2015-11-23T10:45:49-08:00 2015-06-30 911424565 Waller and Waller CPAs 1526 South Lake Stickney Drive LYNNWOOD WA 98087 990 2014-07-01 020668449 BURIEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC BURI 220 SW 160TH ST BURIEN WA 981663026 THOMAS RZEGOCKI INTERIM DIRECTO 2062425100 2015-08-10 true R MICHAEL WALLER P00060056 4253612683 2015-11-23 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL THOMAS RZEGOCKI 220 SW 160TH BURIEN WA 98166 1753239 false X WWW.THREETREE.ORG X 2003 WA NON PROFIT EDUCATION 8 7 40 100 0 0 974 1273 1646306 1655802 353 0 82125 57209 1729758 1714284 0 0 1072348 1308186 0 0 334466 388926 1406814 1697112 322944 17172 2580491 2595590 1297342 1295269 1283149 1300321 NON PROFIT EDUCATION 1382367 1655802 PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2014/2015: THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OFFERS MONTESSORI LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH CHILDREN AGES 18 MONTHS THROUGH 12 YEARS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE, LEARN AND INTERACT IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE. THE SCHOOL OFFERS FIVE MAIN PROGRAM SERVICES: ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, ACADEMIC YEAR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE, LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SUMMER PROGRAM, AND PARENT EDUCATION. a. THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 174 STUDENTS IN TEN CLASSROOMS.THE TODDLER PROGRAM CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSROOMS SERVING CHILDREN AGES ONE AND A HALF YEAR AND WALKING TO THREE YEARS.BOTH CLASSROOMS OFFERED FULL DAY PROGRAMS AND HALF DAY PROGRAM. THE HALF DAY PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 4 CHILDREN. THE ALL DAY PROGRAMS SERVED 18 CHILDREN. CHILDREN TRANSITIONED FROM TODDLER TO PRIMARY CLASSROOMS DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE PRIMARY PROGRAM CONSISTED OF FIVE CLASSROOMS SERVING CHILDREN AGES TWO AND ONE HALF YEARS TO SIX YEARS.EACH CLASSROOM OFFERED A MORNING PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS AND AN AFTERNOON, OR EXTENDED DAY, PROGRAM FOR THE OLDER STUDENTS. A TOTAL OF 102 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY THE PRIMARY PROGRAM, WITH 39 OF THEM PARTICIPATING IN EXTENDED DAY. CHILDREN TRANSITIONED FROM PRIMARY TO THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM CONSISTED OF THREE CLASSROOMS; TWO LOWER ELEMENTARY AND AN UPPER ELEMENTARY. THE LOWER ELEMENTARY SERVED CHILDREN AGES SIX THROUGH NINE YEARS AND THE UPPER ELEMENTARY SERVED AGES NINE THROUGH TWELVE. A TOTAL OF 41 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE LOWER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 12 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE UPPER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM. ALL THREE PROGRAMS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN A MULTI-DAY AND NIGHT FIELD TRIP. THE TWO LOWER ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS SPENT SEVERAL DAYS ON A LOCAL ISLAND LEARNING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FOREST AND WETLANDS STUDIES. THE UPPER ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM STARTED THE YEAR TALKING ABOUT THE GEOLOGIC FORCES OF NATURE FOCUSING ON PLATE TECTONICS AND THE RING OF FIRE. THE STUDY WAS ENHANCED BY A THREE DAY CAMPOUT TO MT. ST. HELENS WHERE STUDENTS HIKED A LAVA TUBE AND STUDIED THE EFFECT OF A LAVA FLOW ON A FOREST IN THE LAVA CAST FOREST. IN THE SPRING OF 2015, AFTER HAVING STUDIED ANCIENT CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES, THE STUDENTS TRAVELED TO THE FOUR CORNER AREA OF THE UNITED STATES TO STUDY THE ANCIENT PUEBLOAN CULTURE AT MESA VERDE.AS PART OF THEIR EXPANDING AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ORGANIZED PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL LOCAL PROJECTS. CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SPONSORING HOLIDAY GIVING EVENTS, ORGANIZING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND ORGANIZING A VOLUNTEER PROJECT TO CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CHILDREN ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT A LOCAL FOOD BANK HELPING TO SERVE ITS CLIENTELE. B. THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS SERVED FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL WHO NEEDED EXTRA HOURS OF CARE BEYOND THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM HOURS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERED CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 TODDLERS, PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY OVERSEE THESE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RESULTING IN A CONTINUITY OF LEARNING AND A FAMILIARITY WITH STAFF. C. THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH A SPANISH CONSULTANT ON SITE. THE LANGUAGE WAS OFFERED AS A DAILY IMMERSION PROGRAM TO ENRICH LANGUAGE SKILLS TO THE PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. ABOUT 150 STUDENTS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS IMMERSION PROGRAM. D. THE SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERED CARE FOR TODDLERS, PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN DURING AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD. THIS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED 5 DAYS A WEEK, FROM 7AM UNTIL 6PM AND OFFERED THE STUDY OF 4 DIFFERENT CULTURES OVER EIGHT WEEKS.PARTICIPANTS COULD ENROLL BY THE WEEK, ALLOWING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR FAMILY SCHEDULES. OVER 80 CHILDREN WERE SERVED DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM. E. THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH STRONG OFFERINGS FOR THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR. A PARENTS AND INFANTS CLASS WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR COMMUNITY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A DROP IN CLASS FOR PARENTS WANTING MORE INFORMATION ON CARING FOR THEIR INFANT CHILD. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL WAS ADDRESSED WITH AN UPDATED PARENT HANDBOOK, WEEKLY BULLETINS, A PARENT INFORMATION WEB SITE, AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES. IN ADDITION, EIGHT FREE PARENT WORKSHOPS WERE HELD BOTH AT THE SCHOOL AND AT A LOCAL VENUE. SOCIAL EVENTS FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WERE EXPANDED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS. PARENTS WERE ALSO INVITED TO A VARIETY OF CELEBRATION EVENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. FAMILIES CONTRIBUTED OVER 3500 SERVICE HOURS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TASKS. 1382367 true false false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 true 40 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false WA X X THOMAS RZEGOCKI 2062425100 220 SW 160TH BURIEN WA 98166 MORGAN WAGNER TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA DAHLMAN TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW STEEN TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RZEGOCKI INTERIM DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X 70000 0 0 ANDREW SHIELDS PRESIDENT 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OMAHA STERNBERG SECRETARY 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA DUMLAO TREASURER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS BASULTO VICE PRESIDENT 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 70000 0 0 0 false false false 1273 1273 TUITION 900099 1655802 1655802 1655802 95514 38955 56559 56559 OTHER REVENUE 900099 650 650 650 1714284 1656452 0 56559 89712 71770 17942 972247 762967 209280 13287 10430 2857 121063 95034 26029 111877 87823 24054 3608 3608 1950 1950 5942 5942 5308 5308 1027 1027 128598 128598 10156 10156 4907 4092 815 45038 45038 46340 40822 5518 3032 3032 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 21083 21083 SUPPLIES 18582 18582 SNACK 7570 7570 85785 69428 16357 1697112 1382367 314745 0 717880 698121 50626 43084 30174 24944 2096637 267196 1781811 1829441 2580491 2595590 62649 66557 49175 77776 1185518 1150936 1297342 1295269 X 1283149 1300321 1283149 1300321 2580491 2595590 17172 0 X false false false X 824432 824432 1076530 125111 951419 195675 142085 53590 1829441 true true true false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Record maintenances (Questions 4a, 4b, 4c or 4d) MONTESSORI SCHOOL DOES NOT ASK FOR, CAPTURE OR RECORD THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE STUDENTBODY, FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 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