2016-11-15T15:20:05-06:00 2015-12-31 943158857 RINA ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION 100 MONTGOMERY ST 2075 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2015-01-01 020600889 SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL SCHO 6503556248 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 6503556248 2016-11-11 1 TRACY TEALE P01290862 4157774488 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MARK LYND 1005 TERRA NOVA BLVD SUITE 1 PACIFICA CA 940443274 2075480 0 X WWW.STS-INTERNATIONAL.ORG X 2002 CA SCHOOL TO SCHOOL SEEKS TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION AND SCHOOL HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SO THAT EVERY CHILD CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. 10 10 21 0 0 0 1526850 2075463 0 0 46 17 0 0 1526896 2075480 0 0 0 0 646142 1045540 0 0 6791 925869 1161136 1572011 2206676 -45115 -131196 564828 706486 116844 389698 447984 316788 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 435442 431167 THE SINDH READING PROGRAM (SRP) IS A USAID-FUNDED PROJECT THAT AIMS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES IN EARLY-GRADE READING AND MATHEMATICS IN THE SINDH PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN BY IMPROVING ASSESSMENT, DISTRIBUTING SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION. SCHOOL-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL (STS) IS A SUBCONTRACTOR TO CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUPPORTS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL PROJECT OBJECTIVES. SPECIFICALLY, STS CONDUCTED THE BASELINE EGRA FOR THE PAKISTAN READING PROJECT (PRP) AND APPLIES KNOWLEDGE FROM THIS EXERCISE TO LEAD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT (EGRA) AND EARLY GRADE MATH ASSESSMENT (EGMA) FOR THE SINDH READING PROGRAM.SEPARATE ASSESSMENTS WERE DEVELOPED FOR KARACHI (WHERE STUDENTS WERE TESTED IN URDU) AND THE 7 DISTRICTS OF SINDH. THE EGRA TOOLS INCLUDED TASKS IN PHONEMIC AWARENESS, PHONICS, FLUENCY, VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION; THE EGMA TOOLS INCLUDED TASKS IN SIMPLE ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, AND DIVISION. 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. STS HELPED TRAIN MASTER TRAINERS AND QUALITY CONTROL OFFICERS. 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. STS CONDUCTED ALL ANALYSES AND DRAFTED BOTH SUMMARY REPORTS FOR URDU AND SINDHI AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL REPORTS FOR EACH OF THE SEVEN DISTRICTS AND KARACHI. 319051 326775 "ALL CHILDREN READING: A GRAND CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT (ACR GCD) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN USAID, WORLD VISION, AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER GLOBAL INNOVATORS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ILLITERACY. STS LEADS ACR GDC'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION SERVICES CONTRACT TO SUPPORT THE 14 GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES. SO FAR, STS HAS REVIEWED 14 GRANTEES' PROJECT PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS AND PRESENTED ITS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS TO PARTNERS USAID, WORLD VISION, NORC AND IREX. AN ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, RISKS, AND CHALLENGES TO BE ENCOUNTERED IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES WAS ALSO PRESENTED." 317636 338931 "THE TANZANIA 21ST CENTURY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (TZ21) AIMED TO IMPROVE CHILDREN'S READING ABILITY IN STANDARDS 1 AND 2 IN MTWARA, TANZANIA AND ON THE ISLANDS OF UNGUJA AND PEMBA IN ZANZIBAR, AND TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. STS'S PRIMARY ROLE ON TZ21 WAS TO EVALUATE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES. STS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND CONDUCTING THE PROJECT'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT BASELINE IN 2012, MIDLINE IN 2013, ENDLINE ASSESSMENT IN 2014, AND A FINAL REVIEW IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2015.FOR TZ21'S FINAL REVIEW IN 2015, STS COMBINED THE TOOLS USED AT MIDLINE AND ENDLINE WITH TOOLS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY AND QUALITY OF TZ21 INTERVENTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO GIVE CONTEXT TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. THE FINAL REVIEW SOUGHT TO ANSWER SIX RESEARCH QUESTIONS RELATED TO STUDENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, TEACHER PRACTICE IN THE TEACHING OF RESEARCH, THE LEVEL OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED READING, COMPARING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN TREATMENT AND CONTROL SCHOOLS, ISOLATING INTERVENTIONS THAT PREDICT IMPROVED READING PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF WEAK AND STRONG TZ21 SCHOOLS. THE SAME SAMPLE OF 120 SCHOOLS THAT WERE VISITED AT MIDLINE AND ENDLINE WERE REVISITED AT FINAL REVIEW AND 10 STUDENTS WERE SAMPLED PER SCHOOL FOR A TOTAL TARGET OF 1,200 STUDENTS. 502399 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. 502399 1574528 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 24 0 1 21 1 0 1 GV 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 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 LAURA STAHL SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN MCLAUGHLIN TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS LIBBY BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN LIBBY BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN BOYLE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 DIPANJAN CHATTERJEE BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN RUBIO BOARD CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HOFFMAN BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY MCMAHON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 40.00 X 169930 0 22165 169930 0 22165 1 0 1 0 0 1931583 143880 2075463 17 17 2075480 0 0 17 X 169930 135944 33986 637818 456836 178560 2422 169633 124850 44275 508 68159 50020 17935 204 458690 373569 85121 1219 421 798 35386 3407 31979 511215 371827 139388 11223 2582 8641 4687 4687 2700 2700 11586 11586 SUPPLIES 56275 35440 20835 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 23039 4646 18393 OTHER 14872 5722 5591 3559 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 14333 3443 10890 15911 5821 9992 98 2206676 1574528 625357 6791 219896 27623 328465 641816 7039 1813 43965 24136 5528 19829 3900 15405 564828 706486 116844 239698 100000 0 50000 116844 389698 X 436053 261063 11931 55725 447984 316788 564828 706486 -131196 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1477160 1833344 1896799 1529607 2075463 8812373 1477160 1833344 1896799 1529607 2075463 8812373 8812373 66 1377 18 39 17 1517 8813890 0.99980 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 43965 24136 19829 19829 LINE OF CREDIT 50000 50000 2075480 0 2075480 0 2075480 2206676 0 2206676 0 2206676 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - CAMBODIA, PHILLIPPINES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 10735 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - MOROCCO 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 137621 NORTH AMERICA - MEXICO 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 293 SOUTH ASIA - PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN, INDIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES CONTRACT WORK 542473 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-GUINEA, CONGO, ZAMBIA, TANZANIA, GHANA, UGANDA, ETHIOPIA 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES SETTING UP SCHOOLS IN GUINEA & CONTRACT WORK 1009890 1 2 0 0 1 2 1701012 0 1701012 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT 169930 0 0 0 0 0 5219 0 16946 0 192095 0 0 0 MARK LYND PRESIDENT TO COVER CASH SHORTFALL X 100000 100000 0 1 1 100000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 373,569. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 85,121. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 458,690. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.