Organizations Filed Purposes:
INCREASE LITERACY FOR ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY USING THE SPALDING METHOD TO DEVELOP SKILLED READERS, CRITICAL LISTENERS, AND ACCOMPLISHED WRITERS AND SPELLERS.
SPALDING, IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHERS, PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH TRAINING THAT IS PRACTICAL AND WITH SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED FOR BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM. In 2019, 59 MILA 1/READING FOUNDATIONS COURSES WITH 786 PARTICIPANTS AND 25 MILA 2/EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES COURSES WITH 285 PARTICIPANTS WERE HELD. ALSO IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 2,407 READING SERIES PUBLICATIONS AND 53,483 NOTEBOOKS WERE SOLD. AN ONLINE SHOPIFY STORE FOR PRODUCT SALES IS NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL. THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT CENTER CONTINUES TO BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED. THE RECENTLY-FORMED TUTOR CENTER USING A COMPANY CLASSROOM FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND HOME EDUCATORS HELD 520 SESSIONS IN 2019.
CURRICULUM AND PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS CONSIST OF CONTINUALLY MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PRODUCTS AND COURSES. NEW PRODUCTS AND IMPROVED INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES ARE INTRODUCED PERIODICALLY. IN 2019, A NEW READING FOUNDATIONS COURSE WAS INTRODUCED. SIGNIFICANT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO CONVERT MANY OF THE PAPER PUBLICATIONS TO A DIGITAL FORMAT AND TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION VIRTUALLY. THE TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER CONTINUES TO BE UPGRADED AND IS A MAJOR SOURCE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS,LESSONS AND OTHER MEDIA DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TEACHER AND HOME INSTRUCTOR PERFORMANCE. COMMUNICATION USING SOCIAL MEDIA IS A PRIORITY WITH 1.3k FACEBOOK FANS, 379 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER AND 50 INSTAGRAM USERS.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES IDENTIFYING THOSE TEACHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING CERTIFIED, ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES, AND EFFICIENTLY MOVING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SPALDING CERTIFICATION IS TO DEVELOP HIGHLY-QUALIFIED SPALDING CERTIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE DEDICATED TO INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH USE OF THE SPALDING METHOD.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jim Sexton | President & CEO | 50 | $101,064 |
| Kerri Porter | DIRECTOR OF FIN | 25 | $36,884 |
| Jared Muller | sECY/tREAS/DIR | 2 | $0 |
| James North | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Dr Ronald G Sipus | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 4 | $0 |
| Linda Ash | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Allen L Nahrwold | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Seeman | Director | 1 | $0 |
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