2013-06-06T13:14:42-05:00 2012-10-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 12667 ALCOSTA BOULEVARD SUITE 500 SAN RAMON CA 945834427 990 2011-11-01 942311291 DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER DEVE 5105330213 1250 53RD STREET NO 3 EMERYVILLE CA 94608 RICHARD DINKLE 5105330213 2013-06-03 1 LYNN HENLEY P00356034 9257902600 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X FRANK SNYDER 1250 53RD STREET NO 3 EMERYVILLE CA 94608 21733826 0 X WWW.DEVSTU.ORG X 1975 CA DEVELOPING PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC, ETHICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING. 11 10 130 0 0 0 2008694 4803516 575323 593185 19915 8038 9726368 7196381 12330300 12601120 0 0 0 0 7044750 6984837 0 0 130316 3737385 4578253 10782135 11563090 1548165 1038030 13258087 15658653 1620859 2983395 11637228 12675258 X DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER (DSC) IS A 33-YEAR-OLD NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC, ETHICAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. SINCE 1980, WE HAVE CREATED RESEARCH-PROVEN PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO HELP SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS BECOME CARING, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES AND STIMULATING, SUPPORTIVE PLACES IN WHICH TO LEARN. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS, STUDENTS ACQUIRE THE ACADEMIC SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, TO THINK DEEPLY AND CRITICALLY SO THEY CAN CONTINUE LEARNING THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, AND TO DEEPEN THEIR COMMITMENT TO VALUES SUCH AS KINDNESS, HELPFULNESS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DISADVANTAGED ONES FOR WHOM SKILLS SUCH AS READING FLUENTLY, COMPREHENDING DEEPLY, THINKING CRITICALLY, AND PARTICIPATING MEANINGFULLY IN A CARING COMMUNITY WILL OPEN DOORS TO A MORE FULFILLING AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE. 0 0 1417784 BEGINNING THE BASAL ALTERNATIVE PROJECTSINCE THE BASAL ALTERNATIVE PROJECT'S INCEPTION IN JANUARY 2012, RAPID PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON MANY FRONTS. SOME SIGNIFICANT NOTES FROM THIS YEAR'S WORK:- THE INITIAL ROUND OF FUND-RAISING HAS YIELDED $8.25M ($3.25M IN GRANTS AND $5M IN LOANS) OUT OF A TOTAL GOAL OF $11.8M. - THE NECESSARY HIRING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN 2012-2013 HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR BOTH THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE EDITORIAL, DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT. HIRING FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WILL BE THE NEXT FOCUS AND COMMENCE SHORTLY. - AFTER MUCH DEBATE, WE HAVE CONCEPTUALIZED A K-2 EARLY LITERACY CURRICULUM. - WRITING BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER ON THE BEING A WRITER(TM) REVISION. - AN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR BEING A WRITER THAT INCORPORATES FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS A PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE NEW COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (CCSS) ASSESSMENTS. - A PRINT TEACHER MANUAL (PTM) PROTOTYPE HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR BEING A WRITER AND V 2 OF THE DIGITAL TEACHER'S MANUAL (DTM) WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. 464539 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARING SCHOOL COMMUNITY(TM) PROGRAM IN THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTWITH CONTINUED FUNDING FROM THE S. D. BECHTEL, JR. FOUNDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER CONTINUES WORK BEGUN IN 2011 (FUNDED BY THE S.D. BECHTEL, JR. FOUNDATION, THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION, AND THE MENDELSON FAMILY FUND AT THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION) THAT IS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING AND DEEPENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARING SCHOOL COMMUNITY (CSC) PROGRAM IN THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (OUSD, IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA). THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOLWIDE COMMUNITY-BUILDING IS FINDING SOLID FOOTING IN OUSD'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHERE THE PROGRAM HELPS SCHOOLS CULTIVATE CARING, SUPPORTIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PARENTS; A SENSE OF COMMON PURPOSE; AND A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO VALUES SUCH AS CARING, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND LEARNING. 282790 1356619 DISSEMINATION OF AFTERSCHOOL KIDZLIT(R) AND AFTERSCHOOL KIDZMATH(TM)IN 2012, DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER CONTINUED ITS WORK WITH THE NEW YORK LIFE AFTER-SCHOOL INITIATIVE, A PROJECT SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL DISSEMINATION OF DSC'S AFTER-SCHOOL READING AND MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION. THROUGH THE INITIATIVE, DSC'S GOAL IS TO RECRUIT 800 AFTER-SCHOOL SITES TO PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR, IMPLEMENTING EITHER THE AFTERSCHOOL KIDZLIT OR AFTERSCHOOL KIDZMATH PROGRAMS. ALL PARTICIPATING AFTER-SCHOOL SITES SERVING A MAJORITY OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS RECEIVE A 25 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON PROGRAM MATERIALS; ALL OTHER SITES RECEIVE A 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT. ALL SITES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT--EITHER IN-PERSON OR ONLINE. 7399416 6432947 DURING THE PAST YEAR, DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN MUCH MORE THAN THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTED. HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THESE SMALLER PROJECTS AND/OR OTHER POINTS OF WORK INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.AFTERSCHOOL KIDZSCIENCE(TM) WITH LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCEANOTHER AREA OF OUR WORK IS WITH AFTERSCHOOL KIDZSCIENCE. IN COLLABORATION WITH LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE WE HAVE COMPLETED AND HAVE PUBLISHED OR ARE IN THE PUBLISHING PHASE WITH THREE SCIENCE KITS: (A) "CRIME LAB SCIENCE," (B) "MYSTERY DETECTIVES," AND (C) "SUNLIGHT SCIENCE." THE "CRIME LAB SCIENCE" AND "MYSTERY DETECTIVES" KITS WERE RELEASED IN FALL 2012 AND "SUNLIGHT SCIENCE" WILL DEBUT IN SPRING 2013." THE LESSON STUDY INITIATIVE PLANWITH THE SUPPORT OF THE METLIFE FOUNDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER HAS TAKEN THE LESSON STUDY INITIATIVE INTO ITS THIRD YEAR. FROM THE START, WE AT DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER (DSC) HAVE HAD TWO MAIN GOALS FOR THIS WORK. FIRST WAS TO LEARN THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR DISSEMINATING LESSON STUDY NATIONALLY. THE SECOND WAS TO COMPLETE OUR LESSON STUDY SUPPORT KIT--THE RESOURCE, NOW NAMED LEARNING LESSON STUDY COURSE, WHICH DSC CREATED FOR SCALING UP LESSON STUDY--AS WELL AS DEVELOP ONLINE TOOLS TO FURTHER SUPPORT LESSON STUDY. ONLINE ADVERTISING GRANTONE SPECIFIC GRANT TO ASSIST WITH DSC'S ONLINE ADVERTISING EFFORTS HAS COME FROM GOOGLE. THE GRANT GIVES DSC FREE ADVERTISING THROUGH GOOGLE'S ADWORDS, WHICH PLACES ADS ON ONLINE SEARCH SITES BASED ON THE USER'S SEARCH TERMS. GOOGLE RECENTLY RAISED DSC'S AWARD LIMIT TO $40,000 WORTH OF FREE ADS A MONTH. SOCIAL MEDIA: PUTTING IT TO WORKDEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER'S SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP CONTINUES TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE BLOGS ON THE DSC WEBSITE AND TO BUILD OUR PRESENCE ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE DEVSTU WEBSITE IS GROWING AT A 25%-30% RATE ANNUALLY. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THIS TRAFFIC IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS--E.G., VISITORS WHO COME TO DEVSTU THROUGH FACEBOOK OR TWITTER AND/OR IN RESPONSE TO OUR E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS.TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTSAS PART OF DEVELOPING/ENHANCING DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER'S LITERACY OFFERINGS, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPLORING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO INFUSE INTO OUR PROGRAMS. THIS WORK IS ONGOING, AND WHILE WE WILL CONTINUE TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITIES, SEVERAL THEMES HAVE BEGUN TO EMERGE: - ELECTRONIC TEACHER MANUALS: WE HOPE TO DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF TEACHER MANUALS, WHICH WILL INCLUDE EMBEDDED VIDEOS THAT SHOW EXEMPLARY PRACTICES. - INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS. FOR USE, AT FIRST, WITH THE MAKING MEANING AND BEING A WRITER PROGRAMS, WE ARE EXPLORING USE OF INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS, WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN EASY WAY TO DISPLAY PROGRAM MATERIALS, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, DIRECTIONS FOR STUDENTS AND PROMPTS FOR TEACHERS. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP ENSURE FIDELITY TO THE PROGRAM AND BETTER SUPPORT QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION.- WEB-ENABLED EXTENSION ACTIVITIES. USING INTERNET RESOURCES, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE ON EXTENSION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WHAT THEY ARE LEARNING--COLLABORATIONS THAT CAN EXTEND BEYOND A SINGLE CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL. 7399416 6432947 9564529 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 96 0 130 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X RICHARD DINKLE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 5105330213 2000 EMBARCADERO STE 305 OAKLAND CA 94606 TRAYNOR MICHAEL 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVIS JONES LINDA 2.00 X 0 0 0 KING ROGER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOANE KEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MCLAUGHLIN MILBREY 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABRAHAMSON TSAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 WOJCICKI ESTHER 2.00 X 0 0 0 QUINN JANE 2.00 X 0 0 0 STERLING RICHARD 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALLY SUSAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 STAGE ELIZABETH 2.00 X 0 0 0 SNYDER FRANK 40.00 X X 187000 0 15506 BERMAN JAN 40.00 X 163346 0 7981 DINKLE RICHARD 40.00 X 137800 0 13589 BRUNN PETER 40.00 X 137800 0 20163 ALLDREDGE SUSIE 40.00 X 138119 0 7971 RADCLIFFE BARBARA 40.00 X 122400 0 13495 REGAN SHAILA 40.00 X 117077 0 7363 BINKLEY DENNIS 40.00 X 126364 0 7741 ROBERTSON LAUREL 40.00 X 122298 0 8276 YOUSIF NAZAR 40.00 X 108600 0 20116 WILDER SUE 40.00 X 112418 0 8282 ROURKE LINDA 40.00 X 113490 0 16174 1586712 0 146657 14 0 1 0 REED O'BRIEN 2512 GRENOBLE ROAD RICHMOND VA 23294 SALES REP 726078 ALICE BURKART 2073 OROVILLE-CHICO HWY DURHAM CA 95938 SALES REP 197853 ELIZABETH LOTHROP 70 PORTER ROAD ANDOVER MA 01810 SALES REP 186818 ANN TUTUER BARBARA WEINSTEIN 1370 PERRY CIRCLE NORTH WALES PA 19454 SALES REP 162941 LYNDA ZINS DIXON 90 WARREN ROAD WEST ORANGE NJ 07052 SALES REP 149890 8 4803516 4803516 CONSULTING AND WORKSHO 519100 593185 593185 593185 8038 8038 16329087 9132706 7196381 7196381 12601120 7789566 0 8038 783135 477929 271462 33744 5033315 4355105 678210 1168387 970849 192513 5025 25569 25569 81148 81148 1245351 982489 178682 84180 568518 526606 41519 393 257662 144490 112890 282 384532 296540 87102 890 546246 532817 8450 4979 411699 393396 17480 823 9136 9136 39391 39391 56190 56190 RESOURCES/ED MATERIALS 593785 587364 6421 COPYRIGHT FEES/LICENSES 145698 144091 1607 STIPENDS/HONORARIA 142955 141655 1300 MISCELLANEOUS 59263 328 58935 11110 10870 240 11563090 9564529 1868245 130316 909939 502137 4782846 7377623 1001800 2825909 2375965 1463956 3759267 3041638 291654 350166 411404 314180 136616 97224 13258087 15658653 1338626 1075387 145772 141356 136461 1766652 1620859 2983395 X 10130878 9913741 1506350 2761517 11637228 12675258 13258087 15658653 1038030 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1920323 1321296 3083055 2008694 4803516 13136884 20919981 20805245 18178868 21809309 16922272 98635675 22840304 22126541 21261923 23818003 21725788 111772559 728431 377668 1753831 1467069 2395483 6722482 2435731 4249506 2829780 5869579 1660261 17044857 3164162 4627174 4583611 7336648 4055744 23767339 88005220 47819 30679 19885 16655 8038 123076 47819 30679 19885 16655 8038 123076 22888123 22157220 21281808 23834658 21733826 111895635 0.78650 0.79740 0.00110 0.00170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24451 23362 1089 188945 188945 0 198008 101873 96135 97224 CAPITAL LEASES 99986 LONG-TERM DEBT 1666666 1766652 12601120 11563090 1038030 1038030 12601120 0 12601120 0 12601120 11563090 0 11563090 0 11563090 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: DSC HAS EVALUATED ITS CURRENT TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2012, IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A RESERVE WOULD BE NECESSARY. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PRODUCT SALES 14318 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PRODUCT SALES 3349 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PRODUCT SALES 20311 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PRODUCT SALES 125 0 0 0 0 0 0 38103 0 38103 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SNYDER FRANK 187000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15506 0 202506 0 0 0 BERMAN JAN 163346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7981 0 171327 0 0 0 DINKLE RICHARD 137800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13589 0 151389 0 0 0 BRUNN PETER 137800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20163 0 157963 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A DSC REIMBURSES ALL EMPLOYEES UP TO $25/MONTH FOR MEMBERSHIP IN A HEALTH CLUB. ERIC SCHAPS FORMER PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER 72204 ERIC SCHAPS IS A CONSULTANT, FOCUSING ON GRANT FUNDING. 0 PAUL HOUSTON FORMER TRUSTEE 8494 PAUL HOUSTON WRITES OPINION BLOGS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER WEBSITE ON EDUCATIONAL TRENDS AND POLICIES AND ATTENDED AN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. 0 AMY BAUMAN WIFE OF FRANK SNYDER, THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND A TRUSTEE 36938 AMY BAUMAN IS A CONSULTANT WHO ASSISTS DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER WITH WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS AND REPORTS. HER RATE OF COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION RATES PAID TO NON-RELATED CONSULTANTS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES CENTER. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. BOARD MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO RESPOND TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS WITH ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DSC'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DESCRIBED AS WHEN A TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE, OR MEMBERS OF HIS/HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY COULD RECEIVE MATERIAL BENEFITS FROM A TRANSACTION OR UNDERTAKING INVOLVING DSC. TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND RETURN TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY A DECLARATION OF INTEREST WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT. IF A TRUSTEE'S, OFFICER'S, OR KEY EMPLOYEE'S CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE DURING THE YEAR IN A WAY THAT CAUSES THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE TO KNOW OR HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HE /SHE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE/SHE MUST PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD. THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR VOTE UPON SUCH MATTERS UNTIL THE QUESTION OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE CONFLICT HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WAS DETERMINED BY AN OUTSIDE MARKETING SURVEY AND DATA AND INTERNAL RANKING. THIS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2006. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS COMPENSATION AT THIS LEVEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.