Learning Forward

“The organization has members. Membership is open to the public for a yearly membership fee.”

“Copy of 990 is available to all Board members; Status of 990 filing is reported to Board.”

“Conflict of interest statement of agreement forms are signed annually by the Board of Trustees and employees.”

“Every two years an independent firm is hired to complete a compensation study. The Board of Trustees act inaccordance with the recommendations for changes in compensation.”

“Every two years an independent firm is hired to complete a compensation study. The Board of Trustees act inaccordance with the recommendations for changes in compensation.”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS - Grant funded projects target particular initiatives focused on advancing the field of professional learning; improving organization and individual effectiveness, and producing higher levels of performance for both educators and students. In FY 2017, Learning Forward received grant funds of $1,926,781, earned grant funds of $2,717,634 and has unearned grant funds of $655,379 as of June 30, 2017. Grants earned and released from restrictions by incurring expenses satisfying the restricted purposes included: a) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provided two grants totaling $1,152,347 to build awareness and understanding of the need for and solutions in professional learning redesign, convene a Community of Practice among leading school systems to support their professional development redesign and improvement efforts, and showcase innovative professional development at the 2016 annual conference. b) The Learning First Alliance provided $15,000 to develop a video series supporting the importance of principals in schools in promoting the college and career readiness of students. The project is also being supported by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. c) The Wallace Foundation provided $175,000 to Learning Forward to cover a two year period and to help disseminate Wallace educational leadership knowledge and resources through publications and the annual conference. These resources will be used to help schools, districts, and states improve leadership development. e) The Houston Endowment provided $120,000 to support leadership teams from Galveston County area school systems develop professional learning systems that advance educator effectiveness, Participants tackle local problems of practice and develop the skills to engage in a community of practice to develop solutions. f) American Express Philanthropy provided $310,000 to work with the Arizona Department of Education to serve over 50 Principals and assistant principals in the Phoenix area. Principals engage in a professional development model that includes seminars as well as community of practice to identify and solve shared problems. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: MEMBERSHIP Membership in Learning Forward provides support, networking, learning opportunities, and publications, for all interested stakeholders, including teachers, building and system-level leaders, policymakers, service providers, and the public. Learning Forwards value as a leader in improving student achievement has allowed it to maintain a steady number of paid memberships that continue in the 7,000 to 9,000 member range year to year.”

“Volunteers worked over 3,920 hours on Learning Forward projects, conferences and programs during the year. These volunteers make possible the delivery of the quality and quantity of Learning Forward programs for educators, particularly during the annual conference.”