2024-03-20T09:16:10-04:00 2023-12-31 760778376 JOHN W DURKEE CPA PC PO BOX 81 TUNBRIDGE VT 05077 990EZ 2023-01-01 274467484 VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE INC VERM 8027654040 PO BOX 156 SOUTH STRAFFORD VT 05070 JOANNA HAWKINS DIRECTOR 8027654040 2024-03-04 true JOANNA HAWKINS XXX-XX-XXXX false JOHN W DURKEE P01214531 8028893408 2024-03-20 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.VERMONTWRITINGCOLLABORATIVE.ORG X X 4277 X 4277 4277 475 2765 6780 10020 -5743 19988 14245 19988 14245 19988 14245 19988 14245 X THE VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 BY FIVE VERMONT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. AT THAT TIME, THE FIVE HAD BEEN WORKING, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, WITH AN APPROACH TO WRITING INSTRUCTION WE WERE DEVELOPING. WE CALL THIS APPROACH WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING, AND IT IS PREMISED ON THE IDEA THAT WRITING IS ALL ABOUT MEANING. IF STUDENTS ARE TO WRITE EFFECTIVELY, IT IS CLEAR THAT 1) THEY NEED TO HAVE SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS ABOUT WHICH THEY ARE WRITING, 2) THEY NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR STRUCTURE TO BUILD THAT UNDERSTANDING SO THAT ORTHERS CAN FOLLOW THEIR THINKING. IN WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING, TEACHERS "PLAN BACKWARD", WITH AN OUTCOME CLEARLY IN MIND SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD IN SUCCESSFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FOR STUDENTS - AND THEN TO SHOW THAT UNDERSTANDING IN EFFECTIVE WRITING. VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE - NON-PROFIT NARRATIVE 2023 AGAIN THIS YEAR, WE WERE UNABLE TO OFFER THE IN-PERSON CONFERENCE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. MOST OF OUR WORK INVOLVED UPDATING OUR WEBSITE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING SCORING CHECKLISTS AND NEW BENCHMARKS, AND COMPREHENSIVE WRITING RUBRICS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE NEW FREE TEACHERS AT WORK. IN ADDITION, WE SELL BOOKS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH AMAZON. OUR NEWSLETTER NOW REACHES AROUND 1,600 PEOPLE. (WE HAVE RECENTLY SCRUBBED THE MAILING LIST TO REFLECT CURRENT READERS). FINANCIAL STATEMENT AT THE END OF 2023, THE VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE HAD 14,245.77. THE INCOME WE GENERATED WAS FROM SELLING BOOKS (WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING IT WORK) VIA AMAZON AND OUR WEBSITE. 10020 10020 JANE MILLER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 KAREN KURZMAN DIRECTOR 000.00 0 ELOISE GINTY DIRECTOR 000.00 0 JOANNA HAWKINS DIRECTOR 000.00 0 DIANE LEDDY DIRECTOR 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false JOANNA HAWKINS PO BOX 156 SOUTH STRAFFORD VT 05070 8027654050 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 65715 8394 6422 12656 4277 97464 65715 8394 6422 12656 4277 97464 97464 65715 8394 6422 12656 4277 97464 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES WEBSITE DESIGN 1,519 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 2 OFFICE SUPPLIES 36 SOFTWARE 1,156 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT 19 SALES TAXES PAID 11 CONSULTING 4,015 MEALS 22 TOTAL 6,780 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 BY FIVE VERMONT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. AT THAT TIME, THE FIVE HAD BEEN WORKING, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND AT ALL GRADE LEVELS, WITH AN APPROACH TO WRITING INSTRUCTION WE WERE DEVELOPING. WE CALL THIS APPROACH WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING, AND IT IS PREMISED ON THE IDEA THAT WRITING IS ALL ABOUT MEANING. IF STUDENTS ARE TO WRITE EFFECTIVELY, IT IS CLEAR THAT 1) THEY NEED TO HAVE SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF THE IDEAS ABOUT WHICH THEY ARE WRITING, 2) THEY NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR STRUCTURE TO BUILD THAT UNDERSTANDING SO THAT ORTHERS CAN FOLLOW THEIR THINKING. IN WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING, TEACHERS "PLAN BACKWARD", WITH AN OUTCOME CLEARLY IN MIND SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD IN SUCCESSFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FOR STUDENTS - AND THEN TO SHOW THAT UNDERSTANDING IN EFFECTIVE WRITING. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE - NON-PROFIT NARRATIVE 2023 AGAIN THIS YEAR, WE WERE UNABLE TO OFFER THE IN-PERSON CONFERENCE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. MOST OF OUR WORK INVOLVED UPDATING OUR WEBSITE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE FREE OF CHARGE FROM OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING SCORING CHECKLISTS AND NEW BENCHMARKS, AND COMPREHENSIVE WRITING RUBRICS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE NEW FREE TEACHERS AT WORK. IN ADDITION, WE SELL BOOKS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH AMAZON. OUR NEWSLETTER NOW REACHES AROUND 1,600 PEOPLE. (WE HAVE RECENTLY SCRUBBED THE MAILING LIST TO REFLECT CURRENT READERS). FINANCIAL STATEMENT AT THE END OF 2023, THE VERMONT WRITING COLLABORATIVE HAD 14,245.77. THE INCOME WE GENERATED WAS FROM SELLING BOOKS (WRITING FOR UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING IT WORK) VIA AMAZON AND OUR WEBSITE.