2024-01-26T20:23:26-06:00 2023-06-30 480567703 PINION LLC 1019 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE 201 BOZEMAN MT 59715 990 2022-07-01 472779835 COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL COTT 4065863409 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 AMY WOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4065863409 2024-01-25 1 AMY WOOD 999009999 1 BILL MILLS P00366517 4065566160 2024-01-18 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AMY WOOD 10180 COTTONWOOD RD BOZEMAN MT 59718 661976 0 X WWW.COTTONWOODDAYSCHOOL.ORG X 2014 MT AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES AND PARTNER WITH FAMILIES, SO STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND THERAPEUTICALLY IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. 5 4 15 5 0 0 309451 318529 269870 331514 552 973 -22219 -30962 557654 620054 1124 12360 0 0 396888 442014 0 0 0 97358 88387 495370 542761 62284 77293 126201 190778 10824 6828 115377 183950 X AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CHALLENGES AND PARTNER WITH FAMILIES, SO STUDENTS CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND THERAPEUTICALLY IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. 0 0 436813 12360 330930 COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL IN BOZEMAN, MT IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PRIVATE, NON PROFIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES NEED A SPECIFIC LEARNING APPROACH TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS. COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL PROVIDES A UNIQUE AND EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL'S SPECIALIZED APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THAT EACH STUDENT'S LEARNING STYLE IS UNIQUE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF READING, ELEMENTARY, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF EACH CHILD'S LEARNING PLAN ARE MET. STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE BASED DISABILITIES LIKE DYSLEXIA AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES TYPICALLY HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH WORD RECOGNITION, DECODING AND SPELLING. THESE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFICULTIES IMPACT READING COMPREHENSION. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SCAFFOLDED, MULTI-SENSORY PROGRAMS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LANGUAGE AND READING. AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL, WE INTEGRATE A MULTI-SENSORY APPROACH ACROSS ALL ACADEMIC CONTENT AREA SUBJECTS. INCORPORATING THESE APPROACHES INVOLVES PRESENTING NEW MATERIAL AND REVIEWING PREVIOUSLY LEARNED MATERIAL USING VISUAL, AUDITORY AND KINESTHETIC METHODS. NOT EVERY CHILD ENCODES INFORMATION THE SAME WAY, SOME ARE MORE VISUAL, SOME MORE AUDITORY AND OTHERS ARE KINESTHETIC LEARNERS. ENCODING AND PROCESSING LANGUAGE ARE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF LEARNING TO READ. LEARNING ACADEMIC CONTENT THIS WAY ENSURES RETENTION OF PRESENTED INFORMATION.AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING STUDENTS' EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS IS ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF THE COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM. EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS DEFINED AS A SET OF MENTAL PROCESSES THAT HELPS CONNECT PAST EXPERIENCE WITH PRESENT ACTION. THESE MENTAL PROCESSES ARE USED TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLANNING, ORGANIZING, STRATEGIZING, PAYING ATTENTION TO AND REMEMBERING DETAILS, AND MANAGING TIME AND SPACE. IF A STUDENT'S EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS ARE COMPROMISED, TASKS SUCH AS ORGANIZING HOMEWORK, TIME MANAGEMENT, MULTI-TASKING, RECALLING PAST INFORMATION AND ASKING FOR HELP CAN ALL BE IMPACTED, FURTHER COMPLICATING A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PERFORM SUCCESSFULLY. WE DEVOTE TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO WORK ON STRENGTHENING THESE SKILLS.AT COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL WE TEACH TO THE WHOLE CHILD. IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE, SCHOOLS MUST PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON ACADEMICS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS. PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN SEL HELPS CHILDREN RESOLVE CONFLICTS PEACEFULLY, HANDLE EMOTIONS POSITIVELY, EMPATHIZE, AND MAKE RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS. OUR SCHOOL CALENDAR BASED ON A MONDAY-THURSDAY SCHOOL WEEK, STARTED ON AUGUST 16TH, 2022 AND WILL END ON MAY 25TH, 2023, WE HAVE OPTED TO DO THIS TO HELP PREVENT REGRESSION IN STUDENT SKILLS. STUDENTS IN GRADE 1-10 WILL ATTEND FROM 8:30-3:15 MONDAY THRU THURSDAY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TOTAL OF 35 STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR WITH POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. WE ASSESS STUDENTS THREE TIMES A YEAR IN AUGUST, JANUARY AND APRIL IN AREAS OF READING AND MATH WITH STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS THAT ALIGN TO COMMON CORE. THIS PROVIDES US WITH A BASELINE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE ALLOWING US TO INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION BASED ON STUDENT'S NEEDS. STUDENTS RECEIVE 2 REPORTS CARDS EACH YEAR. WE MEET WITH PARENTS TWICE A YEAR TO DISCUSS PROGRESS. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED AN IN-HOUSE ISP FOR EACH STUDENT THAT REPORTS LEVELS OF FUNCTIONS, SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ASSESSMENT RESULTS. WE HAVE A S/L THERAPIST AND OT PART TIME TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENT'S VARYING NEEDS. WE HAVE ALSO HIRED AN ADDITIONAL FULL TIME UPPER ELEMENTARY TEACHER TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AS WELL. ON JUNE 22, 2021, COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL RECEIVED ITS ACCREDITATION BY NCASES FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS. 436813 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 X TERI KASSENS 4065863409 10180 COTTONWOOD ROAD BOZEMAN MT 59718 STEPHANIE UTER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEGHAN LARSON PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH M SCULLY TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINE PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN ARMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 74500 0 2321 74500 0 2321 0 0 0 0 0 82962 8844 226723 22779 318529 TUITION 611110 331514 331514 331514 2882 2882 1909 -1909 -1909 -1909 8495 82962 38873 -30378 -30378 556 1140 -584 -584 620054 330930 0 -29405 12360 12360 74500 74500 320050 276148 43902 13455 10925 2530 34009 30173 3836 8809 8809 5778 3251 2527 1741 1741 1615 850 765 22299 22299 1008 1008 1386 1386 5054 5054 SCHOOL & COMPUTER SUPPL 29018 26486 2532 PRINTING & POSTAGE 4508 2120 2388 OTHER EMPLOYMENT COSTS 3139 3139 BANK FEES 2911 2911 1121 1121 542761 436813 105948 0 32457 37543 8966 -1124 42458 25885 17959 16573 67943 136662 126201 190778 10824 6828 10824 6828 X 115377 96594 87356 115377 183950 126201 190778 X 77293 246 -8966 X 0 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 67943 60000 8719 136662 75000 -7012 45 67943 0.56096 0.43904 0 0 17764 3720 14044 24694 22165 2529 16573 ENDOWMENT FUND 136662 F 136662 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 FOLLOWING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE ON 02/25/2015. "COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL IS A NEW PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT SCHOOL IN BOZEMAN FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILTIES GRADES 1-8 OPENING IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE SCHOOL WILL HOST A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE JUNE 1ST. COTTONWOOD DAY SCHOOL ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN TO THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES MADE AVAILABLE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSION POLICIES AND OTHER SCHOOL-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS. STUDENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THEIR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, PLACEMENT TEST SCORES, TEACHER REFERENCES AND INTERVIEWS." SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF MONTANA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE STATE OF MONTANA OFFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. GALA 91457 82962 8495 6875 31998 91457 82962 8495 6875 31998 38873 -30378 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 7 12360 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE KNOWN. THIS IS DISCUSSED IN MEETINGS HELD WITH BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ON A REGULAR BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT -8,966.