2024-01-29T08:57:49-06:00 2023-08-31 382488938 FROHM KELLEY BUTLER & RYAN PC 333 FORT STREET PORT HURON MI 48060 990 2022-09-01 382377598 STEPPINGSTONE CENTER FOR THE POTENTIALLY GIFTED STEP 2489578200 650 CHURCH STREET 119 PLYMOUTH MI 48170 MICHELLE BELT PRESIDENT 2489578200 2023-11-15 1 MICHELLE BELT 999009999 0 DOROTHY BERGQUIST P01201269 8109872727 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MICHELLE BELT 650 CHURCH STREET ROOM 119 PLYMOUTH MI 48170 342368 0 X WWW.STEPPINGSTONESCHOOL.ORG X 1981 MI ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 11 11 12 0 0 0 21049 28569 198717 277773 79 108 13176 21763 233021 328213 0 0 0 0 112800 152978 0 0 6888 89711 100646 202511 253624 30510 74589 354713 356145 1167536 1094379 -812823 -738234 X ELEMENTARY EDUCATION 0 0 211331 255671 DAY SCHOOL AND EXTENDED CARE:BASIC PROGRAM GOALS AT STEPPINGSTONE SCHOOL IS TO ORGANIZE, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A NON-SECTARIAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN; ADMINISTER AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BALANCED BETWEEN ACADEMIC LEARNING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS AND ADULTS; TO PROMOTE AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM AND COURSE OF STUDY COMMENSURATE WITH AND IN ADDITION TO THAT OFFERED BY LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERING DEGREES FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT GRADE.WE DELIVER OUR COURSE MATERIAL USING THE AKABA MODEL OF DIFFERENTIATED EDUCATION. NAMED AFTER THE FOUNDER'S FATHER, KENJI AKABA, THIS METHOD OF CURRICULUM DESIGN AND COURSE DELIVERY HAS EVOLVED OVER YEARS OF TEACHING GIFTED LEARNERS AT STEPPINGSTONE. THIS MODEL PROVIDES MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY FOR TEACHERS BY ACCOMMODATING THE UNIQUE COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE GIFTED LEARNER.IN MOST SCHOOL SETTINGS, STUDENTS ARE ADVANCED BY AGE. THIS OFTEN IMPEDES GIFTED LEARNERS WHO MAY BE ACADEMICALLY ONE OR MORE YEARS AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS. LIKEWISE, ADVANCING STUDENTS ACADEMICALLY SO THAT THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR SOCIAL GROUP CAN CREATE EMOTIONAL STRESS AND UNEVEN PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.WE ORGANIZE OUR STUDENTS INTO SMALL MULTI-AGE/MULTI-GRADE DEVELOPMENTAL CLASSROOMS OF APPROXIMATELY 15 STUDENTS EACH. CORE SUBJECTS (MATH, SPELLING AND READING), HOWEVER, ARE INSTRUCTED IN EVEN SMALLER (ONE TO SIX STUDENTS) ABILITY GROUPS. THIS ALLOWS TEACHERS MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMMODATE EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC NEEDS WHILE ENSURING THAT STUDENTS ARE NURTURED SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY WITH THEIR AGE-RELATED PEERS. 19080 23001 SPECIAL PROGRAMS:STEPPINGSTONE SUPPLEMENTS ITS PROGRAMS WITH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FENCING, MUSIC, FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND ART. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE VARIATIONS SUCH AS POTTERY AND YOGA. SOME OF THESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE:INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LESSONSTAUGHT BY A CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIAN WITH A MAJOR IN VIOLIN PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING VIOLIN WITH A MINOR IN TEACHING PIANO; ALSO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COMPETITION AND TESTING IN SOLO AND ENSEMBLE AND THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS (NFMC) AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC RECITALS.WESTERN MARTIAL ARTSTHIS MARTIAL ARTS CLASS TEACHES STUDENTS HISTORICAL EUROPEAN TRADITIONS OF SELF DEFENSE. STUDENTS AGES TEN THROUGH FOURTEEN HAVE FUN LEARNING TECHNIQUES AGAINST TARGETS AND USING THEM IN PADDED SPARRING. STUDENTS ALSO WORK TOGETHER IN GROUP GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, BUILDING FOCUS, CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND AWARENESS. ALL ACTIVITIES USE TRAINING EQUIPMENT WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE, FUN AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF LEARNING. INSTRUCTOR HAS 14 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH WESTERN MARTIAL ARTS AND INSTRUCTING CHILDREN.SMART CENTERTHE STEPPINGSTONE MAGNETIC RESONANCE TRAINING (SMART) CENTER'S PURPOSE IS TO BRING A RESEARCH-BASED SCIENCE EXPERIENCE TO YOUNG, SCIENCE-ORIENTED STUDENTS IN ORDER TO MEET OUR MISSION OF "EXCITING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS". IT OFFERS MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES THAT ARE USUALLY ONLY AVAILABLE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.STUDENTS WILL UTILIZE A $200,000 MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROMETER (EPR), DEVELOP A HYPOTHESIS TO TEST, DESIGN AN EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS, CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS USING AN EPR SPECTROMETER, LEARN TO ANALYZE THE DATA, AND TO REACH A CONCLUSION. 230411 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X DAVID LIOU 2489578200 650 CHURCH STREET ROOM 119 PLYMOUTH MI 48170 X MICHELLE BELT PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON DOW 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ZORAN JEVTIC 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RICH NIEMISTO TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANCES ELDIS SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA COFFIN TRUSTEE 4.00 X 0 0 0 YONG HWA SON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GOPAL PADINJARUVEETIL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY FURMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ISBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28569 28569 TUITION 611600 270975 270975 PROGRAM INCOME 611600 6798 6798 277773 108 108 35019 14155 20864 20864 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 611600 899 899 899 328213 278672 0 20972 127949 116434 7677 3838 15293 13917 917 459 9736 8860 584 292 125 125 6724 6119 403 202 5644 5136 339 169 56200 51142 3372 1686 375 341 23 11 2423 2423 7695 7002 462 231 STUDENT ACTIVITY EXPENS 6805 6805 SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPLIES 6404 6404 MEMBERSHIPS 5549 5549 MISCELLANEOUS 2702 2702 253624 230411 16325 6888 58443 62165 226989 225028 69281 68233 719 361267 361267 0 0 354713 356145 4576 5892 258025 193302 816835 807085 88100 88100 1167536 1094379 X -823488 -749202 10665 10968 -812823 -738234 354713 356145 74589 0 X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 361267 361267 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY INCLUDED IN ALL ADVERTISEMENTS AND BROCHURES. AUCTION 35019 35019 14155 35019 35019 14155 14155 20864 KIYO A MORSE DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION X 216283 412983 0 1 1 LOAN PAYABLE - KIYO MORSE OPERATING CASH X 430000 319102 0 1 1 LOAN PAYABLE - KIYO MORSE OPERATING CASH X 75000 75000 0 1 1 807085 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B-A COPY OF FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C-DURING JULY OF EACH YEAR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED TO KEY STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. EACH PERSON IS INSTRUCTED TO READ AND REVIEW THE POLICY PLUS DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS, CHANGES TO RELATIONSHIPS, AND UPDATE ANY INFORMATION AS APPLICABLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS - NO OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED; NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES MEET THE IRS DEFINITION OF KEY EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990 AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION, UPON REQUEST, AT THE OFFICE OF STEPPINGSTONE CENTER.