Teaching Matters Inc.

“Subcommittees of the Board of Directors cannot act independently of the Board.”

“Prior to filing, a meeting was held with Teaching Matters, Inc.'s independent auditors to discuss and review the Form 990. All board members were invited to this meeting.”

“Teaching Matters, Inc. collectS signed conflict of interest policy forms from each Board Member and highest compensated employee at the first meeting of the Board of Directors each year. Any changes from the previous year are researched by Teaching Matters, Inc.”

“The Board sets the salary of the executive director using guidelines provided by the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee Salary Survey, which is a benchmark of comparable organizations.”

“The highest compensated employees meet annually with the executive director. At this meeting there is a performance review and then a decision is made regarding compensation for the coming year based on benchmarks of salary from comparable organizations. These salary recommendations are submitted for Board approval.”

“Teaching Matters, Inc. makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public on its website.”

“teaching matters is dedicated to increasing teacher effectiveness, one of the most critical factors in student success. our services transform how educators work together at urban public schools, helping the most effective teachers develop the skills they need to lead their peers and drive school-wide improvement. we also partner with district and school leadership to create a work environment that equips teachers to succeed. PART III - LINE 4A teaching matters works to close the learning gap in urban public schools where there is an urgent need for great teachers. we partner with districts and schools to increase teacher effectiveness in measurable and sustainable ways. we develop teacher leaders and teachers in five key areas: teacher leadership; literacy, math, early reading and formative assessment. in 2014/15 we provided in-depth programming to approximately 35,000 students, 1,255 teacher leaders and teachers IN 96 schools. teacher leadership development teaching matters partners with districts and schools to provide scalable models for teacher leadership development. we have pioneered a nationally recognized, competency-based approach aligned to national standards including two programs emerging teacher leaders and teacher leadership matters. this outcomes-based approach employs micro-credentials to develop, assess and recognize the competencies of teacher leaders to guide their peers toward improved instruction. we have currently issued over 550 micro-credentials in teacher leadership - more than any other education organization. teacher development in content and pedagogy: (math, literacy, early reading, assessment) to address the urgent need for skilled teachers in high needs schools, we develop the content and pedagogical skills of teacher leaders and teachers in four critical areas: literacy, math, early reading and formative assessment. we pair this approach with our teacher leader development model which includes competencies in peer coaching and leading professional learning communities. this approach ensures that teacher leaders are positioned to lead the instruction for a sustainable and school-wide impact. recent independent research confirmed statistically significant increases in both ela and math outcomes for more than 1,000 students. preliminary research results show that across all schools participating in our early reading program, first and second grade students rose faster than expected and faster than other grades.”