2017-11-08T10:55:49-07:00 2017-06-30 201617168 MAY JACKSON HENDRICK LLC 18801 E MAINSTREET STE 240 PARKER CO 801343445 990 2016-07-01 274545786 MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUN 9708285600 108 W 31ST STREET DURANGO CO 81301 TYSON BRIMHALL TREASURER 0970828560 2017-11-08 true LORI K HENDRICK P00655374 3038414220 2017-11-08 B3378FDA7FD6FCE78EA220F1EB933BEC585536A3 7D6D6337EF233A199007067B3537EBCDE1185D99 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z HEATHER OTTER 1733443 false X WWW.MOUNTAINMIDDLESCHOOL.ORG X 2009 CO MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (MMS OR THE SCHOOL), A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS CREATED IN 2009 PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT TO FORM AND OPERATE A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DURANGO, COLORADO. IN 2011 THE SCHOOL ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE (THE INSTITUTE) TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, TO JUNE 30, 2014. THE SCHOOL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST, 2011. IN 2016, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED CSI APPROVAL FOR A FIVE YEAR CHARTER CONTRACT THAT GOES THROUGH JULY 1, 2021. 7 7 21 105 0 1405310 1559630 101669 107023 27 23 480 66767 1507486 1733443 337392 160000 0 1081687 1852279 0 0 375949 496435 1795028 2508714 -287542 -775271 760450 2447090 2512085 4973996 -1751635 -2526906 X MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (MMS OR THE SCHOOL), A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS CREATED IN 2009 PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT TO FORM AND OPERATE A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DURANGO, COLORADO. IN 2011 THE SCHOOL ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE (THE INSTITUTE) TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, TO JUNE 30, 2014. THE SCHOOL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST, 2011. IN 2016, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED CSI APPROVAL FOR A FIVE YEAR CHARTER CONTRACT THAT GOES THROUGH JULY 1, 2021. false false 1606157 160000 107023 2016/17 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: AS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL, MMS IS ABLE TO TAKE A CREATIVE APPROACH TO CURRICULUM CONTENT BY DESIGNING PROJECT BASED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED. THE SCHOOL HAS GONE TO LOTTERY EVERY YEAR SINCE INCEPTION WITH A WAIT LIST GROWING EACH YEAR. THE SCHOOL IS COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW BUILDING ADDITION THAT INCLUDES THE NEWLY ADDED 4TH AND 5TH GRADES ALONG WITH A STATE OF THE ART MAKERSPACE. MMS BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD HAS WITHIN THEM THE POSSIBILITY FOR GREATNESS, WHICH WILL BE NURTURED THROUGH A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS STIMULATING, INTERACTIVE, INSPIRATIONAL, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, CHALLENGING AND BOLD MMS IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE. SINCE 2014, MMS HAS HELD CSI'S HIGHEST CARS ACCREDITATION RATING OF "PERFORMANCE WITH DISTINCTION" WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ACCREDITATION RATING POSSIBLE FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN COLORADO. 2017/18 GOALS: THE MAIN GOAL OF 2017/18 IS TO COMPLETE THE SCHOOL'S EXPANSION EFFORTS BY ON-BOARDING NEW STAFF WITH SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES BEST PRACTICES UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. THE EXPANSION EFFORTS INCLUDE NINE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT WILL UNDERGO NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE STAFF IS ALSO LEARNING TO UTILIZE THE NEWLY EXPANDED FACILITY. DURING THIS EXPANSION YEAR, NEW CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS WILL BE ACQUIRED AND DEVELOPED. THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED EACH YEAR THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN OPEN LEADING TO LARGER WAIT LISTS. THE GOAL OF THE FACULTY IS TO REACH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF DISTINCTION IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OUR NEWLY EXPANDED GRADES. THIS IS A LOFTY GOAL. THE SCHOOL IS EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW EXPANSION STAFF AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NEW CURRICULUM IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH. THE SCHOOL IS COMPLETING A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE MUCH OF OUR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. THE FOUR STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDE: FUTURE FINANCIAL STRENGTH, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND RESOURCES. 1606157 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 21 true false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X THE ORGANIZATION 9708285610 108 W 31ST STREET DURANGO CO 81301 X HEATHER OTTER PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LEEANN VALIEJOS VICE PRESIDE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TYSON BRIMHALL TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROYCE TRANUM SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MCGLASSON MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE COAST MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER RIDER MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 1534931 24699 1559630 STUDENT FEES 58317 58317 FOOD SERVICE 48706 48706 107023 23 23 STATE MILL LEVY 65013 65013 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 1754 1754 66767 1733443 173813 160000 160000 812017 554274 257743 57444 40416 17028 982818 690010 292808 629 629 10312 10312 77345 77345 149 149 920 920 98340 98340 7437 4764 2673 14381 7166 7215 23401 23401 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 174007 149527 24480 CATERED LUNCH EXP 45321 45321 UTILITIES 20893 20893 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 13047 13047 10253 10253 2508714 1606157 902557 0 298610 265078 29674 22468 15939 6671 14973 419943 320149 73845 99794 358856 2021632 760450 2447090 28176 16250 24803 32971 2459106 4924775 2512085 4973996 X -1877000 -2696379 125365 169473 -1751635 -2526906 760450 2447090 -775271 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 362076 290642 71434 57867 29507 28360 99794 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECTED AND ACT 1999565 PLAYGROUND EQUIP NOT COMPLETED 22067 2021632 NET PENSION LIABILITY 4890673 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXPECTED AND ACTU 34102 4924775 1733443 1733443 1733443 2508714 2508714 2508714 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 DURING THE LOTTERY ENROLLMENT PERIOD, THE SCHOOL REQUIRES ALL PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO REVIEW AND SIGN OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL'S LOTTERY POLICY. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE POLICY IS THE SCHOOL'S NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY. THE NEWSPAPER ADS DURING THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD DIRECT SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE AND GRANT FUNDS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. true MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION 108 WEST 31ST DURANGO CO 81301 472584611 501C3 160000 FMV SCHOOL ADDITION SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 ORGANIZATION REQUIRES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (INVOICE OR SIMILAR) FOR EXPENSES INCURRED. FINANCIAL RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN QUICKBOOKS. TYSON BRIMHALL BOARD MEMBER false SCHEDULE L, PART V TYSON BRIMHALL IS A BOARD MEMBER OF MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL MADE A 160,000 CONTRIBUTION TO MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION FOR THE SCHOOL BUILDING ADDITION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (MMS OR THE SCHOOL), A COLORADO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, WAS CREATED IN 2009 PURSUANT TO THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT TO FORM AND OPERATE A CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN DURANGO, COLORADO. IN 2011 THE SCHOOL ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE (THE INSTITUTE) TO AUTHORIZE THE SCHOOL FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE YEARS, TO JUNE 30, 2014. THE SCHOOL BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST, 2011. IN 2016, THE SCHOOL RECEIVED CSI APPROVAL FOR A FIVE YEAR CHARTER CONTRACT THAT GOES THROUGH JULY 1, 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A AND BOLD MMS IS SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COLORADO CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE. SINCE 2014, MMS HAS HELD CSI'S HIGHEST CARS ACCREDITATION RATING OF "PERFORMANCE WITH DISTINCTION" WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ACCREDITATION RATING POSSIBLE FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN COLORADO. 2017/18 GOALS: THE MAIN GOAL OF 2017/18 IS TO COMPLETE THE SCHOOL'S EXPANSION EFFORTS BY ON-BOARDING NEW STAFF WITH SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES BEST PRACTICES UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. THE EXPANSION EFFORTS INCLUDE NINE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT WILL UNDERGO NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE STAFF IS ALSO LEARNING TO UTILIZE THE NEWLY EXPANDED FACILITY. DURING THIS EXPANSION YEAR, NEW CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS WILL BE ACQUIRED AND DEVELOPED. THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED EACH YEAR THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN OPEN LEADING TO LARGER WAIT LISTS. THE GOAL OF THE FACULTY IS TO REACH AN ACCREDITATION RATING OF DISTINCTION IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OUR NEWLY EXPANDED GRADES. THIS IS A LOFTY GOAL. THE SCHOOL IS EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW EXPANSION STAFF AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NEW CURRICULUM IN TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT AND GROWTH. THE SCHOOL IS COMPLETING A FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE MUCH OF OUR EFFORTS MOVING FORWARD. THE FOUR STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDE: FUTURE FINANCIAL STRENGTH, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND RESOURCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT PDF OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 THE RETURN IS RELEASED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD POLICY MANUAL: BOARD MEMBERS SHALL REPORT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN WRITING TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE TIME SET FOR VOTING ON SUCH TRANSACTION AND SHALL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE MATTER(S). THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURES WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING IN FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEAD OF SCHOOL IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD TREASURER AND PRESIDENT USE COMPOSITE DATA TO INFORM THE COMPENSATION DECISION THAT INCLUDES COMPENSATION SCHEDULES OF OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN DISTRICTS SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL AS ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO, PARTICULARLY IN STATE AND INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS, CONSIDERING VARIABLES SUCH AS BUDGETS AND SCHOOL SIZE AND HEAD OF SCHOOL DUTIES SIMILAR TO THOSE AT MOUNTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER WILL DISCUSS CONPENSATION NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND TAKE THOSE NEGOTIATIONS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. COMPENSATION IN YEARS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT WILL ALSO BE DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE AS WELL AS THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, IN PARTICULAR, THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS THAT WERE MUTUALLY SET BY THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE HEADO OF SCHOOL. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL USES COMPENSATION SCHEDULES OF OTHER SCHOOLS WITHIN DISTRICTS SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL AS ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO, PARTICULARLY IN STATE AND INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOLS, CONSIDERING VARIABLES SUCH AS BUDGETS AND SCHOOL SIZE AND THE KEY EMPLOYEE'S RESPONSIBILITES SIMILAR TO THOSE AT MOUNTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE HEAD OF SCHOOL HANDLES THE CONPENSATION NEGOTIATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.