2015-02-13T12:03:48-06:00 2014-09-30 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2013-10-01 043536571 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER QUALITY INC NATI 2023930020 1120 G STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 CATHERINE WALSH PRESIDENT 2023930020 2015-02-13 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028825000 2015-02-13 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z CATHERINE WALSH 1120 G STREET NW NO 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 2429588 0 X WWW.NCTQ.ORG X 2000 MA RESTRUCTURING TEACHING PROFESSION LED BY VISION THAT EVERY CHILD HAS EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. 11 11 29 11 0 0 2621580 2409255 0 19581 1020 752 37821 0 2660421 2429588 0 0 0 0 1919741 2162939 0 9153 149116 2442227 2709862 4361968 4881954 -1701547 -2452366 1452082 3763286 219680 823452 1232402 2939834 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 4579762 19581 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 2014 IN THE AREA OF TEACHER PREPARATION, NCTQ RELEASED THE SECOND ANNUAL EDITION OF THE TEACHER PREP REVIEW, WHICH RANKED THE QUALITY OF OVER 1,000 TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS (JUNE 2014). A GROUNDBREAKING REPORT ON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT WAS ALSO RELEASED (DECEMBER 2013). IN STATE POLICY, NCTQ RELEASED THE 7TH ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE STATE TEACHER POLICY YEARBOOK (JANUARY 2014) AS WELL AS A REPORT ON TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATIONS (OCTOBER 2013). TWO DISTRICT STUDIES WERE PRODUCED, ONE REVISITING SPRINGFIELD, MA (NOVEMBER 2013) AND ONE LOOKING AT PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MAY 2014). THE DISTRICT POLICY TEAM ALSO RELEASED A PAPER ON TEACHER ATTENDANCE (JUNE 2014) AND ONE ON TEACHER DISTRIBUTION IN MIAMI-DADE (AUGUST 2014). 4579762 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 1 127 0 1 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 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 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL G PECK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MARTI WATSON GARLETT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IRA FISHMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STACEY BOYD 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 1.00 X 0 0 0 F MIKE MILES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE WALSH PRESIDENT 40.00 X 187046 0 13876 SANDI JACOBS VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 160543 0 17907 WILLIAM A MCKEE DIRECTOR OF TEACHER PREP. PROGRAMS 40.00 X 144637 0 10674 NANCY WAYMACK MANAGING DIRECTOR, DISTRICT POLICY 40.00 X 131377 0 14359 JULIE GREENBERG SR. POL. ANAL., TEACHER PREP STUDIES 40.00 X 113938 0 10164 ROB RICKENBRODE DIRECTOR, TEACHER PREP STUDIES 40.00 X 112713 0 10668 850254 0 77648 6 0 1 0 EFA SOLUTIONS LLC 13310 WIND RIDGE HELOTES TX 78023 DATABASE MANAGEMENT & GRAPHIC DESIGN 474498 ZEPHYR HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH LLC 65 SCOTT STREET 3 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117 DOCUMENT COLLECTION 128250 2 2409255 2409255 CONTRACT REVENUE 900099 19000 19000 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 581 581 19581 752 752 2429588 19581 0 752 X 390150 356324 5946 27880 1509204 1450286 660 58258 52035 46839 3049 2147 74549 65709 5233 3607 137001 123710 6418 6873 11210 11210 94288 87627 1793 4868 9153 9153 1393478 1357006 36472 152252 138914 11076 2262 439177 436593 1802 782 318769 264208 39883 14678 168582 149318 5260 14004 40177 12154 27726 297 73284 65956 3664 3664 7275 6881 394 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7173 5490 1683 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 2174 778 1396 0 LICENSES & FEES 2023 759 1015 249 4881954 4579762 153076 149116 239267 402562 1054529 803340 2018889 2820 32242 13125 544221 110243 26904 433978 99140 88572 1452082 3763286 191093 228051 28587 595401 219680 823452 X -122887 -61798 1355289 3001632 1232402 2939834 1452082 3763286 -2452366 4159798 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3518960 2245694 4410258 6662794 2409255 19246961 3518960 2245694 4410258 6662794 2409255 19246961 10755968 8490993 2321 1618 1163 1020 752 6874 1799 500 2216 5657 10172 19264007 82755 0.44080 0.41390 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 1,799. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 500. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 2,216. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 5,657. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 460070 65725 394345 24114 7021 17093 60037 37497 22540 433978 DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION 595401 595401 X 2429588 0 2429588 0 2429588 4881954 0 4881954 0 4881954 PART X, LINE 2: NCTQ PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CATHERINE WALSH PRESIDENT 182046 0 5000 0 0 0 10923 0 2953 0 200922 0 0 0 SANDI JACOBS VICE PRESIDENT 159543 0 1000 0 0 0 9573 0 8334 0 178450 0 0 0 WILLIAM A MCKEE DIRECTOR OF TEACHER PREP. PROGRAMS 139637 0 5000 0 0 0 8714 0 1960 0 155311 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE OFFICERS AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE INCLUDED IN PART VII, SECTION A, RECEIVED BONUSES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 BASED ON PERFORMANCE. ZEPHYR EDUCATION RESEARCH DAUGHTER OF CATHERINE WALSH 66630 DOCUMENT COLLECTION RELATED TO TEACHER PREP REVIEW STUDY. SARAH WALSH, WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF CATHERINE WALSH, PRESIDENT OF NCTQ, WORKS FOR ZEPHYR EDUCATION RESEARCH. 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 1,028,583. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 31,896. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,060,479. COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,463. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,375. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 86,838. GRAPHIC DESIGN: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 79,195. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 201. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,396. DOCUMENT COLLECTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 166,765. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 166,765.