| Category | Amount | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income | Disbursements for Charitable Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Fees | 24,450 | 0 | 24,450 | 0 |
| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Part IX-A Summary of Direct Charitable Activites | Form 990PF | PROFESSIONAL FORUMS Annual Summit on Evidence-Based Special Education: The Wing Institute conceptualized, developed, hosted and facilitated its sixth Annual Summit on Evidence-based Special Education. The theme of the 2011 Summit was: Performance Feedback: Using Data to Improve Educator Performance. This Summit examined the critical role of performance feedback at all levels of education: student, teacher, and system. It was designed to facilitate communication, collaboration, and cooperation among "education stakeholders" from various disciplines, service and research areas as well as consumers who have experience with, and interest in, evidence-based special education. The summit included representatives from fifty-nine different organizations, twenty different professions, from sixteen states. The program included pre-summit activities (a reading course and on-line survey), resource packets of relevant information, presentations by respected experts from across the nation, interactive work groups, and follow-up activities.Annual Evidence-based Education Professional Forum: The Wing Institute conceptualized, developed, hosted and facilitated its Sixth Annual Evidence-based Professional Forum. The forum was designed to bring together a small group of leaders in the field to provide input and feedback on the strategies and activities of the Wing Institute, as well as develop a plan for the ongoing promotion of evidence-based education policies and practices in society. The 2011 Forum had sixteen invited participants and heard nine different presentations on state-of-the-art projects and research in evidence-based education, including: intervention review models for autism services, use of value added assessment in evaluating teachers, transitioning public supported education interventions to private support, effective use of data in school districts, and school reform in different cultures.Professional Advisory Group: The Wing Institute created and implemented a Professional Advisory Group of leaders in the field to provide ongoing input and support to its activities. The forum met on a regular basis to review issues and opportunities for promoting an evidence-based education culture, as well as coordinate group activities and assignments.Professional Conferences: The Wing Institute gave sixteen presentations at professional conferences across the country sharing its research, reviews, and analyses. RESEARCH/ PUBLICATIONS Web-based Evidence-based Education Data-mining: The Wing Institute continues to implement an ongoing process for seeking out and disseminating research, publications, resources, etc. as they related to evidence-based education. This research is analyzed, organized, and disseminated across the Wing Institutes various information channels. The Wing Institute's web site provides a "mind-map" for interested parties to find a subject of interest, access research and policy papers on that topic, and read an analysis/review by Wing Institute staff on the relevance, strength, and details of the research. The Wing Institute reviewed over one thousand studies, identified the most important, and posted them in the data-mining section of its web site.Graduate Research Funding Program: The Wing Institute received approval from the IRS to provide funding to graduate students interested in doing research in evidence-based education. This program promotes new research in evidence-based education as well as encourages graduate students to select this as an ongoing field of study.Individual Research Funding Program: The Wing Institute received approval from the IRS to provide funding to professionals in the field of education interested in evidence-based education research. This program promotes new research in evidence-based education.Publication of Summit Proceedings: The Wing Institute published the proceedings from its Fourth Annual Summit in a special edition of The Journal of Evidence-based Practice for Schools. The topic was: "Data-Based Decision Making: The Achilles' Heel of Evidence-based Education". A publication of the proceedings from its Fifth Annual Summit is in process.Selected Writings: The Wing Institute has a number of other articles and book chapters in process for publication,INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE The Wing Institute continued to research, refine, and expand its web-based, state-of-the-art, information clearinghouse for individuals interested in evidence-based education. Development activities included research, engineering and implementation of the latest (a) information and communication technologies (knowledge management and mapping), (b) internet and web technologies (interactive web options, organization, search capabilities), and (c) instructional design technologies for maximizing access to information (Wing Institute's Roadmap). The website houses an online information clearinghouse, providing reviews of research, analysis of current issues, links to related organizations and activities, policy analyses, and resources for education stakeholders.KNOWLEDGE NETWORK Internet Knowledge Network: The Wing Institute continued to operate, refine and expand its interactive Knowledge Network to accelerate communication, collaboration, and cooperation across a wide range of individuals, organizations, professional disciplines, and regions in the promotion of evidence-based education. The goal of the Knowledge Network is to accumulate and disseminate existing knowledge, create new knowledge, and facilitate the effective application of that knowledge to real world settings in the area of evidence-based education. The Network links members through online bulletin boards and postings so that members can easily share research and practical experiences. Membership in the Knowledge Network is free and open to anyone. Organizational Networking: The Wing Institute identified, contacted and established working relationships with key organizations engaged in the promotion of evidence-based practice. As part of the networking, it established the groundwork for collaboration on projects in the future. |
| Category | Amount | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income | Disbursements for Charitable Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Fees | 490 | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| Description | Revenue and Expenses per Books | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income | Disbursements for Charitable Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers Comp Insurance | 3,039 | 0 | 0 | 3,039 |
| D & O Insurance | 7,660 | 0 | 0 | 7,660 |
| Office Supplies | 7,079 | 0 | 0 | 7,079 |
| Postage | 2,002 | 0 | 0 | 2,002 |
| Computer Expense | 3,782 | 0 | 0 | 3,782 |
| Bank and Brokerage Fees | 69,059 | 69,059 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | -19 | 0 | -19 | 0 |
| Description | Revenue And Expenses Per Books | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Income | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investment | 525,490 |
| Description | Beginning of Year - Book Value | End of Year - Book Value |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Cards | 3,186 | 15,122 |
| Payroll/Pension Payable | 24,714 | 24,714 |
| Category | Amount | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income | Disbursements for Charitable Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Service Fees | 9,653 | 0 | 9,653 | 0 |
| Category | Amount | Net Investment Income | Adjusted Net Income | Disbursements for Charitable Purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll Taxes | 35,170 | 0 | 35,170 | 0 |
| Tax on Investments | 13,145 | 0 | 13,145 | 0 |
| Property Taxes | 989 | 0 | 989 | 0 |