Ingenuity Prep

“The board treasurer of ingenuity prep along with its outsourced bookkeeping firm review the draft form 990 information tax return, as prepared by the accountants/auditors and recommends it to the full board of directo5rs for acceptance, including possible revisions. Once accepted, the 990 tax return is executed by the director of business and operations.”

“The conflict of interest policy is constantly monitored by administration personnel and the board of directors through review and approval procedures. Annually board members and staff complete a conflict of interest disclosure form identifying any relationships or circumstances which the board or staff member believes could contribute to a conflict of interest. Procedures: a.prior to board action on a contract or other transaction involving a conflict of interest, a board member having a conflict of interest shall disclose all facts material to the conflict of interest. Such disclosure shall be reflected in the minutes of the meeting. B.a person who has a conflict of interest shall not participate in the decision except to disclose material facts and to respond to questions. C.the person having a conflict of interest may not vote on the contract or transaction. D.staff members who have a conflict of interest with respect to a contract or transaction that is not the subject of board action shall disclose to the board chair any such conflict of interest. That staff member shall refrain from any action that may affect ingenuity prep's participation in such contract or transaction. In the event it is not entirely clear that a conflict of interest exists, the individual with potential conflict shall disclose the circumstances to the board chair.”

“The head of school's compensation is determined and approved by the board through its compensation committee using written employment contracts, form 990's of other organizations and other appropriate information related to comparable positions of similar sized organizations. Other employees' compensation is determined using similar sources and approved by the head of school.”

“All governing documents, policies and financial statements are forwarded to the district of columbia public charter school board which provides oversight and distribution of relevant information to the public. The form 990 is made available upon request. In addition, the 990 information tax return is available for public inspection on guidestar.”

“Increased opportunities to deliver rigorous instruction, enrichment and remediation for a wide-range of content. In addition to strong programs in literacy and math, students take classes aimed at cultivating 21st century skills. All students take civic leadership, a class focused on social-emotional competency, team problem- solving, and service learning; information, media, & technology literacy, a class aimed at making students critical information age consumers and high-capacity users of technology; and a foreign language class. Additionally, 21st century themes of financial, health, and environmental literacy are integrated across content areas. Utilizing a blended learning model, the school creatively organizes classroom instruction. In the literacy and math classrooms, teachers harness high-quality online learning programs and digital content to provide adaptive delivery of instruction targeted at students' individual needs and respective zones of proximal development. Through a rotational model, instruction is delivered to small groups of students, with an approximate student-teacher ratio in these groups of 8:1 during the literacy and math blocks and 16:1 in all other content areas. Students at the school engage in an empowering learning experience designed to promote independence and agency. At the beginning of each year, students set individual learning goals within each content area. Across the year, students track progress against their goals, gathering evidence of and data points for that progress to include in a digital portfolio. Upon meeting designated achievement benchmarks in their classrooms (outlined by teachers at the beginning of each term), students earn the right to move to one or a combination of the following opportunities: peer coaching, individual research, and applied, collaborative projects.”