Center for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Coherence Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

100% of these educators raised student achievement over the prior years scores (baseline). The remaining 25% (258 educators) were rated ineffective or needs improvement. A target to increase racial diversity of educators teachings in targeted schools a minimum of 15% by end of grant period was met with the current percentage of racila diveristy of educators teaching in achieve schools is: 65% white, 21% black, 7% hispanic, 3% asian and 4% other.this will be our baseline for comparison of year 2 and 3 results. A target of having 100% of instructional staff and principals/assistant principasl to recieve an annual educator effectiveness rating, using state-approved evaluation tool, each year of the grant was met with all instructional staff and school leaders were evaluated and recived an effectiveness rating in year 1 of the grant. A target of having 100% of educators (instructional and leadership) to maintain annual professional growth plans that help them reach effectiveness goals. A target to reduce the number of educators who receive a minimally effective or ineffective rating a minimum of 15% compared to previous year was met with 25% of our rated educators were rated unsatisfactory or needs improvement. These educators will be provided with support throughout the year. Their year 1 ratings will become baseline measures and will be compared to year 2 effectiveness ratings for growth. A target to increase the percent of students who achieve ela and math proficiency benchmarks a minimum of 10% by the end of the grant period was met with Arkansas act 89 suspending most of the states academic achievement reporting for 2020-2021, due to covid. A target to increase the graduation rate by a minimum of 10% by the end of the grant period was met with the four-year graduation rates for the high schools in our participating Arkansas districts averaged 82.82% for the 20 -2021 school year. In 2021-2022, the avearge was 87.36%, a diffence of 4.54%.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.16; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.49; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 43.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 36.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 38.5% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings