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 and it is posted on the website of the dc public charter school board. In addition, the 990 information tax return is available for public inspection on guidestar.”

“Volunteers consist of board members.”

“Ingenuity prep public charter school prepares students to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. With this aim, the charter school opened in washington, dc, in august of 2013 and has expanded to now serve over 800 students in preschool through 8th grade and has a staff of more than 150. Ingenuity prep is organized into three academies: early childhood (serving grades preschool through kindergarten), elementary school academy (serving grades 1 through 4), and middle school academy (serving grades 5 through 8). We prepare our students for success in college and in life. We set high standards and strive to cultivate a love of learning in every student. We are a place where students can learn, establish deep relationships and prepare to become impactful civic leaders. The cornerstones of ingenuity prep's program are: rigorous content and individualized instruction - we start by setting high academic standards for our students, and creating the circumstances for them to achieve academic excellence. We believe that the best way to do this is by leveraging a robust curriculum and consistently delivering well-planned, high-quality lessons. We are able to accomplish our goals by being responsive to student data, maintaining low teacher-to-student ratios so that students are always getting personalized and small group learning, enabling teacher content specialization as early as kindergarten so that our teachers are true experts in the subjects they teach, and intentionally leveraging technology to even further personalize and accelerate student learning. Civic leadership - we believe that academic excellence - while very important - is not sufficient to prepare students for the demands of 21st century leadership. Building civic leaders is core to our mission. We want to equip students to pursue their passions and be empowered to think, speak, and act positively on behalf of themselves, their community, the country, and the world. Beginning in pre-k, civic leadership class time and activities are intentionally built into our schedule. In our early grades, we focus on social-emotional instruction so that students build skills in empathy, resilience, and self-advocacy. As our students get older, we continue to build on social-emotional skills while also having students engage with specific social justice issues and providing them with opportunities to engage with those issues in their community. For example, when our 4th graders learned about our food desert in ward 8, they planned a food drive and delivered the proceeds to local food banks. Enrichment - we provide daily opportunities for students to pursue interest areas outside of traditional academics. Our enrichment programs start in pre-k with art and physical education and build throughout the course of elementary school where we add music and expanded science and social studies classes. When students reach middle school, they are introduced to enrichment in an elective format through classes like journalism and debate where they can begin to draw explicit connections between these activities and the academic skills related to them. Enrichments are opportunities for students to build knowledge in areas of passion, which in turn fuel motivation and foster growth mindset. We believe strong enrichment supports student growth and motivation across all parts of the school experience. In addition to the core components of our day-to-day program, themes of community, relationships, and equity of access run through every part of our school. These principles are core to our school's identity: community and relationships - community and relationships are integral parts of academic and personal development. Our teachers take time to build meaningful connections with students, working intentionally to get to know them as people. We also hold up families as critical members of our school community. We believe in cultivating them as partners and providing them with tools and re”