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 directors for acceptance, including possible revisions. Once accepted, the 990 tax return is executed by the chief operating officer.”

“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.”

“Ingenuity prep, each classroom is supported by between 2-3 highly-qualified teachers -- from prek through elementary school. Within each classroom at ingenuity prep, the use of multiple teachers and digital learning platforms creates opportunities for lots of small group instruction targeted at students' different learning needs. Ingenuity prep's teachers are specialized (i.e. They teach a more focused set of content than a traditional teacher). They engage in extensive coaching and professional development on this specialized set of content, allowing them to develop a deeper foundation of content knowledge than their "more generalized" teacher peers around the city. Ingenuity prep's teachers engage in over 300 hours a year of training -- led by some of the best instructional leaders in the city. In a january '18 survey, 95% of staff agreed, "i meet regularly with my manager,- and, "my manager cares about me." 89% of teachers shared, "when i get feedback after an observation, i receive support to implement those changes," (vs 55% for the dc charter sector). Ingenuity prep has had average annual teacher retention between 85-90% for the past three years, far exceeding comparable national and local averages. Ingenuity prep's has an innovative teacher career ladder that 1) leverages an apprenticeship model to scaffold and support the growth of new teachers, and 2) provides highly-effective teachers the opportunity to earn highly- competitive levels of compensation and mentor newer teachers.”