2024-05-15T10:06:38-05:00 2023-07-31 450334950 WIDMER ROEL PC 4220 31ST AVE S FARGO ND 58104 990 2022-08-01 450308160 DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL DAKO 7012359184 1134 WESTRAC DR S FARGO ND 58103 JULIA JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7012359184 2024-05-15 1 JULIA JONES 999009999 1 TRACEE S BUETHNER CPA P01292877 7012376022 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JULIA JONES 1134 WESTRAC DR S FARGO ND 58103 1666441 0 X WWW.DAKOTAMONTESSORI.ORG X 1969 ND TO NURTURE CHILDREN TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD USING THE MONTESSORI METHOD OF EDUCATION 10 10 52 10 0 0 194700 169705 1297244 1437576 35984 4804 0 0 1527928 1612085 23228 22307 0 0 1003943 1113053 0 0 0 470303 431105 1497474 1566465 30454 45620 2774633 2659816 448056 262471 2326577 2397345 X TO NURTURE CHILDREN TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD USING THE MONTESSORI METHOD OF EDUCATION. 0 0 1309428 22307 1437576 DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL EDUCATES AND PROVIDES CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN.INFANTS - THE INFANT COMMUNITY ACCEPTS CHILDREN AT SIX WEEKS OF AGE. THEY ARE FREE TO GROW AND DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE, IN CALM, SERENE ENVIRONMENT. MOST PARENTS SENSE THAT THE MONTESSORI INFANT COMMUNITY PROVIDES THEIR CHILD SOMETHING SPECIAL.TODDLERS - FOR NEARLY A CENTURY MONTESSORI TEACHERS HAVE BEEN OBSERVING TODDLERS AND CREATING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT RESPONDS TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD WITH THE BENEFIT OF A CARING NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. TODDLERS LEARN FASTER THAN MOST AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THEIR LIFE. THE TODDLER COMMUNITY RESPECTS THIS TIME IN A CHILD'S LIFE AND OFFERS GROUP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT WORK PERIODS.PRE-PRIMARY - THE PRE-PRIMARY COMMUNITY IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON FIVE AREAS PRACTICAL LIFE, SEASONAL, LANGUAGE, MATH AND CULTURAL STUDIES. THE EMPHASIS IS ON INDIVIDUAL LEARNING, THOUGH THERE ARE DAILY GROUP LESSONS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. THE PRE-PRIMARY CHILDREN MAKE CHOICES IN AREAS THAT ARE OF THE GREATEST INTEREST TO THEM. ONCE THE ACTIVITY IS INTRODUCED, THE TEACHER IS ABLE TO WITHDRAW AND THE CHILD IS ABLE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THE LOVE OF LEARNING IS FOSTERED EACH DAY AND A SPRINT OF RESPECT AND COOPERATION IS DEVELOPED.ELEMENTARY - THE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE RESPONDS TO THE CHILD'S EXPANDING VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE. MANY NEW MATERIALS ARE INTRODUCED AS THE CHILD ENTERS INTO MORE ABSTRACT THINKING. THEIR DEVELOPING IMAGINATION EMBRACES CONCEPTS LARGER THAN THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT. THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM IS INTERDISCIPLINARY, ALLOWING SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, THE ARTS, LANGUAGE, MATH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONVERGING IN STUDIES GUIDED BY THE CHILD'S OWN QUESTIONS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY, NOT ON THE MERE PRESENTATIONS OF DETAIL. 1309428 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 7012359184 1134 WESTRAC DR S FARGO ND 58103 ENEJ GASEVIC PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 NANCY ODNEY VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON CLAPP DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ADELINE JOHNSON SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN WURZER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MIKE DAWSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARCI SCHUSTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER RAUM MD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LARS KNOBLOCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERICA MARTIN-MACINTOSH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMIE JOHNSON BUSINESS MANAGER 50.00 X 65383 0 415 JULIA JONES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 50.00 X 84461 0 5908 149844 0 6323 0 0 0 0 0 167627 2078 169705 TUITION AND REGISTRATI 611600 1371937 1371937 OTHER INCOME 900099 65639 65639 1437576 7677 7677 51483 54356 -2873 -2873 -2873 1612085 1437576 0 4804 22307 22307 199203 163516 35687 752642 628860 123782 3140 2622 518 93237 77620 15617 64831 53972 10859 13095 13095 7193 7193 6633 6633 8397 8397 12725 7247 5478 146570 135425 11145 12127 10429 1698 4691 4456 235 101031 90928 10103 22756 20480 2276 MEALS 52678 52678 EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES 38186 34367 3819 MISCELLANEOUS 5023 4521 502 1566465 1309428 257037 0 42298 71539 68974 4345 4268777 2085901 2234895 2182876 425450 399210 3016 1846 2774633 2659816 62869 47451 385187 215020 448056 262471 X 2326577 2397345 2326577 2397345 2774633 2659816 X 45620 25147 1 X X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 200000 200000 3776730 1830549 1946181 61126 28178 32948 230921 227174 3747 2182876 X PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL IS ORGANIZED AS A NORTH DAKOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE SCHOOL IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND FROM NORTH DAKOTA INCOME TAXES UNDER CHAPTER 57-38 OF THE NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY CODE. THE SCHOOL UNDERGOES AN ANALYSIS OF ITS VARIOUS TAX POSITIONS, ASSESSING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE POSITIONS BEING UPHELD UPON EXAMINATION WITH RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITIES, AS DEFINED BY FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. AS OF JULY 31, 2018 AND 2017, THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS. THE SCHOOL WILL RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF INCURRED. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, OR NON-U.S. INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2014. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE POLICY IS POSTED AT REGISTRATION AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL THAT ATTEND. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND IN ALL INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES. 1 TUITION ASSISTANCE 6 22307 PART I, LINE 2: DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL PROVIDES TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WHEN THE NEED ARISES. STEVEN WURZER BOARD MEMBER, EMPLOYED AT BUSINESS WHICH MAINTAINS THE SCHOOL'S INVESTMENTS TOTAL INVESTMENTS AT JULY 31, 2023 WERE APPROXIMATELY $399.210. TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME EARNED AS OF JULY 31, 2023 WAS $7,680. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ALL PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF AN ENROLLED CHILD ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS HAVE ONE VOTE PER FAMILY UNIT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS 1) LONG-TERM DEBT IN EXCESS OF $100,000 2) ACQUISITIONS, ALIENATION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL ESTATE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED MAJOR PROPERTY 3) PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OR REPEAL OF THE BY-LAWS 4) CORPORATE DISSOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BUSINESS MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL DO AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. AFTER THEIR APPROVAL, THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 ELECTRONICALLY FOR THEIR REVIEW AND FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIFICALLY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW EACH DISCLOSURE AND DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THAT INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING AND POTENTIAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN AUGUST AT THE START OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE COST OF LIVING IS EVALUATED, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS RECORDED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING 1. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.