The Boyce L Ansley School Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

See sch o for complete description.academics: the ansley school currently serves kindergarten through 4th grade and will continue to add a grade each year, eventually becoming a pre-k through 8th grade elementary and middle school. Our academic program is unique in that it takes into consideration the traumas associated with homelessness. To ensure we are providing adequate services, the first hour of each day is dedicated to assessing each student's social and emotional well-being. Our social services department consists of two onsite social workers, a school therapist, and a soon-to-be social services paraprofessional; together they provide additional services to the students who may have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event before coming to school. The same intentionality is applied to academics. By using singapore math and amplify ckla english/language arts assessment tools, teachers can evaluate each child's proficiency and create personalized learning plans (plps). In addition, we use map (measure of academic progress) pre, mid, and post-assessments to ensure our students are achieving national standards for learning. Our class sizes are capped at 15, making it possible for teachers to give adequate and purposeful attention to each student. To meet the personalized and differentiated needs of each student, we leverage educational supplement resources of lexia learning, ixl, and renaissance learning to intervene and remediate academic gaps and misconceptions. Our classrooms are also supported by multiple practicum and field-placement site students through partnerships with local universities and colleges. Teachers and leaders engage in ongoing professional learning for the science of reading, numeracy, trauma-informed care, and restorative practices to ensure deeper learning is possible for each learner.family support: our family support program is designed to meet the needs of the whole child by supporting their families and helping create stable home environments. We understand that this process requires ongoing support services for parents and/or caregivers. By the time our families reach us, life has already happened- they have already experienced or been exposed to specific trauma(s) that have negatively impacted or halted their progression. The purpose of the family support program is to mitigate the effects of trauma, reverse the cycle of generational poverty in their families, and help them gain permanent stability.during our intake and screening process, families are asked to complete the lifeworks self-sufficiency matrix (lw-ssm), a modified version of the Arizona self-sufficiency matrix. Research posits that the matrix is a reliable and valid measure to determine an individual's level of independence and quality of life across several domains, which will allow the ansley school to provide a more holistic approach to meeting a family's needs. The data is collected using charitytracker- a social services data system that is used in over 2,000 cities across the country, tracking 3.5 million cases and over 10 million assistance records. Based on their average life domain score and self-identified goals, a family success plan is created that identifies steps to achieve each goal, available resources, and agreed-upon completion dates.through our family support program, we offer the following services: job placement, finding permanent housing, trauma therapy, transportation, emergency rental assistance, emergency shelter assistance, emergency utility assistance, and additional case-by-case need-based services. We also provide uniforms, school supplies, and two nutritious meals a day for students free of charge. To qualify for all wraparound services, parents are required to meet with the head of school, directors of education, their social worker, and the school therapist to establish their family success plan. Parents then meet periodically with their assigned social worker to continue receiving support, assess

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -1.3%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 28.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 24.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings