Center for Educational Innovation Inc

“A Draft of IRS form 990 was discussed and reviewed with the board of trustees' finance/audit committee. Subsequently it was provided to the full board of trustees for review, discussion, and notation of proposed changes. The business office is responsible for the preparation of form 990, and presented the document to both the finance/audit and administrative committee and board of trustees. A final copy was distributed to all members of the board of trustees.”

“On an annual basis, any conflict of interest concerns are reviewed and resolved. All board members, officers, key employees, and program directors are required to complete, and sign, a disclosure statement, which is reviewed by the president and CEO. All real/potential conflicts will be addressed on a case-by case basis with the member in conflict excused from voting. There were no situations of this nature for the 2023 fiscal year.”

“Compensation of CEI's CEO is based upon a compensation report. This was last prepared and presented for review in fiscal year 2023.”

“No documents available to the public.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Project BOOST - (Building Options and Opportunities for Students) is theOrganizations signature student enrichment program, which historically targets middle school students, who have demonstrated academic talents but do not have thefinancial resources necessary to cultivate and enrich their academic experience. Theoriginal overall goal of the program is to assist and to inspire participatingmiddle school students in gaining admission to the highest quality high school, inNYC, being the Specialized High Schools. Overall, the program has grown to includeschools in and out of NYC and as such, the goal has now broadened to inspire middleschool students to gain admission into the best high school program possible, tonurture the talents and interests of students and help them identify college andcareer pathways. The Organization offers a triad of direct student services to buildacademic, cultural, social and service skills necessary for long-term studentgrowth, academic enrichment, cultural enrichment and college to career development.In 2011, Project BOOST was extended to include the Organization's Early Stagesprogram. The Organizations Early Stages provides free and significantly reduced-cost theater tickets to underserved schools and their students. This has afforded the opportunity for exposure to the performing arts, which included attendance at NYCs most renowned performing arts venues, such as Broadway theaters, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall, and to provide multiple opportunities for students to respond to the theater through workshops, discussions, and writing (since its inception over 70,000 tickets have been made available to students).With a focus on equity and innovation, Project BOOST has grown beyond its originalprogramming, Early Stages live theater and cultural enrichment, high impact tutoring and social skill development, which all continue to thrive.Project BOOST continues to grow, and change based on the post pandemic need forenhanced student engagement. With alignment to emerging technologies and interests of all students, a focus on the world of work, college and career, and alignment tothe academic course of study of our students, enrichment in the areas of science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and the arts (STEAM) activities have beendeveloped. They include the exposure to the latest innovations, anchored in studentsinterests and pointed toward careers of the future and current needs of thecommunities we serve.Current offerings include the above-mentioned high impact tutoring, Early Stageslive Broadway trips, as well as newer offerings such as coding and robotics,competitive video gaming infused with college to career and character educationlessons, and social action art and music.Project BOOST emphasizes the need to give back to the communities through a strongcommunity service component. Students are taught that regardless of theirsocio-economic background, they can make fundamental contributions to society bygiving of themselves through service.Current programs are funded through city and state government grants and haveexpanded to fee for service school and district contracts. While originally designedto be delivered to middle schools, Project BOOST offerings are being modified anddelivered to elementary, middle and high school students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Other programs - include school improvement activities through our field supportservices, grant funded academic and enrichment services such as NYC Immigrant andCASA funded enrichment and NYC DYCD Summer Rising, which are all consistent with themission of the Organization. The Organization is now a lead agency with contractsfor two NYC Community Schools. This citywide school improvement strategy supports services delivered by the lead agency, community partners and the school community.This organization's mission is aligned to this initiative and with a focus onacademic improvement, provides comprehensive sup”