Success in Education Foundation

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“The board members receive copies of the audit report and the form 990. The form 990 is reconciled to the audited financial statements and reviewed by the officers of the foundation.”

“The organization's governing document and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Keys to success: the goal of the program is to inspire change in the students' lives by motivating, recognizing, and rewarding them for their improvements in educational performance. In the fall of 2018, the keys to success app was launched to provide students with scholarships, internships, and other career opportunities personalized to their chosen career interests. Students can track their progress, receive push notifications, and use additional tools like the act prep and fasfa help to help them unlock their future. The more students interact with the app the more points students earn that can be redeemed for awesome prizes. The app makes it easy for parents to engage with their student's future, goals, and career interests. The 2018-2019 school year ended with 23,000 student app downloads and with 134 million in scholarships/tuition waivers available in the app. During the school year, academic scholarships were awarded to 201 students. The keys to success program also sponsored 62 assemblies and 1 television event. The program provided 62 grand prizes of 300 apple gift cards plus 1 grand prize of a free car overall for the achievement of educational related goals. Over 22,000 key cards were distributed by teachers and redeemed for prizes on the keys to success app. It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of high school students have benefited from this program.”

“Code to success: the goal of the program is to bridge the gap between education and industry by getting students interested in programming and setting them on a successful education pathway in computer science. Provides students with the opportunity to access coding training modules, obtain one-on-one mentoring from experts and take advantage of networking opportunities to pursue internships through a summer coding boot camp. The program was in 18 school districts and served 900 students in our on-campus and online programs. Academic scholarships were awarded to over 30 students during the year. The program provided code to success graduation certificates and high school credit for over 800 students. This certificate is accompanied with a letter of completion of the first three stackable credentials for those students who completed both coding foundations and dissecting react js courses during the six-week program. Stackable credentials and college credit are provided through bottega.”