Change the Equation Inc

“After approval by change the equation's ceo and coo/director of research, cteq's form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Every cteq board member and officer annually signs a statement affirming that he or she (i.) has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy and (ii.) will comply with the policy. With respect to any board discussion or decision involving matters covered by this policy, the minutes of the board meeting at which such discussion or decision take place must reflect in detail the board deliberations and the voting process, specifically indicating that the director or officer whose situation was considered was not present in the room either during the discussion or for the vote. In addition, any market data or information considered by the board in approving or disapproving a proposed transaction covered by this policy must be attached to the minutes of the board meeting at which such consideration took place.”

“The founding members of cteq retained the services of terra search partners, an executive search firm headquartered in california. Part of the practice of this search firm includes non-profits; the person leading the search for cteq presented comparable salary data for the ceo position to the founding members, who settled on the final amount. The gates foundation donated the services of the monitor group to help conceptualize compensation for each position. Once the benchmark salary level was set for the ceo, recommendations from the monitor group, experience and existing compensation levels of the individuals being hired were considered in making salary offers. An internal study was completed through the use of externally issued compensation studies as well as the review of 990 information tax returns available on guidestar. Salaries were compared from similarly sized organizations within the same geographic area. This data was compiled and provided to the board of directors for their review to ensure compensation levels were reasonable and consistent with industry standards.”

“Cteq makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available for public inspection upon request. In addition, change the equation will maintain its form 990 in guidestar's database of information on non-profit organizations.”

“Change the equation's mission is to ensure that every u.s. High school graduate is literate in science, technology, engineering and math (stem). The organization helps to engage young people, in particular, low-minority students, in stem learning that will enable them to succeed in post- secondary education, hold rewarding jobs, and participate fully as citizens.”

“Change the equation dissolved its corporation and ceased operations on december 14, 2017. All program services and activites ended on that day and remaining assets were transferred on december 6, 2017 to two separate not for profit organizations to continue the program services as developed by change the equation.”

“With overdeck support, cteq also mentored ten programs that had applied to gain entry to stemworks but did not quite make it over the bar. These programs have not yet reapplied to stemworks, but they valued the outside help in thinking about their offering. Cteq also selected a grantee to receive the ip for stemworks with the organization's impending dissolution. This involved a thoughtful, competitive process followed by negotiations with the ultimate grantee while keeping the initiative vibrant and current.”

“Advocacy for change. Cteq vital signs data have been cited by dozens of national and state media outlets across the country, and national legislators, state legislators, ceos, and at least two governors have used them to advocate for greater focus on stem learning. In 2017, cteq updated vital signs with new data as they became available and continued the process of creating tailored powerpoint presentations to make the case for strong stem education policies and programs in every state. In addition, cteq produced important new vital signs briefs and infographics featuring original data. The iowa governor's stem advisory council (september 2017) - learn more about the stem "edunomic development initiative" that has fueled a stem education renaissance in iowa and offers a model other states should aspire to. Ending the double disadvantage (brief and infographics) (july 2017) - students in the highest-poverty schools have the least access to critical stem resources, experiences, and classes. Strategies to help these schools are more crucial than ever. Will elementary science remain the forgotten stepchild of school reform? (infographics) (may 2017) - elementary school children are on a starvation diet of thin and infrequent science instruction. State policies can help change that. Will we make time for science and engineering in our elementary schools? (infographics) (march 2017) - elementary schools in states that adopted next generation science standards are spending more time on engineering but only if they devote class time to science. Engineering gains ground in k-12 schools (infographics) (february 2017) - new data show that efforts to make engineering part of the k-12 curriculum are beginning to pay off, especially in states that have adopted the next generation science standards. Cteq also selected a grantee to receive the ip for vital signs with the organization's dissolution. This involved a thoughtful, competitive process followed by negotiations with the ultimate grantee while keeping the initiative vibrant and current.”

“Consultants - other 27,717 0 0 public relations 13,185 0 0 strategic consultants 269,950 0 0 total 310,852 0 0”