New Generation Academy

What it reported doing in 2023

New Generation Academy utilized a research based methodology, High Dosage Tutoring, to ensure that our services were effective and impactful this school year. HDT, when implemented correctly, can produce large learning gains for a wide range of students, including those who have fallen behind academically. Due to the ongoing impact of the pandemic, we work primarily with students who require academic interventions and are 2 or more grade levels off track. We deploy the following foundational tennets of the research to ensure our work is effective and impactful. -FREQUENCY NGA delivers high dosage tutoring programs with three or more sessions per week or intensive, week- long, small-group programs taught by talented tutors. -PERSONNEL Because the skills required for tutoring are different from the skills required for effective classroom teaching, a wide variety of tutors can successfully improve student outcomes, if they receive adequate training and ongoing support. -MEASUREMENT NGA provides progress monitoring, via ongoing informal assessments and monthly progress reports, to allow tutors to more effectively tailor their instruction for individual students. -CURRICULUM NGA uses high-quality instructional materials that are aligned with classroom content that allows tutors to reinforce and support teachers' classroom instruction. -RELATIONSHIPS NGA ensures students have a consistent tutor over time to facilitate positive tutor-student relationships and a stronger understanding of students' learning needs. -DELIVERY MODE NGA offers both face-to-face and virtual tutoring options as emerging evidence supports both options as effective tools. -GROUP SIZE NGA tutors effectively instruct up to three or four students at a time. However, moving beyond this number is less personalized and requires a higher degree of skill to do well. One-to-one tutoring is likely most effective. -FOCUS NGA will focus on tutoring all grade levels. The evidence is strongest, with most research available, for reading- focused tutoring for students in early grades (particularly grade K-2) and for math-focused tutoring for older students. -SCHEDULING Tutoring interventions will be scheduled in a flexible manner during the school day, after school, or during summer remediation. -PRIORITIZATION NGA's tutoring can target all students but will prioritize those who need tutoring the most as determined by current academic standing, pre-assessments, benchmark data and more. As a result of utilizing HDT, we were able to reach more students by going to a small group format of tutoring vs. a one to one. This significant change allowed us to accomplish our goal of more than doubling our outreach while retaining the effectiveness and quality of our tutorial programs. In addition, due to the increased capacity we had the ability to increase our efforts in Fulton County Public schools more than 2 fold, working with a total of 6 schools vs. 3 from the previous years.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 71.2%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 28.8%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.3%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 53.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 57% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 54.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings