Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

“Line 11a explanation - The Executive Chair/CEO, COO, President, Senior Director of Finance and Operations, Finance and Operations Coordinator, and external accountant perform the initial review of the Form 990. A draft copy of the Form 990 is shared with the Audit Chair and then the entire Board. Finally, it is reviewed with the Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Board. (The Vice Chair also serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee.)”

“SCORE has a written Conflict of Interest Policy which is reviewed and updated, if necessary, annually by the Governance Committee. Additionally, a disclosure statement along with the copy of the current policy is mailed to each Board Member annually for completion and acknowledgment. All disclosure statements are reviewed by the CEO and Chairman of the Board to determine if further action is needed.”

“Same as above. The process for determining compensation includes: 1) a review and approval by the board of directors or compensation committee of the organization, 2) the use of data regarding comparable compensation for others in similar positions and 3) contemporaneous documentation and record keeping.”

“Governing documents, policies, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“SCORE is dedicated to the goal that every student in Tennessee graduates from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the work force. our work is to drive collaboration across the state on policy and practice to ensure student success.”

“SCORE is dedicated to the goal that every student in Tennessee graduates from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the work force. our work is to drive collaboration across the state on policy and practice to ensure student success.”

“POLICY AND ADVOCACY: SCORE'S major advocacy, research, communications, and outreach efforts in 2015 are listed below: -REPORTS AND POLICY MEMOS: ANNUALLY, SCORE PRODUCES A NUMBER OF TIMELY AND REPORTS AND POLICY MEMOS AS DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF SCORE'S COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS. EACH YEAR SCORE PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT, "THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE," WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE. THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN UPDATE OF THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ANALYZES THE WORK THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ACHIEVEMENT GAINS, AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT TENNESSEE CONTINUES ON A PATHWAY OF PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE. THIS REPORT IS GROUNDED IN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FEEDBACK FROM EDUCATORS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. OTHER POLICY MEMOS DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED IN 2015 INCLUDE, "Teaching, Testing, and Time: Educator Voices on Improving Assessment in Tennessee and "Meaningful Measures of Student Learning: Improving Assessment in Tennessee." Additional reports released in 2015 included "Public Education in Tennessee: A Policymaker's Guide." -TENNESSEE EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP: During 2015, SCORE's Tennessee Educator Fellowship, WHICH PROVIDES TENNESSEE TEACHERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A voice ON KEY STATE-LEVEL EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES, continued and a second cohort was selected. THE 22 TEACHERS comprising the first cohort and 26 teachers comprising the second cohort were SELECTED VIA A RIGOROUS SELECTION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS and REPRESENT DIVERSE REGIONS, SUBJECT AREAS, GRADES TAUGHT, AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AS A RESULT OF THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY SCORE, THE FELLOWS serve as advocates through activities such AS PUBLISHED OP-EDS OR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION FEATURES, LEADING CONVERSATIONS AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND TALKING WITH POLICYMAKERS TO SHARE THEIR CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES. -OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SCORE WORKED TO EXPAND ITS OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, the following activities: *Early in 2015, the Expect More, Achieve More Coalition hosted three regional meetings to provide coalition members with insights about the upcoming legislative session. Additionally, the Coalition hosted a Day on the Hill that organized education stakeholders to attend education committee hearings and meet one-on-one with policymakers. In the latter half of 2015, the Expect More, Achieve More Coalition was redesigned and relaunched to support messaging to parents about the new TNReady assessment, the state's assessment aligned to Tennessee's Academic Standards for math and English. *Partnering with the Tennessee Business Roundtable to host a "Legislative Boot Camp on Education" for members of the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, which provided policymakers with an overview of Tennessee's education landscape in preparation for the 2015 legislative session, along with an opportunity to interact with several resource experts at every level of the work from K-12 to higher education. *Hosting a telephone town hall that engaged parents across the state in a dialogue with Commissioner Candice McQueen regarding TNReady, hosting regional lunch and learns that brought together policymakers and community leaders to discuss TNReady, producing a radio spot that ran through the two fall TNReady testing windows, producing and sharing more than hundreds of thousands of copies of a parent and stakeholder brochure, and launching a weekly parent newsletter. *In 2015, SCORE team members presented to a variety of different local, state, and national organizations in an effort to share Tennessee's work to improve student achievement, inspire partners, share resources, innovate, and/or gather information that continu”

“Technical assistance: score works to collaboratively support key partners as their efforts align with score's theory of change. Below are the major projects that supported this work: -lift education: in 2015, score continued its technical assistance support of lift education (leading innovation for tennessee education). Lift education is a small group of courageously committed school superintendents working together to explore innovative approaches and share best practices for the benefit of tennessee students, superintendents, and school districts. Additionally, in 2015, score began direct oversight and support of lift, enabling this network of districts to continue their engagement in professional learning and advocacy for student centered policies while expanding their collaborative implementation work in the areas of educator professional learning and early literacy. -teacher leadership: in 2015, score and the tennessee department of education hosted a tennessee teacher leadership summit, which brought together individuals from across the state and country engaged in teacher leadership to identify key strategies to develop, support, and leverage teacher leadership in tennessee that will drive and deepen instructional improvements. -progress monitoring and community conversations: in order to assess the state's progress, score conducted educator focus groups and extensive individual interviews with educational leaders and other partners. This information, which focused on the successes and challenges of implementation, was shared with score's steering committee, as well as officials from the tennessee department of education, and was used to inform the process of identifying the state's education priorities for 2016.”

“SCORE PRIZE: THE SCORE PRIZE, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN ANNUALLY SINCE 2011, RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN TENNESSEE THAT ARE ACHIEVING MORE for their students, HIGHLIGHTS AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES, AND SHOWS OTHER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN TENNESSEE THAT IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2015, SCORE AWARDED THE FIFTH ANNUAL SCORE PRIZE TO ONE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG WITH ONE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE THAT HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SCORE HAS SHARED VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE WINNERS; COLLABORATED WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE WINNING SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT TO SERVE AS EXPERTS FROM THE FIELD DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND PANELS; AND FEATURED BLOG POSTS HIGHLIGHTING HOW EACH FINALIST IS IMPLEMENTING A SPECIFIC STRATEGY IN THEIR SCHOOL OR DISTRICT THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO STUDENTS.”

“PROFESSIONAL FEES: Program service expenses 31,070. Management and general expenses 1,819. Total expenses 32,889. CONTRACT LABOR: Program service expenses 571,461. Total expenses 571,461.”

“PARENT ENGAGEMENT: Program service expenses 62,306. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 62,306. SURVEY: Program service expenses 58,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 58,000. PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS: Program service expenses 43,180. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,180. MISCELLANEOUS: Program service expenses 31,155. Management and general expenses 3,687. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,842. TENNESSEE EDUCATION - HEALTH: Program service expenses 25,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 25,000. MEETINGS: Program service expenses 15,507. Management and general expenses 368. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,875. REGIONAL & STATEWIDE EVENTS: Program service expenses 15,870. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,870. STATE OF EDUCATION: Program service expenses 12,935. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,935. LIFT: Program service expenses 11,463. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,463. CATERING: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 9,563. Total expenses 9,563. POLICY MAKER OUTREACH: Program service expenses 5,527. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,527. LOBBY EXPENSES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,420. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,420. ONLINE ADVOCACY: Program service expenses 1,860. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,860. OUT OF STATE PARTNER SUPPORT: Program service expenses 1,641. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,641. SCORE INSTITUTE: Program service expenses 1,485. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,485.”