2024-06-17T20:58:46-07:00 2023-06-30 810926770 NCHENG LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 40 WALL ST 32ND FL NEW YORK NY 10005 990 2022-07-01 134113613 Center for Educational Innovation Inc CENT 2123028800 369 Lexington Avenue 303 New York NY 10017 Michael Kohlhagen CEO 2024-06-17 true Michael Kohlhagen 999009999 true Miaoling Lin P00431817 2127850100 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Michael Kohlhagen 369 Lexington Avenue 303 New York NY 10017 8508472 false X https://the-cei.org X 2000 NY To Support initiatives that will provide a quality education to children in NYC and Other communities 10 9 160 9 0 13636569 4383645 1628655 4097191 5 205 10738 27431 15275967 8508472 0 0 7171137 5475370 0 342014 4139293 3788825 11310430 9264195 3965537 -755723 6569220 6508266 1961518 2656174 4607702 3852092 X Effective public education is essential to the success of a democratic society. Themission of Center for Educational Innovation, Inc. (CEI) is threefold:1) Assist public schools in New York City and other communities in improving thequality of public education. Our professional experience and expertise help schoolsto create more productive environments in which students thrive academically,socially and emotionally. With our support, schools develop better leadership,better teaching and better systems of accountability;2) Based upon CEI's work with individual schools, advocate for policies andpractices that will lead to successful schools;3) Provide information to the public about the importance of quality publiceducation and the means of achieving it. To those ends, CEI assists large schools torestructure into sets of smaller learning communities, works with teams to createand develop charter schools, trains principals in effective leadership skills, andfacilitates collaboration betwee false false 3984754 Public School Consulting- Includes customized services, technical assistance, school improvement planning and implementation, leadership development and content area support to superintendents, school leaders, teacher teams, coaches, teachers, and all members of the school community. By design, with aligment to the mission, with a renewed focus on equity and innovation, experienced team members work to build capacity to create the model schools their children need to succeed. Service is delivered in a multitude of modalities including mentoring and coaching, facilitated professional learning in small and large groups, modeling and delivering leadership development and pedagogical support in all content areas tp ensure for improved teaching and learning with measured improvements in student achievement and all areas of the school community. 1107796 Community Schools - Community Schools organize resources so that academics, health, youth development, and family empowerment are integrated into the fabric of the school to support the whole child.CEI leads a network of 17 Community Schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan.The Four Core Features of a Community School Strategy are as follows:COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP AND PRACTICEFAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTEXPANDED LEARNING TIMEWELLNESS AND INTEGRATED SUPPORT 991542 CEIs Education Through Art (ETA) program was funded by an Assistance for ArtsEducation Development and Dissemination (AAEDD) $2.5M four-year grant awarded in2018 by the Office of Innovation and Improvement of the United States Department ofEducation. ETA was a program that utilized visual art and music as effectiveinstructional strategies to directly teach ELA and Math while strengthening socialand emotional learning (SEL) skills. The program served grade 3-5 students withdisabilities and their teachers in NYC School District 75. The program tailored alllessons, materials, and resources to the specific needs of each classroom to serve awide range of students - from those with cognitive challenges who are alternatelyassessed, to those with emotional and behavioral challenges who take standardizedassessments. The program included in-class student instruction, professionallearning workshops, coaching and modeling, the compilation of a digital resource oflessons, curriculum maps, and embedded schedules. 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Project Boost is a school-based enrichment program serving public schools. CEI does not use any firm to influence or change public opinion. Part IV - Additional Information 250000 250000 1.00000 false false false 20105 16736 3369 3369 Deferred Compensation Payable 499317 Operating lease liability 67282 566599 X 8508585 113 113 8508472 8508472 9264195 9264195 9264195 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The organization does not believe its financial statments include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for periods ending June 30, 2020 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities. X X X X false false false false false false false false false Alexandra Jeff Dir of Arts 163400 21294 184694 Anthony Orzo Dir. of Prof. Ser 164000 164000 Michael Kohlhagen CEO 221138 30168 251306 Victor Isayev Former CFO - Former 162434 162434 Virgina Connelly Exec Dir Sch Trans 158875 158875 X 1 38222 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Project BOOST - (Building Options and Opportunities for Students) is theOrganizations signature student enrichment program, which historically targets middle school students, who have demonstrated academic talents but do not have thefinancial resources necessary to cultivate and enrich their academic experience. Theoriginal overall goal of the program is to assist and to inspire participatingmiddle school students in gaining admission to the highest quality high school, inNYC, being the Specialized High Schools. Overall, the program has grown to includeschools in and out of NYC and as such, the goal has now broadened to inspire middleschool students to gain admission into the best high school program possible, tonurture the talents and interests of students and help them identify college andcareer pathways. The Organization offers a triad of direct student services to buildacademic, cultural, social and service skills necessary for long-term studentgrowth, academic enrichment, cultural enrichment and college to career development.In 2011, Project BOOST was extended to include the Organization's Early Stagesprogram. The Organizations Early Stages provides free and significantly reduced-cost theater tickets to underserved schools and their students. This has afforded the opportunity for exposure to the performing arts, which included attendance at NYCs most renowned performing arts venues, such as Broadway theaters, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall, and to provide multiple opportunities for students to respond to the theater through workshops, discussions, and writing (since its inception over 70,000 tickets have been made available to students).With a focus on equity and innovation, Project BOOST has grown beyond its originalprogramming, Early Stages live theater and cultural enrichment, high impact tutoring and social skill development, which all continue to thrive.Project BOOST continues to grow, and change based on the post pandemic need forenhanced student engagement. With alignment to emerging technologies and interests of all students, a focus on the world of work, college and career, and alignment tothe academic course of study of our students, enrichment in the areas of science,technology, engineering, mathematics, and the arts (STEAM) activities have beendeveloped. They include the exposure to the latest innovations, anchored in studentsinterests and pointed toward careers of the future and current needs of thecommunities we serve.Current offerings include the above-mentioned high impact tutoring, Early Stageslive Broadway trips, as well as newer offerings such as coding and robotics,competitive video gaming infused with college to career and character educationlessons, and social action art and music.Project BOOST emphasizes the need to give back to the communities through a strongcommunity service component. Students are taught that regardless of theirsocio-economic background, they can make fundamental contributions to society bygiving of themselves through service.Current programs are funded through city and state government grants and haveexpanded to fee for service school and district contracts. While originally designedto be delivered to middle schools, Project BOOST offerings are being modified anddelivered to elementary, middle and high school students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Other programs - include school improvement activities through our field supportservices, grant funded academic and enrichment services such as NYC Immigrant andCASA funded enrichment and NYC DYCD Summer Rising, which are all consistent with themission of the Organization. The Organization is now a lead agency with contractsfor two NYC Community Schools. This citywide school improvement strategy supports services delivered by the lead agency, community partners and the school community.This organization's mission is aligned to this initiative and with a focus onacademic improvement, provides comprehensive support in all areas, aligned with thetraditional school day, coordinating all programs and services, and infuses itsphilosophy, with a focus on equity and innovation, to develop model communityschools in all neighborhoods. The Community Schools program supports the wholechild and the childs family, with learning both inside and outside of the classroom. The Organization supports the staffing to identify and coordinate all partnerships,delivery of direct academic and enrichment service including elements of ProjectBOOST, professional learning for school staff as well as all partners and theirstaff, the greater school community including parents. The lead agency works toseamlessly bridge the school day with before, during, and after school support tothe entire school community with strong measurable outcomes in all areas of childdevelopment, community, family engagement and academic achievement. This is amulti-year contract with the NYC Department of Education with potential for growthin the future.1) META/Meridian - CEIs Meridian (formerly META) program is funded by an Assistancefor Arts Education (AAE) $6M five-year grant awarded in 2021 by the Office ofElementary and Secondary Education of the United States Department of Education.Meridian is a professional learning program for K-5 teachers of students withdisabilities in New York City (NY), Rochester (NY), San Juan (PR), Baltimore (MD)and Bridgeport (CT). The program builds on the success of the Organizations ETAprogram and expands its scope by utilizing an art integrated, differentiatedcurriculum, and providing teachers with workshops, PLC sessions and modeling. Thecurriculum includes innovative projects in music and visual art that teach literacy and math and strengthen SEL skills. There are six versions of every project andmaterials include, curriculum maps, lessons, implementation slide decks, modelingvideos, resources, and materials, and supporting documents. Meridian also includes(1) training classroom teachers to be teacher leaders in arts integration and tofacilitate PLC sessions; (2) hosting national annual conferences to disseminate thework; and (3) building a digital repository of all curricular materials.2) Charter Schools - Given the history of the Organization and its foundersinfluence in the development of Charter School Law, Charter School Support remainsone of the main programs of the Organization.Following several cycles of federal funding sunsetting, the Organization continuesto support charter Boards and school leaders via school-based contracts and grantfunding to become highly effective and grow successful charter schools in three keyareas:Educational SuccessOrganizational SoundnessFaithfulness to Charter and LawWith alignment to the mission and continued focus on school transformation, theOrganization continues to support the development of new charters, lead the renewalof charters, and explore and lead the expansion of charter schools. TheOrganization continues its support of struggling charter schools with schoolimprovement planning and implementation. With several long-term whole school reformprojects and multiple short-term engagements, the Organization continues its focus on leadership development, supporting improved performance as well as compliancewith autonomy to achieve continuous academic improvement with alignment to publicschool accountability in all areas. The Organizations team of experts work closelywith Charter School leadership and Boards in all areas of the NYS performanceframework: student performance, teaching and learning, culture, climate and studentand family engagement, financial condition, financial management, Board oversightand governance, organizational capacity, mission and key design elements,enrollment, retention and retention, and legal compliance. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A Draft of IRS form 990 was discussed and reviewed with the board of trustees' finance/audit committee. Subsequently it was provided to the full board of trustees for review, discussion, and notation of proposed changes. The business office is responsible for the preparation of form 990, and presented the document to both the finance/audit and administrative committee and board of trustees. A final copy was distributed to all members of the board of trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c On an annual basis, any conflict of interest concerns are reviewed and resolved. All board members, officers, key employees, and program directors are required to complete, and sign, a disclosure statement, which is reviewed by the president and CEO. All real/potential conflicts will be addressed on a case-by case basis with the member in conflict excused from voting. There were no situations of this nature for the 2023 fiscal year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation of CEI's CEO is based upon a compensation report. This was last prepared and presented for review in fiscal year 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.