Edceptional Inc.

“The organization changed its name from e3 rochester, inc. To edceptional, inc.”

“The form 990 will be reviewed by the chairman and executive director and presented to the board of directors.”

“Edceptional, inc. Annually requires board members to update and sign conflict of interest statements. Edceptional's board secretary reviews all conflicts of interest and brings any issues to the board of directors as needed based on that review.”

“The governing documents are available upon request.”

“Edceptional was created to help expand the number of high-quality k - 12 public education seats for all low-income children living in the city of rochester, ny, regardless of school type, charter or district. The mission includes strengthening and growing the charter school sector in rochester and supporting charter schools that have the leadership and model needed to be successful. Edceptional supports all local charter schools by operating a charter school application and information web site (goodschoolsroc.org) where parents can view all rochester area charter schools and apply to those of their choice. Edceptional also facilitates collaboration and sharing of best practices among the rochester charter schools, with an emphasis on leadership development at the board level and school management team level, as well as understanding the importance of a positive, enabling school culture. Edceptional works with a wide range of community organizations and foundations to increase awareness of and the need for quality school options in rochester.”

“Edceptional was created to help expand the number of high-quality k - 12 public education seats for all low-income children living in the city of rochester, ny, regardless of school type, charter or district. The mission includes strengthening and growing the charter school sector in rochester and supporting charter schools that have the leadership and model needed to be successful. Edceptional supports all local charter schools by operating a charter school application and information web site (goodschoolsroc.org) where parents can view all rochester area charter schools and apply to those of their choice. Edceptional also facilitates collaboration and sharing of best practices among the rochester charter schools, with an emphasis on leadership development at the board level and school management team level, as well as understanding the importance of a positive, enabling school culture. Edceptional works with a wide range of community organizations and foundations to increase awareness of and the need for quality school options in rochester.”

“A. Edceptional operates, maintains, and promotes a website, goodschoolsroc.org, that provides a portal for city parents to view and learn about 27 charter school locations in rochester and then submit a single online application to one or more schools of their choice. This has resulted in a substantial increase in applications to charter schools while leading the charter schools to work more closely together on common issues and raise the visibility of charter schools as a substantial part of rochester's educational landscape. In 2022, edceptional broadened its programs to provide more leadership development activities in the belief that strong leadership at both the board and school management team level is key to high performance and that an intentional, comprehensive enabling school culture underlies all that happens in a high performing school. B. Edceptional continues to extend its community outreach to give city parents the means to influence and access the educational choices available to their children. Edceptional also assists charter schools in finding board members and information and resources to support their school operations. Edceptional stands ready to assist district schools as well. C. Edceptional is encouraging partnerships and alliances among key business leaders and community initiatives to address rochester's urgent need to vastly improve educational opportunities and outcomes for its children. If rochester is ever to gain the status of a world class city, it must have a world class educational system, possible only if community leaders collaborate to address this challenge.”

“The oversight process did not change from the prior year.”