2025-05-12T12:07:50-05:00 2024-06-30 BDO USA 200 PARK AVENUE 38TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10166 990 2023-07-01 030503570 The Leadership Academy Inc % JOSEPH BURKE LEAD 7186834192 10-27 46th Ave Suite 101 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 DR NANCY B GUTIERREZ CEO 7187527365 2025-04-09 true true Paul Hammerschmidt P01384178 2128858000 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DR NANCY B GUTIERREZ 10-27 46th Ave Ste 101 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 6238445 false X www.leadershipacademy.org X 2003 NY SEE SCHEDULE O 11 10 49 0 0 0 9367812 2607784 2958713 3620887 598 486 7865 9288 12334988 6238445 0 0 0 0 5952506 5838977 0 0 149704 3590770 2957687 9543276 8796664 2791712 -2558219 11200901 8504418 819401 640645 10381500 7863773 X HARNESSING LEADERSHIP AS A LEVER FOR CHANGE, WE PARTNER WITH EDUCATION LEADERS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND COACHING TO TRANSFORM SCHOOLS AND ACCELERATE LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. false false 6437251 0 3620887 THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SUPPORTS GREATER ACADEMIC SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. IT DOES THIS BY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ITS' OWN LEADERS. THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ACHIEVES THIS THROUGH SEVERAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES OFFERED TO SCHOOLS NATIONALLY. PREPARING ASPIRING LEADERS - DEVELOPS LEADERS THROUGH A 14-MONTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MODEL WHICH EQUIPS FUTURE PRINCIPALS TO CREATE THRIVING SCHOOLS THAT ADVANCE IMPROVED TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICES. SUPPORTING CURRENT SCHOOL LEADERS - PARTNERS WITH DISTRICTS AND STATES TO IMPLEMENT A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY ENGAGING IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, CURRICULUM DESIGN AND DELIVERY AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENT. SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP TEAMS - HELPS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO POSSESS THE ABILITY AND CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE WITH THEIR FELLOW SCHOOL LEADERS AND TEACHERS TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SUPPORTING DISTRICT LEADERS - BUILDS DISTRICT LEADERS AND PRINCIPAL SUPERVISOR'S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PRINCIPALS AND TO MANAGE SCHOOL LEADER PERFORMANCE. COACHING - PROVIDES LEADERSHIP COACHING, COACH TRAINING AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING FOR COACHING PROGRAMS TO HELP DISTRICTS, STATES, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND OTHER EDUCATION-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH SCHOOLS TO LEVERAGE THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL AS IT INFLUENCES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 6437251 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 87 0 true 49 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X JOSEPH BURKE 7186834192 10-27 46TH AVE SUITE 101 LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101 X DR NANCY B GUTIERREZ PRESIDENT & CEO 40.0 0.0 X X 332646 0 32654 MICHELLE JARNEY CHIEF LEARNING & STRATEGY OFF. 40.0 0.0 X 184882 0 46472 ANTHONY KING EXEC. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B: A COMPENSATION REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT EVERY THREE YEARS WITH THE MOST RECENT REVIEW UNDERTAKEN IN August 2023. THIS REVIEW GUIDES THE ORGANIZATION IN SETTING SALARY RANGES FOR THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION. IN THE INTERVENING YEARS, THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION'S STAFF GATHERS COMPENSATION DATA THROUGH FORM 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SALARY SURVEYS WHICH SENIOR MANAGEMENT UTILIZES TO ASSESS WHETHER SALARY RANGES ARE STILL APPROPRIATE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT BOARD) ALSO REVIEWS MARKET DATA INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION OF THE CEO, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS WHERE APPROVAL WAS CONDUCTED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD. CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REQUIREMENT WAS MET THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MINUTES AND THAT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:1092541 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:ELLC FACILITATOR FEES TOTAL FEES:422920