Center for Supportive Schools Inc

“The draft form 990 is distributed to each member of the finance committee of the board of trustees, and they are given a period of time to review and comment on the draft. A copy of the draft form 990 is also distributed to each member of the board of trustees prior to the board meeting. The return is discussed at the next board meeting, and a recommendation is made by the finance committee to approve and file the return.”

“All board and management employees sign a conflict of interest policy annually in which they agree to disclose actual and potential conflicts of interest. The policy includes guidelines to assist board members and employees in avoiding conflicts of interest.”

“Compensation is determined after conducting market research for the positions on staff for an organization of our size, type, and geographic location. For ceo compensation, a firm was used that did a study of compensation for this type of position in this area, and this was reviewed and approved by the board of trustees. This process was documented in the minutes of the board of trustee meeting.”

“Compensation is determined after conducting market research for the positions on staff for an organization of our size, type, and geographic location. For ceo compensation, a firm was used that did a study of compensation for this type of position in this area, and this was reviewed and approved by the board of trustees. This process was documented in the minutes of the board of trustee meeting.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code. The return is posted on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, the financial statements, conflict of interest policy, form 990, form 1023, and by-laws are also available upon written request at 911 commons way, princeton, nj 08540”

“Css helps schools become places where students want to be. We partner with schools in three areas: developing all students into leaders; empowering teachers to collaborate with each other and with students; and engaging entire school communities to improve how learning happens.”

“Community schools: in our work with community schools, css uses a collaborative, data- informed, and relationship-driven approach, grounded with a focus on student leadership, to partner with schools to improve student and school outcomes. Css helps community schools provide student leadership opportunities, strong family partnerships, engaging academic instruction, social services for families and community members, and professional learning opportunities for teachers. Through carefully cultivated partnerships with school leadership, students, families, teachers, and community members, css community schools develop customized community school plans that focus on student attendance, health and wellness, social-emotional development, academics, youth development, and more. Css currently serves as a lead community-based organization for 29 community schools.”

“"achievement mentoring (am): a school-based prevention and intervention program, developed by dr. Brenna bry, that pairs adult school staff with students in one-to-one mentor-mentee relationships and has been proven to reduce problem behaviors, improve academics, and reduce school dropout among at-risk students. "data-driven continuous improvement: a data-informed, relationship-driven initiative that provides schools with the ability to (a) build a sustainable infrastructure for analyzing critical data in publicly accountable ways, and (b) share productive dialogue throughout the school community (administrators, faculty, other staff, students, parents, and key community members/organizations) about strengths and areas of need that leads to the implementation of targeted and customized actions. "when students lead: gives middle and high school students the opportunity to elevate youth voice and engagement on issues important to them. Participating students receive evidence-based leadership training to help them become effective advocates for causes they are passionate about and to inspire their peers to advocate for change within their school communities. Students are equipped with the skills to conduct research, analyze data, problem-solve, and communicate effectively with stakeholders in their communities. "tobacco related programs are implemented in partnership with the nj dept. Of health & senior services in support of a grant received from the center for disease control & prevention (cdc), as well as the food & drug administration (fda). The cdc grant focused on increasing the number of school districts in new jersey that implement a comprehensive tobacco-free school policy, with the goal for schools to utilize prevention, intervention, and cessation strategies versus the traditional emphasis on suspension for tobacco infractions. The fda grant focused on reducing the accessibility and availability of tobacco products to minors by conducting year round tobacco inspections in retail establishments to ensure that the nj law prohibiting retailers to sell tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 is being enforced. The main goal of year round inspections is to prevent the increase of retailers' violation rates and keep it no higher than 10%. "other customized solutions: css's solutions are created in response to the specific needs of schools. Css has designed custom solutions for over 150 public and private schools throughout the united states. As with all css models, our custom solutions take root within schools and make a lasting, sustainable impact that persists long after our involvement. We accomplish this by investing significant time into developing a strong stakeholder group within the school and then by working with school faculty and staff using an intensive train-the-trainer strategy, user-friendly curricula, and technical assistance.”