The Partnership Plan for Stillwater Area Public Schools

“The finance committee reviews the form 990 and associated documents and distributes its recommendations and form 990 to the full board of directors for approval prior to filing.”

“Each year, board members review their individual board contract and conflict of interest policy. Both documents are signed and filed. If there is a conflict (whether personal or business), board members are required to abstain from voting on the issue.”

“The board evaluates information about the executive director's salary for similar sized organizations in the twin cities area. A search committee solicits and evaluates candidates' resumes. The search committee interviews candidates and makes recommendation to the full board, which makes an offer to the top candidate.”

“The board evaluates information about the executive director's salary for similar sized organizations in the twin cities area. A search committee solicits and evaluates candidates' resumes. The search committee interviews candidates and makes recommendation to the full board, which makes an offer to the top candidate.”

“These documents are available upon request.”

“Volunteers utilized to carry on the operations of the organization.”

“The partnership plan's mission is to connect the community and its resources to stillwater area public schools to support exceptional learning experiences for students. We accomplish this by providing enhanced programs and innovative activities to benefit students and teachers. We have three primary ways to distribute funds for this purpose. 1. Classroom grants - awarded to teachers with great ideas to make learning more meaningful and engaging for students. During the 2021-22 school year, the partnership plan allocated 33 classroom grants and 2 sponsorships totaling 49,178. 2.district-wide grants - for large-scale projects that affect many students throughout the district. The partnership plan invested in 3 district wide grants during the 2021-22 school year totaling 96,000. They were continued support of the pathways program at stillwater area high school (50,000), year one of a new mental health initiative (25,000) and a theater residency program for all 5th graders in the district (21,000). 3. Big impact grants - on-going programs affecting large numbers of students in a specific grade and/or an entire school. The partnership plan funds five of these projects totaling 23,500. They were: a) peregrine falcon project @ sahs (3,500), b) design & make classrooms at oms and sms (8,000), c) books for elementary schools (7,000), d) science through the growth of apple trees (2,500), e) a vocal pedagogy program at sahs (2,500). In addition to these grants, the partnership plan also provided 4,000 in scholarships to support students and teachers, provided 6,600 in grants to new teachers in the district to help them start their first classrooms and provided 9,000 in awards to 9 outstanding teachers and staff members. The partnership plan continues to be an effective an efficient organization, earning the guidestar silver seal of transparency for 2021. There are two part-time staff, equaling 1.5 fte.”