2026-05-11T13:52:11-07:00 2025-06-30 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2024-07-01 271491564 GO Public Schools GOPU 5108688800 5960 South Land Park Dr 513 Sacramento CA 95822 Darcel Sanders CEO 2026-05-11 true true Hasina Sabrina Chowdhury P03013259 9256030800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Darcel Sanders 5960 South Land Park Dr 513 Sacramento CA 95822 2161815 false X gopublicschools.org X 2009 CA GO Public Schools works with families, educators, and community allies to win advocacy campaigns that promote equitable education systems and transformational public schools. 6 6 23 20 0 2431550 2143148 27839 10000 4357 2352 6315 2463746 2161815 234046 0 1886212 1840525 0 238964 395325 336677 2281537 2411248 182209 -249433 2029987 1784243 230336 171725 1799651 1612518 X GO Public Schools builds and supports a multi-city network of local coalitions, whose members parents, educators, and community allies work together to expand access to quality education in Californias most historically underserved communities.We inform, align, organize, and support leaders at every level, from grassroots to grasstops. These leaders are advocates for changes in school governance, policy, practice, and culture that promote excellence and equity for our students and families. Organizing leaders at all levels to advocate for excellent and equitable systems creates the conditions for improved student opportunity, learning, and achievement cradle to career. false false 518754 234046 10000 Org-Wide Accomplishments- GO developed tools to help families and educators navigate the new state mandated Reading Difficulty Risk Screener. These resources, downloaded nearly 1,000 times, helped move a compliance exercise into a truly impactful mandate. - GO expanded its library of reports, guides, and resources to support families as they navigate the complex education system. This included an updated parent/teacher conference tool. These are available to families throughout the state of California. In total, resources were utilized over 35,000 times. - GO enhanced its Family Leadership Program model to offer affinity cohorts designed to support the unique needs of families across California.The program launched with a program specifically for families with students in small, often rural school districts. 418396 West Contra Costa Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 1,200 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, board actions, and other opportunities. This base of supporters allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD).- GO staff facilitated a literacy community-led committee, now in its third year, that partnered closely with WCCUSD leadership to shape the rollout plan of the new state mandated K-2 reading screener. This engagement led to a thorough, family- and educator-centered plan that created the foundation for the screener leading to greatly improved literacy practices.- GO co-hosted the annual West Contra Costa Education Fair welcoming over 550 community members to connect with TK-12 schools, local community organizations, colleges, and WCCUSD district departments. 323318 Fresno Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 650 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. This base allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in Fresno Unified School District (FUSD).- Staff supported families in developing vital leadership skills through GOs signature Family Leadership Program. Over 100 parents completed the six-session course, including a cohort focused on pre-school families. 244671 Oakland Accomplishments- GO engaged more than 300 community members to take action in support of our work to improve Oaklands public education system in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. This base of supporters allows us to make a significant impact on system-level policy decisions in Oakland Unified School District.- GO released multiple data reports and led corresponding data talks and walks, engaging over 6,500 Oakland community members. Data talks included key Oakland leaders from OUSD, the Alameda County Office of Education, local community organizations, and elected leaders. 139512 North Valley Accomplishments - GO engaged more than 200 community members in one-on-one meetings, events, and other opportunities. These engagements informed the development of our multi-school district engagement strategy across Stanislaus County.- Staff supported families in developing vital leadership skills through GOs signature Family Leadership Program. Over two dozen parents completed the six-session course. 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The recipient was led better, inc., 1311 Park Street, Suite 600, Alameda, CA 94501. (The organization recently had a name change, it was previously known as Great School Choices, Inc.) X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Darcel Sanders CEO 208840 208840 NATALIE M TOVANI-WALCHUK Chief Impact Officer 194082 194082 Jack Holzman Director/Consult 23040 Consulting services false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Jack Holzman was the Director of Data until 4/30/2021. After that he became a consultant. In the fiscal year 24-25, he was paid $23,040.00 for his consulting services. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization makes copies of the returns and distributes to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an authorization is signed and provided to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed (paper or electronically) with the designated governmental agencies. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization's employee has a duty to promptly disclose any transaction they believe may involve a conflict of interest. When any employee becomes aware of a conflict of interest transaction (whether before or after the transaction takes place), each employee is expected to disclose to the CEO all material facts regarding the nature of the conflict of interest and the parties involved. When informed of the details of the transactions, the CEO determines if a conflict of interest exists and, if so, the remedy to ensure the transaction is reasonable. Employees or board members involved in the potential conflict of interest transaction are excluded from the decision-making process. At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a transaction involving a board member or a person affiliated with a board member will be considered, said Director will disclose to the other members of the Board all material facts regarding the nature of the transaction or the Director's affiliation with any person or entity with whom the Board is considering entering into any transaction. After a conflict of interest disclosures is made by a Director at a Board meeting, said Director will leave the meeting while the implications of the affiliation are considered and voted upon. The remaining board members will determine whether a conflict of interest exists. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation is determined for all employees based on our Compensation Framework policy, and recurs on an annual basis. GOs compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain talented employees who drive the organizations success. Base salaries at GO are targeted to be competitive with the market (50th percentile) for employees who are fully proficient and meeting expectations. There are ten pay grades at GO, and placement within each grade is determined by proficiency and performance.For key and highly compensated employees, staff makes a recommendation for compensation to the Board of Directors. The Board discusses the reasoning for the recommendation and votes to set the rate for the coming year. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Most recent Form 990 available via request and on Guidestar.org & charitynavigator.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are available for public inspection at the principal place of business.The conflict of interest policy and the organization's financial statements are available upon request. GO Public Schools Advocates 5960 South Land Park Dr 513 Sacramento CA 95822 271025753 Advocacy CA 501C4 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false GO Public Schools Advocates q 82095 FMV