Ten Strands

“A draft copy of the 990 is provided to the organization which is then reviewed by the board of directors. After board review the 990 is then filed.”

“THE ORGANIZATION requires its board members to annually submit written confirmation of compliance with the policy.”

“Available upon request”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STEERING COMMITTEE: Fundraised for, co-chaired, and served as project director and fiscal sponsor of State Superintendent of Public Instructions Environmental Literacy Steering Committee. Comprised of 30 prominent educational leaders and nonprofit stakeholders, the Steering Committee includes representatives from the California Department of Education and CalRecycle, three directors of the University of Californias Subject Matter Projects, and a member of the State Board of Education. The Steering Committee is working to implement recommendations from the Blueprint for Environmental Literacy to support school districts, teachers, and local program providers with the ultimate goal of achieving environmental literacy for all of Californias 6.2 million K12 students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM RELATED TASKS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Managed marketing and communications for Ten Strands and the Environmental Literacy Steering Committee. Developed the organizations second annual report, launched the new Ten Strands website, managed four events highlighting Ten Strands programs and work, and attended several community and partner events throughout California highlighting environmental literacy. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: ELSC PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: Led and managed the Steering Committees work to implement recommendations from the Blueprint for Environmental Literacy. This included managing six work teams that focused on advancing environmental literacy through professional learning, curriculum, and new instructional materials; increasing the efficacy of the California Regional Environmental Education Community; engaging school districts as the unit of change; managing public relations and communications; and presenting at statewide conferences promoting environmental literacy and the Science and Environmental Literacy Local Control Accountability Plan Toolkit. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: Led and managed advocacy work to obtain $4 million in state funding for the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network.”

“(cont'd) county offices of education, school districts and nonformal environmental education providers (e.g. Science museums, outdoor education programs) to ensure that teachers have access to high-quality, standards- and environment-based instructional materials that will help them meet common core standards, next generation science standards (ngss), history-social science standards, and support english language learners. We support professional learning opportunities and outdoor education resources so teachers can provide students with engaging environment-based education experiences both inside and outside the classroom.”