2014-12-15T13:02:00-08:00 2014-07-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2013-08-01 760547112 Joy Development School JOYD 7135230660 One Chelsea Boulevard Houston TX 77006 Shara Bumgarner President 2014-12-15 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Shara Bumgarner One Chelsea Boulevard Houston TX 77006 5324947 false false X www.thejoyschool.org X 1997 TX The Joy School is a nonsectarian, independent, nonprofit day school focused on meeting the unique needs of students who, although intellectually capable, often have great difficulty finding success in a traditional school environment. 15 15 63 155 0 2131438 854954 3570306 4440544 3109 2444 -314907 -12016 5389946 5285926 309150 362424 0 2981372 3421888 48640 0 329682 558207 987062 3897369 4771374 1492577 514552 14123866 14014734 3073841 2450157 11050025 11564577 The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their social and academic potential in a safe supportive environment. false false 3817424 362424 4440544 The Joy Development School offers developmentally appropriate and individualized education for children with significant learning disabilities and who are 1-3 years behind their peers academically. The learning disabilities include speech and language developmental delays, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and auditory processing disorders. The Joy School's goal is to bring these children back up to grade level so that when it is appropriate, they can return to mainstream education. For the 2013-2014 school year, the school enrolled 128 children from Kindergarten to 8th Grade, in 26 classrooms. 3817424 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 27 0 true 63 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Stacie McComb 7135230660 One Chelsea Blvd Houston TX 77006 Mary Watt Board Chair 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Catherine Lappe Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Morfey Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Burleson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Cordill Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Crain Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Walter Goodrich Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Hayes Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Kelly Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kirby McCool Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Miller Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Murray Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Schriber Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Stone Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Walker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shara Bumgarner Head of School 40.00 0.00 X 153735 0 14450 153735 14450 1 false true false Balfour Beatty Construction LLC 4321 Directors Row 200 Houston TX 77092 Construction 4724121 Moss Landscaping 4130 Lang Road Houston TX 77092 Landscaping 108769 2 193250 661704 854954 Auxiliary Services 611710 411538 411538 Tuition and fees 611710 4029006 4029006 4440544 2444 2444 0 0 0 0 27005 193250 39021 -12016 -12016 0 0 0 5285926 4440544 -9572 0 362424 362424 0 0 165118 66047 66047 33024 0 2734713 2190712 364094 179907 89619 69733 13299 6587 221773 172562 32911 16300 210665 163918 31263 15484 0 0 17196 17196 0 0 0 0 0 90214 44701 23765 21748 76251 66533 5496 4222 0 276413 248132 22433 5848 0 0 114655 90626 16070 7959 0 0 239767 215790 19182 4795 0 Advancement/Admissions/Develop 88471 44978 12512 30981 Auxiliary Services 41675 41675 Food Vendor 28430 28430 Student Field Trips/Yearbooks 13990 11163 2827 0 4771374 3817424 624268 329682 2481191 2513085 1490098 1237542 773704 375798 14283 7144 0 0 0 0 220415 238548 9912163 269546 9144175 9642617 0 0 0 0 0 14123866 14014734 1112688 110395 1961153 2339762 3073841 2450157 X 3945012 11064105 7105013 500472 11050025 11564577 14123866 14014734 514552 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2662118 2662118 6423694 161778 6261916 443390 29559 413831 356691 78209 278482 26270 26270 9642617 4923502 4923502 362424 362424 5285926 4408950 4408950 362424 362424 4771374 Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $362424 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S Financial Aid $362424 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized The School's nondiscrimination policy is contained on each application and enrollment contract as well as in the informational brochures made available to the public. In addition, an advertisement describing the policy was published in the Houston Chronicle in September 2014. Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race false Luncheon 220255 193250 27005 9200 15571 14250 220255 193250 27005 9200 15571 14250 39021 -12016 true 0 0 Financial aid to students 19 362424 Cost Tuition reduction Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Joy School awards scholarships each year based on the demonstrated financial need of the family regardless of race, color, national, or ethnic origin. The school accepts applications in the Spring for the following school year. Each application is thoroughly evaluated. The criteria includes, but is not limited to, total family income, family expenses and the number of children in the family. No further review is required once scholarships have been approved. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Shara Bumgarner Head of School 153562 173 14450 168185 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Business Manager reviews a draft of the Form 990 with the Head of School. A final copy of the tax return is made available for the Board of Director's review on the Board website prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts To ensure that the School operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews are conducted on an annual basis at the direction of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Head of School evaluation is performed by the Head of School committee based on interviews, observations, self evaluation (HOS) and employee evaluations. Overall it is based on performance and comparable salary data from similar organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The finance committee meets during Fall Semester and approves tuition and budget for the next school year. This budget includes a line item for compensation. The Head of School works from the approved budget to review and determine salaries of individual employees within TJS. Key Employees are paid based on performance. The HOS pulls public school data in the local area to try to stay competitive with teacher salaries. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request.