Educators for Excellence Inc

“Sydney j. Morris, co-ceo and evan r. Stone, co-ceo are married.”

“A draft of form 990 is presented to all board members after it is reviewed and approved by management. All questions and comments are resolved before the form 990 is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Educators for excellence's conflict of interest policy is monitored by the board of directors. Any potential conflict is announced and addressed without the presence of the person whose interest may be in conflict. Said person is able to present to the board, but then must leave the meeting for any discussion. If the board finds that anyone has failed to disclose a conflict of interest, they will take action to resolve said conflict and terminate any inappropriate contracts. Conflict of interest statements are completed annually.”

“The board's compensation committee reviews salary comparability data prior to making a formal recommendation to the full board. Before making compensation offers to hiring candidates, compensation comparability data and other benchmarking tools are utilized to set salary levels.”

“Disclosure of governing documents, policies, informational returns and financial statements adhere to state and federal regulations.”

“The mission of educators for excellence, inc. (the organization") is to ensure that teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession. Our nation's education system is leaving millions of students-including an overwhelming number of students of color and low-income students-unprepared for college, career, and life. While research shows that classroom teachers are the single most important in-school factor in improving student achievement, their diverse voices are consistently left out of education policy decisions. For far too long, teachers have been treated as subjects of change rather than as agents of change.”

“Since its incorporation in the state of delaware as a not-for-profit corporation on august 25, 2010, educators for excellence, inc. Has built a movement of forward-thinking educators in new york, los angeles, minnesota, connecticut, chicago, and boston who work together to identify issues that impact our schools, create solutions to these challenges, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students access to a quality education. Our theory of change is grounded in two long-term goals that are inextricably linked: better outcomes for our students and the elevation of the quality and prestige of the teaching profession. We achieve this by: -building a movement of forward-thinking teachers through grassroots organizing in communities across the country. -identifying and training teacher leaders within that broader movement to take on key positions of influence in their schools, districts, states, and perhaps most importantly, within their teachers unions. -creating teacher-led policy recommendations in order to bridge the divide between policymakers and the classroom. -advocating for implementation of teacher-generated policy ideas. -scaling this model to reach critical mass in the communities we serve and across the country.”