Organizations Filed Purposes:
JEWISH CAUSES OF CHOICES DBA SHALOMLEARNING AIMS TO MEET THE EVOLVING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF TODAY'S JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN CURRICULUM DESIGN, TEACHER TRAINING AND EDTECH. THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT JEWISH EDUCATORS, INSTILL A LOVE OF LIFELONG JEWISH LEARNING AND TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS EXPERIENCES JEWISH VALUES AS A MEANINGFUL WAY TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD.
IN THE LAST ACADEMIC YEAR 2018-2019, SHALOMLEARNING ONCE AGAIN OUTPERFORMED ITS GOALS: DELIVERED QUALITY JEWISH EDUCATION TO 5,814 STUDENTS, TRAINED 820 EDUCATORS, AND STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH 110 CONGREGATIONS, WHILE MAINTAINING AN 84% RETENTION RATE. WE CREATED 2 MODEL PARTNERSHIPS: 1) A REPLICABLE JEWISH FEDERATION MODEL WITH OUR INAUGRAL PARTNER IN PALM BEACH. DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH BRINGING THIS PARTNERSHIP TO ATLANTA, GA FOR NEXT YEAR AND OTHER FEDERATION ON THE HORIZON. 2) WORKING WITH JWB (JEWISH CHAPLAINS COUNCIL) ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN OF ALL JEWISH MILITARY FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH QUALITY JEWISH EDUCATION BY TRAINING EDUCATORS ONLINE. OUR GROWTH PERSISTS BECAUSE SHALOMLEARNING IS SPEAKING TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY'S NEEDS IN BLENDED SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. SHALOMLEARNING'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EASY TO USE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TOOLS, ENGAGING JEWISH VALUES CURRICULUM, AND BLENDED HEBREW PROGRAMS NOT ONLY ADVANCED THE EVOLUTION OF JEWISH EDUCATION, BUT ALSO CREATE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS (IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE SHARING CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES), STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND THEIR JEWISH COMMUNITIES.FURTHERMORE, IN SOME CASES, OUR METHODOLOGIES AND MATERIALS HAVE CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM CONGREGATIONS WORKING TOGETHER IN UNIFIED HEBREW SCHOOLS, DRASTICALLY HELPING THEIR AFFORDABILITY AND STAFFING ISSUES. SHALOMLEARNINGS CURRICULUM IS PLURALISTIC AND BY ITS NATURE, APPLICABLE TO ALL MOVEMENTS OF JUDAISM. REGARDING AFFORDABILITY, WE HAVE CONTINUED REDUCING THE COST PER STUDENT AS WE CONTINUE SCALING UP AND GROWING OUR CAPACITY. FROM 2018-2019, THE COST PER STUDENT CAME DOWN 9% (FROM $163 TO $148. MORE IMPORTANTLY WE MET OUR 5 YEAR GOAL OF REDUCING THE COST PER STUDENT BY 95%.
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 |
|---|
| Joshua Troderman | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $165,000 |
| Joshua Troderman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Troderman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Schoentberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Robbins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Devin Schain | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gil Bonwitt | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Scherr | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Cary Benjamin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Chafetz | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
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