Just Communities Central Coast

“The draft 990 is distributed to the board of directors via email. The 990 is reviewed and approved by the board of directors prior to its submission.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed at the annual board of directors meeting before any new elections. All conflicts are addressed before the vote on new members. If a conflict arises, the conflicted member is prohibited from voting on the relevant issue.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's executive director includes an annual review and approval by the board of directors. Comparability data from the grantmakers salary and benefits report published annually by the council on foundations is used as a reference and guide to determine reasonableness of compensation packages, as well as comparison of form 990 of other similar organizations in california. Substantiation of the deliberation and decision is recorded and kept on file.”

“For all employees, compensation is based on a number of factors, which include; original job description compared with current job description, feedback from community partners, areas of concern and observation, merit-based salary adjustments, and cost of living adjustments.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public at the organization's principal office located at 1528 chapala street, santa barbara, ca 93101, monday - friday during the hours of 10am - 4pm. The 990 is available on guidestar and by request.”

“Just communities programs work together as part of a larger strategy to address racial and socio-economic disparities in educational opportunity and outcomes. To that end, an independent evaluation of our work was conducted in 2013. It found that: just communities accelerated change through its iee and supplementary programming at dos pueblos high school, la colina junior high, and mckinley elementary to different degrees. Each had facets of leadership support, common language, community resource engagement, and critical mass for change. This pilot studys triangulation of policy, process, and achievement indicators along the theory of change are evidence that just communities made a measurable contribution to latino student achievement between the 2007/2008 and 2011/2012 school years ( rubayi srivastava & michelle enriquez, contribution analysis: a pilot study, september 2013, pg. 7.) specifically, since partnering with just communities, the santa barbara unified school district has seen the following increases in the academic achievement of latino/a students: a 43% increase in english language arts (ela) proficiency on national standards at the elementary level. A 27% increase in math proficiency on national standards at the elementary level. A 70 point increase in elementary school level academic performance index (api) scores. A 56% increase in ela proficiency on national standards at the secondary level. A 50% increase in math proficiency on national standards at the secondary level. An 85 point increase in secondary level api growth scores. A 55% increase in ela ca high school exit exam (cahsee) scores. A 41% increase in math cahsee scores. A 101% increase in participation in the high rigor academy programs.”

“Concrete school improvement strategies that work. This is a customized program that is built to fit the needs of each individual school. Talking in class ensures students have a voice in their own educational process and success.”

“The language access initiative (lai): the lai aims to create a more inclusive community by improving access to multilingual spaces in which people can connect across differences of language, culture, race, ethnicity, and immigration experience. Language access ensures that everyone's voices are heard and included in the process of school improvement and community change. Lai seeks to ensure our local schools have enough highly trained personnel who can serve as high quality interpreters in order to ensure all people are able to fully participate regardless of language background. Lai also provides ongoing training and support for experienced and aspiring interpreters of all levels who share a commitment to social justice principles. Through the lai, we will help north county schools develop a cadre of interpreters who can work with schools to develop stronger relationships between schools and parents and facilitate more meaningful parent engagement which, in turn, promotes greater academic achievement. Just communities also provides customized training and consultation to organizations focused on areas of equity, inclusion, diversity, and organizational effectiveness and change.”

“Other fees 64,330 3,260 12,269”