2016-08-08T12:56:11-05:00 2016-06-30 810385940 ANDERSON ZURMUEHLEN & CO PC 1019 EAST MAIN STE 201 BOZEMAN MT 59715 990EZ 2015-07-01 472779835 COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL COTT 4065863409 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 MEREDITH SCULLY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4065863409 2016-08-04 1 HEATHER WALSTAD P01077744 4065566160 2016-08-02 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z X WWW.COTTONWOODDAYSCHOOL.ORG X X 167593 X 139923 27670 167593 74699 6780 20291 180 33630 135580 32013 38406 0 70419 X 8746 41597 0 30227 37505 38973 79102 567 8683 38406 70419 X COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK THAT MEETS BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. THE CURRICULUM INCORPORATES MULTISENSORY APPROACHES WITHIN ALL ACADEMIC DOMAINS USING SCAFFOLDED, INDIVIDUALIZED, AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION TEACHING READING, WRITING, SPELLING AND MATH USING AUDITORY, VISUAL AND TACTILE MEASURES. WE OPENED OUR PROGRAM TO STUDENTS IN SEPT OF 2015 AND OUR FIRST TWO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OCTOBER. TWO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN JANUARY AND 1 IN APRIL. WE ENDED THE SCHOOL YEAR IN EARLY JUNE 2016 WITH 5 STUDENTS. ALL FIVE STUDENTS WILL BE RETURNING FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. WE'VE CHANGED OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR, STARTING EARLIER ON AUGUST 15TH, 2016 AND ENDING LATER ON JUNE 23RD, 2017, WE HAVE OPTED TO DO THIS TO HELP PREVENT REGRESSION IN STUDENT SKILLS. STUDENTS WILL ATTEND FROM 9AM-3PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY. ONE FRIDAY WILL BE REFERRED TO AS A REMEDIATION DAY FROM 9AM-12. WE WILL USE THIS DAY TO HELP TARGET AREAS IN WHICH STUDENTS MAYBE STRUGGLING AND PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO HELP IMPROVE LEARNING OF DIFFICULT SUBJECT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 ENROLLED FOR THE FALL WITH POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STUDENTS BY THE TIME SCHOOL OPENS IN AUGUST. WE ASSESS STUDENTS THREE TIMES A YEAR IN AUGUST, JANUARY AND JUNE IN AREAS OF READING AND MATH WITH STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS THAT ALIGN TO COMMON CORE. THIS PROVIDES US WITH A BASELINE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE ALLOWING US TO INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION BASED ON STUDENTS NEEDS. WE CREATED A PROGRESS NOTE AS OPPOSED TO A REPORT CARD THAT IS WRITTEN IN NARRATIVE FORM AND REPORTS ON STUDENTS PROGRESS. THIS PROGRESS NOTE IS UPDATED THREE TIMES A YEAR. WE MEET WITH PARENTS TWICE A YEAR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED AN IN-HOUSE IEP FOR EACH STUDENT THAT REPORTS LEVELS OF FUNCTIONS, SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENT RESULTS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING NATIONAL ACCREDITATION WITH NCASES, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. THE SCHOOL HAS TO BE OPEN FOR A FULL TWO YEARS BEFORE WE CAN APPLY, BUT WE ARE MAKING STRIDES TO ENSURE THAT THE STANDARDS ON WHICH WE WILL BE EVALUATED ARE IN PLACE PRIOR TO THE END OF THOSE TWO YEARS. IN THE SUMMER OF 2016, WE COMPLETED A SMALL REMODEL OF THE LARGE FIRST FLOOR CLASSROOM CREATING TWO ROOM INSTEAD OF ONE SO THAT WE MAY ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWING STUDENT ENROLLMENT COMFORTABLY. WE HAVE ALSO HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FULL TIME UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHER TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AS WELL. WE DISCONTINUED THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT. 0 100390 100390 MEREDITH M SCULLY FOUNDER/DIRECTOR 40.00 0 0 0 MARY CAFERRO DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 AMANDA MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TERI KASSENS 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 4065863409 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NONE NONE 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE FOLLOWING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE ON 02/25/2015. "COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL IS A NEW PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT SCHOOL IN BOZEMAN FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES GRADES 1-3 OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE SCHOOL WILL HOST A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE JUNE 1ST.COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN TO THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES MADE AVAILABLE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS. STUDENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THEIR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PLACEMENT TEST SCORES, TEACHER REFERENCES AND INTERVIEWS." FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 3,316. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 16,975. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 20,291. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 1,279. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 594. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 6,438. DESCRIPTION: POSTAGE, MAILING SERVICE. AMOUNT: 142. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 894. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 4,137. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 112. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,544. DESCRIPTION: TRAINING. AMOUNT: 1,083. DESCRIPTION: CONTRIBUTIONS. AMOUNT: 130. DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 17,277. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 33,630. FORM 990-EZ PAGE 1 LINE G IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS ACCOUNTING METHOD FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL FOR REPORTING ON THE FORM 990-EZ IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ACCOUNTING METHOD REGULARLY USED TO KEEP THE BOOKS AND RECORDS. THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY TO THE BEGINNING NET ASSETS AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO DIFFERENCES IN THE CASH AND ACCRUAL BASIS STATEMENTS IN THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PREPAID RENT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,144. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 852. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,855. DESCRIPTION: LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,688. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,233. DESCRIPTION: FURNITURE (IKEA). BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,969. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,674. DESCRIPTION: FURNITURE (SCHOOL OUTFITTERS). BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,146. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,247. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (COMPUSOURCE). BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,604. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,266. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER AND ACCESSORIES (APPLE). BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,979. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,570. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT (MIMIO). BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 841. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 664. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 567. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 8,683. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.