROCESS AND MATERIALS, AND TO DRAW LESSONS THAT COULD BE USED WHEN TRAINING TEACHERS IN THE ACCELERE! TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM. STS ALSO PRODUCED THE UPDATED OPERATIONS RESEARCH PLAN, A DELIVERABLE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FUNDER EVERY YEAR. A THIRD ACHIEVEMENT FALLS UNDER OPERATIONS RESEARCH. STS CONDUCTED THE FIRST PART OF A THREE-PHASE STUDY ON TEACHER MOTIVATION AND INCENTIVES. THIS STUDY WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT OF NON-MONETARY INCENTIVES IN THE DRC. STS ALSO PREPARED SEVERAL VERSIONS OF CONCEPT NOTES FOR THE QUARTERLY ASSESSMENTS OF THE PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO REPORTS, STS CONTRIBUTED TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PROJECT. WITH A PRIMARY ROLE OF SUPPORTING ACCELERE! WITH EVALUATIONS, TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, STS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATUS OF EDUCATION BRIEFS, THE SCHOOL REPORT CARDS AND OTHER MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. FINALLY, STS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTING AND COORDINATING THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH AGENDA.STS CONTINUES TO PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCELERE! 429047 411233 THE SINDH READING PROGRAM (SRP) AIMS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES IN EARLY-GRADE READING IN THE SINDH PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN BY IMPROVING: TEACHER COMPETENCIES FOR EFFECTIVE EARLY GRADE READING INSTRUCTION (COMPONENT 1); EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT AND READING STANDARDS (COMPONENT 2); READING MATERIALS AND READING SPACES (COMPONENT 3); AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH (COMPONENT 4). THE CORE FOCUS OF ALL SRP ACTIVITIES IS THE INCULCATION OF READING HABITS IN CHILDREN WITHIN THE EARLY GRADES. SRP IS OPERATING IN SEVEN DISTRICTS OF SINDH AND FIVE TOWNS OF KARACHI. SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL (STS) IS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUPPORTS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND LEADS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPONENT 2 WHICH INCLUDES THE EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT (EGRA), FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, AND STANDARDS SETTING. STS DEVELOPED THE SAMPLING DESIGN AND CONDUCTED THE SAMPLE OF SCHOOLS IN THE TARGET DISTRICTS OF SINDH. STS COLLABORATED WITH MINISTRY AND LOCAL EXPERTS TO ADAPT AND PILOT EGRA AND EGMA TOOLS FOR GRADES 3 AND 5 TO THE SINDHI CONTEXT. STS ALSO HELPED DEVELOP A STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE, A TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE, AND A HEAD TEACHER QUESTIONNAIRE IN BOTH URDU AND SINDHI LANGUAGES.AFTER DEVELOPING AND PILOTING THE SURVEY TOOLS, STS IMPLEMENTED A CASCADE MODEL FOR TRAINING SURVEY ADMINISTRATORS. IN SEPTEMBER 2014, STS SUPERVISED THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROJECT'S BASELINE SURVEY TO A TOTAL OF 13,440 STUDENTS IN 560 SCHOOLS, AND SUPERVISED DATA ENTRY AND CLEANING. IN 2016, STS MANAGED THE PROJECT'S MIDLINE SURVEY TO A TOTAL OF 7,075 STUDENTS IN 590 SCHOOLS. STS HAS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL FIRMS IN PAKISTAN TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SERIES OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 2015-16 ACADEMIC YEAR, THREE ROUNDS OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT WERE CONDUCTED REACHING OVER 23,000 STUDENTS IN OVER 1,400 SCHOOLS. ALL FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS WERE CONDUCTED ON TABLETS AND THE DATA WAS INSTANTLY AVAILABLE ON THE TABLETS AND SHARED WITH THE TEACHERS. STS DEVELOPED TARGETED GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS THAT PROVIDED SPECIFIC ADVICE FOR THE TEACHER BASED ON THE RESULTS IN THEIR CLASSROOM. 1094016 STS PROVIDES PROGRAMMATIC SOLUTIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORLDWIDE. WE DELIVER AN INTEGRATED PACKAGE OF PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AS WELL AS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREAS OF TRAINING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION. OUR CORE PROGRAM AREAS- IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND OUTCOMES, DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING SCHOOL STANDARDS, AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES - REFLECT OUR BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. OUR FLAGSHIP PROJECT LOCATION IS IN GUINEA, WEST AFRICA. 1094016 2574678 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 1 29 1 0 1 GV 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X MARK LYND 6503556248 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 ALEX POMPE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 DIPANJAN CHATTERJEE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BOYLE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 HETAL THUKRAL DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 106705 0 0 JOSEPH QUAN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN RUBIO BOARD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA STAHL BOARD SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HOFFMAN BOARD TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN SCHROEDER-SANAI OPERATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 109440 0 0 THOMAS LIBBY BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CANDACE DEBNAM VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 112069 0 0 MOLLY MCMAHON BOARD VICE CHAIR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 40.00 X 177704 0 23371 505918 0 23371 4 0 1 0 0 3346726 191550 3538276 14 14 17000 -17000 -17000 -17000 3521290 -17000 0 14 X 177704 142163 35541 1248202 809707 437181 1314 356405 238351 117726 328 119268 79618 39540 110 752914 712764 30101 10049 11207 1744 9463 47275 5177 42098 534009 459694 74315 5083 210 4873 5833 5833 1646 1646 18032 7808 10224 SUPPLIES 99988 65753 34235 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 29685 5997 23688 PROCESSING PAYROLL 20896 16905 3991 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 20828 5056 15723 49 41923 23731 18192 3490898 2574678 904370 11850 27623 108951 641816 613840 1813 10899 26964 25781 19829 1183 15405 5150 706486 740023 239698 392843 100000 0 50000 0 389698 392843 X 261063 317735 55725 29445 316788 347180 706486 740023 30392 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1833344 1896799 1529607 2075463 3538276 10873489 1833344 1896799 1529607 2075463 3538276 10873489 10873489 1377 18 39 17 14 1465 10874954 0.99990 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26964 25781 1183 1183 3538290 17000 17000 3521290 0 3521290 3507898 17000 17000 3490898 0 3490898 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 1468 RUSSIA AND NEGHBOURING STATES PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 14206 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 755 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 276638 SOUTH ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 1019100 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROGRAM SERVICES SETTING UP SCHOOLS IN GUINEA & CONTRACT WORK 1770118 0 0 0 0 0 0 3082285 0 3082285 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 177704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23371 0 201075 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT TO COVER CASH SHORTFALL X 100000 0 0 1 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL AFFIRMATION AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 712,764. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30,101. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,049. TOTAL EXPENSES 752,914. FORM 990, PART XII 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.