Organizations Filed Purposes:
YOUTH INITIATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDES HOLISTIC WALDORF-INSPIRED EDUCATION FOR GRADES 9-12, STRIVING TO INTEGRATE "HEAD, HEART AND HANDS" (THINKING, FEELING AND WILLING) INTO THE FABRIC OF SCHOOL LIFE. PARENTS, STUDENTS AND FACULTY WORK TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST STUDENTS IN BECOMING FREE THINKERS, AND IN MATURING, INTO ACTIVE, RESPONSE-ABLE, EMPOWERED PARTICIPANTS IN THE GREATER SOCIETY. THE SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND FACULTY STRIVES TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY.
MEANINGFUL EVALUATION & INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS - GROWING UP COMES WITH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. ADOLESCENTS GRAPPLE WITH QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY, PURPOSE, BELONGING, PERSONAL VALUES, AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE LEARNING TO BALANCE SCHOOL, JOBS, HOMEWORK, SPORTS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.AT YOUTH INITIATIVE, WE UNDERSTAND ADOLESCENTS. WE PROVIDE CHALLENGE AND SUPPORT, RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM, STRUCTURE AND INDEPENDENCE. FROM OUR SMALL CLASSROOM SIZE TO OUR UNIQUE CARE GROUP SYSTEM OF SUPPORT, WE ARE ABLE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO EACH STUDENT, TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE, AND TO HELP THEM GROW AND FLOURISH IN THE WAYS THEY NEED MOST. OUR FACULTY MEMBERS WRITE DETAILED REPORTS OF STUDENT PROGRESS FOR EACH CLASS WEEKLY, SO PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN TRACK GROWTH AND LOOK FOR AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT. THESE REPORTS REVEAL FAR MORE ABOUT EACH STUDENT'S CAPABILITIES, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND AREAS OF CHALLENGE THAN A LETTER GRADE EVER COULD.COLLECTIVELY, THESE NARRATIVE REPORTS ALSO CREATE AN IMPRESSIVE TRANSCRIPT THAT HELPS YOUTH INITIATIVE STUDENTS STAND OUT IN THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS.THE TEACHING OF 57 STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 THROUGH STANDARD WALDORF HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
SUPPORT OF EDUCATION IN NUEVA ESPERANZA-CHACULA, GUATEMALA.
SUPPORT OF THOREAU COLLEGE, A WALDORF INSPIRED COLLEGE.
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 |
|---|
| Shawn Lavoie | TREASURER | 3 | $30,134 |
| Susan Nesbit | DIRECTOR | 1 | $11,446 |
| Erika Broser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $11,030 |
| Kelsey Sauber-Olds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Ashley-Kappler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elliot Nicoles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hugh Spann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jasmine Hudnall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janna Kottke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Olson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Vanderhyden | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Lars Bergan | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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