Organizations Filed Purposes:
Brooklyn Kindergarten Society provides high quality early childhood education and family support services for children from low income communities, ensuring that children develop the social, emotional, and cognitive skills they need to succeed.BKS' approach, which consists of high quality, developmentally appropriateeducation for low-income children, marries best educational practices with communityservices. We seek to involve parents and caregivers as partners, encouragingthem to nurture the development of these critical learning skills in their childrenand empowering them to advocate effectively for their children. BKS is a recognizedmodel of community-based early childhood education, while retaining and deepeningits on-the-ground focus on specific Brooklyn neighborhoods.
BKS mission to ensure that the children in its centers develop the social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills they need to succeed.
Early Childcare Education Program:BKS operates five early childhood centers in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)complexes in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights and Brownsville, Brooklyn. The BKSprogram is strategically designed to provide academic and social enrichment that isrooted in best practices and are the hallmarks of high-quality preschools nationally.In the past three years we helped more than 1,000 at-risk children giving them thestart they need to be successful in school. When they arrived at our doorstep at agetwo or three, more than two-thirds of these children: were functioning below age-group norms. By age 4, on average, more than 90% of them were at or above age-group norms. These are the cHildren who will succeed in school and go on to contribute to society.
USDA/CACFP meal program:Through CACFP, enrolled children receive nutritious breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack each day.
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 |
|---|
| Benita Miller | Executive Dir. | 40 | $186,515 |
| David Fazio | CFO | 40 | $137,581 |
| Claudia Schrader | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Kiawana Davis | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Paula Dunbar | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Anthony Cattarina | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| William Yates | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Stanton | Board member | 3 | $0 |
| Jeanne Sikworth | Board member | 3 | $0 |
| Drew Mcghee | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Hope Lesane | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Amerika Williamson | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| William Fulbrecht | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Michele Defossett | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Davida David | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Laura Trevelyan | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Crowley | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Mathew Cosentino | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Marjorie Nassiorou | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Christine Benson | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
| Maud Andrew | Board member | 3 | $0 |
| Rebecca Yaggy | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Judy Keefer | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Harry Shulman | Board President | 3 | $0 |
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