Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER (LAC) IS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE ADULT EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND TO ADVANCE ADULT LITERACY AS A CORE VALUE IN OUR SOCIETY AND A FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. SINCE 1983, THE LAC HAS BEEN WORKING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE), ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL), AND HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) PROGRAMS THAT SERVE NEW YORK AND THE SURROUNDING REGION'S MOST EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED ADULTS AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH.
THE MISSION OF THE LITERACY ASSISTANCE CENTER (LAC) IS TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE ADULT EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND TO ADVANCE ADULT LITERACY AS A CORE VALUE IN OUR SOCIETY AND A FOUNDATION FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
LITERACY DATA SERVICESIN FY 2019, THE LAC COMPLETED THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE FIRST YEAR AND THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE SECOND YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S (NYSED'S) ADULT STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (ASISTS), THE ONLINE SYSTEM WHICH COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA ON MORE THAN 75,000 ADULT LITERACY STUDENTS IN NEW YORK STATE EACH YEAR. ASISTS IS THE BACKBONE OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM EMPLOYED BY THE NYSED TO EVALUATE AND FUND OVER 150 ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISESIN FY 2019, THE LAC COMPLETED THE FIFTH YEAR OF A SIX-YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO OVER 90 COMMUNITY-BASED ADULT AND ADOLESCENT LITERACY PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DYCD). THE LAC ALSO COMPLETED THE THIRD YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT (WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EXTENDED) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO OVER 30 OUT-OF-SCHOOL AND IN-SCHOOL YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAMS FUNDED BY DYCD. THE LAC ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICES BASIS TO ADULT LITERACY, HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY, AND ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
RESOURCE CENTERIN FY 2019, THE LAC COMPLETED THE FOURTH YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT TO SERVE AS THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND POLICY TEAM'S SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (STAC) FOR NEW YORK CITY. UNDER THE STAC, THE LAC PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 22 NYSED-FUNDED ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION (ALE) PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NYC. THE NYSED-FUNDED PROVIDERS THAT THE LAC SUPPORTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGES, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES THAT HOUSE ADULT LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
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 |
|---|
| Ira Yankwitt | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $125,459 |
| Venugopal Thelakkat | CHIEF TECHNICAL & ADMINIST | 35 | $108,239 |
| Michael Wolfson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| J David Nelson | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Murray | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Irwin Kirsch | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Hirschhorn | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Hacker | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Gordon | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marian Lapsley Cross | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jacqueline Cook | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Carothers | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Berlin | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Horton | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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