2016-02-11T14:21:58-06:00 2015-06-30 SMITH & HOWARD PC 271 17TH STREET SUITE 1600 ATLANTA GA 30363 990 2014-07-01 455209297 GEORGIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INC % DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY GEOR 7704649229 1755 NORTH BROWN ROAD SUITE 200 LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30043 DR Leslie Hazle Bussey Chief of Staff 7704649299 2016-02-15 true MARC AZAR P00746804 4048746244 2016-02-15 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY 1775 NORTH BROWN ROAD STE 200 LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30043 3096770 false X WWW.GLISI.ORG X 2012 GA THE MISSION OF GEORGIA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR SCHOOOL IMPROVEMENT IS TO DEVELOP WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION LEADERS WHO ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ORG. EFFECTIVENESS. 9 9 12 13 0 2800706 1648256 1261943 1445102 2188 3412 675 0 4065512 3096770 0 0 0 0 959118 1154826 0 0 93582 1794244 2180729 2753362 3335555 1312150 -238785 3186454 3280237 141987 323547 3044467 2956690 X GLISI DEVELOPS WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION LEADERS WHO ADVANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. WE DO THIS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (TRAINING), CONSULTING, AND RESEARCH SERVICES DELIVERED TO DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS IN GEORGIA AND BEYOND. false true 611710 1434707 709875 The purpose of GLISI's Base Camp and Leadership Summit (BCLS) training program is to build the capacity of district and school leadership teams to enact best practice in leadership and organizational effectiveness. Emphasis in training is placed on teaching leaders to use data-driven continuous improvement processes focused on improving the quality of teaching and learning, ultimately leading to gains in student achievement. In FY15, GLISI served 448 leaders (superintendents, central office leaders, principals, assistant principals, and teacher leaders) from across 27 Georgia school districts, Teach for America, and the Georgia Department of Education through three cohorts of BCLS. These districts hail from all corners of Georgia including metro Atlanta, north Georgia, middle Georgia, and southwest and southeast Georgia. Thirty percent of participating districts in FY15 were new to BCLS, or had not attended in five years. Each team participated in two two-and -one-half day residential training events, for a total of 46 hours of training for each participant. GLISI delivered 20,608 person-training hours (# hours training provided x # participants) through BCLS in FY15. The short-term objective of BCLS is to equip teams with the skills, knowledge and tools to develop SMART goal-driven improvement plans to address organizational performance challenges including student achievement. 100% of participating teams developed a SMART goal based on analysis of district data. 100% of participating teams developed a plan for addressing that goal. The long-term objective of BCLS is to influence the behavior of school and district leaders which in turn influences the quality of instruction which finally influences student outcomes. In our most recent post-training survey conducted 6-12 months after training, 86.27% of participants indicated that their approaches to teaching and learning were strengthened as a result of attending BCLS. These are precursor adult behaviors that research suggests are linked to improvements in instruction, and by extension, student achievement. In our most recent analysis of student outcomes, districts that sent teams to BCLS from 2011-2014 showed an average gain in the 4 Year Cohort Graduation Rate that outperformed the state average gain by 2.78 percentage points. 611710 712958 735227 GLISI CURRENTLY OFFERS THREE TYPES OF CONSULTING SERVICES: 1) STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, WHICH IS DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION; 2) IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING, WHICH IS DELIVERED TO SELECTED QUALIFYING DISTRICTS TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES LEARNED AT BASE CAMP AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT; AND 3) CUSTOM CONSULTING, WHICH IS DELIVERED TO DISTRICTS BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TALENT MANAGEMENT NEEDS IN THE DISTRICT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GLISI-GSBA STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICE IS TO ASSIST DISTRICTS AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING A DISTRICT-WIDE IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO GUIDE TRANSPARENT SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT FOR 3-5 YEARS. IN FY15, GLISI WORKED IN SEVEN DISTRICTS WITH 320 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL, AND DISTRICT LEADERS THROUGH OUR GLISI-GSBA STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICE. 100% OF DISTRICTS ACHIEVED THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING A BOARD-APPROVED STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE OBJECTIVE OF GLISI'S IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING IS TO ASSIST THE DISTRICT IN ACHIEVING SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE TARGETS WITHIN A MUTUALLY AGREED-UPON TIMEFRAME (USUALLY THREE SCHOOL YEARS). THIS WORK IS DONE THROUGH ON-SITE COACHING BY GLISI PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND SKILLED PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS (RETIRED EDUCATION LEADERS WITH A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFULLY LEADING SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT) WHO WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICE IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. GLISI STAFF AND CONSULTANTS BEGIN BY MODELING AND FACILITATING TEAM MEETINGS, DATA ANALYSIS, CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS, AND STRATEGY SESSIONS TO IDENTIFY NEEDED STRUCTURAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGES TO IMPROVE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. AS DISTRICT LEADERS GROW, TEAM FACILITATION AND COACHING RESPONSIBILITIES ARE GRADUALLY TRANSFERRED FROM GLISI STAFF AND CONSULTANTS TO DISTRICT STAFF. PROGRESS TOWARD THE PERFORMANCE GOAL IS REGULARLY MONITORED TO ENSURE GLISI'S IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING SERVICE IS ACHIEVING INTENDED OUTCOMES. IN FY15, GLISI WORKED IN THREE DISTRICTS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 168.8 PERSON DAYS OF COACHING TO OVER 129 LEADERS IN THE THREE DISTRICTS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING SERVICES. THE OBJECTIVE OF GLISI'S CUSTOM CONSULTING IS TO PROVIDE OUTSOURCED SUPPORT TO MEET DISTRICT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TALENT MANAGEMENT NEEDS. THIS IS DISTINCT FROM IMPLEMENTATION CONSULTING IN THAT ITS PURPOSE IS NOT EXPLICITLY TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY OF DISTRICT STAFF OVER TIME, BUT INSTEAD TO MEET A SPECIFIED ONE-TIME NEED. IN FY15, GLISI SERVED FOUR DISTRICTS THROUGH THIS SERVICE, SUPPORTING 251 EDUCATION LEADERS IN GEORGIA OVER 2068.3 PERSON-HOURS OF CONSULTING (# EDUCATION LEADERS X # IN-DISTRICT CONSULTING HOURS). IN POST-SERVICE SURVEYS OF DISTRICT DECISION-MAKER SATISFACTION (USUALLY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT), 100% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH GLISI'S CONSULTING SERVICE; 100% REPORTED THAT GLISI'S CONSULTING SERVICE EFFECTIVELY ACCOMPLISHED EXPECTED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; AND 100% REPORTED THEY WOULD RECOMMEND GLISI TO COLLEAGUES IN OTHER DISTRICTS. 61170 819992 High Calling: Coaching And Learning for Leaders in Carroll County High Schools is a comprehensive talent management strategy aimed at improving student outcomes through development of strong school and district leaders. The partnership between the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) and the Carroll County School System (CCSS) has three goals: 1) to improve the effectiveness of current high school principals and assistant principals in leading change and school improvement; 2) to identify and develop a pipeline of strong aspiring leaders equipped to successfully lead innovative high school designs; and 3) to create district conditions that retain and grow effective high school leaders. CCSS is a rural, high-need LEA located on the border between Georgia and Alabama in central west Georgia, serving a diverse population of 14,048 students. The project will use a model of rigorous candidate selection, blended coaching for current and aspiring high school leaders in all five CCSS high schools, technical assistance to help district leaders create supportive principal working conditions, and incentive compensation to recognize instructionally-focused leadership practice. The project is likely to yield new understanding about developing school and district leadership in two environments that have typically been resistant to change: high schools and rural districts. Expected outcomes include increased quality of high school principal leadership as measured by the Georgia Leader Keys Evaluation System; increased retention of high school leaders; a pipeline of high school leaders with skills and experience leading instructional improvement; and increased student outcomes including cohort graduation rate; AP and dual enrollment; students on track to complete high school; and median student growth percentile on End of Course Tests for 9th Grade Literature, Math I (Algebra), and Math II (Geometry). In FY15, GLISI provided leadership development support to 51 school and district leaders in Carroll County under the High Calling grant. To date, grant-funded work has contributed to an overall increase in graduation rate in Carroll County of 6.51 percentage points, equating to 81 more students per year successfully graduating from Carroll County high schools. In addition, eight high school leaders in Carroll County have been identified, developed and promoted to new positions at all levels in the first 2 years of the grant (from teacher to assistant principal, assistant principal to principal, and principal to central office leader). 2967657 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 52 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X DR LESLIE HAZLE BUSSEY 7704649299 1775 NORTH BROWN ROAD SUITE 200 LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30043 Stephen Dolinger Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jeannie Henry Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Loren Starr Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Zauner Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph C Barrow Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rene Bostic Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Love Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Peterson Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Reggie Walker Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Valarie Wilson Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Leslie Hazle Bussey Chief of Staff 40.0 0.0 X 109517 0 21440 Gale Hulme ceo/executive director 40.0 0.0 X 145277 0 328 Mary Anne Charron Chief Program Officer 40.0 0.0 X 130763 0 0 Letishia Jones director strategic consulting 40.0 0.0 X 103946 0 12720 Patricia Heitmuller director leadership dev. 40.0 0.0 X 100708 0 0 590211 0 34488 5 false false false 0 X 774815 873441 1648256 BASE CAMP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 611710 709875 709875 CONSULTING 611710 630667 630667 GSBA 812300 104560 104560 1445102 3412 3412 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3096770 1445102 3412 X 0 0 0 0 315228 193639 69351 52238 0 678241 661757 16484 0 161357 154447 5788 1122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1101944 1024264 68475 9205 5425 5425 0 0 0 89755 3193 86562 94466 68198 7121 19147 0 0 0 0 10372 10372 3817 3817 ROOM,BOARD, AND MEETING 756705 756705 MATERIALS 102131 94592 1094 6445 REGISTRATIONS & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7749 490 7259 POSTAGE, PRINTING & SUPPLIES 7029 7029 1336 1336 3335555 2967657 274316 93582 3015800 2854633 0 0 100000 257646 52912 154334 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34709 21085 17742 13624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3186454 3280237 56487 61964 0 0 85500 261583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141987 323547 X 2844467 2856690 200000 100000 0 0 3044467 2956690 3186454 3280237 X -238785 151008 X false true X true true true X 0 100000 1084617 2800706 1648256 5633579 2102256 1261943 1445102 4809301 0 0 0 0 100000 3186873 4062649 3093358 10442880 934816 2250000 750000 3934816 1280799 788753 920432 2989984 2215615 3038753 1670432 6924800 3518080 1746 2188 3412 7346 0 1746 2188 3412 7346 0 675 675 0 100000 3188619 4065512 3096770 10450901 X 0.00000 Schedule A, Part II, Question 14 The 2011 return was a short period covering 04/01/2012-06/30/2012 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200000 100000 100000 100000 200000 100000 200000 100000 100000 1.00000 false false 34709 21085 13624 13624 0 0 X 3096770 3096770 3096770 3335555 3335555 3335555 SCHEDULE D, PART V, QUESTION 4 TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS TOTALING $100,000 AT JUNE 30, 2015 CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE TIME - RESTRICTED. SCHEDULE D, PART X, QUESTION 2 The Organization is recognized as an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3). The Organization annually evaluates all federal and state income tax positions. This process includes an analysis of whether these income tax positions the Organization takes meet the definition of an uncertain tax position under the Income Taxes Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Codification. In the normal course of business, the Organization is subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities. The Organization was incorporated during 2012; as such it remains subject to tax examinations for all of its existence to date. FORM 990, PART III, QUESTION 3 Expansion of consulting services, in particular the Implementation and Custom Consulting programs FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 15a The compensation committee comprised of the Board Chair and Board Secretary/Treasurer gathered data from a variety of sources on comparable CEO/Executive Director salaries from similar organizations for review. The Compensation committee makes a recommendation for salary adjustments to the Board of Directors for approval. Salary adjustments are included in the organization's budget and approved by the Board of Directors. FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 15b A compensation committee comprised of the Board Chair and Board Secretary/Treasurer gathered data from a variety of sources on comparable key staff salaries from similar organizations for review. Compensation committee makes a recommendation for salary adjustments to the Board of Directors for approval. Salary adjustments are included in the organization's budget and approved by the Board of Directors. FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 Available for review in office by written request FORM 990, Part XI, lIne 8 Prior Period adjustment of $151,008 During 2015, management identified an accounting matter that led to a required correction of the previously issued financial statements. Certain expenses were incurred in 2014 for which the Organization received government grant reimbursement in 2015. At June 30, 2014, management had not yet recorded a receivable for this reimbursement. The net effect of the correction increased accounts receivable and government grants revenue as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014 by $151,008. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:1101944