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THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 82% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE PACER TEST IN THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLES RUN FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST-ASSESSMENT. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES. 137648 CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSES ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET- ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 72% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR SHOWED IMPROVED ON THE 6+1 TRAIT WRITING ASSESSMENT FROM PRE TO POST TEST. 93% OF COACHES SURVEYED, AGREED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS; 87% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM BECOME COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHEN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE; 92% OF CAREGIVERS/PARENTS AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SCORES PROGRAM THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVED SINCE JOINING AMERICA SCORES. 260 CAREGIVERS ATTENDED THE POETRY SLAM. 258789 225107 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED JR. SCORES FOR GRADES 1-2 IN 14 SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GRADES 6TH-8TH IN 5 SCHOOLS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60-120 MINUTES AND WERE OFFERED FOUR DAYS PER WEEK (2 DAYS WRITING/LITERACY, 2 DAYS SOCCER). SCORES HOSTED A WINTER PROGRAM IN 1 SCHOOL FOR GRADES 3-5 AND IN THE SPRING OFFERED A SOCCER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITHIN 5 CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS. SUMMER PROGRAMMING WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CMSD SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA OVER A FIVE TO TEN-WEEK PERIOD. DURING FY23, APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING. 84% OF JR. SCORES PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED THE NUMBERS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST- ASSESSMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN AT LEAST ONE DAY OF SOCCER, WRITING AND/OR SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMMING. 93% OF 6TH-8TH PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND92% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME READING OR WRITING SINCE BEING PART OF SCORES. SCORES SERVED 1,583 1ST-8TH YOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EXTENSION PROGRAMS INCLUDING WINTER, SUMMER CAMPS, AND SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAMS. 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THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED. INSPIRED ART 49802 36172 13630 1250 6542 5838 SCORES CUP 32854 28559 4295 4295 1 17240 7406 9834 540 7923 1371 99896 72137 27759 540 9173 6542 11504 27759 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CORE SOCCER PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR SOCCER COACHES FOR SOCCER PRACTICES AND GAMES DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UTILIZING THE AMERICA SCORES SOCCER CURRICULUM. THIS CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES CHARACTER-BUILDING SKILLS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, DAILY LESSONS END WITH DISCUSSION PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, SELF-ESTEEM, GOAL SETTING AND SCHOOL STEWARDSHIP. POET-ATHLETES PLAY GAMES BETWEEN AMERICA SCORES SCHOOLS AT SCHOOL SITES AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS ONCE PER WEEK. PROGRAM YEARS BEGIN AND END WITH COMMUNITY SOCCER EVENTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 82% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ON THE PACER TEST IN THE NUMBER OF SHUTTLES RUN FROM THEIR PRE- TO POST-ASSESSMENT. 90% OF PARTICIPANTS STATED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CORE WRITING PROGRAMMING FOR GRADES 3-5 POET-ATHLETES (STUDENTS FROM PARTNERING CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS) MEET WITH THEIR WRITING COACHES FOR CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTERSCHOOL HOURS TWO DAYS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN THE FALL, POET-ATHLETES ARE ENGAGED IN THE "POWER OF POETRY" CURRICULUM. THE FALL SEASON ENDS WITH A POETRY SLAM. THE SPRING WRITING CURRICULUM, "WRITING FOR THE COMMUNITY", FOCUSES ON SERVICE-LEARNING, WHERE POET- ATHLETES SELECT A COMMUNITY ISSUE AND THEN WORK AS A TEAM TO IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PROJECT. THE SPRING SEASON ENDS WITH A PRESENTATION OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS. DURING FY23, 429 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE 22 WEEKS. 72% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR SHOWED IMPROVED ON THE 6+1 TRAIT WRITING ASSESSMENT FROM PRE TO POST TEST. 93% OF COACHES SURVEYED, AGREED THAT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS; 87% OF PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED THEM BECOME COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHEN SPEAKING IN FRONT OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE; 92% OF CAREGIVERS/PARENTS AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SCORES PROGRAM THEIR CHILD'S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVED SINCE JOINING AMERICA SCORES. 260 CAREGIVERS ATTENDED THE POETRY SLAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED JR. SCORES FOR GRADES 1-2 IN 14 SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR GRADES 6TH-8TH IN 5 SCHOOLS. PRACTICES RANGED FROM 60-120 MINUTES AND WERE OFFERED FOUR DAYS PER WEEK (2 DAYS WRITING/LITERACY, 2 DAYS SOCCER). SCORES HOSTED A WINTER PROGRAM IN 1 SCHOOL FOR GRADES 3-5 AND IN THE SPRING OFFERED A SOCCER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITHIN 5 CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS. SUMMER PROGRAMMING WAS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CMSD SUMMER LEARNING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND RECREATION CENTERS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA OVER A FIVE TO TEN-WEEK PERIOD. DURING FY23, APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN JR. SCORES FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY OF PROGRAMMING. 84% OF JR. SCORES PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED THE NUMBERS RECOGNIZED ON THEIR DOLCH SIGHT WORD PRE- AND POST- ASSESSMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 100 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE ENGAGED IN AT LEAST ONE DAY OF SOCCER, WRITING AND/OR SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMMING. 93% OF 6TH-8TH PARTICIPANTS AGREED THAT THE SCORES PROGRAM HELPED GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND92% OF CAREGIVERS AGREED THAT THEIR CHILD SPENDS MORE TIME READING OR WRITING SINCE BEING PART OF SCORES. SCORES SERVED 1,583 1ST-8TH YOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EXTENSION PROGRAMS INCLUDING WINTER, SUMMER CAMPS, AND SCHOOL-DAY PROGRAMS. AMERICA SCORES SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,362 CLEVELAND YOUTH DURING FY23. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE POLICY MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MADE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF A DESIRE TO PROMOTE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE PUBLIC GOOD. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT REQUESTS BOARD MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY TO THE BEST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AFFILIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE FINANCIALS OR OTHER SUBSTANTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO IDENTIFY CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING EITHER THEMSELVES, OR A MEMBER OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY, THAT MAY BE CONSTRUED AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL ALSO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN CONSIDERING THE ENGAGEMENT OF A NEW VENDOR. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, APPROPRIATE STEPS ARE TAKEN TO BOTH ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, TO ENSURE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT IS MITIGATED. SUCH MITIGATION IS MANAGED AND THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE CONFLICTS POLICY ARE UPHELD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPARED TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. COMPENSATION FOR STAFF WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION IS SET BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IN RELATION TO OTHER AREA MISSION-COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THIS COMPENSATION IS A COMPONENT OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY THE BOARD AS A WHOLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 1023, FORM 990 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990, WITHOUT SCHEDULE B) CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON SEVERAL PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES.