2016-03-02T15:02:57-06:00 2015-09-30 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-10-01 043536571 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY INC NATI 2023930020 1120 G STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 KATE WALSH PRESIDENT 2023930020 2016-03-02 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028825000 2016-03-02 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z KATE WALSH 1120 G STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 6805662 0 X WWW.NCTQ.ORG X 2000 MA RESTRUCTURING TEACHING PROFESSION LED BY VISION THAT EVERY CHILD HAS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. 12 12 33 14 0 0 2409255 6787209 19581 17828 752 625 0 0 2429588 6805662 0 0 0 0 2162939 2168640 9153 0 154218 2709862 2306332 4881954 4474972 -2452366 2330690 3763286 6001182 823452 730658 2939834 5270524 X THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY, INC. (NCTQ) IS A NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND POLICY GROUP COMMITTED TO RESTRUCTURING THE TEACHING PROFESSION, LED BY OUR VISION THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. 0 0 4012687 17828 NCTQ PROMOTES REFORM AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SERVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ITS FOCUS IS ON THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF THOSE INSTITUTIONS HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON TEACHER QUALITY: STATE GOVERNMENTS, TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHER UNIONS. FOR THE FYE 2015 IN THE AREA OF TEACHER PREPARATION, NCTQ RELEASED GROUNDBREAKING REPORTS CAPTURING THE DISSONANCE BETWEEN THE PREPARATION ASPIRING TEACHERS RECEIVE AND THE DEMANDS OF THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING TRAINING OUR FUTURE TEACHERS: EASY A'S AND WHAT'S BEHIND THEM. IN STATE POLICY, NCTQ RELEASED THE 8TH ANNUAL STATE TEACHER POLICY YEARBOOK, WHICH TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT STATES' EFFORTS TO ALIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER PREPARATION AND LICENSURE WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS. THE STATE POLICY TEAM ALSO ISSUED A REPORT ON TEACHER PENSION POLICY: DOING THE MATH ON TEACHER PENSIONS: HOW TO PROTECT TEACHERS AND TAXPAYERS. AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, NCTQ CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN ITS UNIQUE DATABASE WITH CODED INFORMATION ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND STATE POLICIES FOR MORE THAN 120 OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM ALL 50 STATES. THE DISTRICT TEAM ALSO CONDUCTED A STUDY LOOKING AT THE SALARIES OF TEACHERS IN 113 MOSTLY LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH EMPLOY ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE NATION'S PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, FINDING THAT TEACHERS' LIFETIME EARNINGS VARY GREATLY FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT, DUE LARGELY TO A MUCH UNSTUDIED FACTOR: THE TIME IT TAKES TO CLIMB THE SALARY LADDER. 4012687 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 93 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MA X KATHLEEN BOLLES 2023930020 1120 G STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOHN L WINN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL G PECK VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HUGH NORWOOD TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 IRA FISHMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SELMA BOTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY BOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CONNOLLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHESTER E FINN JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY L JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS LASLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARA M LOVETT DIRECTOR - UNTIL 04/2015 1.00 X 0 0 0 F MIKE MILES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA O'BRIEN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 09/2015 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTI WATSON GARLETT AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE WALSH PRESIDENT 40.00 X 183830 0 13983 SANDI JACOBS VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 166161 0 20214 WILLIAM A MCKEE DIR. OF PREP. PROG.- UNTIL 05/2015 40.00 X 143860 0 10592 NANCY WAYMACK DIR., DISTRICT POLICY -UNTIL 05/2015 40.00 X 135649 0 15988 JULIE GREENBERG SR. POL. ANAL., TEACHER PREP STUDIES 40.00 X 111366 0 10564 ROB RICKENBRODE DIRECTOR, TEACHER PREP STUDIES 40.00 X 109494 0 9247 850360 0 80588 6 0 1 0 EFA SOLUTIONS LLC 13310 WIND RIDGE HELOTES TX 78023 DATABASE MANAGEMENT & GRAPHIC DESIGN 407283 1 6787209 6787209 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 17659 17659 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 169 169 17828 625 625 6805662 17828 0 625 X 389051 330199 38905 19947 1480113 1284329 102792 92992 57000 52227 1976 2797 103290 94921 3144 5225 139186 124814 7438 6934 3126 3083 43 42733 39055 1839 1839 1319975 1308341 11634 98010 77840 17764 2406 195676 188241 6800 635 312445 284086 13831 14528 193641 182480 5060 6101 49060 29475 19029 556 70320 70320 7139 6700 181 258 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 12802 6688 6114 0 LICENSES & FEES 735 188 547 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 670 20 650 0 4474972 4012687 308067 154218 402562 2278135 803340 803965 2018889 2446470 2820 0 13125 18247 546356 180563 433978 365793 88572 88572 3763286 6001182 228051 201842 595401 528816 823452 730658 X -61798 481714 3001632 4788810 2939834 5270524 3763286 6001182 2330690 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2245694 4410258 6662794 2409255 6787209 22515210 2245694 4410258 6662794 2409255 6787209 22515210 13896916 8618294 1618 1163 1020 752 625 5178 500 2216 5657 8373 22528761 98073 0.38250 0.44080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 460070 126393 333677 26249 16438 9811 60037 37732 22305 365793 DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION 528816 528816 X 6805662 0 6805662 0 6805662 4474972 0 4474972 0 4474972 PART X, LINE 2: NCTQ PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KATE WALSH PRESIDENT 183830 0 0 0 0 0 11030 0 2953 0 197813 0 0 0 SANDI JACOBS VICE PRESIDENT 165161 0 1000 0 0 0 9970 0 10244 0 186375 0 0 0 WILLIAM A MCKEE DIR. OF PREP. PROG.- UNTIL 05/2015 143860 0 0 0 0 0 8632 0 1960 0 154452 0 0 0 NANCY WAYMACK DIR., DISTRICT POLICY -UNTIL 05/2015 135649 0 0 0 0 0 8139 0 7849 0 151637 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2015 NANCY WAYMACK, DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT POLICY, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $26,524. PART I, LINE 7 DURING THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2015 JULIE GREENBERG, ROB RICKENBRODE AND SANDI JACOBS ALL RECEIVED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES. SARAH WALSH DAUGHTER OF KATE WALSH 13690 DOCUMENT COLLECTION SERVICES PERFORMED RELATED TO THE TEACHER PREP REVIEW STUDY. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT BEFORE IT IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NCTQ COMPLIES WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S SUGGESTED BEST PRACTICES REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES APPLICABLE TO NONPROFIT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. UNDER NCTQ'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE SIGNED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY AND HELD BY THE PRESIDENT. THE POLICY IS SIGNED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND NCTQ'S PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. IT DEFINES AREAS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT. IN CASES WHERE THE BOARD, A COMMITTEE THEREOF, THE PRESIDENT OR A SUPERVISOR HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE AN INDIVIDUAL HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED VIOLATION. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 NCTQ'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT BY MONITORING TRENDS IN THE MARKET BY REVIEWING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS FOR OFFICERS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMPARABLE IN SIZE TO NCTQ. ONCE THIS STUDY IS PERFORMED, THE BOARD MEMBERS GO OVER THE RESULTS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING AND MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF THEIR COMPENSATION AT THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NCTQ MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,003,291. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,559. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,014,850. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 68,300. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 75. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 68,375. GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 52,775. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 52,775. DOCUMENT COLLECTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 157,410. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 157,410. OTHER PROFESSIONAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,565. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 26,565.