Spartanburg Academic Movement

“Members of the audit committee of the board of trustees are provided a copy of the tax return for review and comment before the tax return is finalized and submitted.”

“The directors and all employees complete a conflict of interest questionnaire annually and they are reviewed by the chief executive officer and the director of administrative affairs. If any conflicts or potential conflicts are noted, they are presented to the board and other appropriate personnel for future reference.”

“Dr. Booker's compensation is determined by majority vote of the board of directors at their annual meeting.”

“All employees' compensation is determined by the chief executive officer.”

“Governing documents are available for public inspection at the organization's location during normal business hours. Seven days' prior notification is requested for inspection of documents.”

“Spartanburg academic movement is an "all-in" partnership of schools and colleges, businesses, governments, foundations, faith communities and individuals across spartanburg county in pursuit of high levels of educational achievement. The collective mission is we ensure spartanburg county's children and youth reach academic and life success by convening partners, aligning resources and advancing opportunity for all.”

“The history and a detailed description of sam's program accomplishments are available on the organization's website: www.learnwithsam.org. The spartanburg academic movement (sam) is both a non-profit organization and a collaborative impact movement using data and research to identify achievement gaps, work with community partners to reduce and remove those gaps, and ultimately create better opportunities for all, anchored in academic achievement. Sam was formed in 2013, combining the work of the children's services alliance and the college hub to create the cradle through career perspective for community building and action. Sam works to ensure that children and youth reach academic and life success by convening program and service delivery partners, aligning resources, and advancing opportunity for all. Sam specifically monitors academic achievement indicators: kindergarten readiness, third grade reading, eighth grade math, college/career-ready high school graduation, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary persistence and completion. To date, sam has built collaborative action/collective impact partnerships with well over 150 program and service providers across the many sectors impacting children, youth and families: academic/schools, healthcare, social services and supports, government and housing agencies. We engage these partners with one another and our data to implement action plans that respond directly to the needs of the children/families/communities we serve. We use the strivetogether (www.strivetogether.org) impact model and theory of action to guide the process. Sam offers training in continuous improvement practices through its wardlaw center for improvement science, providing partners a data-driven approach for tracking impact and guiding future action planning. Sam also offers training through the center for resilient schools and communities by working with spartanburg county families, schools, and communities to build supports and systems that increase children's success, particularly in neighborhoods where educational disparities exist.”

“1,383,156 0 0”