2024-01-10T14:03:17-05:00 2023-06-30 231709427 BERTZ HESS & CO LLP 36 EAST KING ST LANCASTER PA 17602 990 2022-07-01 232373136 LITERACY COUNCIL OF LANC-LEB LVA LITE 7172955523 407 LAFAYETTE STREET LANCASTER PA 17603 PHILIP HECKERT TREASURER 7172955523 2024-01-08 true ERIK CIANCI XXX-XX-XXXX false LAURA A BENDER CPA P01207333 7173930767 2024-01-08 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z EXTENSION GRANTED UNTIL 51524 PHILIP HECKERT 407 LAFAYETTE STREET LANCASTER PA 17603 1269798 false X WWW.LITERACYSUCCESS.ORG X 1985 PA OUR MISSION IS SUCCESS THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE. 11 11 19 103 0 679276 771638 0 123997 -13379 40230 49091 843503 807350 0 0 739624 830543 0 57266 249517 253673 989141 1084216 -145638 -276866 1663445 1650110 142793 209799 1520652 1440311 X OUR MISSION IS SUCCESS THROUGH LIFELONG LEARNING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE. 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THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INVOLVES AN INTERVIEW, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING READING PROFILES, SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING PREFERENCES. AFTER ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED, AN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN THAT INCLUDES GOALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CONTENT. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF INSTRUCTION EACH WEEK AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY HOURS AS THEY ARE ABLE. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ENGAGES ADULT LEARNERS IN FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT EVERY FIFTY HOURS. STUDENTS TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS TO MEASURE LEARNING GAINS AND GOALS ARE EVALUATED AND ADJUSTED. IN 2022-2023, THE SUCCESS CENTERS PROVIDED FACE TO FACE AND REMOTE LEARNING OPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. 224657 THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPTION OF ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING. TUTORS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK WITH AN ADULT LEARNER. IN 2022-2023, THE LITERACY COUNCIL TRAINED 25 NEW VOLUNTEER TUTORS AND 103 ACTIVE TUTORS PROVIDING MORE THAN 6,997 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE. THE FIRST STEP TO BECOMING A TUTOR IS TO APPLY TO THE AGENCY. AFTER AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED, SUITABLE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TUTOR COORDINATOR. THE NEXT STEP IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING THAT PREPARES THE TUTOR FOR HIS OR HER FIRST STUDENT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL HAS TRANSITIONED TO A RESEARCH BASED TUTOR TRAINING MODEL THAT PROVIDES ON DEMAND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FORMAL MONTHLY IN- SERVICE TRAINING. IN 2022-2023, TUTOR TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDED A TUTOR KICK OFF TRAINING, OVERCOMING TEST ANXIETY, BEST PLUS TESTING, TABE TESTING, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE CITIZENSHIP TEST DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES, AND PREPARING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST. TUTORS ALSO RECEIVED ONE ON ONE TRAINING AS NEEDED. IN PROGRAM YEAR 2022-2023, 639 STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM AND 421 HAD MORE THAN 12 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 65% OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A PRE AND POST TEST HAD AN EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONING LEVEL ADVANCEMENT WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ONE YEAR OF SCHOOLING. MOST STUDENTS EXPERIENCED THIS SKILL IMPROVEMENT IN LESS THAN 100 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 7 STUDENTS GOT A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA AND 15 STUDENTS ENTERED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. THE LITERACY COUNCIL EMBRACES COLLABORATION AND ACTIVELY WORKS IN A VARIETY OF COLLABORATIVE SETTINGS. THE LITERACY COUNCIL WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR ADULT EDUCATION FAMILY LITERACY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ENABLE US TO ALIGN AND CONNECT SERVICES AND PRODUCE NEW PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATION NEEDS OF ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 94041 THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROMOTES LITERACY BY REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE LITERACY COUNCIL MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, A BLOG, PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THREE TIMES A YEAR, AND PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK PAGE, INSTAGRAM AND LINKEDIN ACCOUNT. STAFF MEMBERS ACTIVELY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK AT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ROTARY CLUBS, LION'S CLUBS, KIWANIS CLUBS AND MANY OTHERS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT LITERACY PLAYS IN DAILY LIFE. IN THE TWO COUNTIES SERVED BY THE LITERACY COUNCIL, THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO LACK BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS. THESE ADULTS STRUGGLE TO FIND AND KEEP LIFE SUSTAINING WORK. THEY STRUGGLE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AS INFORMED CITIZENS. OUR OUTREACH GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT OUR SERVICES AND CAN REFER PEOPLE TO US WHO NEED HELP AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IN THE FORM OF DONATIONS OF TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES. ANOTHER WAY THE LITERACY COUNCIL PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THROUGH PROVIDING IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN THE EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH, SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA BOROUGH, CITY OF LEBANON, PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WILLOW STREET. IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS A PROGRAM STARTED BY DOLLY PARTON AND THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES A FREE BOOK EACH MONTH TO A CHILD FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE. 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FEDERAL TAX RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE AUTHORITIES FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DUE DATE OF THE RETURNS WHILE STATE RETURNS ARE OPEN FOR AN UNLIMITED PERIOD. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,154 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY -361 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,154 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY 361 GIFT OF READING 32010 32010 3035 LINKS FORE LITE 28469 28469 15119 60479 60479 18154 18154 42325 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN THE 39 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, OVER 17,000 ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED LITERACY AND BASIC EDUCATION INSTRUCTION FREE OF CHARGE. INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING, SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION, LARGE GROUP INSTRUCTION, DISTANCE LEARNING AND COMPUTER BASED INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION. THE LITERACY AND LEARNING SUCCESS CENTERS ARE A KEY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER WHERE ADULT LEARNERS CAN BUILD THEIR BASIC SKILLS, LEARN COMPUTER SKILLS, PREPARE FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND JOB TRAINING. THEY CAN ALSO EXPLORE CAREERS AND PLAN A CAREER PATHWAY. PRIOR TO PLACEMENT IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM, EACH ADULT LEARNER PARTICIPATES IN INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INVOLVES AN INTERVIEW, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT AND INFORMAL ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING READING PROFILES, SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS ASSESSMENT AND LEARNING PREFERENCES. AFTER ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED, AN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN THAT INCLUDES GOALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND CONTENT. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF SIX HOURS OF INSTRUCTION EACH WEEK AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AS MANY HOURS AS THEY ARE ABLE. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ENGAGES ADULT LEARNERS IN FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT EVERY FIFTY HOURS. STUDENTS TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS TO MEASURE LEARNING GAINS AND GOALS ARE EVALUATED AND ADJUSTED. IN 2022-2023, THE SUCCESS CENTERS PROVIDED FACE TO FACE AND REMOTE LEARNING OPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPTION OF ONE-TO-ONE TUTORING. TUTORS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO WORK WITH AN ADULT LEARNER. IN 2022-2023, THE LITERACY COUNCIL TRAINED 25 NEW VOLUNTEER TUTORS AND 103 ACTIVE TUTORS PROVIDING MORE THAN 6,997 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE. THE FIRST STEP TO BECOMING A TUTOR IS TO APPLY TO THE AGENCY. AFTER AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED, SUITABLE CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE TUTOR COORDINATOR. THE NEXT STEP IS TO PARTICIPATE IN PRE-SERVICE TRAINING THAT PREPARES THE TUTOR FOR HIS OR HER FIRST STUDENT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL HAS TRANSITIONED TO A RESEARCH BASED TUTOR TRAINING MODEL THAT PROVIDES ON DEMAND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FORMAL MONTHLY IN- SERVICE TRAINING. IN 2022-2023, TUTOR TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDED A TUTOR KICK OFF TRAINING, OVERCOMING TEST ANXIETY, BEST PLUS TESTING, TABE TESTING, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE CITIZENSHIP TEST DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES, AND PREPARING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST. TUTORS ALSO RECEIVED ONE ON ONE TRAINING AS NEEDED. IN PROGRAM YEAR 2022-2023, 639 STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN THE PROGRAM AND 421 HAD MORE THAN 12 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 65% OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A PRE AND POST TEST HAD AN EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONING LEVEL ADVANCEMENT WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ONE YEAR OF SCHOOLING. MOST STUDENTS EXPERIENCED THIS SKILL IMPROVEMENT IN LESS THAN 100 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. 7 STUDENTS GOT A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA AND 15 STUDENTS ENTERED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. THE LITERACY COUNCIL EMBRACES COLLABORATION AND ACTIVELY WORKS IN A VARIETY OF COLLABORATIVE SETTINGS. THE LITERACY COUNCIL WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR ADULT EDUCATION FAMILY LITERACY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ENABLE US TO ALIGN AND CONNECT SERVICES AND PRODUCE NEW PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATION NEEDS OF ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE LITERACY COUNCIL PROMOTES LITERACY BY REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE LITERACY COUNCIL MAINTAINS A WEBSITE, A BLOG, PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER THREE TIMES A YEAR, AND PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT. THE LITERACY COUNCIL ALSO MAINTAINS A FACEBOOK PAGE, INSTAGRAM AND LINKEDIN ACCOUNT. STAFF MEMBERS ACTIVELY SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK AT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ROTARY CLUBS, LION'S CLUBS, KIWANIS CLUBS AND MANY OTHERS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT LITERACY PLAYS IN DAILY LIFE. IN THE TWO COUNTIES SERVED BY THE LITERACY COUNCIL, THERE ARE MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO LACK BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS. THESE ADULTS STRUGGLE TO FIND AND KEEP LIFE SUSTAINING WORK. THEY STRUGGLE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. THEY ARE UNABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AS INFORMED CITIZENS. OUR OUTREACH GOAL IS TO RAISE AWARENESS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS ABOUT OUR SERVICES AND CAN REFER PEOPLE TO US WHO NEED HELP AND ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK IN THE FORM OF DONATIONS OF TIME, TALENT AND RESOURCES. ANOTHER WAY THE LITERACY COUNCIL PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THROUGH PROVIDING IMAGINATION LIBRARY IN THE EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH, SOUTH ANNVILLE TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA BOROUGH, CITY OF LEBANON, PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WILLOW STREET. IMAGINATION LIBRARY IS A PROGRAM STARTED BY DOLLY PARTON AND THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES A FREE BOOK EACH MONTH TO A CHILD FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF LIFE. ALL CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN A DESIGNATED AREA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. IT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. UPON APPROVAL, IT IS SIGNED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, SIGN THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND MUST PROVIDE IN WRITING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WHEN SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR SHALL BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD APPROVES ALL SALARIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 18,154 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY -361 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -18,154 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY 361