Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE OPPORTUNITY TRUST IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES PARENTS AND TEACHERS, AS WELL AS LEADERS IN SCHOOLS TO HELP ENHANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ST. LOUIS. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN AMERICA IN ST. LOUIS.
BUILD A NETWORK OF PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL ENTREPENEURS, AND ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO REIMAGINING
OUR FIRST STRATEGIC PRIORITY IS FOCUSED ON GROWING THE CAPACITY OF ST. LOUIS' MOST SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS, LAUNCHING NEW AND INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS, AND STRENGTHENING EXISTING SCHOOLS WITH STRONG LEADERSHIIP. THIS PROGRAM AREA IDENTIFIES AND DEVELOPS LEADERS TO PLAN AND LAUNCH NEW SCHOOLS IN THE REGION. THIS PROGRAM AREA FUNDS A) THE PLANNING AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING, HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS OR NETWORKS OF SCHOOLS, B) THE PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS FOR EXISTING SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOW OR MEDIUM QUALITY, AND C) WORKS TO EXPAND ENROLLMENT IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS WHERE SCHOOL LEADERS HAVE AUTONOMY OVER THEIR CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT, HIRING, FINANCES AND OTHER AREAS OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS.
OUR SECOND STRATEGIC PRIORITY ENSURES THE REGION HAS THE NECESSARY TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TALENT AND THAT TALENT IS STRATEGICALLY DEPLOYED TO GROW QUALITY SEATS. THIS PROGRAM AREA WORKS TO A) RECRUIT BEST-IN-CLASS TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TEACHERS IN TARGET DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS B) FUND THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING HIGH QUALITY TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER TALENT PIPELINES IN THE REGION, AND C) FUND THE CREATION OF NEW TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER TALENT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN THE REGION.
OUR THIRD STRATEGIC PRIORITY HELPS PARENTS ACCESS AND ADVOCATE FOR BETTER SCHOOLS AND HELPS EDUCATORS USE DATA TO ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENT. THIS PROGRAM AREA FUNDS A) TARGETED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION PRACTICE AND POLICY IN THE REGION, B) THE INCUBATION OF PARENT LEADER GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, C) THE CREATION OF A DIGITAL SCHOOL FINDER AND RELATED RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, AND D) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFIED ENROLLMENT SYSTEM ACROSS ALL CITY SCHOOL TYPES.
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 |
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| Eric Scroggins | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 50 | $337,500 |
| Marcus Robinson | KEY EMPLOYEE | 40 | $200,000 |
| Keith Williamson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Pena | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John W Kemper | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd R Schnuck | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Lemkemeier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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