Tides Family Services Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Education: two school sites operated over the course of the year - tides school and the george n. Hunt school, which both follow the commoncore state standards. The tides school is a trauma informed program that works with students challenged by a variety of social, emotional and behavioral health related issues. The tides school provides an alternative placement for students allowing them to achieve their educational goals in a smaller, therapeutic setting. The tides school provides students with programs that develop competency in the basic skills of reading, writing, problem solving and computation. The instructional services provided at the tides school are designed to provide a personalized approach to curriculum (special education curriculum adapted/modified). Clinical support is provided by the school social worker via iep goals and objectives (which align with the ri social emotional learning standards), small group instruction, topical groups based on student need. Home visits and off site physician and provider appointment meetings are also provided on an individual basis as needed. The tides school also utilizes a variety of widely accepted treatment modalities. The tides school provides transition planning to assist students in seeking employment. We connect student to ors and ccap as well as assist them with obtaining a state id, opening a savings account, etc. We also provide school based transition exploration activities such as culinary and wood shop. Esy is provided per the iep as appropriate in coordination with the sending school district. The george n hunt school is a therapeutic day program that serves special education students with specific social/emotional and mental health needs. The school's mission is to prepare students to rejoin public schools when they demonstrate readiness. The program emphasizes social emotional learning (sel) and positive behavioral interventions (pbis). School clinicians offer therapeutic aid based on individual needs and ieps. Our mission is to provide therapeutic, innovative, comprehensive, and individualized educational services for students referred by local educational agencies. Our goal is to support the academic and social-emotional development of all students, in order for them to achieve their full potential. Additional services provided: the program offers high staff-to-student ratios and intensive clinical services. Occupational therapy and speech and language pathology, full-time nursing, extended school year program emphasizing social-emotional skill-building, and community-based activities are also a part of the program. Over the course of the fiscal year, approximately 36 students were educated at both school sites. During the course of the school year and extended school year, 70 students were enrolled between both schools.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 67.6%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.03 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • 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: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 28th 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: -8.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.71; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings