Organization: JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA INC
Mission: TO INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY.
Activities: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: JA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH,) ARE THE FOUNDATION OF ITS K-12 CURRICULA. SIX SEQUENTIAL THEMES, EACH WITH FIVE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS AN AFTER-SCHOOL AND CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE, WORK TO CHANGE STUDENTS' LIVES BY HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 17,500 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN 523 CLASSES AT A TOTAL COST OF $783,809. OF THESE EXPENSES, $152,103 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990 AS IT IS THE VALUE OF THE 5,102 HOURS PROVIDED BY OUR BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS. IF IT WERE NOT FOR OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, GRADES SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH, BUILD ON CONCEPTS THE STUDENTS LEARNED IN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM AND HELP TEENS MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL FUTURE. THE PROGRAMS SUPPLEMENT STANDARD SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULA AND DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,700 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 213 CLASSES AT A TOTAL COST OF $276,252. OF THESE EXPENSES, $72,215 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990 AS IT IS THE VALUE OF THE 2,455 HOURS PROVIDED BY OUR BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS. IF IT WERE NOT FOR OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES.
HIGH SCHOOL: AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, GRADES NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH, BEGIN TO POSITION THEMSELVES FOR THEIR FUTURE, THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT'S HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED, INTELLIGENT DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE, AND FOSTER SKILLS THAT WILL BE HIGHLY USEFUL IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 3,200 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 127 CLASSES AT A TOTAL COST OF $148,094. OF THESE EXPENSES, $35,102 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990 AS IT IS THE VALUE OF THE 1,186 HOURS PROVIDED BY OUR BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS. IF IT WERE NOT FOR OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EASTERN IOWA WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Youth Development