Shelton High School Robotics Team

Shelton High School Robotics Team General Information Contact Information nprofit Address Shelton High School Robotics Team Shelton High School Robotics Team 120 Meadow Street Shelton, CT 06484 Phone (203) 922-3014 1940 Web Site Web Site Twitter Twitter Email jniski@sheltonpublicschools.org At A Glance Year of Incorporation 2010 Organization's type of tax exempt status Organization received a competitive grant from the community foundation in the past five years Public Supported Charity 1

Mission & Areas Served Statements Mission The mission of Shelton High School Robotics Team is to promote life long learning for students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills through participating in FIRST competitions and inspiring team members to be better leaders by gaining creative thinking, problem solving, collaboration, gracious professionalism, community outreach, and buisness skills to help advance their educational careers, their team goals and the Shelton community. Background The Shelton High Robotics team is part of the FIRST Robotics program. Started 16 years ago the Shelton High Robotics team has grown and achieved numerous presitigous awards. Many of our mentors have been with the Shelton High Team for 16 years even though their children have graduated. We have also mentored local teams and allowed them to share our mentors and use our facility for build purposes. One of these teams is located in Bridgeport, CT. Under our guidance they were able the Rookie All-Star Award in 2011 at the Hartford Regional. Impact 2013 we were semi finalists at the Granite State Regonal in Hew Hampshire and won the GM Industrial Award for best designed robot. Innovation Award - The Shelton High Robotics team has helped a local robotics team win the Innovation Award presented to them in June 2012. Engineering Inspiration Award Winner - 2011 Connecticut Regional Chairman's Award winner 2012 Needs Regional Entrance Fee- Each entrance fee is $5,000. Team 230 attends 2 regionals every year and hopes to enter the World Championship in ST. Louis (Estimated Yearly Cost: $15,000) Travel and Lodging (Estimated Yearly Cost: $18,000) Team Gear- shirts, uniforms, certificates, plaques, and awards (Estimated Cost: $900) Materials and Tools- With a new competition every year, a new robot must be created. We need to stay up to date on our parts, software, and raw materials if we wish to stay competitve in the fast paced community of FIRST Robotics. (Estimated cost: $2,500-$3,000) Food- for team work sessions (Estimated Cost of $800) CEO Statement This FIRST Robotics team is not just another club, it is a family. You are supported by everyone and encouraged to be inventive when it comes to your outlook on a problem. The mentors that support this team can be anything from engineers, to programmers, to animators, to mechanics. They help us realize our dreams and become preprared for the real world. We are able to spread the messages of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to anyone who enters our work room. Once you've gotten bite by the Science Bug you never want to leave. 2

Board Chair Statement One of the biggest challenges our team faces annually is maintaining and aquiring sponsorship. As our team participation expands, we need to continually support ourselves through sponsorship and fundraising. In order to attract sponsors, we do robot demonstrations as well as presentations on the FIRST robotics program. As a team, we raise money by selling FIRST lightbulbs and conducting home energy audits. This year, our team faced the additional challenge of time management, for example, we lost a week of build time as well as multible team members being unable to participate due to illness. During the last crutial weeks of build season, a snowstorm prevented us from working an entire week, resulting in many late nights for team members and mentors alike. Building on the success of our prior years, we were fortunate enough to experience an influx of first year members. With new members there is an inherant learning curve and much of the build season was not only spent building the robot, but teaching these members the process of doing so. As experienced senior members graduate, younger team members need to be able to take on new challenges and responsibilities. Despite all of the challenges our team faced this year, we were successful at our first regional competition in Manchester, New Hampshire, the home of the FIRST organization. This was the first time we competed in Manchester, and although we were up against a lot of veteran teams, we placed third in the overall competition and made it to the semifinals. Our robot also won the General Moters Industrial Design award. Our team is looking forward to future success at the Connecticut state regional in Hartford with the hopes of qualifying to go to St. Louis for the World Championship. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Secondary Organization Category Youth Development / Youth Development Programs Science & Technology / Engineering & Technology Areas Served Shelton Shelton, Ct. Bridgeport, Ct. 3

Programs Programs Robotics team Description expenses associated with the construction of robot & competition season Budget $30,000.00 Category Education, General/Other / Afterschool Enrichment Population Served Adolescents Only (13-19 years) / / Program is linked to organization s mission and strategy Yes Program Comments CEO Comments The challenges we face working with High School students and Technology are great. They are exciting, because as adults we are always being challenged. The opportunity that we provide for our students to work with Industry mentors and teachers is an incredible one. Students interested in engineering and science receive direct instruction from practioners in industry. This experience helps prepare them for the challenges of post secondary education or moving directly into the workforce. Throughout our history we have helped many of our students go onto successful careers in science and technology related areas. 4

Leadership & Staff CEO/Executive Director John Niski Term Start Sept 1999 Email jniski@sheltonpublicschools.org Staff Number of Full Time Staff 0 Number of Part Time Staff 0 Number of Volunteers 15 Number of Contract Staff 0 Staff Retention Rate 0% Staff Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 0 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 0 Staff Demographics - Gender Male 0 Female 0 Unspecified 0 Plans & Policies Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Organization has a Strategic Plan? Management Succession Plan? Organization Policy and Procedures ndiscrimination Policy Whistleblower Policy Document Destruction Policy Yes Under Development 5

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Board & Governance Board Chair Mr John Niski Company Affiliation Shelton High School Term July 1999 to June 2015 Board of Directors Name Tom Miscencik Steven Spoldi Laura Spoldi Rose Stuart Sarah Stuart Rose Tallo Tyler Tallo Keron Taylor Richard Vogl Affiliation precision circuit sikorsky technology service corp Shelton high School Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 10 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 6 Female 4 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 0 Board Term Limits 0 Board Meeting Attendance % 100% Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 10 7

Written Conflict of Interest Policy Under Development Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 0% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 0% Constituency Includes Client Representation Yes Board Co-Chair Mr Richard Vogl Company Affiliation United Technologies Term Sept 1999 to June 2015 Email rvogl@snet.net Constituent Board Members Name Affiliation Status Mr. Steve Spoldi Volunteer Youth Board Members Additional Boards: Youth Board Members Name Affiliation Status Standing Committees Education Additional Board/s Members and Affiliations Name Mrs. Laura Spoldi Affiliation Volunteer CEO Comments President Keron Taylor, Shelton High School Teacher Mentor Vice-President Richard Vogl, Senior Engineer Mentor Treasurer John Niski, Shelton High School Robotics Advisor Secretary Rose Stuart, Mentor Consultant John Gomes, Engineer Mentor Student Co-captian Sarah Stuart Student Co-captian Tyler tallo Engineer Mentor Paul Zito Engineer Mentor Tom Misencik Engineer Mentor Laura Spoldi Engineer Mentor Steven Spoldi Engineer Mentor Steven Kline Engineer Mentor Ken Pontbriant 8

Financials Financials Fiscal Year Start Sept 01 2012 Fiscal Year End Aug 31 2013 Projected Revenue $30,000.00 Projected Expenses $30,000.00 Endowment Value $0.00 Spending Policy Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Prior Three Years Total Revenue and Expense Totals Chart Fiscal Year 2018 2017 2016 Total Revenue -- -- -- Total Expenses -- -- -- Prior Three Years Assets and Liabilities Chart Fiscal Year 2018 2017 2016 Total Assets -- -- -- Current Assets -- -- -- Long-Term Liabilities -- -- -- Current Liabilities -- -- -- Total Net Assets -- -- -- Prior Three Years Top Three Funding Sources Fiscal Year 2018 2017 2016 Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar -- -- -- Amount Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- -- Solvency Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year 2018 2017 2016 Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities -- -- -- Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year 2018 2017 2016 Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets -- -- -- 9