Riverdale Country School Inc.
Riverdale Country School Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Educational activities pre-K through 12th grade.
About
Founded in 1907, the school is situated on two campuses encompassing 27.5 acres in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. About 80% of the faculty hold advanced degrees. The school seeks a diverse population. In 2019, the school had an enrollment of 1,200; students of color represented 39% of that total. Financial assistance, totaling approximately $9.5 million, was awarded to nearly 20% of the student body. Students travel to the school from more than 100 zip codes; about 85% live in Manhattan or the Bronx with others coming from Brooklyn, Queens, Westchester County, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The school fosters the following community values: 1. Student life: Riverdale's department of student life -- led by Christina Young, MSEd, LC at the Middle and Upper Schools and by Jessica Delgado at the Lower School -- supports our students' character development and serves as a guiding influence as they make meaning and discover purpose in their own lives. Character education strengthens core values that support the ethical, intellectual, and social-emotional development of all learners. Continued growth and personal development are foundations that will allow our students to thrive and sustain high levels of achievement over time. We engage our students in activities and discussions designed to strengthen their self- and social awareness, ethical decision-making, problem-solving, and overall wellbeing through academic and co-curricular experiences. The student life program provides both formal and informal classroom support and parent education for the following areas of development: - Identity and Belonging - Social and Emotional Learning - Health and Wellness - Learning How To Learn 2. Engagement with local and global communities: Riverdale benefits from collaborations with other civic, educational, and cultural organizations in New York, across the nation, and around the globe. The school strives to be a learning hub whereby our faculty and students engage in learning with local and global communities. During the 2018-2019 school year, Riverdale students participated in numerous global and domestic travel opportunities. Over spring break, Middle Schoolers took part in Spanish exchange, while Upper Schoolers traveled to South Africa & Namibia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Rome, Italy; and Bears Ears National Monument in Utah as part of an outdoor expedition. In June, students participated in additional educational travel experiences, including a two-week astrophysics exploration of the Colorado Rockies; a three-week combined ecology and outdoor leadership expedition to the Alaskan Arctic; a two-week visit to Ecuador and the Galapagos; and a two-week cultural and linguistic immersion into Western China and the Silk Road. Through the school's Zagat Global Fellows Program, educators from New Zealand, South Africa, China, England, and Bangladesh have come to the campus to learn about the school's programs and pedagogy, and Riverdale faculty have made reciprocal trips. In addition, through Riverdale's education consultancy group, Plussed+, Riverdale is advising a new school in Hanoi, Vietnam, and developing an international education platform that promotes character-education research and practice in Shenzhen, China. 3. Service learning: Riverdale students volunteer regularly with Bronx community groups, such as the Riverdale Neighborhood House and Part Of The Solution. The school also plans and hosts annual events for Best Buddies, LSA Family Health Services, and City Meals on Wheels. In addition, the school makes yearly service trips to Alabama, Detroit, and New Orleans, and has ongoing relationships with groups such as the Harriet Tubman Charter School and Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. Riverdale's partnerships include formal relationships with national and international educational organizations that are aligned with the school's character-based education mission as well as groups that offer professional-development opportunities for teachers around the world. In order to share this work more effectively and develop a venture-based way to incubate and share ideas more broadly at scale, Riverdale has developed a learning-design studio known as Plussed+. This consultancy works with educators nationally and globally to share educational ideas and help other schools develop the capacity to discover and shape their efforts to innovate and improve the learning of all students. Plussed+ has a team of part-time and fully dedicated staff creating various modules based on work at Riverdale and beyond that can be exported to other school settings. International Partnerships 1. International Positive Education Network (IPEN): Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is a member of IPEN's board and a speaker at its annual international conference in Dubai. 2. Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS): Riverdale hosted an ECIS Curriculum Design and Leadership conference in 2018. 3. IDEO: Riverdale, and more recently Plussed+, has partnered with this international design firm on a number of projects, including the Design Thinking for Educators Toolkit; the Purpose Project, an app to help students identify their interests and purpose; and the Teachers Guild, a collaborative of educators seeking to design new solutions to problems in education. 4. Global Online Academy: Riverdale is a member of this organization, which is expanding learning opportunities worldwide through online courses. 5. Round Square: Riverdale is a member of this international network of schools offering programs to promote character strengths. 6. LINEglobal: Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is a member of the Board of Directors of this organization that promotes exchanges between educators in India and the United States. National Partnerships 1. Character Lab: Head of School Dominic A.A. Randolph is the co-founder of this research organization based at the University of Pennsylvania that supports research into the development of character skills and trains teachers to incorporate evidence into their classroom activities. 2. Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC): Riverdale is a founding school of this organization that is developing a new high school transcript that reflects individual skills, strengths, and interests. 3. Caring Schools Common Good Campaign: Riverdale partnered with this initiative sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to promote social-emotional learning in schools. 4. Enrollment Management Association: Director of Admission and Enrollment Jenna King is on the Board of Trustees of this organization that studies enrollment practices of independent schools. 5. Character Skills Snapshot: Riverdale is a founding school of this initiative that is developing standardized testing to identify character strengths and skills. 6. National Association of Independent Schools: Riverdale is an active member of this organization, leading professional development workshops, attending conferences, and writing for its publications. 7. National Network of Schools in Partnership: Riverdale is a member of this group that fosters collaboration among independent, public, parochial, and charter schools. Riverdale's collaboration with PS/MS 279 in the Bronx is highlighted on the network's website.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “Riverdale country school is a pre-k through grade 12 independent school in new york city committed to empowering lifelong learners by developing minds, building character, and creating community in order to change our world for the good.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Educational activities pre-k through 12th grade.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as NY.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 5250 FIELDSTON ROAD, BRONX, NY, 10471.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 613 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Operates a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Has foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,126,830.
- The CEO salary policy within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 28 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1930.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $45,084,017 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,931,177 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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