Teaching Matters Inc.

“The ceo oversees the preparation of the form 990 and presents it to the board chair and treasurer for review and approval prior to filing with the internal revenue service.”

“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.”

“15a 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. 15b 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 has supported new york city (nyc) public schools serving primarily low-income black and latinx k-12 students for more than 25 years. Our mission is to close the opportunity gap of a radically unequal education system for underserved and historically marginalized children. We envision a nation where every student has equitable access to excellent teaching, regardless of zip code. We are nationally recognized, and since our founding, we have worked with over 1,700 schools, 40,000 teachers and reached over 750,000 students. This year, we were able to directly coach 2,500+ educators in 200+ schools, reaching 100,000+ students across all program areas which include: early reading matters (erm): teaching matters' blueprint for deepened teacher professional learning in the high-impact area of early reading. Erm provides coaching for teachers of literacy k-2nd to support improvements in pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, data analysis, and professional collaboration based on the unique context and needs of the school. It has both remote and on-site components, and is particularly well-suited to the needs of schools, teachers, and students in the covid-impacted environment. The teaching matters network for school improvement: our network connects 16 middle schools across nyc districts, with the overall goal of increasing the percentage of black, latinx, and low-income students who are on-track by the end of middle school (8th grade) to graduate high school and be academically prepared for college. This gates foundation, five-year, grant allows us to focus on culturally responsive literacy practices in schools that center student voice and takes a continuous improvement approach to learning. Additionally, there is a comparative evaluation study managed by the gates foundation, testing the efficacy of continuous improvement practices in improving outcomes for black, latinx, and low-income students. Elevating voices: brings students together through books written by authors of color to spotlight the lived experiences of children of color. Both the teacher and student-facing content are meant to "elevate" the voices of historically marginalized people to make their experiences visible and their voices heard through various readings and activities. The content spans from elementary to secondary levels and is intended to foster engaging remote instruction and support teachers with blended teaching. Elevating voices addresses social issues of race and racism and encourages teachers to build social justice-oriented action into their instruction. It is structured to help teachers have difficult race conversations and use protocols that are both culturally responsive and foster anti-racist education. Literacy matters & math matters: these programs focus on content-based coaching that can be directly applied to the classroom and are aligned to district's common curriculum. These services advance k-12 math and literacy teacher instruction as well as student performance through a cr-se lens. Coaching for teachers around pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, data analysis, as well as teacher leadership and running plcs is tailored to the needs of leadership and teachers.”

“Other fees: program service expenses 1,057,629. Management and general expenses 197,321. Fundraising expenses 60,804. Total expenses 1,315,754.”