The Reading Team Inc

“Maureen rover, president, sends the form 990 to the audit committee for review and then to the entire board of directors for their review and comments before it is filed.”

“The organization monitors and enforces compliance through inquiry of officers, directors and employees.”

“The reading team president is a volunteer and is not paid a salary. The amount that is specified for the president's in-kind contribution of her services, in keeping withe the salaries of the rest of the reading team employees, is significantly lower than the management salaries in comparable organizations. This amount is approved by the board of directors when they approve the budget each year.”

“The reading team president is a volunteer and is not paid a salary. The amount that is specified for the president's in-kind contribution of her services, in keeping withe the salaries of the rest of the reading team employees, is significantly lower than the management salaries in comparable organizations. This amount is approved by the board of directors when they approve the budget each year.”

“The financial statements, governing documents and conflict of itnerest policy are available to the public upon request from maureen rover, phone 212-280-2042, address: the reading team, 2090 adam clayton powell, jr. Boulevard, suite 100, new york, ny 10027. Website: www.readingteam.org.”

“The foundation is dedicated to enabling young children who at high risk of reading failure to become strong and enthusiastic readers, writers, listeners, and speakers and to develop the skills, habits, and behaviors that will support their success in school and in life.”

“The reading team preschool program is an intensive and multifaceted early literacy intervention that serives 500 children from neighborhood day care centers and head start programs. This program enables the children we serve to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are developmental precursors to reading and writing. The children typically gain more than 50 percentiles in reading ability during their year in the program and finish the year above the 80th percentile in reading ability. They maintain those gains through the early elementary grades and they pass the new york state english language arts exam when they take it in third grade. Children in the reading team neighborhood schools have an average pass rate of 30% on this exam. The reading team after-school program serves 90 children in kindergarten through fifth grade who typically are referred to us by their teachers because they are struggling to keep up in the classroom andj_s_ometimes because_they have classroom behavior problems_as well. The reading team engages the children in a wide range of literacy-nurturing activities that enable them to gain more than 60 percentiles in reading ability their first year in the program. The children typically finish their kindergarten year above the 90th percentile in reading ability. They maintain those extraordinary gains through their early schooling and pass the new york state english language arts exam when they take it in third through fifth grades. Children in the reading team neighborhood schools have an average pass rate of 30% on this exam. The reading team parent programs help parents make better academic decisions and life choices for their children. Our elementary school advisory program advises and supports parents as they make important decisions about their children's schooling and a series of parent f:onversations teaches parents some simple and positive things they can do to support their children's developing literacy.”