Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE LEARNING LAMP IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
THE LEARNING LAMP WORKS TOGETHER WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES PERSONAL CARE AND INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, TEACHER AIDES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, MATH AND READING TUTORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) AND HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTORS AND OTHER SPECIALTY POSITIONS, AS REQUESTED BY SCHOOLS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO OFFER CHILDREN WITH CHALLENGES THE ADDITIONAL ATTENTION THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 24,048 STUDENTS.
THE LEARNING LAMP OFFERS HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATIONALLY-FOCUSED CHILD CARE FOR FAMILIES OF ALL INCOME LEVELS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE LICENSED THROUGH THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS ENSURES THEY MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. CLASSROOM LESSONS, BEGINNING IN INFANCY, ARE ALIGNED WITH THE PA EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS. RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM IS IMPLEMENTED ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS, CURRICULUM IS FOCUSED ON BUILDING EARLY READING SKILLS. THE LEARNING LAMP IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC) AND IS A KEYSTONE STAR 4A PROVIDER, THE HIGHEST LEVEL ATTAINABLE IN PENNSYLVANIA'S CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MODEL FOR CHILD CARE. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES 19 LICENSED LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE CHILD CARE CENTERS, PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 1,614 CHILDREN ATTENDED THESE PROGRAMS IN 2019.
THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER STAFFING PROGRAM HELPS SCHOOLS ADDRESS A CRITICAL STAFFING NEED BY PROVIDING QUALIFIED, TRAINED SUBSTITUTES TO FILL TEACHER ABSENCES. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 16,462 STUDENTS IN 17 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, AND PRESCHOOLS IN BEDFORD, CAMBRIA AND SOMERSET COUNTIES.
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 |
Leah S Spangler Ed D | VICE-PRES/SE | 40 | $106,658 |
Kimberly Smith | DIRECTOR OF | 40 | $76,257 |
Josh Yoder | VICE-CHAIRMA | 2 | $0 |
Nichole Wozniak | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Jessica Shuster | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Angela Rizzo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Karen Remick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Chris Polacek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Jeannine Mcmillan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Justin Maser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Christine Kutchman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Sharele Hatfield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Lorraine Donahue | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Edwin Bowser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Matthew Bost | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
Michele Bonerigo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Karen Azer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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