2015-02-10T10:15:52-08:00 2014-06-30 BEDINGER & CO 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 945204939 990 2013-07-01 271491564 Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center GREA 5108688800 54 Washington Street Oakland CA 94607 Jonathan Klein Exec Director 2015-02-10 true Madeleine M Rocamora P00495614 9256030800 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Jonathan Klein 54 Washington Street Oakland CA 94607 1058762 false false X www.GOLeadershipCenter.org X 2009 CA To provide education, advocacy and leadership to support a coalition of Oakland families, educators and civic leaders uited around a positive, student-oriented vision for public education in the city of Oakland. 9 9 15 30 0 1735528 1039226 18750 352 557 150 229 1736030 1058762 0 0 588892 1172391 0 46551 230148 338860 819040 1511251 916990 -452489 1388725 971918 60656 96338 1328069 875580 To provide education, advocacy and leadership to support a coalition of Oakland families, educators and civic leaders uited around a positive, student-oriented vision for public education in the city of Oakland. false false 1398206 Policy Research and Advocacy: GOLC works to ensure that district and school leaders, educators, families, and community members have access to the best policy ideas to support students, and work to close the gap between policy intentions and implementation. Accomplishments:Building on our successful campaigns that won passage of School Governance and Quality School Development Policies, GO has engaged the school board in 2013-14 to use the policy to inform key decisions regarding school transformation processes and charter authorization.GO closely monitored the OUSD budgeting process, convened leaders, and successfully advocated the board to move more funds to school sites in 13-14, and increase transparency, equity, and site control in the new emerging budgeting system.GO engaged and informed the superintendent search process, surveying and convening community members, and advising board members and candidates, resulting in a popular and promising choice for new district leadership and building community engagement in the process.GO convened a Quality Schools Working Group of key leaders from community, charter school, and philanthropy to craft a vision for urgent, effective school transformation and disseminates information for all stakeholders on school change. Effective Teaching and Teacher Leadership: GOLC works to increase teacher voice in key policy decisions, improve teacher development and retention, and ensure that all students have access to effective teaching. Accomplishments:Engaged a second cohort of GO Teacher Policy Fellows from district and charter schools who created a teacher-oriented website to share research and experience on best policies and practices for retaining great teachers.Successfully advocated for the expansion of a pilot teacher evaluation and development system from 2 to 16 schools. GO works to improve the quality and accessibility of information and points of view about Oakland public education to inform decision-making and lower barriers to public participation, especially among families, and inspire action among stakeholders. Accomplishments:This year we reached over 6,500 email subscribers and reach thousands more through social media. We have a network of parent leaders and other families in 10 under-performing schools supported by GO parent organizers.We published a second Annual Oakland Achieves Progress Report on key indicators of student outcomes for educators and other stakeholders to be informed by data in major decision-making, and we produced the first in-depth report on chronic absence in Oakland public schools, including profiles of bright spot schools that are models for other schools. 1398206 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 15 true false false false false false false false false 0 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 X The Organization 5108688800 54 Washington Street Oakland CA 94607 Dr Arun Ramanathan Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gloria Lee President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Louis Willacy Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff Kutash Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Debbra Lindo Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Hae-Sin Thomas Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Wilkins Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Bernadotte Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Klein Exec Director 40.00 0.00 X 187213 0 34355 Sarah Schuppisser Finance Dir 40.00 0.00 X 22527 0 650 Jessica Stewart Fmr Fin Dir 40.00 0.00 X 102816 0 10500 312556 45505 2 false true false 0 4500 1034726 1039226 Program fees 18750 18750 18750 557 557 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 229 229 229 1058762 19536 0 0 0 0 358061 332808 12864 12389 0 640667 592605 25352 22710 20262 19458 221 583 77916 74826 850 2240 75485 71985 906 2594 0 1201 918 267 16 30703 23474 6830 399 0 0 0 62685 47927 13944 814 0 0 110031 107191 642 2198 0 50252 48282 638 1332 6174 6125 7 42 0 35980 35674 207 99 66 66 0 0 1944 1940 4 Supplies 30017 28460 884 673 Staff & Board Development 4673 4618 22 33 Printing and Publications 1731 1731 Repairs & maintenance 1590 1284 284 22 1813 840 570 403 1511251 1398206 66494 46551 334350 563363 0 0 1043344 385116 0 0 0 0 11031 18439 0 0 0 0 0 5000 1388725 971918 60656 96338 60656 96338 X 312069 525080 1016000 350500 1328069 875580 1388725 971918 -452489 X false true X true false X 271479 794217 1735528 1039226 3840450 0 0 271479 794217 1735528 1039226 3840450 0 3840450 37 225 352 557 1171 0 220 3969 150 229 4568 3846189 164310 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 1058762 1058762 1058762 1511251 1511251 1511251 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is exempt from federal and state income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, respectively. The Organization has adopted the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions, and has evaluated its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by the Organization in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. X false false false false false false false false false false Jonathan Klein Exec Director 178500 8713 5355 29000 221568 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an affidavit is signed to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed with the designated governmental agencies. Before the tax returns are filed, a final tax return copy is forwarded to all Board members. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped with certified return receipt and timely placed in the mail for filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization's employee has a duty to promptly disclose any transaction they believe may involve a conflict of interest. When any employee becomes aware of a conflict of interest transaction (whether before or after the transaction takes place), each employee is expected to disclose to the Executive Director all material facts regarding the nature of the conflict of interest and the parties involved. When informed of the details of the transactions, the Executive Director determines if a conflict of interest exists and, if so, the remedy to ensure the transaction is reasonable. Employees or board members involved in the potential conflict of interest transaction are excluded from the decision-making process. At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a transaction involving a board member or a person affiliated with a board member will be considered, said Director will disclose to the other members of the Board all material facts regarding the nature of the transaction or the Director's affiliation with any person or entity with whom the Board is considering entering into any transaction. After a conflict of interest disclosures is made by a Director at a Board meeting, said Director will leave the meeting while the implications of the affiliation are considered and voted upon. The remaining board members will determine whether a conflict of interest exists. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE GOLC's Board of Directors, excluding any person with a conflict of interest, is responsible for determining the compensation of the organization's Executive Director. In making its determination, the Board considers compensation information of comparable organization in terms of size of revenue and scope of responsibilities to ensure compensation is reasonable. Documents and other information that supported the decision-,making process are kept with the notes of the compensation meeting. Compensation of GO Leadership Center's other key employees is set by the Executive Director in consultation with the Board of Directors. The Executive Director considers compensation information of comparable organizations to ensure reasonableness. This information is shared with the Board of Directors and is kept with the notes of the meeting(s). Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request