ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF
IMPACT
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GREETING
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COMMUNIT Y OUTREACH
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OUR VISION
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AUDITED FINANCIALS
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IMPLEMENTATION
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DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITIES
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CONNECT
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CONFERENCE
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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TRAINING
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SUPPORT
ORGANIZATION
MISSION
CONTENTS
Yes, all these measures are useful and you’ll find them reported on the following pages. But what’s hard to quantify, perhaps even impossible, is the impact any given EAST program can have on its community. Dollars and cents of economic benefit can be calculated — and have been — but what price do you put on a child born without a left hand being able to use an artificial prosthetic to lift and hold a can of soda for the first time? What is the value of a sustainable food bank program for a family who can’t afford groceries? And what is the value to the students who created these things?
Whatever the measure, these accomplishments are among the growth the EAST Initiative has seen over the 2014-2015 school year. We invite you to keep reading to learn more about these and other successes in this report. We believe you’ll soon realize just how much they are worth.
Matt Dozier President and CEO, The EAST Initiative
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GREETING
There are many ways in which to quantify the work of EAST over the course of the last year, in money spent, in students trained to use cutting edge technology, in hours worked or hours volunteered.
OUR
MISSION
VISION The EAST Initiative helps transform the educational opportunities of students so they can transform their communities and build the skills necessary to help transform their future. The EAST model of education challenges and empowers students to work collaboratively and utilize technology in identifying and solving community problems. By offering training, support and developmental opportunities to students and educators, the EAST Initiative serves as both provider of and advocate for innovative education that prepares students to be invaluable assets to their schools, communities and future employers.
FOUR PILLARS Service-based learning
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Technologydriven
of the EAST Model Studentled
Collaborative Learning
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MISSION
MISSION IMPLEMENTATION The EAST Initiative installs nearly $200,000 worth of hardware and software in each new classroom it establishes, including 15 new programs launched in the 2014-2015 school year. Ongoing technical support is offered by a highly qualified and powerful team of EAST specialists. Grants offered by the EAST Initiative during the school year allow programs to upgrade technology and even extend their reach after school hours.
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IMPLEMENTATION
BEYOND THE BELL Ten programs were awarded Beyond the Bell grants totaling approximately $45,000 in 2015 for summer and fall projects outside of school hours, including tech camps, 3D-printed historical models, and designing impact-sensing headgear for football. These schools include
Bald Knob Schools Cave City High Dover High Harrisburg High Harrisburg Middle Harrison Junior High Hellstern Middle Sonora Elementary The University of Arkansas at Little Rock White Hall High
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IMPACT
IMPACT COMMUNITIES The EAST Initiative included more than 200 schools in five states, with more than 17,000 students enrolled in an EAST program in the 2014-2015 school year. While the economic impact of these activities is estimated at more than $15 million, many would argue their effect is priceless. EAST students coded apps to lead tech-navigated nature hikes, created a video for NASA on the use of robotics in space, designed and printed a 3D prosthetic hand for a child and organized sustainable food programs to feed the hungry. They even led a class for teachers on teaching technology.
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COMMUNITIES
In short, they changed their hometowns one bright idea at a time.
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More than 2,000 students and facilitators from hundreds of schools gathered in March for the most innovative and electric three days in education anywhere. Supported by dozens of sponsors and offering thousands of dollars in awards, the EAST Conference is an opportunity for students to get hands-on training, network with peers nationwide, become leaders and, most importantly, celebrate the successes of the school year.
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I learned leadership and how to deal with situations I wouldn’t see in the classroom. And that’s probably the best thing you can learn from Conference, how to deal with different situations, because that will give you skills you can use for the rest of your life.
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IMPACT
IMPACT CONFERENCE
-California Burhmester Four-year Tech Team Leader
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CONFERENCE
IMPACT
IMPACT TRAINING [Education Unleashed was] very engaging and informative. This was the first technology class that I did not feel ancient in, and when I started with technology, it was with punch cards. So, congratulations on a job well done. -Kathy Elmore, teacher Eureka Springs Middle School
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TRAINING
In addition to training sites throughout Arkansas and a threeday Summer Seminar for professional development, the new EAST Initiative headquarters offers more than 3,000 square feet of training and development space for students, facilitators, administrators and guests. Traditional classroom teachers are now also served with a new concept of professional development; Education Unleashed takes years of best practices developed by EAST in teaching technology and applies it to any classroom, at any grade level, anywhere.
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IMPACT
IMPACT SUPPORT EAST has a dozen staff members devoted to direct support, either of a technical or programmatic nature. The technical staff helps students and facilitators troubleshoot hardware or software issues, while the program team conducts visits to schools to meet with facilitators, students and administrators throughout the year to support and strengthen programs, in addition to offering professional development.
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SUPPORT
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Our goal is to be an advocate for facilitators and their programs to win victories great and small. Whether it’s working directly on their behalf with administrators or just a little tidbit of advice, we look for ways to help however we can.
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-Beth Hicks, Program Coordinator
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ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATI COMMUNITY OUTREACH
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ION Founded on a belief in the power of service, the EAST Initiative participates in community partnerships at the organizational level. In providing services such as free technological consulting and workshops focusing on the EAST project model, the organization has worked with both individual nonprofit organizations such as working homeless shelter Our House, as well as broader nonprofit networks through the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance. The result not only promotes the organizational mission and helps create awareness of EAST, it also provides more contact with partners for EAST school programs and students.
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ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATI AUDITED FINANCIALS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2015
JUNE 30, 2014
Cash Cash - Capital Reserve Acounts Receivable Prepaid Expenses Fixed Assets, Net Other Assets
$2,944,842 50,000 3,275 61,546 2,399,675 11,142
$2,623,229 --------23,100 44,259 77,454 6,942
Total Assets
$5,470,480
$2,774,984
JUNE 30, 2015
JUNE 30, 2014
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Debt
$1,096,682 1,876,354
$728,906 ----------
Total Liabilities
$2,973,036
$728,906
Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Net Assets Permanently Restricted Net Assets
$1,624,869 870,629 1,946
$1,416,509 627,623 1,946
Total Net Assets
$2,497,444
$2,046,078
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$5,470,480
$2,774,984
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
(FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015) YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
$1,797,652 548,651 2,346,303
$1,855,103 545,592 2,400,695
599,738 157,226 25,544 92,698
455,269 169,018 10,491 128,843
$3,221,509
$3,164,316
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014
Program Services Management and Administration Development and Fundraising
$2,220,600 457,728 91,815
$2,291,225 361,073 91,236
Total Expenses
$2,770,143
$2,743,534
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS NET ASSETS, beginning of year NET ASSETS, end of year
$451,366 $2,046,078 $2,497,444
$420,782 $1,625,296 $2,046,078
REVENUES & OTHER SUPPORT State of Arkansas Department of Education: Appropriations Grants
Contracts Event Revenue In-Kind Revenue Other Revenue Total Revenue and Other Support
EXPENSES
80% 17%
3%
AUDITED FINANCIALS
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80% PROGRAM SERVICES 17% ADMINISTRATION 3% FUNDRAISING * Full audited financial statements available
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You can help build stronger communities filled with innovative learners who know what it means to lend a hand. EAST needs your support to create these empowering opportunities for more students in more areas. Giving allows EAST to expand its programs, including opening new classrooms and offering grants to upgrade technology in existing ones. Areas for potential support include:
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We consider
EAST a pipeline program and
regularly look for the students on college campuses and at other technicalor entrepreneurship-related events. You
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ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATI DEVELOPMENT
can certainly find them participating in the Acxiom Internship Program and as a member of our full-time workforce.
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-Candice Offonry College Recruiting/ University Relations
DEVELOPMENT
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-Classroom technology upgrades-Student technical trainings-After school programs-Event sponsorships-And much moreHelp grow student opportunities by contacting James Hopper, development coordinator, at development@eaststaff.org or calling (501) 371-5016.
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BOARD OF
DIRECTORS CHAIRPERSON Mr. Jerry Damerow Retired - Partner Ernst and Young VICE-CHAIRPERSON Mr. David Moody Principal Jacksson David, LLC SECRETARY Ms. Melanie VanZandt Bradford Division Leader, Research and Technology Arkansas Department of Education IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. Prakash Jalihal Retired Senior Vice President FIS CHAIR, FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE Dr. John O’Connell Consultant E2T2, Ltd. Dr. John Ahlen Retired President Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2014-2015
Ms. Joyce Craft Superintendent Hot Springs School District Dr. Michael Gealt Executive Vice President/Provost Central Michigan University Mr. Dale Johnson Senior Vice President FIS Global Mr. Dominik Mjartan CEO Southern Bancorp Community Partners Executive Vice President Southern Bancorp Dr. David Rainey Education Consultant Mr. Tommy Tyler Retired Superintendent Crossett School District Ms. Barbara Warren Director Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative
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