2024-03-01T14:52:00-07:00 2023-06-30 990 2022-07-01 941408159 BERKWOOD SCHOOL BERK 5108836990 1809 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94703 Love Weinstock Head of School 5108836990 2024-02-10 Love Weinstock 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Love Weinstock 1809 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94703 4103562 0 X https://www.berkwood.org/ X 1951 CA K-8 education using a hands-on development curriculum that promotes deep and intuitive learning. Students achieve academic excellence by becoming critical thinkers and creative problem solvers. This fiscal year the school added grades 6-8; in prior years the school was a K-5 educational institution. 16 0 31 73 0 0 164064 567896 2706658 3369927 151361 92539 41668 73200 3063751 4103562 813551 851723 0 0 1828400 2655548 0 0 60710 641687 908359 3283638 4415630 -219887 -312068 3643868 5615119 2301764 4630494 1342104 984625 Berkwood Hedge School provides a hands-on developmental curriculum that promotes deep and intuitive learning. Students achieve academic excellence by becoming critical thinkers and creative problem solvers. Our teachers meet the needs of every child, inspiring a joy of learning, academic success, intellectual excitement, emotional well-being, and creativity. Students leave Berkwood Hedge prepared for success in middle school and beyond. Our small cooperative community of students, families, and educators share a commitment to preserving the environment and promoting social justice within both the school culture and the larger community. We are committed to strengthening diversity of all types, including cultural, ethnic, racial, learning style, economic, gender, and family structure. 0 0 3052122 851723 4103562 Berkwood Hedge School operates a Kindergarten through eighth grade full-time education program that provides a hands-on developmental curriculum that promotes deep and intuitive learning. Berkwood Hedge School's constructivist approach is based on the understanding that children construct their own knowledge of the world through active and collaborative exploration of their learning environment. Each day in our classrooms, children's natural curiosity provides them the motivation to learn and grow as individuals. Our experienced teachers create child-centered environments filled with lively discussion, collaboration, social interaction and play. They understand that learning happens on a developmental continuum unique to each student, and children proceed on individual timelines. Curriculum is built around themes that interest children and connect to their lives. Students are given time to question, experiment, and reflect deeply on the ideas they encounter as they explore literature, mathematics, science or the arts. Critical thinking skills develop as children actively pursue meaning, both independently and cooperatively. Through careful observation, as well as more formal assessments, teachers develop an awareness of what each child needs to help create meaning and understanding at every stage. Using this knowledge, teachers provide tools, experiences, and purposeful instruction that challenge and engage students at just the right level, helping all students learn and progress throughout the year. 0 0 0 3052122 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X Berkwood Hedge School Business Office 5108836990 1809 Bancroft Way Berkeley CA 94703 Love Weinstock Ex-officio Trustee & Head of School 40 0 X X X 261742 0 0 Susanna Coffin Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Chris Deegan Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Lissette Dominquez Trustee 5 0 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Dutton Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Ethan Escowitz Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Dan Glass Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Alexis Harte Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Kasowitz Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Rosita Lucas Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Lyle Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Daniel Paige Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Rob von Behren Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Leilee Weyerhaeuser Trustee 5 X 0 0 0 Alison Hall Maring Chair of the Board of Trustees 10 0 X 0 0 0 Offer Grembek Treasurer 10 X 0 0 0 261742 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 106084 0 435587 26225 0 567896 Tuition 611110 3302269 3302269 0 0 Ancillary Programs 611110 67658 67658 0 0 0 0 0 0 3369927 92539 92539 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106084 73200 73200 0 0 73200 4103562 3535666 0 0 0 0 851723 851723 0 0 0 0 261742 0 261742 0 0 0 0 0 1918416 1190826 690418 37172 30300 16550 13233 517 264493 144469 115514 4510 180597 98644 78874 3079 0 0 0 0 26230 24919 1311 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35474 0 35474 0 126795 89536 21827 15432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 458448 435526 22922 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50503 0 50503 0 0 0 0 0 86193 81883 4310 0 0 0 0 0 124716 118046 6670 0 4415630 3052122 1302798 60710 348777 110657 0 18057 0 96919 158885 201043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3800701 1295527 2283620 2505174 834529 537136 0 0 0 0 0 0 18057 2146133 3643868 5615119 66037 146733 0 0 889960 952914 0 0 0 0 0 0 1164407 1135501 0 0 181360 2395346 2301764 4630494 X 1342104 879160 0 105465 1342104 984625 3643868 5615119 -312068 0 0 0 -45411 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 549482 0 549482 2547805 0 1016989 1530816 0 0 0 0 703414 0 278538 424876 0 0 0 0 2505174 Operating Lease right-of-use asset 2112048 Unemployment Insurance reserve 34085 2146133 0 Accrued wages and related liabilities 223536 Retirement plan payable 53864 Operating lease liabilities 2117946 2395346 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 The school posts its nondiscriminatory statement on its public web page, printed admissions materials for prospective families, employment materials, and financial aid request materials. Schedule E, Part I, Line 6 As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic which materially impacted enrollment and finances, we received a federal grant known as Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools. Annual fundraising appeal 106084 0 106084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106084 0 106084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106084 1 Tuition remission based on economic need. 57 851723 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 The school uses a financial aid calculating system provided and supported by our National Association of Independent Schools. Documentary evidence of financial need, such as federal income tax returns, is required within this financial aid system. Based on documented income, family size, and cost of the tuition the financial aid system calculates the amount of tuition a family can be expected to contribute towards their child's education. Tuition grants are then awarded based on this financial aid system. Grants are not dispensed to qualifying families; rather, a deduction on the total tuition payable is calculated so that the school can effectively monitor the application of its financial aid awards. X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Love Weinstock Ex-officio Trustee & Head of School 240640 0 0 0 0 0 21102 0 0 0 261742 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a General discretionary account for the Head of School. School reimbursement policies and processes must be followed (a receipt is required, and an expenditure shall have a business-related purpose). The Board Chair of the Board Treasurer reviews expenditures. Typically discretionary expenditures by the Head of School are for professional development, all-school field trips, and to supplement classroom budgets that are fully expended before year's end. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Head of School, the Treasurer, and by the Board of Trustees prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c At the beginning of each new school year the members of the Board of Trustees review the Conflict of Interest policy, complete a conflict of interest statement that is then reviewed by the Board Chair and by the Head of School (an Ex Officio member of the Board). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Board of Trustees reviews and approves the Head of School's compensation; the details are documented in a written contract. Compensation is set by the Board following reviews of similar-sized organizations using their Form 990 filings and surveys conducted by our professional organizations. Comparative salary data is compiled and retrieved from our professional organizations and the school uses this data to benchmark all employee salaries during the budgeting process. The budget is then reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee of the Board and then presented to the full Board of Trustees for review and final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available for review at the school's administrative offices upon request to the school. Fiscal year-end summary financial information is published in our annual report that is sent to the household(s) of each registered student and upon request to other interested parties. Our filings are also available online from a third party with which we have no business relationship.