TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: TENNESSEE STATE COLLABORATIVE ON REFORMING EDUCATION (EIN 26-3670335)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-02
IRS object ID: 201612159349301156
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-02T13:41:33-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621073578	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRASIER DEAN & HOWARD PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3310 West End Ave Ste 550	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nashville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37203	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	263670335	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Tennessee State Collaborative on	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Reforming Education	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TENN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6157271545	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1207 18TH Avenue South No 326	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nashville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37212	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jamie Woodson	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6157271545	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Stephen T Dolan	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00666397	PTIN
Phone	6153836592	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JAMIE WOODSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1207 18TH Avenue South No 326	AddressLine1Txt
City	Nashville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37212	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,125,959	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TNSCORE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	See Schedule O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,551,824	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$10,854,754	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$4,006	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,033	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$178,833	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$267,172	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,734,663	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,125,959	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$66,109	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$66,126	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,323,279	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,463,753	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$31,755	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$982,664	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,895,857	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,372,052	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,425,736	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$637,389	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,700,223	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,205,471	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$16,033,477	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,586,157	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,713,940	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,619,314	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,319,537	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,223,883	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$770,912	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$264,715	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$66,126	GrantAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,259,510	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	158	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE JONESES PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6153716123	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	750 OLD HICKORY BLVD BLDG 2150	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRENTWOOD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37027	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DR WILLIAM H FRIST
Chairman	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES W CAGLE
LEGAL COUNSEL	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN T CLAYTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ZAN GUERRY
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JR HYDE III
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ORRIN H INGRAM II
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR THOM MASON
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Golden
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT NISWONGER
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Levine
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEE HASLAM
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG NELSON
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET AYERS
Secretary	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL GRACEY
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE RICHARDS
Director	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joelle Phillips
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE WOODSON
President & CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$320,857	$0	$22,262
SHARON ROBERTS
COO	40.00		Yes (X)	$200,230	$0	$55
david mansouri
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$125,938	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$647,025	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$22,317	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Ernst & Young US LLP
PO Box 933514	Atlanta	GA	311933514	Strategic Plan Development	$325,000
Del Cielo Media
1427 Leslie Ave Ste 102	Alexandria	VA	22301	Radio ads, Communications	$104,089

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$10,854,754	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$10,854,754	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,033	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,033	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FISCAL AGENT FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$267,172	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$267,172	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$267,172	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,125,959	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$267,172	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$4,033	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,126	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$647,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$611,239	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,786	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$698,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$660,234	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,318	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,482	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$586	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,456	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$604,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$602,531	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,819	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,461	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,054	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,420	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,440	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,219	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,219	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,248	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,248	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Strategic Planning	$326,310	$293,679	$32,631
EVENTS	$170,423	$148,231		$22,192
stipends	$120,000	$120,000
SUPPLIES	$84,287	$84,287

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$302,967	TotalAmt
Program Services	$285,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,563	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,425,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,259,510	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,471	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,755	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,382,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,515,980	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,643,133	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,142,488	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,136,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,362,660	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,000	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$31,525	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$19,176	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,902	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,349	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,205,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,033,477	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,128	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,526,809	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,613,812	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,586,157	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,713,940	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,332,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,956,877	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,286,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,362,660	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,619,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,319,537	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,205,471	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,033,477	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,700,223	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,378,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,602,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,722,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,551,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,854,754	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,109,499	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,378,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,602,481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,722,241	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,551,824	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,854,754	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,109,499	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$8,088,648	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,020,851	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,757	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,567	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,199	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,006	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,033	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$23,562	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$300	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$182,204	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$178,833	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$267,172	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$628,509	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,761,570	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.57900	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.68830	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCORE SUPPORTS THE WORK OF KEY PARTNERS THROUGH GRANT FACILITATION AS PROJECTS ALIGN WITH SCORE'S THEORY OF CHANGE AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES. IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY FACILITATE GRANTS, SCORE EARNS A FISCAL AGENT FEE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF ADMINISTERING GRANTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REVIEWING CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS; ADMINISTERING A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS TO SELECT VENDORS ON BEHALF OF KEY PARTNERS; PROCESSING PAYMENTS FROM GRANT ACCOUNTS; SUPPORTING THE GRANT REPORTING PROCESS THROUGH THE LIFE OF THE GRANT; AND VETTING AND SELECTING CONSULTANTS FOR PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF KEY PARTNERS, AS NEEDED. SCORE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SET A RANGE OF BETWEEN TWO TO TEN PERCENT AS THE FEE SCORE MAY ASSESS FOR THIS WORK DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY AND DURATION OF THE GRANT MANAGEMENT PROCESS. THE FISCAL AGENT FEE IS DETERMINED PRIOR TO FACILITATING THE GRANT AND IS TYPICALLY A PERCENTAGE OF THE ENTIRE GRANT. THE FEE IS COLLECTED BY SCORE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. FOR SOME GRANTS THE FEE IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF THE GRANT SPENT WITHIN THAT QUARTER, FOR 2015 GRANTS BEING HELD, THE FEE IS SPREAD EVENLY OVER ON THE LIFE OF THE GRANT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,420	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,420	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,259,510	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,262,930	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$313,147	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$78,287	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$238,649	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$255,009	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$260,778	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$313,147	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,067,583	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,601,375	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$4,706	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$3,420	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$8,126	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$59,662	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$63,752	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$65,195	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$78,287	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$266,896	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$400,344	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,176	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,827	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,349	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,349	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,349	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$12,349	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FUNDS HELD UNDER AGENCY AGREEMENTS	Desc
Amt	$4,613,812	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,613,812	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$11,125,959	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,125,959	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,125,959	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,425,736	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,425,736	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,425,736	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCORE has qualified for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not a private foundation. SCORE follows Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) guidance related to uncertain tax provisions. The guidance clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an organizations financial statements. This guidance prescribes a minimum probability threshold that a tax position must meet before a financial statement benefit is recognized. The minimum threshold is defined as a tax position that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. SCORE has no tax penalties or interest reported in the accompanying financial statements. Tax years that remain open for examination include the years ended December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2015.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Delano Optional School
1716 Delano Avenue	Memphis	TN	38127	626000834	501(C) (3)	$10,000	AWARD
New Vision Academy
297 Plus Park Blvd	Nashville	TN	37217	621853857	501(C) (3)	$10,000	AWARD
Soulsville Charter School
910 E McLemore Avenue	Memphis	TN	38106	201861028	501(C) (3)	$10,000	AWARD
Trousdale County
103 Lock Six Road	Hartsville	TN	37074	626000877	501(C) (3)	$25,000	AWARD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NATURE OF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT IS SUB-GRANT. THE ORIGINAL GRANTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE GRANTS MADE TO SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WERE WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS (SCORE PRIZE WINNERS) BUT PROVIDED GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SPENDING THAT REQUIRED THE FUNDS TO BE SPEND ON SCHOOL/DISTRICT NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE RESPECTIVE STAFFS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JAMIE WOODSON
President & CEO	$290,857	$0	$30,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,250	$0	$9,012	$0	$343,119	$0	$0	$0
SHARON ROBERTS
COO	$185,230	$0	$15,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$55	$0	$200,285	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The board established a compensation committee to review comparable organizations to SCORE and determine a compensation package. The CEO is provided a written employment contract detailing compensation.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Organization Mission	SCORE is dedicated to the goal that every student in Tennessee graduates from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the work force. our work is to drive collaboration across the state on policy and practice to ensure student success.
Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Organization Mission	SCORE is dedicated to the goal that every student in Tennessee graduates from high school prepared for postsecondary education and the work force. our work is to drive collaboration across the state on policy and practice to ensure student success.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - Program Service	POLICY AND ADVOCACY: SCORE'S major advocacy, research, communications, and outreach efforts in 2015 are listed below: -REPORTS AND POLICY MEMOS: ANNUALLY, SCORE PRODUCES A NUMBER OF TIMELY AND REPORTS AND POLICY MEMOS AS DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF SCORE'S COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS. EACH YEAR SCORE PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT, "THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE," WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TENNESSEE. THIS REPORT PROVIDES AN UPDATE OF THE STATE'S PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ANALYZES THE WORK THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ACHIEVEMENT GAINS, AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT TENNESSEE CONTINUES ON A PATHWAY OF PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE. THIS REPORT IS GROUNDED IN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FEEDBACK FROM EDUCATORS, HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY, THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. OTHER POLICY MEMOS DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED IN 2015 INCLUDE, "Teaching, Testing, and Time: Educator Voices on Improving Assessment in Tennessee and "Meaningful Measures of Student Learning: Improving Assessment in Tennessee." Additional reports released in 2015 included "Public Education in Tennessee: A Policymaker's Guide." -TENNESSEE EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP: During 2015, SCORE's Tennessee Educator Fellowship, WHICH PROVIDES TENNESSEE TEACHERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A voice ON KEY STATE-LEVEL EDUCATION POLICY ISSUES, continued and a second cohort was selected. THE 22 TEACHERS comprising the first cohort and 26 teachers comprising the second cohort were SELECTED VIA A RIGOROUS SELECTION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS and REPRESENT DIVERSE REGIONS, SUBJECT AREAS, GRADES TAUGHT, AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. AS A RESULT OF THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROVIDED BY SCORE, THE FELLOWS serve as advocates through activities such AS PUBLISHED OP-EDS OR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION FEATURES, LEADING CONVERSATIONS AT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND TALKING WITH POLICYMAKERS TO SHARE THEIR CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES. -OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SCORE WORKED TO EXPAND ITS OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, the following activities: Early in 2015, the Expect More, Achieve More Coalition hosted three regional meetings to provide coalition members with insights about the upcoming legislative session. Additionally, the Coalition hosted a Day on the Hill that organized education stakeholders to attend education committee hearings and meet one-on-one with policymakers. In the latter half of 2015, the Expect More, Achieve More Coalition was redesigned and relaunched to support messaging to parents about the new TNReady assessment, the state's assessment aligned to Tennessee's Academic Standards for math and English. Partnering with the Tennessee Business Roundtable to host a "Legislative Boot Camp on Education" for members of the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, which provided policymakers with an overview of Tennessee's education landscape in preparation for the 2015 legislative session, along with an opportunity to interact with several resource experts at every level of the work from K-12 to higher education. Hosting a telephone town hall that engaged parents across the state in a dialogue with Commissioner Candice McQueen regarding TNReady, hosting regional lunch and learns that brought together policymakers and community leaders to discuss TNReady, producing a radio spot that ran through the two fall TNReady testing windows, producing and sharing more than hundreds of thousands of copies of a parent and stakeholder brochure, and launching a weekly parent newsletter. In 2015, SCORE team members presented to a variety of different local, state, and national organizations in an effort to share Tennessee's work to improve student achievement, inspire partners, share resources, innovate, and/or gather information that continues to inform SCORE's work. -SCORE INSTITUTE: In late July, SCORE hosted a special SCORE Institute event, "Overcoming the Skills Challenge in Tennessee", for Tennessee business leaders. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from national expert, Dr. Madeline Goodman, as well as from a diverse group of Tennessee leaders on the current skills gap challenge facing our state, current existing solutions, and ways to collectively move forward to address this gap.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b - Program Service	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: SCORE WORKS TO COLLABORATIVELY SUPPORT KEY PARTNERS AS THEIR EFFORTS ALIGN WITH SCORE'S THEORY OF CHANGE. BELOW ARE THE MAJOR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTED THIS WORK: -LIFT EDUCATION: IN 2015, SCORE CONTINUED ITS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT OF LIFT EDUCATION (LEADING INNOVATION FOR TENNESSEE EDUCATION). LIFT EDUCATION IS A SMALL GROUP OF COURAGEOUSLY COMMITTED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF TENNESSEE STUDENTS, SUPERINTENDENTS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2015, SCORE BEGAN DIRECT OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT OF LIFT, ENABLING THIS NETWORK OF DISTRICTS TO CONTINUE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND ADVOCACY FOR STUDENT CENTERED POLICIES WHILE EXPANDING THEIR COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION WORK IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND EARLY LITERACY. -TEACHER LEADERSHIP: IN 2015, SCORE AND THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HOSTED A TENNESSEE TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND COUNTRY ENGAGED IN TEACHER LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY KEY STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP, SUPPORT, AND LEVERAGE TEACHER LEADERSHIP IN TENNESSEE THAT WILL DRIVE AND DEEPEN INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. -PROGRESS MONITORING AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE STATE'S PROGRESS, SCORE CONDUCTED EDUCATOR FOCUS GROUPS AND EXTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THIS INFORMATION, WHICH FOCUSED ON THE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTATION, WAS SHARED WITH SCORE'S STEERING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS OFFICIALS FROM THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND WAS USED TO INFORM THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THE STATE'S EDUCATION PRIORITIES FOR 2016.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c - Program Service	SCORE PRIZE: THE SCORE PRIZE, WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN ANNUALLY SINCE 2011, RECOGNIZES SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN TENNESSEE THAT ARE ACHIEVING MORE for their students, HIGHLIGHTS AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES, AND SHOWS OTHER SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS IN TENNESSEE THAT IMPROVEMENT IS POSSIBLE. IN LATE OCTOBER 2015, SCORE AWARDED THE FIFTH ANNUAL SCORE PRIZE TO ONE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL, ALONG WITH ONE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE THAT HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SCORE HAS SHARED VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE WINNERS; COLLABORATED WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE WINNING SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT TO SERVE AS EXPERTS FROM THE FIELD DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND PANELS; AND FEATURED BLOG POSTS HIGHLIGHTING HOW EACH FINALIST IS IMPLEMENTING A SPECIFIC STRATEGY IN THEIR SCHOOL OR DISTRICT THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO STUDENTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	Line 11a explanation - The Executive Chair/CEO, COO, President, Senior Director of Finance and Operations, Finance and Operations Coordinator, and external accountant perform the initial review of the Form 990. A draft copy of the Form 990 is shared with the Audit Chair and then the entire Board. Finally, it is reviewed with the Chairman and Vice-Chair of the Board. (The Vice Chair also serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee.)
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	SCORE has a written Conflict of Interest Policy which is reviewed and updated, if necessary, annually by the Governance Committee. Additionally, a disclosure statement along with the copy of the current policy is mailed to each Board Member annually for completion and acknowledgment. All disclosure statements are reviewed by the CEO and Chairman of the Board to determine if further action is needed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	SAME AS ABOVE. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDES: 1) A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, 2) THE USE OF DATA REGARDING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS AND 3) CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11g	PROFESSIONAL FEES: Program service expenses 31,070. Management and general expenses 1,819. Total expenses 32,889. CONTRACT LABOR: Program service expenses 571,461. Total expenses 571,461.
Form 990, Part IX, line 24e	PARENT ENGAGEMENT: Program service expenses 62,306. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 62,306. SURVEY: Program service expenses 58,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 58,000. PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS: Program service expenses 43,180. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 43,180. MISCELLANEOUS: Program service expenses 31,155. Management and general expenses 3,687. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 34,842. TENNESSEE EDUCATION - HEALTH: Program service expenses 25,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 25,000. MEETINGS: Program service expenses 15,507. Management and general expenses 368. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,875. REGIONAL & STATEWIDE EVENTS: Program service expenses 15,870. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,870. STATE OF EDUCATION: Program service expenses 12,935. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,935. LIFT: Program service expenses 11,463. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,463. CATERING: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 9,563. Total expenses 9,563. POLICY MAKER OUTREACH: Program service expenses 5,527. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,527. LOBBY EXPENSES: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 3,420. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,420. ONLINE ADVOCACY: Program service expenses 1,860. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,860. OUT OF STATE PARTNER SUPPORT: Program service expenses 1,641. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,641. SCORE INSTITUTE: Program service expenses 1,485. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,485.