Organizations Filed Purposes:
CONTEXTOS, AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT, ESTABLISHED IN 2010 IN EL SALVADOR AND THE USA, INCREASES ACCESS TO QUALITY INSTRUCTION. WE TRANSFORM STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE SO THEY GO BEYOND MECHANICAL READING SKILLS TO DEVELOP TRUE LITERACY THAT INCORPORATES CRITICAL-ANALYTICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, CURIOSITY AND QUESTIONING. TO DO THIS, CONTEXTOS CREATES LIBRARIES, PROVIDES COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND IMPLEMENTS AN INNOVATIVE MODEL OF TEACHER TRAINING. WE BENEFIT ALL AGES OF STUDENTS, ENSURING THEY ARE BETTER PREPARED TO ENTER, THRIVE IN, AND ULTIMATELY COMPLETE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
CONTEXTOS' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
THROUGH VARIOUS INITIATIVES, CONTEXTOS INCREASES ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT DEVELOPS CRITICAL ANALYTICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, CURIOSITY, AND QUESTIONING. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) SOY AUTOR INITIATIVE - STUDENTS LEARN TO READ AS WRITERS DO, AND PUBLISH THEIR OWN BOOKS AND DIGITAL MEMOIRS. THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE WRITING ABILITIES AND INCREASE INTEREST IN READING AND WRITING. (2) SOY LECTOR INITIATIVE - WE INSPIRE AND COACH TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE READING AND WRITING STRATEGIES THAT ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE, CRITICAL THINKING, AND EXPRESSION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. (3) THE CHICAGO INITIATIVE - INMATES AND OTHER AT RISK YOUTH IN CHICAGO LEARN TO PUBLISH THEIR STORIES IN AN EFFORT TO INTERRUPT THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.
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 |
|---|
| Debra Gittler | FOUNDER & OWNER | 60 | $100,000 |
| Gloria Raskosky | COUNTRY DIRECTOR | 40 | $39,455 |
| Zoila Recinos | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $24,947 |
| Eduardo Carranza | ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $10,942 |
| Katie Hill | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Garciela Frontg | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Francesca Jessup | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Darlene Mccampbell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jill Gross | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Javier Alfaro | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ricardo Cevallos | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gabriela Poma | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Oscar M Orozco Sr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anne Hand | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anthony Barash | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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