2014-05-15T15:40:35-05:00 2013-12-31 752393478 WHITLEY PENN LLP 8343 DOUGLAS AVENUE STE 400 DALLAS TX 75225 990EZ 2013-01-01 453192080 CONNECTEACH INC CONN 8176758196 115 WILMINGTON COURT SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT 8176758196 2014-05-15 1 CURTIS MAXFIELD P00445178 2143939300 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X HTTP://CONNECTEACH.ORG X X 74486 X 74486 533 -533 73953 1938 2651 551 12487 17627 56326 19630 0 75956 X 19630 71606 0 0 4350 19630 75956 0 0 19630 75956 X CONNECTEACH IS A NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. WHILE BASIC LITERACY SKILLS FOR ALL CHILDREN ARE CRUCIAL, THEIR TEACHERS MUST HAVE THE TOOLS TO CREATE A STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT---EVEN IN THE MOST DESPERATELY INADEQUATE SCHOOLS. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CONNECTEACH PROVIDES TRAINING IN EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES SO THAT TEACHERS CAN CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT TAPS INTO A CHILDS INNATE CURIOSITY AND PASSION FOR DISCOVERY. CONNECTEACH BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOLS IN POOR COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE THEN INVITE HIGHLY QUALIFIED EDUCATORS TO WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP THE APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM MODULES AND TO LEAD WORKSHOPS ON EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICES IN THESE UNDERSERVED AREAS. CONNECTEACH IS WORKING WITH OM FOUNDATION SCHOOL IN NOIDA. FOUNDED IN 2002, IT IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL URBAN SLUM SCHOOL, SERVING OVER 200 STUDENTS WITH ABOUT 30 TEACHERS. PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO GIRL CHILDREN, WHO ARE TYPICALLY DENIED ACCESS TO EDUCATION. 0 1120 CONNECTEACH IS ENTERING ITS THIRD YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE FOUNDATION PRIMARY SCHOOL IN CHENNAI, LOCATED IN KANNAGI NAGAR SLUMS. THIS SCHOOL SERVES A COMMUNITY OF ABOUT 16,000 FAMILIES. THEY HAVE OVER 250 STUDENTS FROM LOWER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH GRADE, AND ABOUT 20 TEACHERS. 0 7197 CONNECTEACH IS ENTERING ITS THIRD YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP WITH TWO URBAN SLUM SCHOOLS IN HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, BOTH RUN BY HOPE FOUNDATION, AN NGO. THE FIRST SCHOOL, LOCATED IN HABISGUDA, HYDERABAD SERVES A COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FAMILIES. THE SCHOOL SERVES ABOUT 130 STUDENTS FROM UPPER KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 4TH GRADE WITH 7 TEACHERS. THE SECOND HOPE SCHOOL, CALLED SOHAM FOR KIDS IN MALLAPUR, HYDERABAD, SERVES ABOUT 100 STUDENTS FROM PRE-PRIMARY THROUGH 1ST GRADE WITH 5 TEACHERS. 0 4123 12440 BHAVANI V PARPIA PRESIDENT 20.00 0 0 0 IJAZ PARPIA SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER BOWDEN VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 BHAVNA VASHISHT TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 RICK HALPERIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0 0 0 TRICIA MEDRANO BRIDGES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0 0 0 AMY MERK PROGRAM DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BHAVANI V PARPIA 115 WILMINGTON COURT SOUTHLAKE TX 76092 8176758196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 21260 74486 95746 21260 74486 95746 76755 18991 95746 6499 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION. AMOUNT: 2,651. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL FEES. AMOUNT: 22. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 12,230. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 101. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 30. DESCRIPTION: FOREIGN TRANSACTION FEES. AMOUNT: 79. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 25. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 12,487. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,350. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.