Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

“The president and chief executive officer, chief strategy officer, vice president of programs, vice president of finance and operations, staff accountant, 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 audit committee for review prior to the draft form 990 being reviewed by the chairman and vice-chair of the board. Upon satisfactory review, the full board receives a copy of the form 990 for review.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The state collaborative on reforming education's (score) mission is to catalyze transformative change in tennessee education so that all students can achieve success in college, career, and life. Score is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan advocacy and research institution and measures its success by the academic growth of tennessee's students.”

“The state collaborative on reforming education's (score) mission is to catalyze transformative change in tennessee education so that all students can achieve success in college, career, and life. Score is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan advocacy and research institution and measures its success by the academic growth of tennessee's students.”

“Advocacy: score builds awareness and support for education issues and works to sustain momentum among organizations and individuals around improving student achievement in the state of tennessee. Score's efforts in 2018 included: - during the legislative session, score monitored more than 50 proposed pieces of legislation, analyzed the impact of bills, and provided a briefing for approximately 40 legislators and their staff on the organization's priorities. More than 40 educators from all regions of tennessee participated in score's student achievement day on the hill, engaging in more than 80 meetings with legislators to share their classroom experiences and advocate for student-focused education policies. - score hosted the gubernatorial forum on education in partnership with usa today networktennessee, newschannel 5, and belmont university. Approximately 1,200 tennesseans attended the bipartisan townhall, the first televised forum of the election year and the only one focused solely on education issues. - score conducted a gubernatorial election cycle engagement plan to ensure that candidates understood tennessee's education history and context as well as collective priorities for student success. This included briefing the campaigns on public opinion polling and public education message testing results, providing policy briefs on a variety of education topics, and developing policy recommendations-resources that were offered to all candidates. Score also facilitated multiple opportunities for candidates to engage with educators and hear their insights on what is most important for students. - score hosted a half-day legislative retreat on student-centered education priorities attended by 24 new and returning legislators. Score also developed a guide for policymakers to help legislators develop deeper understanding of public education in tennessee and the general assembly's role in supporting improved outcomes for students.”

“Technical assistance: score works to collaboratively support key partners as their efforts align with score's theory of change. - in 2018, score managed the tennessee educational innovation fund, which leverages financial resources and strategic partnerships in support of students and expands the impact of student-focused organizations, leaders, and initiatives. Investments helped ensure state priorities were implemented at the local level and included support for a community-based systems change effort to increase postsecondary completion as well as support for a public-private partnership to improve principal preparation, development, and retention in tennessee through high-quality fellowships, residencies, and networking opportunities. - score convened the tennessee learning circle (tlc), a group of education philanthropic leaders in tennessee who gather regularly to consider and learn more about pressing and future education issues. In 2018, the tlc's learning and investment focused on school leadership and postsecondary and workforce readiness. As part of this work, the tlc supported the governor to drive a statewide school leadership strategy and generated private investment in that strategy. Score facilitated multiple collective learning opportunities that fostered cross-state collaboration and informed how tlc members engage in education issues in their respective communities. - score served as a fiscal sponsor for education efforts that advanced score's mission and theory of change in 2018 in order to facilitate philanthropic investment in tennessee education, strengthen alignment across initiatives, and maximize the effectiveness of projects. Score's fiscal sponsorship supported student-centered efforts statewide, such as the development of a robust and user-friendly data sharing tool to strengthen district planning, preparations for the state's upcoming english language arts instructional materials adoption process, and enhancements to tennessee's 2018 teacher preparation report card.”

“Educator networks: score fosters, convenes, and supports strong networks of education leaders, specifically teacher leaders and district leaders. In 2018, this work included: - score convened the leading innovation for tennessee (lift) education network, a group of education leaders who collectively represent more than one-third of tennessee's students and work together to explore innovative approaches and share best practices that benefit their students. Since 2016, lift has focused on improving literacy in elementary classrooms by providing teachers with high-quality instructional materials aligned to state standards and technical assistance in implementing them. Spring 2018 data showed promising early results of this work, with instruction more aligned to standards. Score also incubated the lift learning network of three additional districts that began piloting new instructional materials in fall 2018. Lift's progress, strategies, and lessons learned were shared broadly through an annual report and instructional materials implementation guidebook developed in 2018. - score concluded the fourth cohort (49 fellows) and launched the fifth cohort (37 fellows) of the tennessee educator fellowship in 2018. The tennessee educator fellowship brings together a diverse group of educators from across the state to learn about education policy and advocacy across a one-year term. Throughout 2018, fellows completed more than 325 advocacy activities, engaging at the legislature and in their own communities around assessment, evaluation, accountability, and postsecondary and workforce readiness among other timely and significant issues. Score also strengthened connections with alumni of the fellowship through launching a monthly newsletter and intentionally involving more alumni in current fellowship convenings to support these educators to continue advocating for students. - score hosted a one-day institute for principals, marking score's first effort to deeply engage with school leaders. The institute provided a forum for 90 principals to learn about score and the resources it provides, hear from state leaders about the importance of principals and their input on education policy, and build their knowledge of current actionable research.”

“Contract labor - miscellaneous contractors/consultants: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 15,430. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,430. Contract labor - project annual report: program service expenses 4,810. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,810. Contract labor - assessment: program service expenses 5,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,000. Contract labor - project tef alumni engagement: program service expenses 5,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,000. Contract labor - project policy maker outreach: program service expenses 5,650. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,650. Contract labor - gubernatiorial support: program service expenses 11,675. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,675. Contract labor - project out of state partner support: program service expenses 28,678. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 28,678. Contract labor - tn leadership council: program service expenses 39,100. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 39,100. Contract labor - video online & digital strategy: program service expenses 47,385. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 47,385. Contract labor - innovation fund: program service expenses 54,370. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 54,370. Contract labor - policy & research support: program service expenses 52,500. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 52,500. Contract labor - educator engagement support: program service expenses 70,500. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 70,500. Contract labor - project strategic communications: program service expenses 105,781. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 105,781. Contract labor - hs & workforce alignment: program service expenses 118,026. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 118,026. Contract labor - advocacy outreach support: program service expenses 118,340. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 118,340. Contract labor - project score prize summit: program service expenses 137,909. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 137,909. Contract labor - technical assistance support: program service expenses 140,250. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 140,250. Contract labor - polling: program service expenses 149,700. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 149,700. Contract labor - project tef: program service expenses 245,100. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 245,100. Contract labor - project lift: program service expenses 854,350. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 854,350.”