2015-02-16T09:55:52-06:00 2014-09-30 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2013-10-01 133850158 THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT INC NEWT 7182332800 186 JORALEMON ST NO 300 BROOKLYN NY 11201 LARA OERTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7182332800 2015-02-17 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2015-02-17 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ARIELA ROZMAN 186 JORALEMON ST NO 300 BROOKLYN NY 11201 57859697 0 X WWW.TNTP.ORG X 1995 DE TNTP'S MISSION IS TO END THE INJUSTICE OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY - SEE PART III 9 8 1772 9 0 0 18165216 21264333 32086937 36322442 67021 85556 0 187366 50319174 57859697 127062 131797 0 0 39897763 42062066 0 0 287449 10789796 13321857 50814621 55515720 -495447 2343977 33464525 35264991 6941793 6448553 26522732 28816438 X TNTP'S MISSION IS TO END THE INJUSTICE OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY BY PROVIDING EXCELLENT TEACHERS TO THE STUDENTS WHO NEED THEM MOST AND BY ADVANCING POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ENSURE EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN EVERY CLASSROOM. 0 0 25608105 21137219 TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAMS, TNTP ACADEMYTNTP PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES TO ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT RECRUIT, SELECT AND TRAIN TEACHERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAMS. 18361156 14594149 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT:IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, WE WORK WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION TO IMPROVE TEACHER PERFORMANCE AS A MEANS OF INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. WE FOCUS ON STRATEGIC TEACHER HIRING, DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS, RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS, REMOVAL OF PERSISTENTLY INEFFECTIVE TEACHERS AND EQUITABLE ACCESS AMONG HIGH-NEED STUDENTS TO EFFECTIVE TEACHERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.TNTP HELPS STATES BUILD, PILOT AND IMPLEMENT RIGOROUS, FAIR AND ACCURATE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CENTERED ON HOW EDUCATORS ARE PERFORMING IN THEIR MOST CRITICAL ROLE: ADVANCING STUDENT LEARNING. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT. 2449106 131797 591074 POLICY, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACYTNTP IS HELPING SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND STATES UNDERSTAND HOW TEACHERS ARE PERFORMING AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET BETTER. WE DO THIS IN PART BY CONDUCTING TARGETED RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS FACE TO HIRING THE BEST TEACHERS POSSIBLE AND QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE OBSTACLES ON SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAIL ON TNTP'S FISCAL YEAR 2014 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN POLICY, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. 105766 TNTP'S WEB-BASED SERVICE HELPS OUR CLIENTS BETTER MANAGE THEIR POOL OF CANDIDATES BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM TO MANAGE VACANCIES AND CAREFULLY SCREEN APPLICANTS, ENSURING QUALITY TEACHERS FOR EVERY STUDENT. 105766 46524133 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 58 0 1772 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AR CA CO CT DC FL IL IN MO NJ NY OH OK TX WA MA TN X X LARA OERTER 7182332800 186 JORALEMON ST SUITE 300 BROOKLYN NY 11201 DR C KENT MCGUIRE DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARIELA ROZMAN CEO 50.00 X X 300957 0 28466 CHRIS BIERLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT GLICKMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATI HAYCOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HAYES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK M O'SUCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL G PASTOREK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 P URI TREISMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL KEATING DIRECTOR (THROUGH AUGUST 2014) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARA OERTER CFO & EVP, TECHNOLOGY (FROM MAY 2013) 50.00 X 145172 0 762 TIMOTHY DALY PRESIDENT 50.00 X 284332 0 20880 LAYLA AVILA EVP OF PARTNERSHIPS 50.00 X 211815 0 29914 DANIEL WEISBERG EVP OF PERF MGMT & GEN COUNSEL 50.00 X 259352 0 35534 KAROLYN BELCHER EVP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 50.00 X 250821 0 17753 VICTORIA VAN CLEEF VP OF TALENT MANAGEMENT 50.00 X 209001 0 13712 DAVID KEELING VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 50.00 X 213441 0 21408 JENNIFER MULHERN VP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 50.00 X 183978 0 22239 ANA MENEZES VP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 50.00 X 177573 0 15797 AMANDA KOCON VP OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 50.00 X 192696 0 19719 2429138 0 226184 83 1 1 0 LEARNING POINT ASSOCIATES 1120 EAST DEIHL ROAD SUITE 200 NAPERVILLE IL 60563 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 334263 CRICKET DESIGN WORKS 1925 MONROE ST 3 MADISON WI 53711 COMMUNICATIONS 207330 MINDSHIFT TECHNOLOGIES INC 309 WAVERLY OAKS RD 301 WALTHAM MA 02452 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 162245 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 3917 UNIVERSITY WAY NE SEATTLE WA 981051122 EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING 155247 UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC 410 FEURA BUSH ROAD GLENMONT NY 12077 EDUCATIONAL TRAINING 139600 12 3331972 17932361 514624 21264333 NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 900099 21137219 21137219 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 900099 14594149 14594149 POLICY, RESEARCH & ADVOCACY 900099 591074 591074 36322442 77974 77974 1732 5850 0 0 1732 5850 7582 7582 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 187366 187366 187366 57859697 36322442 0 272922 131797 131797 1555775 667171 888604 33861226 29721297 3923451 216478 1015084 877724 129562 7798 2882900 2433643 428152 21105 2747081 2381386 350094 15601 131692 36036 95656 70450 70450 2471500 1696618 773586 1296 590559 551350 37091 2118 1324683 1118360 202386 3937 873753 584638 281051 8064 612707 80642 532065 3606622 3221915 376953 7754 1100912 944935 153880 2097 1209070 990869 218201 147109 147109 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 478250 393373 83992 885 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 324347 324347 0 0 PUBLICATIONS 283318 271147 11855 316 DISTRICT REIMBURSEMENTS 96885 96885 0 0 55515720 46524133 8704138 287449 1693706 230882 10770557 7176420 9499070 10447252 5820139 6607428 150988 239116 6964428 4512734 2497405 2451694 2842173 7937335 190487 174864 33464525 35264991 5844831 5473090 873977 724843 222985 250620 6941793 6448553 X 16464506 17082543 10058226 11733895 26522732 28816438 33464525 35264991 2343977 -50272 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 30047214 13743786 33966936 18165216 21264333 117187485 30047214 13743786 33966936 18165216 21264333 117187485 49321152 67866333 34092 17512 109073 41338 77974 279989 18387 12686 187366 218439 117685913 144671600 0.57670 0.58150 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 18,387. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 12,686. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 187,366. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1901 0 0 1901 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: DURING FY 2014, TIMOTHY DALY (PRESIDENT) TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE HELP COMMITTEE. 355810 156667 199143 331472 236685 94787 6277146 4119382 2157764 2451694 DEFERRED RENT 250620 250620 X 57899252 -50272 89827 39555 57859697 0 57859697 55605546 89827 89827 55515719 0 55515719 PART X, LINE 2: TNTP RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT TNTP HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. TNTP IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. 1 FISHMAN PRIZE AWARD 10 131797 SEE PART IV PART I, LINE 2: DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS FUNDS THE FISHMAN PRIZE OFFERS UP TO FIVE TEACHERS PER YEAR A MONETARY AWARD OF $25,000, PLUS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTENSE 6 WEEK RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH TNTP. WINNERS SPEND THE SUMMER RESIDENCY ENGAGING IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TNTP'S WORK, MEETING AND DISCUSSING SCHOOL REFORM WITH POLICYMAKERS AND EDUCATION LEADERS, AND COLLABORATING WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH TNTP STAFF TO WRITE AND PUBLISH A SHORT PAPER ON A TOPIC RELATED TO EFFECTIVE TEACHING. IN ADDITION TO THE CASH AWARD, TNTP REIMBURSES AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED PERFORMING FISHMAN PRIZE WORK. FISHMAN PRIZE FINALISTS RECEIVE A MONETARY AWARD OF $1,000. IN FISCAL YEAR 2014, THERE WERE FOUR FISHMAN PRIZE WINNERS, AND FIVE FINALISTS. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ARIELA ROZMAN CEO 239839 0 61118 0 0 0 8740 0 19726 0 329423 0 0 0 TIMOTHY DALY PRESIDENT 226179 0 58153 0 0 0 8750 0 12130 0 305212 0 0 0 LAYLA AVILA EVP OF PARTNERSHIPS 192145 0 19670 0 0 0 8525 0 21389 0 241729 0 0 0 DANIEL WEISBERG EVP OF PERF MGMT & GEN COUNSEL 204206 0 55146 0 0 0 8750 0 26784 0 294886 0 0 0 KAROLYN BELCHER EVP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 208893 0 41928 0 0 0 8446 0 9307 0 268574 0 0 0 VICTORIA VAN CLEEF VP OF TALENT MANAGEMENT 174242 0 34759 0 0 0 8750 0 4962 0 222713 0 0 0 DAVID KEELING VP OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLICATION 168799 0 44642 0 0 0 500 0 20908 0 234849 0 0 0 JENNIFER MULHERN VP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 146478 0 37500 0 0 0 5000 0 17239 0 206217 0 0 0 ANA MENEZES VP, NEW TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS 142309 0 35264 0 0 0 8748 0 7049 0 193370 0 0 0 AMANDA KOCON VP OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT 159972 0 32724 0 0 0 8750 0 10969 0 212415 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 AT TNTP, BONUSES ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION, AN INDIVIDUAL'S AND RELEVANT CONTRACTS/TEAMS PERFORMANCE, AND AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE CEO, WITH INPUT FROM THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. WHILE BONUSES ARE NEVER GUARANTEED, ALL SALARIED, PART/FULL TIME STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS, PROVIDED THEY HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY TNTP FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE STAFF MEMBER MUST BE WORKING FOR TNTP AT THE TIME OF THE BONUS AWARD. X 1 514624 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. PART III, LINE 4A TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAMS, TNTP ACADEMY WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND STATES TO ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT RECRUIT, SELECT AND TRAIN TEACHERS. IN 2014, OUR TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAMS DREW MORE THAN 11,000 APPLICANTS NATIONWIDE. TNTP ACADEMY TRAINS TEACHERS FOR HIGH-NEED STUDENTS THROUGH RIGOROUS, CLASSROOM-CENTERED TRAINING THAT IS LED BY MASTER TEACHERS AND SHARPLY FOCUSED ON STUDENT LEARNING. IT INCLUDES A PRE-SERVICE SUMMER TRAINING, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING DURING TEACHERS FIRST YEAR IN THE CLASSROOM THAT, AS OF 2012, INCLUDES AN EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION COMPONENT, AND A COURSE FOR VETERAN OR LOW-PERFORMING TEACHERS. DATA FROM OUR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING ESTABLISHED THAT OUR PROGRAM SCREENS TEACHERS WELL AND WE WERE PROUD TO RECOMMEND 83 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS INTO THE CLASSROOM TO BEGIN THEIR CAREERS, THE PROGRAM HELPED 11 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS SELF-SELECT OUT OF TEACHING, AND PROVIDED US WITH THE FRAMEWORK REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT 11 PERCENT OF STRUGGLING PARTICIPANTS DID NOT MAKE IT INTO A CLASSROOM. WE HAD 1,785 NEW TEACHERS COMPLETE THE PROGRAM AND BEGIN TEACHING IN THE FALL OF 2014. TNTP ACADEMY CONTINUED TO USE A TNTP-DEVELOPED EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR NEW TEACHERS CALLED THE ASSESSMENT OF CLASSROOM EXCELLENCE SCREEN (ACE). ACE EVALUATES TEACHERS DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING AND DETERMINES BASED ON MULTIPLE MEASURES THAT GAUGE SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR LICENSURE. IN ITS THIRD YEAR, WE EVALUATED 1,056 TEACHERS WITH ACE AND RECOMMENDED 84 PERCENT OF THEM FOR CERTIFICATION. ANOTHER 10 PERCENT WERE GIVEN A SECOND YEAR TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CLASSROOM BEFORE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR CERTIFICATION. TNTP IS THE FIRST PREPARATION PROVIDER IN THE COUNTRY TO SCREEN TEACHERS FOR DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS AT THIS SCALE. AND IN 2014, WE DEVELOPED A MORE NUANCED PERSPECTIVE ON INSTRUCTION BY LOOKING AT NOT JUST WHO DELIVERS THE LESSON, BUT ALSO WHAT THEY ARE TEACHING. WE BUILT THIS PERSPECTIVE INTO OUR TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAMS TO ENSURE FELLOWS WERE DELIVERING COMMON CORE-ALIGNED INSTRUCTION. WE ALSO INITIATED SOME PROMISING EFFORTS TO SHARE OUR LESSONS WITH DISTRICT PARTNERS THROUGH THE COMMON CORE QUALITY REVIEW, A DIAGNOSTIC DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS, AND THE TNTP CORE TEACHING RUBRIC, A FREE EVALUATION TOOL PRIORITIZING RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION ALIGNED TO THE COMMON CORE. PART III, LINE 4B PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN 2014, TNTP LAUNCHED OUR SECOND SCHOOL LEADER RECRUITMENT AND PREPARATION PROGRAM, CAMDENPLUS. WE PLACED 13 PARTICIPANTS IN SCHOOL-BASED LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND HAVE BUILT A COHORT MODEL TO CAPITALIZE ON THE BEST PRACTICES ACROSS SCHOOL TYPES AND ADDRESS PROBLEMS TOGETHER THAT ILLUSTRATE THE COMMON ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. WE ALSO SAW STRONG EARLY GAINS IN OUR FIRST SCHOOL LEADER RECRUITMENT AND PREPARATION PROGRAM, PHILLYPLUS. IN THE 2013-14 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FIRST COHORT OF PHILLYPLUS RESIDENTS HAD A SUSTAINED IMPACT ON OVER 2,000 STUDENTS TAUGHT BY EFFECTIVE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS THEY COACHED DURING THEIR RESIDENCY YEAR. A CRITICAL PART OF OUR WORK INCLUDES HELPING STATES BUILD, PILOT AND IMPLEMENT RIGOROUS, FAIR AND ACCURATE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS CENTERED ON HOW EDUCATORS ARE PERFORMING IN THEIR MOST CRITICAL ROLE: ADVANCING STUDENT LEARNING. OUR PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED LOUISIANA, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, RHODE ISLAND AND TENNESSEE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS DISTRICTS. IN SIX OF OUR PARTNER DISTRICTS ACROSS FIVE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WE DESIGNED OR HELPED OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS IMPLEMENT RIGOROUS EVALUATION SYSTEMS. BECAUSE OF OUR 2014 PARTNERSHIPS FOR THIS WORK, TNTP WAS PIVOTAL IN ENSURING THAT 78,091 TEACHERS HAD A RIGOROUS, STUDENT-FOCUSED EVALUATION THAT FOSTERED COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. WE ARE ALSO TRAINING EDUCATORS TO PUT NEW TOOLS INTO PRACTICE, HELPING INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL LEADERS MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT TEACHERS AND CREATE STRONG TEACHING TEAMS. IN 2014, WE CONTINUED TO HELP OUR TARGET PARTNER DISTRICTS RETAIN MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS FOR A SECOND YEAR IN OUR TARGET DISTRICTS. IN SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS ALONE, 90 PERCENT OF EFFECTIVE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS RETURNED FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF TEACHING. WE ALSO DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION AND CAREER PATHWAY SYSTEMS FOR SEVEN STATES, DISTRICTS AND CHARTER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALLOW SCHOOLS TO ATTRACT AND KEEP TOP TALENT WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED THE MOST. WE PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPROVE THE FLOW OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS INTO THEIR LOWEST-PERFORMING SCHOOLS, ENSURING THAT THESE SCHOOLS, OFTEN IN THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS, OPEN FULLY STAFFED. WE FOCUS ON BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO TAKE A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO STAFFING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ATTRACT AND HIRE THE BEST TEACHERS POSSIBLE. THROUGH OUR MODEL STAFFING INITIATIVES WE DEMONSTRATE HOW SCHOOLS CAN ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE TEACHER HIRING PRACTICES AND PUT IN PLACE MODEL STRATEGIES THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BE ROLLED OUT TO ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT. IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ALONE, WE HELPED DESIGN A NEW SELECTION MODEL AND INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT HELPED FILL 1,305 TEACHER VACANCIES, VIRTUALLY ALL THROUGH MUTUAL CONSENT AND OVER 80 PERCENT FILLED BY JUNE (COMPARED TO ONLY 9 PERCENT OF VACANCIES FILLED BY JUNE LAST YEAR). WE ALSO OFFER SCHOOLS INVALUABLE INSIGHT INTO THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL CULTURE WITH OUR VALIDATED TEACHER SURVEY TOOL, INSIGHT. AFTER ANALYZING THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, WE PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH A ROADMAP OF CLEAR ACTION ITEMS TO IMPROVE THEIR TALENT MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND RETENTION EFFORTS. IN FY14, WE PROVIDED THIS SERVICE TO 901 SCHOOLS (A 50 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEARS NUMBER OF SCHOOLS), AND OVER 85 PERCENT REPORTED THAT INSIGHT GAVE THEM VALUABLE INFORMATION TO IMPROVE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. PART III, LINE 4C POLICY, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY TNTP IS HELPING SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND STATES UNDERSTAND HOW TEACHERS ARE PERFORMING AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO GET BETTER. WE DO THIS IN PART BY CONDUCTING TARGETED RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY THE OBSTACLES THAT SCHOOL SYSTEMS FACE TO HIRING THE BEST TEACHERS POSSIBLE AND QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE OBSTACLES ON SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS. OUR DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH ENABLES US TO TALK PLAINLY AND OBJECTIVELY ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE FIND, TO ARGUE FOR KEY REFORMS, AND TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE TOOLS AND REALISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISTRICT OFFICIALS, LEGISLATORS, AND POLICY-MAKERS. MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER WE RELEASED OUR FIRST PUBLICATION, OUR REACH IS WIDER AND THE NATURE AND DEPTH OF OUR PUBLICATIONS IS MORE DIVERSE. IN 2013 WE LAUNCHED A BLOG THAT RUNS AT LEAST TWO SUBSTANTIAL POSTS PER WEEK. THIS YEAR, SUBSCRIBERS FOR INDIVIDUAL EMAIL ALERTS ON NEW TNTP BLOG POSTS INCREASED FROM 200 IN DECEMBER 2013 TO 2,000 IN FALL 2014. A NUMBER OF POSTS PARTICULARLY GUEST POSTS FROM TEACHERS EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE NEW COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ACHIEVED WIDESPREAD VIRAL SHARING ACROSS THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE PUBLISHED FAST START: TRAINING BETTER TEACHERS FASTER WITH FOCUS, PRACTICE AND FEEDBACK, OUR SECOND REPORT TO FOCUS ON OUR TEACHER PIPELINE WORK. FAST START SHARED OUR APPROACH TO PRE-SERVICE TRAINING, WHICH REVOLVES AROUND THREE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS FOCUS, PRACTICE AND FEEDBACK. WE ALSO PUBLISHED SHORTCHANGED: THE HIDDEN COSTS OF LOCKSTEP TEACHER PAY, WHICH EXAMINES WHY LOCKSTEP PAY UNDERMINES THE VALUE OF GREAT TEACHING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT AND KEEP TOP TEACHERS, AND DISCOURAGING HIGH PERFORMERS FROM TEACHING WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. WE ALSO RELEASED AN ACCOMPANYING POLICY GUIDE FOCUSED ON HOW STATE LEADERS CAN REMOVE BARRIERS TO CREATING SMARTER TEACHER COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. WE STRENGTHENED OUR POSITION AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR AND ADVOCATES OF TEACHERS THROUGH OUR FISHMAN PRIZE. IN ITS THIRD YEAR, THE FISHMAN PRIZE CONTINUED TO THRIVE, WITH APPLICATIONS UP BY 45 PERCENT. WITH THE FISHMAN PRIZE, WE RECOGNIZE AND PUBLICIZE UP TO FIVE EXCELLENT TEACHERS WITH A $25,000 AWARD AND A PLACE IN A SPECIAL SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS GREAT TEACHING AND AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF THE NATIONS BEST EDUCATORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 TNTP'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE STAFF AND REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED EXTERNALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT PAID TAX PREPARER. ANY REVISIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ONCE REVISED, THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION AND FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TNTP ASKS ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. TNTP'S FINANCE STAFF FOLLOWS UP TO RESOLVE ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT VOTE ON THE RELATED MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS. FOR ALL POSITIONS, TNTP'S HUMAN CAPITAL TEAM PERFORMS REGULAR MARKET ANALYSIS UTILIZING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM INDUSTRY SURVEYS, DOCUMENTED COMPENSATION OF PERSONS HOLDING SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND/OR INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION STUDIES. THE MARKET ANALYSIS IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, AND IS CONSIDERED IN THE RECOMMENDATION OF COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. A COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER 2014. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 TNTP MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE BY POSTING IT ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 186 JORALEMON STREET, SUITE 300, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (718) 233-2800. 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