Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The Restore Program (formerly Phoenix) - Program serving school age students who have emotional and behavioral deficits. The intent is to assist school districts by providing self-contained classrooms within an alternative school setting.The Success Program (formerly NKY Learning Academy) - Program serving students in grades 4-12 who have problems in the traditional school program and are at risk for academic failure and dropping out of school.Pathways Program (formerly Challenge) - Services school age students who have functional mental disabilities and behavior issues. Deeper Learning - Deliver Deeper Learning professional learning opportunities to local Kentucky schools.English Language Acquisition (ESL) & Title III Programs - Aid school districts in Northern Kentucky with the identification, assessment, planning, and instruction of students whose first and home language is a language other than English.WHAS Crusade for Children Grant- Technology support for districts. ARP- Provides innovative learning opportunities and supports districts (collaborates with SERTAC/IDEA). Strategic Prevention Framework - Program providing strategies and resources for substance misuse and prevention. CRRSA- Created to assist schools in accelerated learning and post-COVID social and emotional needs.DEI Programs- Offer proactive strategies and will assess and implement diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.PERS- Contract with KDE for 508 Compliance Officer and editor/writer for KDE Division of Communications.NKU- Contract with NKU for the employee for Kentucky Center for Mathematics.Interact for Health- Addresses overall high levels of student mental health challenges.Positive Action- Program to prevent school violence by educating teachers and students and providing necessary training and materials. DAIL- Division of Aging & Independent Living provides entry-level professional social work services to individuals with disabilities who have been appointed to the Cabinet as a ward of the state, and other job tasks as related to individual cases.YSA- Expansion of the Young Scholars Academy in collaboration with Northern Kentucky University and participating districts of Northern Kentucky.IDEA- These programs focus on equity, achievement and integrity focusing to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities.FRYSC- We serve as the fiscal agent for finances related to compensation and benefits for employees of the Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers as well as expenses related to training school district employees. School Based Interventions- Work with schools to improve students' nutrition and physical activity environment of the school.Healthy Schools- Work to improve nutrition and physical activity environment of the schools.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th 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: 12.1%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings