2014-11-14T14:21:59-06:00 2014-06-30 451565078 CLARK NUBER PS 10900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1700 BELLEVUE WA 98004 990 2013-07-01 451565078 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY GLOB 2063683666 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2063683666 2014-11-14 1 SARA ELIZABETH J HYRE P00235495 4254544919 2014-11-14 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MICHAEL NACHBAR 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 1297409 0 X WWW.GLOBALONLINEACADEMY.ORG X 2011 WA TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS AROUND THE GLOBE AND TEACH STUDENTS 21ST-CENTURY LEARNING SKILLS. 13 12 36 12 0 0 0 0 975096 1295702 187 105 2790 1602 978073 1297409 0 0 0 0 463651 829842 0 0 0 214211 290709 677862 1120551 300211 176858 1435514 2234153 1006474 1628255 429040 605898 X THE MISSION OF THE GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY IS TO REPLICATE IN ONLINE CLASSROOMS THE INTELLECTUALLY RIGOROUS PROGRAMS AND EXCELLENT TEACHING THAT ARE HALLMARKS OF ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS; TO FOSTER NEW AND EFFECTIVE WAYS, THROUGH BEST PRACTICES IN ONLINE EDUCATION, FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN; AND TO PROMOTE STUDENTS' GLOBAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING BY CREATING TRULY DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE, ONLINE SCHOOLROOM COMMUNITIES. 0 0 827783 1230476 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY IS AN ONLINE SCHOOL THAT PARTNERS WITH OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014, THERE WERE 53 MEMBER SCHOOLS AND 1,000 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN ONLINE CLASSES. GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY CONNECTS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND ALLOWS THEM TO OFFER THEIR LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL ISSUES. SCHOOLS IN CHINA, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, JAPAN, JORDAN, MEXICO AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE ALSO MEMBERS. 31769 2850 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY HOLDS A SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS OF THE MEMBER SCHOOLS. IT IS A WEEK-LONG INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON TAKING GREAT TEACHING ONLINE. TEACHERS RECEIVE ADVANCED TRAINING IN ONLINE TEACHING PEDAGOGY, LEARN AND SHARE TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, AND COLLABORATE WITH COLLEAGUES ON COURSE DESIGN. 15500 62376 GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY OFFERS COURSES THAT ALLOW TEACHERS TO EXPAND THEIR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND TO DEVELOP NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE TO MATCH THE MODERN WORLD AND TO PREPARE THEIR STUDENTS FOR A GLOBAL FUTURE. BOTH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED. PARTICIPANTS SPEND APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS ENGAGED IN THE COURSE EACH WEEK. THE TWO-WEEK FORMAT OF EACH CHAPTER OF THE SERIES IS DESIGNED WITH FACULTY'S BUSY SCHEDULES IN MIND. 875052 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X MICHAEL NACHBAR 2063683666 14050 1ST AVENUE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 X MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X X 133573 0 20686 ANDREW WATSON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ARLYCE SEIBERT FINANCE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BEST VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANA WEEKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LOONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB LAKE MISSION & GOVERNANCE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM CARR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN AUSTIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNIE NOE BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN CONWAY ACADEMIC CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MILLIRON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM BAZEMORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 133573 0 20686 1 0 1 0 LAKESIDE SCHOOL 14050 1ST AVE NE SEATTLE WA 98125 SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT 374621 1 MEMBERSHIP DUES 611710 975000 975000 INSTRUCTIONAL FEES 611600 255476 255476 PROF DEVELOPMENT FEES 611430 62376 62376 WORKSHOP FEES 611430 2850 2850 1295702 105 105 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 1602 1602 1602 1297409 1295702 0 1707 140000 140000 689538 689538 304 304 2484 2484 57828 57828 98 98 15029 15029 20223 308 19915 25129 25129 41 41 54879 53781 1098 21148 21148 13779 13779 15147 15147 SUMMER WORKSHOP 31769 31769 TAXES & LICENSES 24033 24033 MEMBERSHIP FEES 9022 9022 100 100 1120551 875052 245499 0 337738 533435 128230 178630 936595 1397695 1386 0 2754 19012 43194 18604 28811 24590 0 80791 1435514 2234153 71874 195555 934600 1432700 1006474 1628255 X 429040 605898 429040 605898 1435514 2234153 176858 0 X 0 0 0 X 11200 439100 975096 1295702 2721098 11200 439100 975096 1295702 2721098 0 372100 686375 844386 1902861 372100 686375 844386 1902861 818237 137 187 105 429 137 187 105 429 500 2790 1602 4892 11200 439737 978073 1297409 2726419 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SPEAKER FEES - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 500. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,500. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,290. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,602. 43194 18604 24590 24590 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MICHAEL NACHBAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 113501 0 20000 0 72 0 0 0 20686 0 154259 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD DETERMINES THE ANNUAL BONUS TO AWARD TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE AMOUNT IS NOT FIXED AND IS BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: FOUNDING MEMBERS WHICH SHALL BE THE 10 INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS THAT SIGNED TWO-YEAR MEMBERSHIP CONTRACTS WITH GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY BY JULY 8, 2011 AND PAID THE DESIGNATED MEMBERSHIP FEE; AND MEMBERS WHICH ARE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE JOINED THE ACADEMY AFTER THAT DATE. EVERY FOUNDING MEMBER SCHOOL WILL HAVE ONE SEAT ON GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY'S GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OPERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY A THIRD PARTY CPA AND IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY PERSONNEL SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES THAT HE OR SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL PROMPTLY AND FULLY DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY WAY IN THE MATTER TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES UNTIL THE CONFLICT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. WHEN AN ISSUE BROUGHT TO THE FULL GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR ONE OF ITS COMMITTEES FOR CONSIDERATION IS ONE IN WHICH A TRUSTEE HAS A DIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, THAT TRUSTEE IS ASKED TO MAKE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST KNOWN IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ISSUE IS RAISED, EITHER IN COMMITTEE OR AT A REGULAR BOARD MEETING, THE TRUSTEE FOR WHOM THE ISSUE REPRESENTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD EXCUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES A TRANSACTION WITH A RELATED PARTY MAY BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY SUBMIT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OFFICERS FOR REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND RECOMMENDATION. AN INTERESTED TRUSTEE SHOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS DECISION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD BENCHMARKED COMPENSATION AGAINST DATA FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. THE MISSION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE FINDINGS OF THE COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS TO DETERMINE REASONABLENESS. THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD APPROVED THE FINAL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6, VOLUNTEERS: THERE ARE TWELVE VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS.