2016-11-14T15:05:51-06:00 2016-06-30 911194016 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2015-07-01 451565078 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY GLOB 2063683666 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2063683666 2016-11-14 1 SARA ELIZABETH J HYRE P00235495 4254544919 2016-11-14 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MICHAEL NACHBAR 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 2553667 0 X WWW.GLOBALONLINEACADEMY.ORG X 2011 WA TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AROUND THE GLOBE AND TEACH STUDENTS 21ST-CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS. 13 12 8 13 0 0 0 0 2135633 2552679 765 988 0 0 2136398 2553667 0 0 0 0 1241572 1686918 0 0 0 535326 439428 1776898 2126346 359500 427321 2808436 3334984 1843038 1942265 965398 1392719 X THE MISSION OF THE GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY IS TO REPLICATE IN ONLINE CLASSROOMS THE INTELLECTUALLY RIGOROUS PROGRAMS AND EXCELLENT TEACHING THAT ARE HALLMARKS OF ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS; TO FOSTER NEW AND EFFECTIVE WAYS, THROUGH BEST PRACTICES IN ONLINE EDUCATION, FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN; AND TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' GLOBAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING BY CREATING TRULY DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE, ONLINE SCHOOLROOM COMMUNITIES. 0 0 1733944 2385210 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY IS AN ONLINE SCHOOL THAT PARTNERS WITH OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016, THERE WERE 64 MEMBER SCHOOLS AND 1,250 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN ONLINE CLASSES. GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY CONNECTS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ALLOWS THEM TO OFFER THEIR LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL ISSUES. SCHOOLS IN CHINA, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, JAPAN, JORDAN, MEXICO AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE ALSO MEMBERS. GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS TO DESIGN STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES UTILIZING ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. 42950 167469 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY OFFERS COURSES THAT ALLOW TEACHERS TO EXPAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE TO MATCH THE MODERN WORLD AND TO PREPARE THEIR STUDENTS FOR A GLOBAL FUTURE. BOTH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED. PARTICIPANTS SPEND APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS ENGAGED IN THE COURSE EACH WEEK. THE TWO-WEEK FORMAT OF EACH CHAPTER OF THE SERIES IS DESIGNED WITH FACULTY'S BUSY SCHEDULES IN MIND. 1776894 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X MICHAEL NACHBAR 2063683666 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 200077 0 19314 JIM BEST BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW WATSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN AUSTIN BOARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARLYCE SEIBERT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNIE NOE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DANA OKESON WEEKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY MCCARREN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MILLIRON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LOONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM BAZEMORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD SHAW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL LAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 200077 0 19314 1 0 1 0 LAKESIDE SCHOOL 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT 609330 NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL 10 CAMPUS DRIVE DEDHAM MA 020264099 SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT 228074 2 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 1644960 1644960 INSTRUCTIONAL FEES 611600 740250 740250 PROF DEVELOPMENT FEES 611430 167469 167469 2552679 63 63 925 0 925 925 925 2553667 2552679 0 988 200077 200077 1486841 1486841 1187 1187 70022 70022 96 96 14973 14973 35597 17085 18512 37175 37175 18712 18712 92860 91003 1857 72207 72207 38668 38668 12896 12896 TAXES & LICENSES 39085 39085 MEMBERSHIP FEES 5950 5950 2126346 1776894 349452 0 1000121 1353688 121224 112874 1599350 1731362 16861 98008 53321 38031 18604 15290 52276 23762 0 0 2808436 3334984 182088 147165 1660950 1795100 1843038 1942265 X 965398 1392719 965398 1392719 2808436 3334984 427321 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 439100 975096 1295702 2135633 2552679 7398210 439100 975096 1295702 2135633 2552679 7398210 0 372100 686375 844386 895292 1075119 3873272 372100 686375 844386 895292 1075119 3873272 3524938 137 187 105 92 63 584 137 187 105 92 63 584 500 2790 1602 4892 439737 978073 1297409 2135725 2552742 7403686 0.47610 0.30010 0.00010 0.00020 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SPEAKER FEES - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 500. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,500. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,290. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,602. 53321 38031 15290 15290 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 190077 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 19314 0 219391 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD DETERMINES THE ANNUAL BONUS TO AWARD TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE AMOUNT IS NOT FIXED AND IS BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, VOLUNTEERS: THERE ARE TWELVE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: FOUNDING MEMBERS WHICH SHALL BE THE 10 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS THAT SIGNED TWO-YEAR MEMBERSHIP CONTRACTS WITH GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY BY JULY 8, 2011 AND PAID THE DESIGNATED MEMBERSHIP FEE; AND MEMBERS WHICH ARE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE JOINED THE ACADEMY AFTER THAT DATE. EVERY FOUNDING MEMBER SCHOOL WILL HAVE ONE SEAT ON GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY'S GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OPERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY A THIRD PARTY CPA AND IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONNEL SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL PROMPTLY AND FULLY DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY WAY IN THE MATTER TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES UNTIL THE CONFLICT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN AN ISSUE BROUGHT TO THE FULL GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ONE OF ITS COMMITTEES FOR CONSIDERATION IS ONE IN WHICH A TRUSTEE HAS A DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, THAT TRUSTEE IS ASKED TO MAKE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST KNOWN IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ISSUE IS RAISED, EITHER IN COMMITTEE OR AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THE TRUSTEE FOR WHOM THE ISSUE REPRESENTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD EXCUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES A TRANSACTION WITH A RELATED PARTY MAY BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OFFICERS FOR REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND RECOMMENDATION. AN INTERESTED TRUSTEE SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD BENCHMARKED COMPENSATION AGAINST DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. THE MISSION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE FINDINGS OF THE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS TO DETERMINE REASONABLENESS. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED FEBRUARY 28, 2015. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.