2019-01-14T09:09:01-06:00 2018-06-30 560517823 Koonce Wooten & Haywood LLP P O Box 17806 Raleigh NC 276197806 990 2017-07-01 800025367 JAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN JAME 9843775200 1000 PARK FORTY PLAZA No 280 DURHAM NC 27713 SAM HOUSTON TREASURER TREASURER 9843775200 2019-01-08 1 H Lowell Oakley Jr P00077654 9197829265 24.106.199.106 2019-01-08 14:35:21 ES P 66C8675AEDA363E8E5721BD81008A7BC06C51716 66C8675AEDA363E8E5721BD81008A7BC06C51716 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z JAVAID E SIDDIQI PHD 1000 PARK FORTY PLAZA SUITE 280 DURHAM NC 27713 4368312 0 X WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG X 2001 NC TO SECURE AMERICA'S FUTURE THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION. 23 23 17 27 0 0 1351828 4306875 0 25883 34943 34273 360 1281 1387131 4368312 0 0 0 0 1607530 1334740 0 0 0 1096968 864068 2704498 2198808 -1317367 2169504 3597515 5771803 131932 136716 3465583 5635087 X TO SECURE AMERICA'S FUTURE THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION. 0 0 1860882 25883 IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE HUNT INSTITUTE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES WITH POLICYMAKERS. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW:HUNT-KEAN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS:THE THIRD COHORT OF HUNT-KEAN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS CONVENED FOR THEIR FINAL SESSION IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH IN AUGUST 2017. THE TWO-AND-A-HALF DAY SESSION FOCUSED ON EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION, EVALUATION, COMPENSATION, AND TENURE.IN DECEMBER, THE FOURTH COHORT OF HUNT-KEAN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS CONVENED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE FOURTH COHORT BROUGHT TOGETHER A COHORT OF 20 HIGH-RANKING STATE OFFICIALS AND POLITICAL LEADERS. THE TWO-DAY MEETING FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGOROUS STANDARDS, ALIGNED ASSESSMENTS, AND STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS AS WELL AS DISCUSSIONS ON CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE MERITS AND CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL CHOICE REFORM. THE COHORT PARTICIPATED IN A STRUCTURED SCHOOL VISIT THAT INCLUDED CLASSROOM VISITS GUIDED BY STUDENTS AND A DEBRIEFING WITH MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM.FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE, COHORT 4 FELLOWS BUILT ON THE FIRST SESSION THROUGH PERSONALIZED POLICY BRIEFINGS IN THEIR HOME STATES, MONTHLY WEBINARS, AND A REGIONAL VISIT TO A SCHOOL THAT OPERATES UNDER A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.EARLY CHILDHOOD:THIS YEAR, THE HUNT INSTITUTE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SUMMIT AS PART OF A THREE-PHASE INITIATIVE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STATE IS BUILDING OR ENHANCING A COMPREHENSIVE, EQUITABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM.PRENATAL TO THREE YEARS SUMMITIN JUNE 2018, THE HUNT INSTITUTE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUILD INITIATIVE, HOSTED A SUMMIT DEDICATED TO SYSTEMS ALIGNMENT. OVER 50 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 8 STATES ATTENDED THE TWO-DAY SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING AND ALIGNING STATE-LEVEL SYSTEMS SPECIFICALLY FOR PRENATAL TO THREE. THE PRENATAL TO THREE YEARS SUMMIT FEATURED A RANGE OF NATIONAL EXPERTS AND PROVIDED STATE TEAMS WITH FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS AND STRATEGY SESSIONS ABOUT HOW TO MOVE NECESSARY SYSTEMS CHANGE IN THEIR HOME STATES. OVER THE COMING TWO YEARS, THE INSTITUTE LOOKS FORWARD TO EXPANDING ITS REACH AND HOSTING CONVENINGS FOR ADDITIONAL STATE TEAMS AS WELL AS ONGOING SUPPORT.STATE LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT:VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT / DECEMBER 2017THE 2017 VIRGINIA EDUCATION SUMMIT CONVENED A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF MORE THAN 90 VIRGINIA POLICYMAKERS AND NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES AND BEST STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING EDUCATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH. THE SUMMIT WAS HELD ON THE CAMPUSES OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY AND J. SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE.CO-HOSTED BY SENATOR STEVE NEWMAN AND DELEGATE STEVE LANDES, THE TWO-DAY SUMMIT INCLUDED A SERIES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG EARLY CHILDHOOD DATA SYSTEMS, THE VALUE OF EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER POLICIES, AND HOW PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS CAN ADDRESS GAPS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. ATTENDEES ALSO HEARD DIRECTLY FROM DISTRICT AND POSTSECONDARY LEADERS ON HOW DUAL ENROLLMENT AND OTHER INITIATIVES CAN BOOST COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AND LEGISLATORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGOROUS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND HOW STATE POLICIES IMPACT SCHOOLS DIRECTLY.WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATORS' FORUM ON EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY / NOVEMBER 2017THE HUNT INSTITUTE PROVIDED AGENDA AND POLICY SUPPORT TO THE WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE FOR ITS SECOND WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATORS' FORUM ON EDUCATION AND THE ECONOMY. THE TWO-DAY BIPARTISAN MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 1-2, 2017 IN CHARLESTON, WV INCLUDED OVER 30 LEGISLATORS FROM EDUCATION COMMITTEES.HOLHOUSER LEGISLATORS RETREAT / MARCH 2018ON MARCH 19-20, 2018, THE HUNT INSTITUTE CONVENED NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATORS IN PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA FOR ITS 14TH ANNUAL HOLSHOUSER LEGISLATORS RETREAT. OVER THIRTY-FIVE POLICYMAKERS JOINED KEY STATE EDUCATION LEADERS, NATIONAL EXPERTS, AND THE HUNT INSTITUTE TEAM TO EXPLORE PRESSING ISSUES IN NORTH CAROLINA P-20 EDUCATION.THE RETREAT AGENDA WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THE 2018 EVENT CHAIR, SENATOR MICHAEL LEE OF NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT 9. LEGISLATORS ENGAGED IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SCHOOL FINANCE REFORM, AND INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION.LEGISLATIVE DINNER SERIES / JULY 2017 - JUNE 2018THE HUNT INSTITUTE ALSO HOSTED NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEGISLATORS FOR CANDID, IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS OVER DINNER. DINNERS INCLUDED:* A CONVERSATION WITH NINA REES, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS / NORTH CAROLINA / JULY 19, 2017* DINNER ON THE TEACHER PIPELINE WITH BRAD JUPP, ASPEN INSTITUTE / VIRGINIA / FEBRUARY 27, 2018* DINNER ON DISCIPLINE & STUDENT SUCCESS WITH JOHN B. KING, JR., FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION / VIRGINIA / MAY 1 ,2018* MYFUTURENC DINNER & DISCUSSION WITH SCOTT JENKINS, LUMINA FOUNDATION / NORTH CAROLINA / JUNE 13, 2018REGIONAL VISITS / SEPTEMBER 2017 - MAY 2018THE INSTITUTE ALSO HOSTED NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEGISLATORS ON REGIONAL TRIPS TO VISIT INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL MODELS IN ACTION. TRIPS INCLUDED:* SEPTEMBER 2017: OPPORTUNITY CULTURE IN ACTION / A VISIT TO SHAMROCK GARDENS ELEMENTARY IN CHARLOTTE / CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS TO SEE THE ADVANCED ROLES MODEL IN ACTION; CONVERSATIONS WITH TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP; AND A POLICY DISCUSSION THAT INCLUDED STEPHANIE DEAN FROM PUBLIC IMPACT AND ERIN SWANSON FROM EDGECOMBE COUNTY WHERE THEY ARE JUST BEGINNING TO IMPLEMENT THE MODEL.* OCTOBER 2017: THE RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT / A VISIT TO HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL IN NEW ORLEANS / CONDUCTED JOINTLY WITH THE HUNT-KEAN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO TOUR THE SCHOOL, MEET WITH PARENTS, AND HAVE A CANDID POLICY DISCUSSION WITH BOTH THE CURRENT AND FORMER SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE RECOVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT.* MAY 2018: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS / A VISIT TO MEETING STREET ELEMENTARY IN CHARLESTON, SC / CONDUCTED JOINTLY WITH THE HUNT-KEAN LEADERSHIP FELLOWS PROGRAM, STATE LEGISLATORS FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TOURED THE SCHOOL AND LEARNED ABOUT MEETING STREET SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP WITH CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. POLICYMAKERS ENGAGED WITH SCHOOL AND SYSTEM LEADERS IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW INNOVATIVE THINKING, POLICY FLEXIBILITY, AND A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES HAVE ENABLED THE SCHOOL TO INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS.PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA, AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION:WEBINAR SERIESDURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018, THE HUNT INSTITUTE REBRANDED ITS WEEKLY PARTNER CALL AS "THE INTERSECTION" WEBINAR. THE BI-WEEKLY WEBINAR SERIES WAS OPENED TO A BROADER PUBLIC WITH ACTIVE PROMOTION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. WEBINARS INCLUDED:* SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING INTERVENTIONS UNDER ESSA / LAURA HAMILTON, RAND EDUCATION* REACHING FURTHER AND LEARNING MORE: EVALUATING PUBLIC IMPACT'S OPPORTUNITY CULTURE INITIATIVES / STEPHANIE DEAN, PUBLIC IMPACT* STATE CHARTER LANDSCAPE / TODD ZIEBARTH, NAPCS* PRIORITIZING LEADERSHIP: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE ESSA PLANS / SARAH ROSENBERG, NEW LEADERS* OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL POLICY LANDSCAPE / PHILLIP LOVELL, ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENT EDUCATION* 2018 STRONGER NATION UPDATE / COURTNEY BROWN, LUMINA* ANALYSIS OF 2017 SMARTER BALANCED TEST SCORES / CHRIS BARRON, SMARTER BALANCED* STATES LEADING / MELISSA MCGRATH, CCSSOIN ADDITON, FROM AUGUST THROUGH OCTOBER 2017, THE HUNT INSTITUTE RAN A WEEKLY SERIES ON OUR BLOG FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING BOTH THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING EQUITY AT THE CENTER OF ESSA AND THE WORK OF OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS IN THE EDUCATION AND POLICY SPACE. THE SERIES WAS WIDELY VIEWED WITH OUR TOTAL WEBSITE TRAFFIC TRIPLING FROM JULY 2017 THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE SERIES. IT INCLUDED Q&A ARTICLES WITH INSTITUTE PRESIDENT & CEO, DR. JAVAID SIDDIQI, AS WELL AS MIMI CORCORAN (NATIONAL CENTER FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES), NINA REES (NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS), DANIELLE GONZALES (ASPEN INSTITUTE), JEREMY ANDERSON (ECS), CHRIS MINNICH (CCSSO), LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND (LEARNING POLICY INSTITUTE), LAURA FORNASH (MCGUIRE WOODS CONSULTING), LAURA SLOVER (CENTERPOINT EDUCATION SOLUTIONS), ANISSA LISTACK (NATIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHER RESIDENCIES) AND FORMER GOVERNOR JIM HUNT. 1860882 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X MEREDITH DIXON 9843774992 1000 PARK FORTY PLAZA SUITE 280 DURHAM NC 27713 GOVERNOR JAMES B HUNT JR CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS W LAMBETH VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE HOWARD N LEE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAM HOUSTON PHD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GOVERNOR ROY BARNES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BEST BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN KELLY BROWNELL PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ENRIQUETA BOND PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GOVERNOR DON CARCIERI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI CLARKE CORCORAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE WALTER DALTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE MITCH DANIELS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GOVERNOR JIM DOUGLAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB EAVES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL FLEISHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA FORNASH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE GREEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 J JACKSON HOKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A INGRAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN JUDITH KELLEY PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM W PHILLIPS JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DELIA POMPA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THE HONORABLE JAMIE WOODSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAVAID SIDDIQI PHD PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 241145 0 23354 MICHELE JORDAN CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 105537 0 20559 APRIL WHITE HENDERSON FORMER ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 198209 0 25935 544891 0 69848 3 1 1 0 0 4306875 4306875 MY FUTURE NC 900099 25883 25883 25883 34273 34273 OTHER INCOME 900099 1281 1281 1281 4368312 61437 0 0 395713 356133 39580 716464 541755 174709 74220 71322 2898 72085 70177 1908 76258 72605 3653 10525 10525 25570 25570 191589 178570 13019 29417 25301 4116 108007 94846 13161 171486 153256 18230 263263 263263 2882 2882 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 41111 22614 18497 MISCELLANEOUS 9888 710 9178 COPYING AND PRINTING 6148 6148 EQUIPMENT 4182 4182 2198808 1860882 337926 0 221992 1727208 3338023 3087582 37500 902883 28182 25948 3597515 5771803 131932 136716 131932 136716 X 2200518 2127861 1265065 3507226 3465583 5635087 3597515 5771803 2169504 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3440237 1540802 2654187 1351828 4306875 13293929 3440237 1540802 2654187 1351828 4306875 13293929 9245638 4048291 4181 11825 23530 34943 34273 108752 13700 360 1281 15341 13418022 25883 0.30170 0.23320 X PART II, SECTION C, LINE 17A, FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCE TEST: THE HIGH DEGREE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT, WHILE NOT MEETING THE ONE-THIRD TEST WHICH AUTOMATICALLY GRANTS PUBLIC SUPPORT, IS SUFFICIENT TO SHOW PUBLIC SUPPORT WHEN COMBINED WITH THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE HUNT INSTITUTE IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC AS INDICATED BY THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONS INCLUDE SENIOR POSITIONS IN THE AREA OF BUSINESS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, LAW, MEDICINE, AND PHILANTHROPY. IN ADDITON, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SEVERAL FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS SUCH AS ITS FOUNDER, GOVERNOR JAMES B. HUNT, JR., GOVERNOR ROY BARNES, GOVERNOR DON CARCIERI, AND GOVERNOR MITCH DANIELS. ALSO, AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED, THE PROGRAMS OF THE HUNT INSTITUTE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND TO PUBLIC OFFICALS, AND PUBLIC POLICY LEADERS, SPECIFICALLY. THE HUNT INSTITUTE RECEIVES VARIOUS GRANTS FROM PUBLIC CHARITIES THAT REQUIRE REPORTING THAT PROMOTE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. FOR THESE REASONS, THE HUNT INSTITUTE QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED CHARITY UNDER IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(V1) (AS A PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION). 0 X 4368312 0 4368312 0 4368312 2198808 0 2198808 0 2198808 Part X, Line 2: THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF JAMES B. HUNT, JR. INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FOUNDATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXES, THE INSTITUTE HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE HIGHLY CERTAIN. THE INSTITUTE HAS DETERMINED THAT NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITY EXISTS. FUTHERMORE, THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES THERE IS NO MATERIAL INCOME TAX EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THIS PERIOD. X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAVAID SIDDIQI PHD PRESIDENT & CEO 241145 0 0 0 0 0 21691 0 1663 0 264499 0 0 0 APRIL WHITE HENDERSON FORMER ASSOC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CH 198209 0 0 0 0 0 12033 0 13902 0 224144 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a APRIL WHITE HENDERSON $76,089 (THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES SEVERANCE SALARY, ACCRUED SICK AND VACATION TIME) Form 990, Part III, Line 4a MYFUTURENC BLOG SERIES THE HUNT INSTITUTE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MYFUTURENC COMMISSION TO OVERSEE A CO-BRANDED BLOG SERIES OUTLINING THE EFFORTS OF THE COMMISSION AND STATE LEADERS.THE BLOG HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IS SCHEDULED TO RUN UNTIL FEBRUARY 2019 WHEN THE COMMISSION RELEASES ITS FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BLOG BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2018 AND HAS SINCE FEATURED A RANGE OF STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS, INCLUDING MIKE KRAUSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, GOVERNOR BOB MCDONNELL, FORMER GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AND DR. REBECCA TIPPETT, DIRECTOR, CAROLINA DEMOGRAPHY, UNC-CHAPEL HILL, AMONG OTHERS. PUBLICATIONS: THE HUNT INSTITUTE RELEASED A NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR SUCH AS: * STATE BY STATE: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LANDSCAPE (NATIONAL SET OF STATE DATA BRIEFINGS) (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/STATE-BY-STATE-EARLY-CHILDHOOD- LANDSCAPE/) * DID YOU KNOW? OPPORTUNITY CULTURE IN NC (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/RESOURCES/2017/11/OPPORTUNITY-CULTURE- CAREER-LADDER-MODEL-TEACHERS/) * DID YOU KNOW? NC CHARTER POLICY RANKED 14TH NATIONALLY (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/RESOURCES/2017/11/NORTH-CAROLINA- CHARTER-SCHOOL-POLICY-RANKS-14TH-NATIONAL-COMPARISON/) * A POLICYMAKER'S GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING YOUR STATE'S ESSA PLAN (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/RESOURCES/2018/03/POLICYMAKERS-GUIDE- UNDERSTANDING-STATES-ESSA-PLAN-REVIEWS/) * ESSA: EDUCATOR POLICIES & THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/RESOURCES/2017/10/ESSA-EDUCATOR- POLICIES-EVERY-STUDENT-SUCCEEDS-ACT/) * ASSESSMENTS & THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (HTTP://WWW.HUNT-INSTITUTE.ORG/RESOURCES/2017/06/ASSESSMENTS-EVERY- STUDENT-SUCCEEDS-ACT/) * REACHING A POSTSECONADRY ATTAINMENT GOAL: A MULTISTATE OVERVIEW (HTTPS://WWW.MYFUTURENC.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2018/06/INFOBRIEF- EDATTAIN-SIMS.PDF) Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FOLLOWING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE BOARD WAS GIVEN ONE WEEK TO REVIEW AND RESPOND WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE DRAFT. AFTER ONE WEEK, WHEN NO CONCERNS WERE SHARED THE FORM 990 WAS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c COMPLIANCE ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED AT THE SPRING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING COVERING DIRECTORS' LIABILITY ISSUES. IN ADDITION, KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS WHICH WOULD DOCUMENT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. AT ANY ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING, BY ACTION OF A MAJORITY OF THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ELECT A PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHOSE DUTIES ARE TO REVIEW AND ADVISE THE BOARD ON MATTERS RELATED TO PERSONNEL AS WELL AS REVIEW AND ADVISE THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION MATTERS, INCLUDING EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL SELECT THE CHAIR AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND THE SELECTION OF SUCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL BE RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: THE INSTITUTE HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.