2024-05-02T12:15:16-07:00 2023-06-30 990EZ 2022-07-01 320611015 NORTHEAST REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE ALLIANCE NORT 2529160157 500 Northwood Rd Washington NC 27889 Chris Mansfield Executive Director 2529160157 2024-05-02 Chris Mansfield 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.neresa.org X X 114829 X 0 41829 73000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114829 0 0 70900 684 0 579 2524 74687 40142 111675 0 151817 111675 151817 0 0 0 0 111675 151817 0 0 111675 151817 The Northeast Regional Education Service Alliance ("NERESA") was formed to assist the member school districts in Northeast North Carolina by providing services to assist those school districts in educating their students. The services provided include, without limitation: (1) serving as a liaison between the superintendents and other administrators of the member school districts in Northeast North Carolina and other educational entities and governmental agencies; (2) organizing and facilitating professional development opportunities for a wide range of staff, including administrators and teachers, within the member school districts; (3) providing training for its member school districts and their staff; (4) providing leadership conferences for its member school districts and their staff; and (5) recognizing a superintended of the year. The organization's directors (school superintendents) meet monthly. The benefits of these meetings include the following: (a) Networking and support among superintendents in northeastern North Carolina. These meetings are of particular importance to new superintendents who are trying to lead districts for the first time. (b) Collaboration on state guidelines and mandates should be executed. (c) Provides a venue for state and regional education leaders to meet with local superintendents. (d) Provides an avenue for superintendents to discover new products and methods that might benefit their school districts. The Curriculum and Instruction leaders in each member district also meet monthly to discuss PD needs and other issues occurring throughout the region. The Superintendents and C&I leaders meet together at least once during the year. Meetings are attended by the 19 member superintendents and approximately 30 curriculum leaders. 0 3238 The NERESA provides and/or facilitates professional development to member school districts broken down in the following manner: (a) leadership development for approximately 10 principals, (b) instructional coaching workshop for approximately 20 school-based leaders(2 sessions), (c) LETRS reading training for 40 elementary teachers(4 sessions), (d) and Community of Practitioners workshop for approximately 40 central office leaders in region. 0 37169 Fall Leadership Conference. The NERSA Fall Leadership Conference was held in November 2022. Two hundred and thirty-three educators were registered for the conference and approximately 210 educators from across North Carolina attended one or both days. The conference included two keynote addresses and 36 breakout sessions. This conference is the signature event for the NERESA as we highlight best practices around our region and the state, hear from state leaders and important keynote speakers, and learn about new educational products. 0 42121 Selection of Superintendent of the Year. The Directors/Superintendents vote to select a colleague to represent the northeastern region for NC State Superintendent of the Year. The individual receives a plaque from the NERESA. 0 32 82560 Barry Williams Director 5 0 0 0 Tanya Turner Director & Chair 15 0 0 0 Otis Smallwood Director & Vice-Chair 5 0 0 0 David White Director 5 0 0 0 Matt Lutz Director 5 0 0 0 Steve Basnight Director 5 0 0 0 Michael Sasscer Director 5 0 0 0 Keith Parker Director 5 0 0 0 Jesse Pratt Director 5 0 0 0 Melanie Shaver Director 5 0 0 0 Michelle White Director 5 0 0 0 Rosa Atkins Director 5 0 0 0 Rodney Shotwell Director 5 0 0 0 Ethan Lenker Director 5 0 0 0 Michael Bracy Director 5 0 0 0 Matthew Cheeseman Director 5 0 0 0 Karen Roseboro Director 5 0 0 0 Chris Mansfield Executive Director & Treasurer 25 58500 0 0 Eric Cunningham Director 5 0 0 0 Juliana Thompson Director 5 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC Chris Mansfield 500 Northwoods Rd Washington NC 27889 2529160157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X 19 Washington County Schools 566001128 10 1 3000 0 Tyrrell County Schools 566001122 10 1 3000 0 Pitt County Schools 566001097 10 1 5000 0 Currituck County Schools 566001016 10 1 5000 0 Martin County Schools 566000652 10 1 4000 0 Gates County Schools 566001034 10 1 3000 0 Camden County Schools 566000999 10 1 4000 0 Perquimans County Schools 566001094 10 1 3000 0 Beaufort County Schools 566000991 10 1 5000 0 Weldon City Schools 566001132 10 1 3000 0 Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Schools 560891512 10 1 5000 0 Northampton County Schools 566001087 10 1 3000 0 Hyde County Schools 566001052 10 1 3000 0 Edenton-Chowan Schools 560889236 10 1 4000 0 Bertie County Schools 566000110 10 1 3000 0 Hertford County Schools 566001048 10 1 4000 0 Dare County Schools 566001017 10 1 5000 0 Halifax County Schools 566001042 10 1 4000 0 Roanoke Rapids Graded School District 566001103 10 1 4000 0 19 73000 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule A, Part I, Line 3 Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3b- Each of the current supported organizations is a public charity by virtue of being a public school district or an institution that educates children. See Michigan Early Childhood Center, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1978-136, 37 T.C.M. (CCH) 808, *15 (1978)(providing "the education of children has uniformly been viewed as a public purpose" ,thus an entity that is operated exclusively to support educational purposes is entitled to exemption from tax under IRC Section 501(c)(3).). All current members are supported organizations and public school districts and satisfy the provisions of: (a) IRC Section 509(a)(1) by virtue of being an educational organization described in IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii); and (b) IRC 509(a)(2) by virtue of normally receiving more than one-third of its support each year from gross receipts from the state or political subdivision of the state as described in IRC Section 170(c)(1) to be used for education purposes. As provided in the Attachment 1, Section 2(a) of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, admission of future members shall be limited those that that are either a public school district or are recognized as being a public charity under IRC Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2). Section A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3c - All NERESA program activities are used to benefit member public school systems and their employees. The purposes for which the corporation is organized is specified in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation. Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3b Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3b- Each of the current supported organizations is a public charity by virtue of being a public school district or an institution that educates children. See Michigan Early Childhood Center, Inc. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 1978-136, 37 T.C.M. (CCH) 808, *15 (1978)(providing "the education of children has uniformly been viewed as a public purpose" ,thus an entity that is operated exclusively to support educational purposes is entitled to exemption from tax under IRC Section 501(c)(3).). All current members are supported organizations and public school districts and satisfy the provisions of: (a) IRC Section 509(a)(1) by virtue of being an educational organization described in IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii); and (b) IRC 509(a)(2) by virtue of normally receiving more than one-third of its support each year from gross receipts from the state or political subdivision of the state as described in IRC Section 170(c)(1) to be used for education purposes. As provided in the Attachment 1, Section 2(a) of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, admission of future members shall be limited those that that are either a public school district or are recognized as being a public charity under IRC Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2). Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3c Section A, Part IV, Section A, Line 3c - All NERESA program activities are used to benefit member public school systems and their employees. The purposes for which the corporation is organized is specified in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation. Schedule A, Part IV, Section C, Line 1 Schedule A, Part IV, Section C, Line 1 - The directors of the NERESA are the superintendents of the member school systems supported by NERESA. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 No revenue outside of program service revenue listed in line 2. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 These expenses include travel expenses incurred by the Executive Director and Administrative Assistant, software subscriptions, new checks, office supplies, bank fees, and IRS Form 990 prep fees. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 The NERESA added two members: Halifax County Schools and Roanoke Rapids Graded School District. This brings the total members to nineteen (19). The addition of these two new systems DID NOT change the organization name.