Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PRINCIPAL INTENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. SPECIFICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFORM UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS INTO HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS THAT ENSURE ALL STUDENTS, FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, POSSESS THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND THRIVE IN FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES.
UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS ONE OF THE FEW SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY SUCCESSFULLY TACKLING THE CHALLENGES OF IN-DISTRICT SCHOOL TURNAROUND. UP HAS RESTARTED AND CONTINUES TO MANAGE THREE SCHOOLS IN BOSTON AND TWO SCHOOLS IN LAWRENCE, SERVING 2,500 OF THE STATE'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE A KEY PARTNER IN UP'S WORK TO TRANSFORM CHRONICALLY UNDERPERFORMING DISTRICT SCHOOLS INTO EXTRAORDINARY SCHOOLS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK IS A WINNER OF NEW SCHOOLS VENTURE FUND "EDUCATION REFORM ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR" IN RECOGNITION OF OUR EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS. UP EDUCATION NETWORK SCHOOLS HAS HAD A SCHOOL RANKED #1 IN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN STUDENT GROWTH FOR SOME SUBJECT OR SPECIAL POPULATION IN 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, AND 2019, AND OUR SCHOOLS HAVE INCREASED PROFICIENCY RATES BY 2-3X WITHIN 2 YEARS OF TURNAROUND. UP'S RESULTS HAVE BEEN VALIDATED BY INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS. A RECENT STUDY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW BY RESEARCHERS AT MIT FOUND THAT UP DELIVERS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, CAUSAL IMPACT FOR OUR STUDENTS IN BOTH MATH AND ELA. OUR STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEED -- STUDENTS WITH LOW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEND TO SEE THE MOST GROWTH AT UP.UP EDUCATION NETWORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS ALL FIVE SCHOOLS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES, MANAGING DISTRICT GOVERNANCE AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN FUNCTIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, INNOVATION, AND TALENT MANAGEMENT.
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 |
|---|
| Veronica Conforme | CEO | 45 | $346,231 |
| Tisha Markette | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER | 45 | $199,506 |
| Mike Bower | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 45 | $151,367 |
| Christopher Byrnes | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 45 | $131,254 |
| Nicole Dorn | SENIOR ADVISER | 45 | $123,811 |
| Kimberley Odums | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AFFAIRS | 45 | $121,436 |
| Sarah Diggs | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT | 45 | $115,586 |
| Mario Florez | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING | 45 | $114,842 |
| Rebecca Ledley Resigned | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Owen Wurzbacher | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Meghan Joyce | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Kirk Arnold | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Karla Brooks Baehr | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Greg Shell | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Joanna Jacobson | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Farhad Nanji | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| James Berylson Resigned | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Martin Mannion | BOARD CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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