2015-08-26T11:08:18-07:00 2014-12-31 Bregante Company LLP CPAs 301 Battery St 2 Mezzanine San Francisco CA 94111 990 2014-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 4158787651 330 IGNACIO BOULEVARD NOVATO CA 94949 KAREN COWE CEO 2015-08-26 true Kenneth A Preston P01437149 4157771001 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z 662468 false false X WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG X 2010 CA STRATEGIC CONSULTANT TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT (OEE) AT CALRECYCLE TO GENERATE DEMAND FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (EEI) CURRICULUM. RESULTED IN APPROX 1,297,165 ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO (cont'd on Sch O) 5 5 2 0 436557 662416 0 52 0 436557 662468 0 0 68999 110697 50178 0 170150 196763 509310 315940 620007 120617 42461 162542 204222 1861 1080 160681 203142 X TEN STRANDS PARTNERS STRATEGICALLY WITH STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES (LEAs), AND NONFORMAL PROVIDERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO ENSURE ALL K-12 STUDENTS ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE. WE DO THIS BY FOCUSING (cont'd on Sch O) false false 235992 Office of Education and the Environment: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT (OEE), DEPLOYED DIRECT MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO ADOPT THE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (EEI) CURRICULUM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OEE AND STATE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTABLE (SEER), DEVELOPED CORRELATION DOCUMENTS THAT ALIGNED THE EEI TO CALIFORNIAS ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS; INCLUDING THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS) AND THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OEE, DEVELOPED A TEACHER AMBASSADOR TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH TRAINS MASTER TEACHERS OF THE EEI TO TRAIN TEACHERS AROUND THE STATE. THE TRAINING WAS A 3-DAY SUMMER INSTITUTE WITH ONGOING SUPPORT INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. 40806 EEON Scale-Up: WORKING WITH NUVANA AND MANTECA USD, IMPLEMENTED THE FIRST POST-PILOT INSTANCE OF AN ACTION ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GAME FOR STUDENTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL. PROJECT INCLUDED A FULL EVALUATION BY TABERNIK AND ASSOCIATES. 32605 CREEC Support (Implementation): IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, ENGAGED IN A STATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS TO ENVISION A SCALE-UP OF THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COMMUNITY (CREEC). 45303 354706 true true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 21 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false CA X JOEL GINGOLD 4158787651 330 IGNACIO BLVD SUITE 201 NOVATO CA 94949 X WILLAM PARISH PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL M HOWE BOARD MEMBER 3.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE SCHATZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA NAHI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false KAREN COWE 6605 BARRETT AVENUE EL CERRITO CA 94530 STRATEGIC CONSULTANT 117500 1 662416 662416 0 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 662468 52 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 86045 10524 34228 41293 0 15398 2689 12709 9254 1105 8149 0 0 13959 13959 0 0 0 192601 58894 25708 107999 0 2415 2415 0 0 0 4060 4060 0 5340 5340 0 0 0 1281 1281 OEE SYSTEMS 87224 87224 OEE FULFILLMENT 63230 63230 OEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 45903 45903 EEON 34842 34842 58455 46235 12220 620007 354706 95151 170150 130181 204070 30107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1800 0 907 755 454 152 0 0 0 0 0 162542 204222 1861 1080 1861 1080 X 160681 203142 160681 203142 162542 204222 42461 X false false false X 135000 210250 436557 662416 1444223 0 0 135000 210250 436557 662416 1444223 828055 616168 1 52 53 0 0 1444276 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 907 755 152 152 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASKFORCE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS-CURRICULUM INTEGRATION Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER BOARD REVIEW THE 990 IS THEN FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon request Part I,Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (cont'd) STUDENTS, 3,602 NEW TEACHERS TRAINED, AND 1,593 NEW SCHOOLS USING ENVIRONMENT-BASED EDUCATION.PROVIDED A CONSULTANT TO WORK WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CREATE ORIGINAL CONTENT TO BE ADDED TO THE NEW SCIENCE FRAMEWORK WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MAPPING THE STATE ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. INCLUDED THE CREATION OF VIGNETTES THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW THIS WOULD MANIFEST FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL PUBLISHERS CREATING MATERIALS FOR CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS INCLUDE THE STATE ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS. SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASK FORCE (ELTF) AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF THE SOON TO BE PUBLISHED BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY.WORKED WITH SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE TO WORK WITH TEACHERS TO CREATE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS "UNITS OF STUDY" THAT PROVIDE EXTENSIONS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO OUTDOOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCES. Part III, line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONT'D) ON THE PROMOTION AND DISSEMINATION OF ENVIRONMENT- AND STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND NONFORMAL PROVIDERS, E.G., SCIENCE MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR SCIENCE CENTERS, ETC., AND BY WORKING TO ENSURE CALIFORNIAS ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS (EP&CS) ARE INTEGRATED INTO STATE ADOPTED ACADEMIC CONTENT FRAMEWORKS.