Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY EMPOWERING THEM WITH EFFECTIVE DECISION SKILLS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES TRAINING AND CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS.
STRONG START PROGRAM: DECISION EDUCATION FOUNDATION "DEF" CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT OUR "TRAIN THE TEACHER" MODEL FOR DELIVERING A 5 DAY ACADEMIC CAMP ORGANIZED AROUND DECISION SKILLS. DEF MAINTAINED PROGRAM SCHOOL SITES AT A TOTAL OF 16, AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS INCREASED FROM 575 TO 580. THREE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED TO TRAIN OTHER TEACHERS TO DELIVER STRONGSTART.
DECISION FOCUS ANIMATED VIDEO PROGRAM: DEF PRODUCED A SERIES OF 10 ANIMATED VIDEOS THAT CARRY THE CORE CONTENT OF THE DECISION QUALITY MODEL FOR DELIVERY TO STUDENTS. THE SERIES, CALLED DECISION FOCUS, REPLACED THE ITS YOUR CHOICE SERIES THAT HAD BEEN DEVELOPED 2010-2013 AND USED IN PROGRAMS 2013-2018, BUT HAD BECOME LESS RELEVANT TO STUDENTS OVER TIME. TEACHERS AND STUDENTS RESPONDED POSITIVELY TO THE DECISION FOCUS SERIES, WHICH IS USED IN THE STRONGSTART AND STEPS TO SUCCESS PROGRAMS AND IS POSTED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS ON THE DEF WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND VIMEO.
STEPS TO SUCCESS PROGRAM: DEF WORKED WITH LONGTIME OREGON PARTNER, JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A 9TH GRADE SUCCESS CLASS FOR ALL INCOMING FRESHMAN BASED ON DEF MATERIAL. DEF CREATED CURRICULUM, TRAINED JUNCTION CITY TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM, AND WORKED WITH THE TEACHERS TO EVALUATE THE COURSE. THE STEPS TO SUCCESS COURSE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED 160 STUDENTS WORKING WITH 6 TEACHERS, RECEIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE POSITIVE RESPONSE RESULTED IN A DECISION BY THE SCHOOL TO REPEAT THE COURSE IN THE NEXT YEAR AND WORK WITH DEF TO IMPROVE THE COURSE BASED ON EVALUATION RESULTS.
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 |
|---|
| Chris Spetzler | Executive Dir. | 45 | $115,385 |
| Paul Skov | Treasurer | 5 | $12,500 |
| Kristine Larson | CORP SECRETARY | 5 | $9,310 |
| Andy Dey | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Keelin | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Heckerman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carl S Spetzler | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald A Howard | President | 0.5 | $0 |
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