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P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT - 2009-2010 Alex Molnar

Arizona State University
Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel

Western Michigan University December 2010
National Education Policy Center

School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO 80309-0249 Telephone: 303-735-5290 Fax: 303-492-7090 Email: NEPC@colorado.edu http://nepc.colorado.edu
Produced in collaboration with
The Study Group on Education Management Organizations

Dept. of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5283 Telephone: 269-387-3883 Fax: 269-387-3696 Email: gary.miron@wmich.edu http://www.wmich.edu/leadership/emo
Kevin Welner
Editor
William Mathis
Managing Director
Erik Gunn
Managing Editor
Publishing Director: Alex Molnar
Suggested Citation:
Molnar, A., Miron, G., & Urschel, J.L. (2010). Profiles of for-profit education management organizations: Twelfth annual report - 2009-2010. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Retrieved [date] from http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/EMO-FP-09-10
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Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction and Background

The EMO Industry: Background and Rationale Defining Education Management Organizations Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information Purpose of this Report
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Findings for 2009-2010

Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled Number of Schools Managed by Education Management Organizations Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs Number of EMOs by State AYP Status/State Rating Description of the Appendices
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Education Management Organization Summaries
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Education Management Organizations Profiles: 2009-2010, Sorted in Alphabetical Order and Grouped by Company Size
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Appendices
Appendix A: Readers Guide Appendix B: State Resources Table Appendix C: EMO Response Table Appendix D: No Longer Profiled Companies Appendix E: Methods
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P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMEN T O RGANIZATIONS : 2009-2010

Alex Molnar, Arizona State University Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel, Western Michigan University
Executive Summary
The 2009-2010 school year marked another year of relatively slow growth in the for-profit education management industry. The greatest increase in profiled companies occurred in the category of small EMOs (i.e., EMOs that manage three or fewer schools). We believe our key finding from the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 report, i.e., that the growth of the EMO sector is slowing, still holds true for the 2009-2010 academic year overall. While the number of new schools under for-profit EMO management has slowed, the enrollments in these schools continue to grow at a more rapid pace. This Profiles report shows that generally large for-profit EMOs are managing fewer schools, and that small and medium for-profit EMOs are growing. While past annual Profiles reports have focused on descriptive data related to the number of EMOs and schools under EMO management, this years report adds new variables on school performance as measured by federal or state rating systems.
The National Landscape

The number of states in which for-profit EMOs operated was 31 in 2009-2010, the same number of states in which for-profit EMOs operated in 2008-2009.
Companies
Since the first Profiles report was published for the 1997-1998 school year, the number of for-profit EMOs profiled has increased from 14 to 98, and the number of states in which EMOs are operating from 16 to 31. In the past year, the number of EMOs profiled has a net increase of 2. Four large EMOs profiled in the large EMO category in last years report are no longer profiled in that category. Helicon Associates and Insight Schools manage fewer schools this year, which put them both in the medium category. CS Partners reported fully managing only 7 schools, rather than 10 as was profiled last year. The final large for-profit EMO has moved to the nonprofit report.1
1 In past reports, Nonpublic Educational Services, Inc. was mistakenly profiled as the EMO managing Richard Milburn Academies. However, the schools are now properly profiled as managed by Richard Milburn Academies, Inc.,
While the actual number of companies has remained relatively stable over the past few years, many of the large and medium-sized EMOs are expanding into new service areas, such as supplemental education services. Imagine Schools is the largest for-profit EMO in terms of the number of schools it manages. The company managed 79 schools during the 2009-2010 school year. The largest net increase in schools managed was KC Distance Learning, which experienced an increase of 4 schools this year, moving the company from the small to medium category. KC Distance Learning was acquired by K12 Inc., the nations largest for-profit EMO in terms of enrollment. Helicon Associates experienced the largest net decrease in managed schools since the 2008-2009 academic year. The number of Helicon-managed schools decreased to 6 in 2009-2010 from 12 in 2008-2009. In last years Profiles, the total enrollment of the 24 virtual schools operated by K12 Inc. nearly matched the enrollment in EdisonLearnings 62 schools. This year, the total enrollment of K12s 24 schools (39,069) exceeds that of any other for-profit EMO. National Heritage Academies 60 schools come in a close second with a total enrollment of 38,470. EdisonLearning has slipped to third in terms of total enrollment in 20092010 (34, 748).
Schools
Since the first Profiles report was produced for the 1997-1998 school year, the number of schools managed by for-profit EMOs has increased to 729 from 131. Last year we listed 733 schools, which included Richard Milburn Academies. This year the 14 Richard Milburn Academies will be profiled in the nonprofit report. Aside from some small changes and reclassification of schools, we estimate that the actual number of EMOmanaged public schools has remained relatively stable over the past few years, and that large companies are diversifying into supplemental educational services, rather than expanding in the full service management area. Of the 729 schools listed in this report, 67.5% are operated by large EMOs. This is down from 74% share managed by large for-profits in 2008-2009. Over 93% of EMO-managed schools are charter schools, and less than 7% are district schools. The number of district schools operated by EMOs experienced a net increase between of 4 schools between 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. The majority (56.5%) of EMO-managed schools listed are primary schools. The number of virtual schools operated by EMOs increased from 56 in 2008-2009 to 60 in 2009-2010. This is equivalent to 8.2% of all schools managed by for-profit EMOs. The proportion of virtual schools in the for-profit management industry continues to rise. The five states with the highest numbers of schools managed by for-profit EMOs are Michigan (185), Florida (145), Arizona (99), Ohio (92), and Pennsylvania (40). The order

a separate nonprofit organization. An additional for-profit EMO, Allsport Enterprises, Inc., changed to nonprofit status during 2009-2010.
of these top five states remains unchanged from 2008-2009. Overall, schools managed by for-profit EMOs operate in 31 states.
Students
The number of students in profiled EMO-managed schools increased by 13,848 in the last year. This represents a 4.1% increase in students. In total, the EMO-operated schools profiled in this report enrolled 353,070 students during the 2009-2010 school year. Even while our estimates of the numbers of companies and the numbers of schools they operate have leveled off, the data suggest that the number of students in EMO schools continue to grow as average school enrollments continue to grow. Large-sized EMOs account for 73.7% of all students enrolled in EMO-managed schools. Large-sized EMOs tend to have a larger average (529) enrollment than medium-size EMOs (346). Small-sized EMOs have a slightly lower average enrollment (467) than large-sized EMOs.
School Performance Relative to Federal and State Rating Systems

We were able to gather Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) ratings for 700 of the 728 schools managed by for-profit EMOs (96.2%). AYP provides a crude indicator of the extent to which schools are meeting state standards. Of the schools managed by for-profit EMOs, 53% made AYP and 47% did not. Small-sized EMOs had a higher proportion of schools making AYP (70.8%) than did either medium-sized EMOs (54.3%), or large EMOs (49.5%). While only 30% of the virtual schools operated by EMOs met AYP, 54.9% of the brickand-mortar schools met AYP. District schools managed by EMOs had slightly lower performance ratings (47.8% met AYP) relative to the charter schools operated by EMOs (53.5% met AYP). In terms of state-specific ratings, we were able to gather information on 618 of the 728 schools (84.9%). Given that each states rating system vary, it was not possible to summarize and synthesize this data in a meaningful way. Nevertheless, the results for schools within the same state can be compared and summarized.
P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMEN T O RGANIZATIONS : 2009-2010

Introduction and Background
The EMO Industry: Background and Rationale
Education management organizations, or EMOs, emerged in the early 1990s in the context of widespread interest in so-called market-based school reform proposals. Wall Street analysts coined the term EMO as an analogue to health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Proponents of EMOs claim that they bring a much needed dose of entrepreneurial spirit and a competitive ethos to public education. Opponents argue that outsourcing to EMOs results in already limited school resources being redirected for service fees, profits, or both while creating another layer of administration. Opponents also have expressed concerns about the implications of public bodies relinquishing control or ownership of schools. The theory behind market-based school reform proposals is that, by being forced to compete with other schools, existing public schools will necessarily improve or cease operating. Competition under this theory generally comes in two forms: private schools, with taxpayerfunded tuition vouchers, or charter schools, which operate largely independent of the school district but have been chartered by a public entity or publicly appointed entity so that they qualify for local and state taxpayer funds in the same way as conventional district schools. In practice, voucher schools have remained a small part of the market-reform arena, while charter schools now account for the lions share of the alternatives to traditional public schools. While faith in market competition as an effective engine of reform provides a general theoretical basis for EMO operation of both district and charter public schools, the competitors are different in each instance. Adherents of market-based school reform favor charter schools in the belief that they provide competition that will force existing public schools to improve their outcomes or be put out of operation. Support for for-profit management of district schools, meanwhile, arises essentially from a belief that private business models are more efficient and effective than nonprofit, government-operated institutions. A for-profit company contracted to manage district public schools, it is reasoned, will have incentives (making a profit in the short term and retaining a profitable contract in the long term) to seek efficiencies and improve student outcomes and achievement. The competition, in this context, takes place not among schools or districts themselves, but among current or potential managers of schools.
Defining Education Management Organizations

We define an education management organization, or EMO, as a private organization or firm that manages public schools, including district and charter public schools. For-profit EMOs are
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businesses that seek to return a profit to the investors who own them. A contract details the terms under which executive authority to run one or more schools is given to an EMO in return for a commitment to produce measurable outcomes within a given time frame. Schools operated by the for-profit EMOs profiled in this report operate under the same admissions rules as regular public schools and are operated for profit. The term education management organization and the acronym EMO are most commonly used to describe these private organizations that manage public schools under contract. However, other names or labels such as education service providers are sometimes used to describe these companies. An important distinction should be made between EMOs that have executive authority over a school and service contractors, often referred to as vendors. Vendors provide specific services for fee, such as accounting, payroll and benefits, transportation, financial and legal advice, personnel recruitment, professional development, and special education. We do not profile companies that work exclusively as vendors in this report, although it is important to note that some EMOs included in this report provide services to schools that are not managed by the company. In these instances we include data only on those schools that are fully managed by the company. EMOs vary on a number of dimensions, such as whether they have for-profit or nonprofit status; whether they work with charter schools, district schools, or both; or whether they are a large regional or national franchise or a single-site operator. Historically, only a small portion of EMOs have been nonprofits. In recent years, however, nonprofit EMOs have expanded rapidly. This Profiles report does not track nonprofit EMOs. Also not tracked are EMOs that operate forprofit private schools, including those that may receive public funds under tuition voucher programs such as those that operate in Milwaukee, Cleveland, or the District of Columbia. (See Appendix A for definitions.) The number of schools under EMO management, school enrollment, and other data included in this report primarily are derived from official state education agencies. This differs from Profiles reports from 1997-98 to 2007-2008 in which the primary source of information was from the education management organizations themselves. Using the most recently available data from state sources, the authors were also able to avoid gaps in the data created when EMOs did not respond to requests for information. Because nearly all EMOs are privately held companies, there is no way to compel them to share information about their operations. After information was gathered from all official state sources, company profiles were sent to the EMOs for review. See Appendix B for details and notes regarding the data sources and responses we received from state sources and from EMOs.
Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information

This 12th annual Profiles report covers data for the 2009-2010 school year. An effort is made to provide complete and current data on the numbers of EMOs, EMO-managed schools, and enrollments in EMO-managed schools. In addition to detailed data on the 2009-2010 year, the report also contains longitudinal data. That allows us to examine the trends over time. Where
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possible and appropriate, we have corrected or updated past data that was missing or based on estimates. As previously stated, the nature of the industry and the lack of public information make the process of collecting and updating the data for the Profiles report difficult. In the first 10 annual Profiles reports, EMOs were primary sources for the published information. Both this year and last, we collected information on companies and EMO-managed schools from states that tracked such information. Official autumn 2009 enrollments are reported for all states that had released this information or provided it to the authors by September 1, 2010. During the course of our data collection, key informants, advocacy groups, and charter school sponsors were contacted and given a list of known EMOs and EMO-managed schools and asked to confirm or revise our data (for a complete list of state sources, see Appendix B). After all state-level research was completed, representatives of the EMOs were asked to confirm and, if necessary, correct company contact information and schools contact information. EMOs were also asked to provide updated information for schools in those states for which official enrollments had not been released. If the companies provided enrollments or other information that did not match official state-level data, the official government data was used. In such cases, the EMOs were informed of the decision to use the official data. Three contacts were attempted to solicit a response from all large, medium, and small EMOs. We were very pleased and grateful for the responses we received from EMOs. In most cases, we received complete details regarding schools and enrollments. In other cases, the data we received from the EMOs was more limited and focused on helping us fill in missing data such as enrollment counts, or the actual year a school was founded. In these cases, an additional attempt was made to gather this information. In a few cases in which official 2009 enrollments had not been released and the EMO did not respond, we relied on official 2008-2009 enrollments (see Appendix E for a complete explanation of data collection). The 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 Profiles reports omitted data about small EMOs and the schools they operate because of the difficulty ensuring the comprehensiveness and accuracy of information. Beginning with 2007-2008, the report has resumed profiling small EMOs, with the caveat that the list of small EMOs profiled may not be exhaustive. The 2008-2009 data collection process identified an additional 31 small EMOs, and a continuation of that process revealed an additional 3 small EMOs in 2009-2010. While it is still possible that we have not identified all EMOs operating nationally, we are confident that we have now identified and profiled the great majority of all EMOs in this report.
Purpose of this Report

Profiles reports are comprehensive digests of data on education management organizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are, for the most part, limited to describing general trends over time. The report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board members may use this information to learn more about current or potential contractors. Investors, persons involved in the education industry, and employees of EMOs may find it useful in tracking changes, strategizing for growth, and 3 of 110
planning investments.2 Journalists and researchers who study and seek to learn more about education management organizations may also find much here to interest them.
Findings for 2009-2010

The Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations: 2009-2010 is the 12th annual Profiles report. Profiled EMOs are categorized by size. Small-sized EMOs are those operating 3 or fewer schools. Medium-sized EMOs are those operating 4 to 9 schools. Largesized EMOs are those operating 10 or more schools.
Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled

Table 1 presents growth trend data for large, medium, and small EMOs. Since the first Profiles report in 1999, the number of EMOs profiled has increased from 14 to 98. The number of states in which EMOs operate has grown from 16 to 31.
Table 1. Number of EMOs Profiled by Company Size and Year
19981999 Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total number of EMOs Number of states with EMOs
19992000 7 8 4 19 21
20002001 8 10 3 21 22
20012002 9 9 18 36 24
20022003 10 8 29 47 25
20032004 13 8 30 51 29
20042005 16 8 35 59 25
20052006 14 9 28 51 29
20062007 14 9 25 48 31
20072008 15 7 28 50 28
20082009 16 20 59 95 31
20092010 12 25 61 98 31
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Figure 1 illustrates the trends in the number of EMOs profiled over the past decade. The total number of EMO profiles in each annual report is shown in row 4, set off with solid dark lines above and below. Profiles reports have never fully captured the number of operational EMOs. Small EMOs (i.e., companies operating three or fewer schools) are sometimes difficult to identify, andas we have learned over the yearsare more difficult to obtain information from. However, the use of state resources and key informants over the past few years and in the current Profiles reduced the severity of this problem. Profiles reports from 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 did not include new small EMOs. The 20072008 report included and updated the information about those small EMOs included in past reports and added small EMOs identified in the course of that years research. The data in this report in last years and the current report continue these methods. In the 2007-2008 report, it
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was suggested that the number of small-sized EMOs may exceed the total number of mediumand large-sized EMOs combined. The data contained in this report now confirm this early hypothesis. Based on what we know from states like Michigan and Arizona, where most of the small EMOs are located, this category of company continues to increase, while the number of large- and medium-sized EMOs has leveled off over the past few years. While the number of profiled EMOs dramatically increased from 2007-2008 to last year, it is important to note our data suggest that the growth of the for-profit EMO sector has slowed in recent years. Although the growth in the total number of schools operated by EMOs is slowing, many of the medium- and large-sized EMOs have been diversifying and expanding into new service areas, such as the provision of supplemental education services that are less regulated and show growth potential. Some EMOs, such as EdisonLearning, also have packaged and sought to sell or leased their curricula, accountability, and in-service training systems.
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Figure 1. Illustration of the Actual Number of Profiled EMOs by Size
Number of Schools Managed by Education Management Organizations

Table 2 displays the number of schools managed by EMOs that were profiled from the period 1998-1999 to 2009-2010. In 2009-2010 the total number of schools profiled was 728, down four schools from 2008-2009. The move of 14 Richard Milburn Academies and 1 Allsport Academy
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to the nonprofit sector, the move of Helicon Associates to the medium category, and the relative stability of the remaining large-size EMOs contributed to this net decrease of 28 schools in the large EMO-managed schools. The medium-size EMOs grew by 18 schools, thanks in part to Helicon Associates revised category, as well as the addition of two additional medium-sized EMOs.
Table 2. Number of Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs, By EMO Size
19981999 Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total number of EMO schools 94 32 5 131 19992000 177 48 5 230 20002001 223 58 4 285 20012002 281 52 35 368 20022003 325 50 42 417 20032004 373 51 39 463 20042005 434 49 51 534 20052006 424 56 41 521 20062007 409 56 36 501 20072008 450 44 39 533 20082009 537 113 83 733 20092010 492 146 90 728
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Figure 2. Illustration of the Growth of EMOs in Terms of the Number of Schools They Operate
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To accurately interpret these numbers it is important to note that in 2006-2007, Imagine Schools, Inc. the nations second largest EMO, reported that it had changed from a for-profit to a nonprofit organization. As a result the company and the estimated 38 schools it managed that year were not included in the 2006-2007 Profiles report. In our data collection for the 20072008 report we learned that Imagine Schools was still operating as a for-profit company because it had not yet received IRS approval to operate as a nonprofit. As of September 1, 2010, Imagine Schools was still awaiting a ruling from the IRS; it is, therefore, profiled as a for-profit EMO in the current report. It should be noted that Imagine Schools responded to our request separating their schools into those operated by Imagine For-Profit, Inc. and those operated by Imagine Nonprofit, Inc. These lists did not seem to be separated by state or year founded, and the representative answering our request could not provide reasoning for the division. Figure 2 illustrates the growth trends associated with the schools-under-management data in Table 2. Note that large EMOs predominate, even with the dramatic increase in the number of small- and medium-sized EMOs. Over the past decade, large EMOs have increased their share of the total number of schools under management. Small- and medium-sized EMOs have only shown gradual growth in terms of the total number of schools they operate. Large-sized EMOs (i.e., those managing 10 or more schools) account for 67.6% of all EMOmanaged schools; medium-sized EMOs account for 20.1% of all EMO-operated schools; and small EMOs account for an additional 12.4%. Figure 3 illustrates that charter schools account for 93.4% of all EMOmanaged schools. Between 2003-2004 and 2008-2009, the number of district schools managed by EMOs trended downward. In 2009-2010, however, schools an additional three district schools opened and are profiled, bringing the total to 47, or 6.5% of the total schools profiled.
800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 20091999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Number of Charter Schools Number of District Schools
Figure 4 contrasts the Figure 3. Number of Charter Schools and District number of EMO-managed Schools Operated by For-Profit EMOs brick and mortar schools to the number of virtual schools managed by EMOs. A virtual school delivers its curriculum and provides instruction via the Internet and electronic communication (see Appendix A for definitions). We have only collected data on virtual schools since the 2003-2004 school year. In that time, the number of virtual schools included in the Profiles reports has grown from 17 to 60.
Number of Profiled Schools Operated by EMOs
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Virtual schools accounted for only 4% of the EMO-managed schools in 2003-2004; last year they accounted for 7.6% of EMO-managed schools, and this year, they accounted for 8.2% of EMO-managed schools. Because the virtual schools tend to have much larger enrollments than traditional brick-and-mortar schools, the number of students they enroll accounts for 22.8% of all students in EMO-operated schools, up from 20.4% last year and 17.4% in 2007-2008. Of the 60 virtual schools, 800 41 are run by three largeNumber of Brick & Mortar Schools sized EMOs:, 700 Number of Virtual Schools Connections Academy, 600 K12 Inc., and White Hat Management. Of those, 500 Connections and K12 Inc. are the two 400 dominant players. Five 300 medium-sized EMOs, Pinnacle Education, Inc., 200 Humanities and Sciences 100 Academy of the United States, eSchool 0 Consultants, KC 2003200420052006200720082009Distance Learning, and 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Insight Schools, also Figure 4. Number of Brick and Mortar Schools and manage 18 of the virtual Virtual Schools Operated by For-Profit EMOs schools. The one remaining virtual school is managed by Altair Learning Management, a single-site EMO that manages a virtual school with the largest enrollment of any of the virtual schools (Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, 8,757). Virtual schools operate under two different governing frameworks. Most are established under state charter school laws. K12s 24 schools include 23 established under charter regulations and one that is not. Connections Academys 15 schools include 10 charter schools and five district public schools. After losing one school this year, Insight Schools is now categorized as mediumsized EMO with nine managed charter schools. Table 3 displays a summary of current virtual school operations .
Table 3. Number of Managed Schools by School Type
20032004 Number of Brick & Mortar Schools Number of Virtual Schools 446 17 20042005 504 30 20052006 491 30 20062007 465 36 20072008 493 40 20082009 677 56 20092010 668 60
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Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs

In this section we describe current figures and overall trends in student enrollments. Large EMOs tend to have larger average school enrollments than small- or medium-sized EMOs (see Table 6). As a result, although large EMOs account for 67.6% of all EMO-managed schools, they enroll 73.7% of all students in EMO-managed schools (see Table 4).
Table 4. Number of Students in Schools Managed by EMO Size
20012002 Large EMOs Medium EMOs Small EMOs Total number of EMO students 135,000 15,057 6,960 157,017 20022003 166,464 14,168 8,567 189,199 20032004 178,670 11,665 10,068 200,403 20042005 214,205 13,535 14,688 242,428 20052006 209,495 15,971 12,503 237,969 20062007 198,583 20,092 10,823 229,498 20072008 225,050 15,758 13,605 254,413 20082009 266,140 34,956 38,126 339,222 20092010 260,143 50,526 42,401 353,070
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Number of Students in Schools Operated by EMOs
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Figure 5. Number of Students Enrolled in Schools Managed by For-Profit EMOs
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Prior to 2001-2002, student enrollment data were not collected for Profiles reports. Figure 5 displays enrollment data for companies profiled for the period 2001-2002 to 2009-2010. Also displayed is the calculated student enrollment trend estimate. The estimated enrollment for the first three years is based on the number of schools and the mean enrollment in schools for 20012002 and 2002-2003. Each year since 2001-2002 the average and median enrollment for EMO-managed schools has increased. This fact also is taken into account when we calculate our estimated enrollments. The dip in overall enrollment in 2006-2007 is due to the exclusion of Imagine Schools, which has been included again since 2007-2008. The data in Table 5 display the number of EMO-managed schools and total enrollment of those schools by school level. The Common Core of Data definitions were used to classify schools as either primary, middle, high, or other (see definitions in Appendix A). Nearly fifty-seven percent of all EMO-managed schools are at the primary level in 2008-2009, compared with 60% in the previous year.
Table 5. Number of Schools and Students Enrolled in Schools Operated by Profiled EMOs, by School Level (2007-2008 to 2009-10)
2007-2008 Schools Primary Middle High Other 324 33 100 76 Enrollment 161,256 13,917 48,745 30,495 Schools 419 54 146 114 2008-2009 Enrollment 189,361 16,022 41,743 92,096 Schools 412 54 141 121 2009-2010 Enrollment 192,260 15,538 44,514 100,758
Table 6 displays the 2009-2010 average and median enrollments for EMO-operated schools, in terms of EMO size and instruction level. The data illustrate that schools run by large EMOs have a larger median enrollment than do schools operated by medium or small-sized EMOs. The data in Table 6 illustrate the predominance of the large EMOs, both in terms of the number of schools they manage and the total number of students their schools enroll. It also illustrates the extent to which large EMOs focus on primary schools with relatively large enrollments.
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Table 6. Numbers of Schools and Students Enrolled, by EMO Size and School Level, 2009-2010
Number of Schools 314 44 76 58 492 55 7 42 42 146 43 3 23 21 90 Total Enrollment 154,616 13,036 24,354 68,137 260,143 18,666 1,581 12,816 13,991 42,391 17,059 921 6,365 18,046 42,391 Average Enrollment 492 296 320 1,175 529 377 226 328 342 346 393 307 277 868 471 Median enrollment 481 213.5 280 581 431.5 317 227 226.5 249.5 252.5 282 357 222 320 272.5
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Number of EMOs by State

Figure 6 illustrates the distribution of EMOs by state. Michigan has the most for-profit EMOs, with a total of 40 companies that operate 1 or more public schools. Arizona is not far behind with 34 for-profit EMOs. Florida (21), Ohio (14), and Pennsylvania (12) also have a sizeable number of EMOs operating one or more schools. After these states, the numbers of companies per state drop off considerably. The remaining 26 states with EMOs typically have between 1 and 8 for-profit EMOs operating within their borders. While Figure 6 displays the number of companies in existence, Figure 7 displays the number of schools operated by for-profit EMOs per state. Michiganonce againstands out as an exceptional case, with 185 schools operated by for-profit EMOs. Florida is a distant second, with 145. Arizonas EMOs have fewer schools on average. Therefore, while Arizona had nearly as many companies as Michigan, the total number of schools operated by for-profit EMOs is only 99. Ohio, with 92 schools, and Pennsylvania, with 40 schools, also have large concentrations of for-profit-EMO-operated schools. In the case of Pennsylvania, many of its EMO-operated schools are district (the School District of Philadelphia) rather than charter schools. In the other states, the bulk of the EMO-operated schools are charter schools. California, Colorado, and Missouri, all with between 14 and 18 schools operated by for-profit EMOs, round out the key states for for-profit EMOs.
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200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
AYP Status/State Rating

The current report is the first Profiles in which adequate yearly progress ratings and statespecific ratings were included. This information was gathered using official state department of education sources. In some cases where data was not up to date or complete, however, we relied on the EMOs themselves to update this information. We were able to gather Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) ratings for 700 of the 728 schools managed by for-profit EMOs (96%). Of the schools for which we were able to gather data on AYP status, just over half (53%) made AYP, while 47% of the schools did not. When AYP status was separated by EMO size, a clear
AR AZ CA CO DC FL GA IA ID IL IN KS LA MA MD MI MN MO NC NV NY OH OR PA SC TX UT VA WA WI WY
Figure 7. Number of Schools Operated by For-Profit EMOs by State
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pattern emerged. Small-sized EMOs had a significantly higher proportion of schools making AYP (70.8%) than did either medium-sized EMOs (54.3%), or large EMOs (49.5%). The AYP ratings for virtual schools managed by EMOs were substantially weaker than the ratings for the brick-and-mortar schools. While only 30% of the virtual schools met AYP, 54.9% of the brick-and-mortar schools met AYP. District schools managed by EMOs had slightly lower performance ratings (47.8% met AYP) relative to the charter schools operated by EMOs (53.5% met AYP). Figure 8 illustrates the proportion of schools meeting AYP for each of the medium- and largesized EMOs. Among the large-sized EMOs, those companies with the lowest proportion of schools meeting AYP are K12 Inc. (25%), White Hat Management (2%) and Accelerated Learning Solutions (0%). National Heritage Academies has the highest proportion of its schools meeting AYP (83%). Among the medium-sized EMOs, the companies with the lowest ratings were Charter School Associates (14%), eschool Consultants (0%), Insight Schools (13%), and Rader Group (17%). Three of the medium-sized EMOs had all of their schools meet AYP: Global Educational Excellence, Helicon Associates, The Romine Group, LLC.
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Large-Sized For-Profit EMO Medium-Sized For-Profit EMOs
Figure 8. Percentage of Schools Meeting AYP for Medium- and Large-Sized For-Profit EMOs
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While the AYP ratings provide an indicator of performance that can be applied across states, it is important to note that this is a relatively crude indicator of whether or not schools are meeting state standards. Those EMOs managing schools that target more disadvantaged populations are more likely to not make adequate yearly progress, while EMOs whose schools have college prep profiles or serve few disadvantaged students have a much better chance of making AYP. More specific results can often be obtained from state-specific assessment programs. In addition to AYP, we have also reported data from state-specific school ratings in this years Profiles report. These state ratings vary considerably from state to state. Most often the state rating systems involve a letter grade assigned to schools. Because of the wide range of ratings available from state to state, it was impossible to run descriptive statistics on this data. For each school listed under each profiled EMO, it is possible to see both AYP status and, where available, state ratings (see Appendix B for a complete list of state rating sources). In terms of statespecific ratings, we were able to gather information on 618 of the 728 schools (84.9%).
Description of the Appendices

The appendices contain important information that will be helpful in using the Profiles report. Below is a list of appendices and a brief description of each: Appendix A contains definitions of terms and notes that will be helpful in understanding the company summaries and profiles. Appendix B contains notes on state-level resources. Appendix C contains notes on EMO responses. Appendix D contains a list of companies that are no longer profiled and the reason(s) why. Appendix E contains the methods for gathering and reporting all EMO-related data.
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LARGECOMPANYSUMMARY
SummaryofForProfitEMOsManaging10orMoreSchools,ListedAlphabeticallybyCompanyName PublicSchoolsManaged Charter District Total 55 0 55 16 19 0 0 16 19
CompanyName CompanyLocation Academica Miami,FL CharterSchoolAdministrative Services Southfield,MI CharterSchoolsUSA FortLauderdale,FL
Enrollment 20,300 6,540 14,104
States 3:FL,TX,UT 4:MI,MO,OH,TX 1:FL 13:AZ,CA,CO,FL, ID,MN,NV,OH, OR,PA,SC,WI,WY 15:CA,CO,GA,IA, IL,IN,LA,MD,MI, MO,MN,NV,OH, PA,WI 12:AZ,CO,DC,GA, FL,IN,MD,MI, MO,NV,OH,PA 15:AR,AZ,CA,CO, FL,ID,IL,INNV, OH,PA,SC,TX,WI, WY 6:AZ,FL,IN,LA, MI,OH 9:AZ,CO,DC,FL, IL,IN,MI,OH,PA 6:CO,IN,MI,NC, NY,OH 3:IL,NY,PA 6:AZ,CO,FL,MI, OH,PA
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ConnectionsAcademy
Baltimore,MD
10
14
16,544
24
EdisonLearning
NewYork,NY
31
30
61
34,748
25
ImagineSchools,Inc.
Arlington,VA
79
79
34,530
28
K12Inc. TheLeonaGroup,LLC MosaicaEducation,Inc. NationalHeritageAcademies VictorySchools WhiteHatManagement TotalLarge:12
Herndon,VA Phoenix,AZ NewYork,NY GrandRapids,MI NewYork,NY Akron,OH
23 65 30 60 12 50 450
1 0 0 0 6 1 42
24 65 30 60 18 51 492
39,069 17,977 9,490 38,470 8,008 20,363 260,143
31 32 35 36 39 40
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MEDIUMCOMPANYSUMMARY
SummaryofForProfitEMOsManaging4to9Schools,ListedAlphabeticallybyCompanyName PublicSchoolsManaged Charter District Total 5 4 4 4 7 9 3 7 4 9 4 6 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 4 7 9 4 7 4 9 4 6 8 6
CompanyName CompanyLocation AcceleratedLearningSolutions, Inc. Miramar,FL Altamonte ACHofAmerica,LLC Springs,FL AdvanceEducationalServices, Inc. Lansing,MI BenjaminFranklinCharterSchool CharterSchoolAssociates,Inc. ChoiceSchoolAssociatesLLC CommunityEducationPartners CSPartners,LLC edtecCentral,LLC EducationalServicesofAmerica, Inc. eSchoolConsultants,LLC EvansSolutionManagement Company GlobalEducationalExcellence HeliconAssociates,Inc. HumanitiesandSciences AcademyoftheUnitedStates, Inc. TheInstituteofCharterSchool ManagementandResources,Inc. InsightSchools,Inc. KCDistanceLearningInc. MidwestManagementGroupInc. OmniVestProperties Management,LLC PinnacleEducation,Inc. TheRaderGroup,Inc. TheRomineGroup,LLC SABISEducationSystems VarnerandAssociates InternationalLLC TotalMediumEMOs:25 Gilbert,AZ Sunrise,FL GrandRapids,MI Nashville,TN Hartland,MI Ferndale,MI Nashville,TN Columbus,OH Detroit,MI AnnArbor,MI Trenton,MI
Enrollment 783 447 1,044 2,170 2,377 2,956 322 2,527 432 1,050 2,190 502 2,678 1,488
States 1:FL 1:FL 1:MI 1:AZ 1:FL 1:MI 2:FL,VA 1:MI 1:MI 2:AZ,MI 1:OH 1:MI 2:MI,OH 1:MI
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Phoenix,AZ
598
1:AZ
57
Kettering,OH Portland,OR Portland,OR Commerce Township,MI Newtown,PA Tempe,AZ FortWalton Beach,FL Utica,MI EdenPrairie,MN LathropVillage, MI
5 9 2 5 6 6 6 5 9 4 141
0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
5 9 6 5 6 6 6 5 9 4 146
1,109 6,513 2,939 1,799 2,806 1,219 977 3,723 5,764 2,113 50,526
1:OH 8:CA,CO,ID,KS,MN,SC, WA,WI 6:KS,MN,NV,TX,WA,WI 1:MI 1:PA 1:AZ 1:FL 1:MI 5:AZ,LA,MA,MI,OH 1:MI
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
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SMALLCOMPANYSUMMARY
SummaryofForProfitEMOsManaging1to3Schools,ListedAlphabeticallybyCompanyName Company Location Detroit,MI Tucson,AZ Pittsburgh,PA Phoenix,AZ Chandler,AZ Columbus,OH PublicSchoolsManaged Charter District Total 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 3
CompanyName 777EducationalManagement Company AChildsViewSchoolInc. AcademicLeadershipServices, L.P. AcceleratedLearningCenter,Inc. AllenCochranEnterprises AltairLearningManagement
Enrollment 186 58 276 242 286 8,757 750 481 1,154 193 435 460 263 854 2,466 432 173 171 407 143 40 222 750 830 607 140 317 1,172 123 2,278 519 361 1,907 693
States 1:MI 1:AZ 1:PA 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:OH 1:AZ 1:MI 1:MI 1:MI 1:AZ 1:FL 1:AR 1:AZ 1:PA 1:AZ 1:TX 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:AZ 3:CA,FL,GA 1:MI 1:MI 1:AZ 1:FL 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:MI 1:AZ 1:TX 1:MI 1:MI
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AmericanBasicSchools,LLC Mesa,AZ AmericanInstitutional ManagementServices Dearborn,MI BardwellGroup Redford,MI BlackStarEducational Management Detroit,MI BrightBeginningsSchool,Inc. Chandler,AZ BrightHorizonFamilySolutions LLC Watertown,MA Carter,ReddyandAssociates ChampionSchools,Inc. Gainesville,FL Phoenix,AZ
CharterSchoolManagementInc. Chester,PA CompassHighSchool,Inc. Tucson,AZ ConnectionsBetweenCultures, Inc. WichitaFalls,TX CornerstoneCharterSchool,Inc. CountryGardensEducational Services,LLC DesertSpringsAcademy EastValleyAcademy EastpointeHighSchool,Inc. EdFutures,Inc. EducationAssociates EducationManagementand Networks EducationalImpact,Inc. EducatorsManagementGroup EduprizeSchools,LLC GAR,LLC HamadehEducationalServices, Inc. HeritageAcademy,Inc. InformationReferralResource Assistance,Inc. InnovativeTeachingSolutions LakeshoreEducational Management,Inc. Phoenix,AZ Laveen,AZ Tucson,AZ Scottsdale,AZ Tucson,AZ Carlsbad,CA Holland,MI Warren,MI Tucson,AZ PalmBay,FL QueenCreek,AZ Tempe,AZ Dearborn,MI Mesa,AZ Edinburg,TX Southfield,MI Charlevoix,MI
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SMALLCOMPANYSUMMARY
SummaryofForProfitEMOsManaging1to3Schools,ListedAlphabeticallybyCompanyName LegacyTraditionalCharter School LLLLicensing,Inc. MontessoriCharterSchoolof Flagstaff,Inc. MontessoriSchoolhouseof Tucson,Inc. NewpointEducationPartners NobelLearningCommunities, Inc. O.P.Twelve,Inc. PeakPerformanceEducational ManagementCompany PerformanceAcademiesLLC PrepNetLLC ProfessionalContract ManagementInc. RoseManagementGroup SchoolhouseServicesand Staffing,Inc. SelfDevelopmentCharterSchool SmartSchoolsManagement SolidRockManagement Company SouthernArizonaCommunity Academy,Inc. SummitManagementConsulting SuperiorManagement Corporation SynergyTrainingSolutions TAGElementary,Inc. TechnicalAcademyGroupLLC ThreeCordInc. TransitionsConsultantsLLC VisionsEducationDevelopment ConsortiumLLC YouthandFamilyCentered Services TotalSmallEMOs:61 86 86 87 87 88 89 89
Maricopa,AZ PinellasPark,FL Flagstaff,AZ Tucson,AZ PanamaCity,FL WestChester,PA ClintonTownship, MI
2 2 1 2 2 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 1 2 2 1 1
1,015 242 282 109 375 770 212
1:AZ 1:FL 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:FL 1:PA 1:MI
Detroit,MI Tampa,FL GrandRapids,MI Portland,MI Tuscon,AZ Detroit,MI Mesa,AZ TraverseCity,MI Detroit,MI Tucson,AZ Kimball,MI Clearwater,FL St.ClairShores, MI Tucson,AZ Dearborn,MI York,PA Southfield,MI Flint,MI Austin,TX
1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 90
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 90
116 44 229 136 1,023 1,342 301 1,111 1,407 212 902 276 423 242 1,189 445 1,167 491 194 42,401
1:MI 1:FL 1:MI 1:MI 1:AZ 1:MI 1:AZ 1:MI 1:MI 1:AZ 1:MI 1:FL 1:MI 1:AZ 1:MI 1:PA 1:MI 1:MI 1:FL
90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98 99
TotalEMOs:98
681
47
728
353,070
31
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Academica
Address
6361 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143
Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 305-669-2906 305-669-4390
Website and e-mail

www.academicaschools.org through website
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Ben Gamla Charter School Brooks Academy of Science and Engineering City of Hialeah Educational Academy Doral Academy Charter High School Doral Academy Charter Middle School Doral Academy Elementary Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy Excelsior Language Academy of Hialeah International Studies Charter High School Mater Academy Mater Academy Charter High Mater Academy Charter Middle Mater Academy East Charter Mater Academy East Charter High Mater Academy High School of International Studies Mater Academy Lakes High School Mater Academy Lakes Middle School Mater Academy Middle School of International Studies Mater Academy of International Studies Mater East Academy Middle School Mater Gardens Academy Mater Gardens Academy Middle School Mater Performing Arts & Entertainment Academy Miami Children's Museum Charter School North Davis Preparatory Academy North Star Academy Odyssey Charter School Ogden Preparatory Palm Bay Municipal Charter High School Pinecrest Academy (South Campus) Pinecrest Academy Charter High School Pinecrest Academy Charter Middle School Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Quest Academy Somerset (City) Arts Academy Somerset Academy Somerset Academy (Country Palms)
City
Hollywood Brooks City Base Hialeah Doral Miami Miami Doral Hialeah Miami Hialeah Gardens Hialeah Gardens Hialeah Gardens Miami Miami Miami Hialeah Hialeah Miami Miami Miami Hialeah Hialeah Hialeah Gardens Miami Layton Bluffdale Palm Bay Ogden Palm Bay Miami Miami Miami Miami West Haven Homestead Pembroke Pines Miami
State
FL TX FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL UT UT FL UT FL FL FL FL FL UT FL FL FL
Year Founded
2007 2006 2008 2001 2003 1999 2005 2008 2004 1997 2002 2003 2002 2007 2008 2006 2006 2008 2008 2005 2006 2003 2005 2004 2004 2005 1999 2003 2009 2006 2008 2003 2001 2008 2008 2000 2008
2009 Enrollment 591 602 99 857 935 747 61 407 256 697 1458 1151 432 167 10 270 222 16 18 296 339 146 156 185 968 501 544 630 16 575 10 421 404 506 106 103 12
Grades Served From To k 6 9 9 6 k 9 k 9 k 9 6 k 9 9 9 6 6 k 6 k 6 9 k k k k k 9 k 9 6 k k 9 k k 8 12 9 12 8 5 12 8 12 5 12 8 5 12 12 12 8 8 5 8 5 8 12 2 9 9 8 8 9 5 9 8 5 6 12 5 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
State Rating A RECOGNIZED C A A A A C A A A A A C A A B C A A A Yes Yes A Yes A A A Yes A
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Academica
Address
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 305-669-2906 305-669-4390
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
1999
School Name
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Somerset Academy Charter Somerset Academy Charter Elementary School (South Homestead) Somerset Academy Charter High Somerset Academy Charter High School Dade Somerset Academy Charter Middle School Somerset Academy Charter Middle School (South Homestead) Somerset Academy Charter Middle School Dade Somerset Academy Davie Charter Somerset Academy Elementary (Miramar Campus) Somerset Academy Middle (Miramar Campus) Somerset Academy Middle School Somerset Academy South Campus High School Somerset Arts Conservatory Somerset Neighborhood School Syracuse Arts Academy The Th d Th Theodore R. and Th l R d Thelma A. Gibson Charter School A Gib Ch t S h l Wasatch Peak Academy
City
Miami Miami Homestead Pembroke Pines Homestead Miami Homestead Miami Davie Miramar Miramar Pembroke Pines Miami Pembroke Pines Miramar Davis District Miami Mi i North Salt Lake
State
FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL UT FL UT
Year Founded
2007 2004 2009 2002 2004 2008 2008 2004 2003 2006 2006 2000 1997 2006 1997 2006 2003 2005
2009 Enrollment 885 539 21 548 103 14 14 129 138 592 330 612 10 45 76 926 30 374
Grade Levels Served k k k 9 9 6 6 6 k k 6 6 9 9 k k 6 k 8 5 5 12 12 8 8 8 5 5 8 8 12 12 5 6 8 6
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Y Yes
State Rating B B D A B A A A A A A A
A Yes Yes
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 55
Number of States= 3
Total Enrollment= 20,300
Percent of Schools Making AYP= 58%
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Academica
Address
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 305-669-2906 305-669-4390
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
1999
80 70 60
Newschools
40,000
GrowthinNumberofSchools
35,000 30,000
GrowthinNumberofStudents
DistributionofSchools byLevel
High 26%
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
25,000 20,000 15,000 10 000 10,000 5,000 0
Other 10%
Middle Middl 24%
Primary 40%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The axes for Academica's graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.
Discontinued School Name

Archimedean Academy Archimedean Middle Conservatory Archimedean Upper Conservatory
Reason No Longer Profiled

Schools no longer managed by Academica; confirmed by Susan Simpson, principal of Archimedean Academy (email, July 26, 2010).
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Charter School Administrative Services

Address
20755 Greenfield Road, Suite 30 Southfield, MI 48075
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 248-567-7787 248-569-6552
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1995
School Name
Academy of Business & Tech Academy of Dallas Academy of Dayton Academy of Detroit West Academy of Inkster Academy of Kansas City Academy of Lathrup Village Academy of Oak Park - Elementary Academy of Oak Park - High Academy of Oak Park - Middle Academy of Southfield Academy of Warren Academy of Waterford Academy of Westland Bexar County Academy Cherry Hill School of Performing Arts
City
Toledo Dallas Trotwood Detroit Inkster Kansas City Lathrup Village Oak Park Ferndale Detroit Southfield Warren Waterford Westland San Antonio Inkster
State
OH TX OH MI MI MO MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI TX MI
Year Founded
2000 1998 2001 1995 1999 1999 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 2005 2003 1996 1998 1999
2009 Enrollment 191 520 116 321 200 380 365 307 540 234 329 844 235 421 482 1055
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k 9 k k k k 6 k k k k k k 8 8 8 2 12 8 8 5 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating Improvement Year 6 ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE Improvement Year 2 B D 0 B C D C B C B C ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE C
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 16 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Newschools Totalschools
Number of States= 4 20,000
18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2009 2001
Middle 6%
High 7%
Other 13%
Primary 73% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.

Academy of Beaumont Academy of Detroit-West Academy of Lithonia Charter School

Closed 2009, confirmed by TEA website Mistakenly profiled as two schools in last year's report. No record of this school operating in GA during 09-10
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Charter Schools USA

Address
6245 N. Federal Highway, 5th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 School Name
Aventura City of Excellence School Bonita Springs Charter School Cape Coral Charter School City of Coral Springs Charter School Downtown Miami Charter School Four Corners Charter School Gateway Charter (elementary) School Gateway Charter High School Gateway Charter School Middle Hollywood Academy of Arts and Science Hollywood Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School Keys Gate Charter School North Broward Academy of Excellence North Broward Academy of Excellence Middle School P. M. Wells Charter Academy Palm Bay Community Charter School (PATRIOT CAMPUS) Renaissance Elementary Charter School Renaissance Middle Charter School Six Mile Charter Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 19 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 954-202-3500 954-202-3512
Website and e-mail

www.charterschoolsusa.com through website City
Aventura Bonita Springs Bonita Springs Coral Springs Miami Davenport Fort Myers Fort Myers Fort Myers Hollywood Hollywood Homestead North Lauderdale North Lauderdale Kissimmee Palm Bay Doral Doral Fort Myers
Year Founded
1997
State
FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL
Year Founded
2003 2002 2004 1999 2002 2001 2003 2004 2008 2004 2004 2001 2001 2001 2002 2007 1999 2005 2005
2009 Enrollment 898 1301 538 1609 643 971 957 844 842 228 228 1151 557 288 750 747 502 130 920
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 6 k k k 9 5 k 6 k k 6 K k k 6 k 8 8 8 12 6 8 4 12 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 8 5 8 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No
State Rating A A C A C A A B A A A A B A B B A A A
Number of States= 1 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004
Middle 22%
High 5% Other 6%
Primary 67%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Connections Academy
Address
1001 Fleet St, 5th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 443-529-1000 443-529-1200
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2001
www.connectionsacademy.com support@connectionsacademy.com
School Name
Arizona Connections Academy California (Central) Connections Academy California (Southern) Connections Academy Colorado Connections Academy Commonwealth Connections Academy Florida Connections Academy Inspire, The Idaho Connections Academy MTS Minnesota Connections Academy Nevada Connections Academy Ohio Connections Academy Oregon Connections Academy South Carolina Connections Academy Wisconsin Connections Academy Wyoming Connections Academy Mesa Visalia
City
State
AZ CA CA CO PA FL ID MN NV OH OR SC WI WY
Year Founded
2005 2006 2004 2002 2003 2005 2005 2005 2007 2003 2005 2008 2002 2009
2009 Enrollment 1052 150 988 1060 3905 90 426 1016 1298 2094 2457 1538 389 81
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 12 12 12 12 12 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 8 12
Charter School YES YES YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES DISTRICT
Virtual School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Made AYP Yes
State Rating Not posted for 9-10 yet Rated "A" as a district virutal provider Unknown - not yet released
Aliso Viejo Englewood Harrisburg Orlando Boise Minneapolis Sparks Cincinnati Scio Columbia Appleton Jackson
Yes
Rated "A" as a district virutal provider Unknown - not yet released Rated "A" as a district virutal provider
Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes
Not posted for 9-10 yet No state ranking system Adequate Excellent Not posted for 9-10 yet Not posted for 9-10 yet Satisfactory Not posted for 9-10 yet
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 14 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2001
Other 85% Primary 15%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2004-2009 provided by Barbara Dreyer, President and CEO, Connections Academy. b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year
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EdisonLearning
Address
485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10017
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 212-419-1600 212-419-1764
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1992
edisonlearning.com information@edisonlearning.com
School Name
Add B Anderson Elementary School Alain Locke Elementary Allen Village SCH. Andrew H. Wilson Charter School Ann T. Lynch - Edison Elementary B.B. Comegys School Barratt Middle School Ben Ross Public School Academy Business And Economics Academy C.C.Ronnow - Edison Elementary Cahlan - Edison Elementary Charles I. West Edison Junior Academy (West Prep at West Hall) Charles R. Drew Charter School Chicago International Charter School (Longwood Campus) Chicago International Charter School (Loomis Campus) Confluence Academy - Old North Campus y y p Confluence Academy - South City Campus Confluence Academy - Walnut Park Campus Confluence Preparatory Academy Crestwood - Edison Elementary Dayton View Academy Derrick Thomas Academy Edison - Bethune Charter Academy Edison Brentwood Academy Edison Charter Academy Franklin - Edison School Furman Templeton Elementary Gilmor Elementary Harriet Tubman Charter School Intercultural Charter School James Alcorn Elementary School James R. Ludlow Elementary School Jefferson - Edison Elementary School Jeremiah Gray - Edison Elementary School John F. Hartranft Elementary School John S. Park - Edison Elementary Kenderton Elementary School
City
Philadelphia Philadelphia Kansas City New Orleans Las Vegas Philadelphia Philadelphia Warren Milwaukee Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas Decatur Chicago Chicago St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis St Louis Las Vegas Dayton Kansas City Fresno East Palo Alto San Francisco Peoria Baltimore Baltimore Bronx New Orleans Philadelphia Philadelphia Davenport Indianapolis Philadelphia Las Vegas Philadelphia
State
PA PA MO LA NV PA PA MI WI NV NV NV GA IL IL MO MO MO MO NV OH MO CA CA CA IL MD MD NY LA PA PA IA IN PA NV PA
Year Founded
2002 2002 1999 2007 2001 2002 2002 2004 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 1999 2008 2003 2006 2004 2008 2001 2000 2002 1999 1993 1998 1999 2000 2000 2001 2008 2002 2002 1999 2002 2005 2001 2002
2009 Enrollment 532 417 454 525 877 593 146 442 613 874 826 1157 761 560 560 974 766 908 84 703 628 675 512 507 452 476 492 419 427 296 487 280 470 666 439 868 368
Grades Served From To k k k k k k 5 k k k k 6 k 3 k k k k 9 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 6 6 5 7 5 6 8 8 8 5 5 9 8 12 2 8 6 8 9 5 8 6 6 4 8 4 6 6 7 5 8 8 5 5 8 5 8
Charter School DISTRICT DISTRICT YES YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT YES YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES DISTRICT DISTRICT YES YES YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No
State Rating Group met target Group met target 1 star Adequate Group met target Group met target C Level 1 Improved In Need of Improvement (Year 6) Adequate In Need of Improvement (Year 6 - Hold) 84.97% Meeting and Exceeding AWS AWS
Adequate Improvement Year 5 (Delay) +23 API, Met Targets +1 API, Met 0 Targets +32 API, Met Targets Fully Recognized
In Good Standing 1 star Group did not meet target Group met target School in Need of Assistance Exemplary Group met target Adequate Group did not meet target
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EdisonLearning
Address
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 212-419-1600 212-419-1764
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1992
School Name
Kenwood - Edison Charter School Laura W. Waring Elementary School Lincoln - Edison Charter School Lincoln - Edison Elementary Manny Martinez Middle School Montebello Elementary Morton - McMichael Elementary Northmoor - Edison Primary School Omar D. Blair School Penn Treaty Middle School Raleigh - Edison Academy Renaissance Academy Renaissance Advantage Charter School Rolling Acres Edison Junior Academy Roosevelt - Edison Charter School Rosa Parks - Edison Elementary School Samuel B. Huey School San Jose - Edison Academy Shaw Middle School The Dayton Academy Tilden Middle School Washburn - Edison Junior Academy William D. Kelley Elementary School Wyatt - Edison Charter School Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 61
City
Duluth Philadelphia York Las Vegas Denver Baltimore Philadelphia Peoria Denver Philadelphia Duluth Phoenixville Philadelphia Peoria Colorado Springs Indianapolis Philadelphia West Covina Philadelphia Dayton New Orleans Duluth Philadelphia Denver
State
MN PA PA NV CO MD PA IL CO PA MN PA PA IL CO IN PA CA PA OH PA MN PA CO
Year Founded
1997 2002 2000 2001 2009 2000 2002 1999 2004 2002 1997 2000 1999 2001 1996 2003 2005 1998 2002 1999 2002 1997 2002 1998
2009 Enrollment 449 265 720 731 209 781 339 470 799 500 277 929 850 315 703 685 740 1160 237 703 406 258 310 678
Grade Levels Served k k k k 6 k k k k 5 k k k 5 k k k k 5 k 6 6 k k 5 6 5 5 8 6 8 4 8 8 5 12 8 8 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Charter School YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES YES YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No Yes
State Rating 78% Proficient Group met target Group met target Adequate
Group did not meet target Fully Recognized Group met target 64.28% Proficient Group met target Group met target Fully Recognized Exemplary Group met target +7 API, Met Targets Group met target Improvement Year 3 Group met target 57.64% Proficient Group did not meet target
Number of States= 15
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EdisonLearning
Address
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 212-419-1600 212-419-1764
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1992
80
70
Newschools
40,000 35,000
Other 5%
60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
Middle 12%
Primary 83%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: Discontinued School Name a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth Emerson - Edison Partnership School b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence c. CICS campus enrollments were not reported; charterwide enrollment (7280) divided by 13 campuses to find average enrollment. d. The axes for EdisonLearning's graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.

Closed according to Pahmela Hines, CDE Name changed from Edison-Oakland Public School Academy; now managed by Visions Education Development Consortium LLC
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Imagine Schools
Address
1005 North Glebe Rd, Suite 610 Arlington, VA 22201
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 703-527-2600 703-527-0038
Website and e-mail

imagineschools.com contactus@imagineschools.com
Year Founded
2004
School Name
Canoe Creek Charter Academy Chancellor Charter School at Lantana Ia Of Academic Success Ia Of Careers ELEM. Ia Of ENVIRON. Science/math Imagine Academy at Sullivant Imagine Academy of Careers Middle School Imagine Academy of Columbus Imagine Bella Academy of Excellence Imagine Charter Elementary at East Mesa Imagine Charter Elementary at Camelback Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Imagine Charter Elementary School at Cortez Park Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield Imagine Charter Elementary School at West Gilbert Imagine Charter Middle at Camelback Imagine Charter Middle at Desert West Imagine Charter Middle School at Cortez Park Imagine Charter Middle School at West Gilbert Imagine Charter School (at St. Petersburg) Imagine Charter School @ Firestone Imagine Charter School at Bell Canyon Imagine Charter School at Broward Imagine Charter School at North Lauderdale Imagine Charter School at North Lauderdale Middle Imagine Charter School at North Manatee Imagine Charter School at Sierra Vista Imagine Charter School/weston Imagine Classical At Indigo Ranch Imagine Clay Avenue Community School Imagine College Prep High School Imagine Discovery Public Charter School Imagine Elementary at Avondale Imagine Elementary at Coolidge Imagine Elementary at Tempe Imagine Environmental Charter School at Frick Park Imagine Foundations Public Charter School
City
Saint Cloud Lantana St. Louis St Louis Saint Louis Columbus Saint Louis Columbus Cleveland Mesa Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Surprise Gilbert Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Gilbert St Petersburg Firestone Phoenix Coral Springs North Lauderdale North Lauderdale Ellenton Sierra Vista Weston Colorado Springs Toledo St. Louis Baltimore Avondale Coolidge Tempe Pittsburgh Upper Marlboro
State
FL FL MO MO MO OH MO OH OH AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ FL CO AZ FL FL FL FL AZ FL CO OH MO MD AZ AZ AZ PA MD
Year Founded
2003 2001 2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2005 2009 2005 2005 2006 2001 2005 2001 2005 2006 2001 2001 2008 2008 2001 2008 2000 2000 2006 2002 2001 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2006 2008 2007
2009 Enrollment 437 536 505 421 1387 354 331 399 221 568 364 561 533 804 437 125 198 168 104 403 547 317 557 306 166 279 413 813 592 239 775 552 423 431 291 319 286
Grades Served From To k k k k k k 6 k k k k k k k k 6 6 6 6 k K k k k 6 k k k k k 9 k k k k k k 8 8 8 5 8 6 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 6 5 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 5 5 8 7 8 5 6 6 12 5 7 8 7 4 5
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating B A
Improvement Year 3 At Risk Performing Plus Performing Performing Performing Highly Performing Performing Performing Underperforming Performing Plus Highly Performing F Performing B D C B Performing A Improvement Year 1
Performing Plus
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Imagine Schools
Address
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 703-527-2600 703-527-0038
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
2004
School Name
Imagine Great Western Academy Imagine Groveport Community School Imagine Harrisburg Pike Community School Imagine Harvard Avenue Charter School Imagine Hope Community Charter School Lamond Campus Imagine Hope Community Charter School Tolson Campus Imagine Indiana Life Sciences Academy East Imagine Indiana Life Sciences Academy West Imagine International Academy of Mableton Imagine International Academy of Smyrna Imagine Klepinger Community School Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School Imagine Madison Avenue School of Arts Imagine MASTer Academy Imagine Middle at East Mesa Imagine Middle at Surprise Imagine Middle School at Broward Imagine Middle School at Coolidge Imagine Preparatory at Superstition Imagine Preparatory High School at Surprise Imagine Renaissance Academy for Environmental Science and Math-Kensington Imagine Renaissance Academy for Environmental Science and Math-Wallace Imagine Renaissance Public School Academy Imagine Romig Road Community School Imagine School at Evening Rose Imagine School at Lakewood Ranch Imagine School at Land O Lakes Imagine School at North Port Imagine School at Town Center Imagine School in the Valle Imagine Schools - Nau Campus Imagine Schools at Palmer Ranch Imagine Schools at South Vero Imagine Schools at West Melbourne Imagine Schools on Broadway Imagine South Lake Charter School (IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT SOUTH LAKE) Imagine Southeast Public Charter School Imagine Wesley International Academy Imagine White Pine Academy Kissimmee Charter Academy Marietta Charter School One Hundred Academy of Excellence Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 79
City
Columbus Groveport Columbus Cleveland Washington, DC Washington, DC Indianapolis Indianapolis Mableton Smyrna Dayton Temple Hills Toledo Fort Wayne Mesa Surprise Coral Springs Coolidge Apache Junction Surprise Kansas City Kansas City Mt Pleasant Akron Tallahassee Bradenton Lutz North Port Palm Coast Las Vegas Port St. Lucie Sarasota Vero Beach Melbourne Fort Wayne Clermont Washington, DC Atlanta Leslie Kissimmee Marietta North Las Vegas
State
OH OH OH OH DC DC IN IN GA GA OH MD OH IN AZ AZ FL AZ AZ AZ MO MO MI OH FL FL FL FL FL NV FL FL FL FL IN FL DC GA MI FL GA NV
Year Founded
2003 2006 2008 2006 2007 2005 2008 2009 2007 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2005 2008 2010 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 1996 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2008 2001 2008 2005 2008 2007 1999 2000 2006 2006
2009 Enrollment 753 735 307 559 262 400 692 358 652 485 164 367 306 766 69 186 557 124 109 186 503 587 325 450 514 437 527 637 458 260 642 293 590 408 455 701 321 463 159 750 250 601
Grade Levels Served k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 7 7 6 6 7 9 k 6 k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 8 8 5 6 6 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 5 12 8 5 7 7 7 7 8 6 8 6 6 8 5 8 4 8 8 8 5 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No No No No
State Rating Improvement Year 2 Improvement Year 2 At risk Improvement Year 2
Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No
73.21% Meeting and Exceeding Standards 82.83% Meeting and Exceeding Standards At risk At risk Watch Performing Plus Underperforming B
A Improvement Year 1 F B C D Adequate D B C C A 38.46%, 23.08% 80.14% Meeting and Exceeding Standards A A 82.2% Meeting and Exceeding Standards In Need of Improvement (Year 1)
Number of States= 12
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Imagine Schools
Address
80 70 60
Newschools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 703-527-2600 703-527-0038
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
2004
40,000
35,000 30,000
Middle 14%
High 4% Other 3%
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 5 000 0
Primary 79%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. Imagine White Pine Academy contract was terminated on 6/30/2010 d. Axes for Imagine Schools' graphs have been modified to accommodate a large number of managed schools and school enrollment.

Kennesaw Charter School Susie Daniels Charter School Imagine Conner Creek Academy Imagine Conner Creek High P.M. Wells Charter Elementary

Kennesaw Charter ended its contract with Imagine After 2 consecutive Fs, school was closed in 2009 No longer managed by Imagine No longer managed by Imagine Now managed by Charter Schools USA
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K12 Inc.
Address
2300 Corporate Park Drive Herndon, VA 20171 School Name
Agora Cyber Charter School Arizona Virtual Academy Arkansas Virtual Academy California Virtual Academy at Jamestown California Virtual Academy at Kern California Virtual Academy at Kings California Virtual Academy at Los Angeles California Virtual Academy at San Diego California Virtual Academy at San Joaquin California Virtual Academy at San Mateo California Virtual Academy at Sonoma California Virtual Academy at Sutter Chicago Virtual Charter School Colorado Virtual Academy Florida Virtual Academy Honors High Online of Wisconsin Hoosier Academy - Indianapolis Hoosier Academy - Muncie Idaho Virtual Academy Nevada Virtual Academy Ohio Virtual Academy South Carolina Virtual Charter School Texas Virtual Academy at Southwest Wisconsin Virtual Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 24 80 70 60
Newschools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 866-283-0300 703-483-7330
Website and e-mail

www.k12.com through website City
Philadelphia Tucson Little Rock Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Simi Valley Chicago Northglenn Jacksonville Fredonia Indianapolis Muncie Meridian Las Vegas Maumee Columbia Sugar Land Fredonia
Year Founded
1999
State
PA AZ AR CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA IL CO FL WI IN IN ID NV OH SC TX WI Number of States= 15
Year Founded
2005 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2006 2002 2007 2005 2004 2006 2006 2001 2003 2006 2008 2008 2004 2007 2002 2008 2006 2003
2009 Enrollment 4484 4276 500 160 438 575 3647 1839 280 444 789 451 611 5006 392 162 425 115 2817 726 6912 1022 2120 878
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 9 k k k k k k 3 k 12 12 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 12 8 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 8 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School 12 12 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 12 8 11 10 10 12 12 12 12 8 8
Made AYP No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes
State Rating Group met target using Growth Model Performing Achieving +25 API, Met Targets +12 API, Met 1 of 2 Targets +21 API, Met Targets -4 API, Met 0 Targets +1, Met 0 of 2 Targets +33 API, Met Targets +12 API, Met Targets +32 API, Met Targets +5 API, Met Targets Fully Recognized A
No No No No Yes
School Improvement Year 2 Watch Continuous Improvement Average ABSOLUTE RATING, Average GROWTH RATING ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE
Total Enrollment= 39,069 40,000
35,000 30,000
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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The Leona Group, L.L.C.

Address Telephone and Fax
602-953-2933 602-953-0831
2009-10
Website and e-mail

www.leonagroup.com through website
Year Founded
1996
7878 N. 16 th St., Suite 150Phone Phoenix, AZ 85020 Fax
School Name
Academy for Business and Technology Elementary Academy for Business and Technology High School Allen Academy Alta Vista High School Apache Trail High School Athenian Academy of (Pinellas) Athenian Academy of Pasco (COUNTY) Broward Community Charter Middle School Broward Community Charter School Broward Community Charter West C.M. Grant Leadership Academy Care Charter School of Excellence Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary Cesar Chavez Academy High Cesar Chavez Academy Middle Cincinnati Leadership Academy Community Charter School of Excellence Desert Hills High School Dream Academy Eagle Academy El Dorado High School Estrella High School Francis Reh Academy Franklin Arts Academies - Gilbert Campus Franklin Arts Academies - Liberty Campus George A. Phillips Academy George Crockett Academy George Crockett Consortium High School Great Lakes Environmental Academy Hope of Detroit Academy Hope of Detroit Academy Consortium High School Joy Preparatory Academy - Dexter Campus Joy Preparatory Academy - Oakman Campus Lake Erie Academy Maya High School McDonogh City Park Academy Mesa Arts Academy
City
Dearborn Melvindale Detroit Tucson Apache Junction Dunedin New Port Richey Coral Springs Coral Springs Coral Springs Columbus Monticello Detroit Detroit Detroit Cincinnati Tampa Gilbert Benton Harbor Toledo Chandler Avondale Saginaw Gilbert Mesa Toledo Detroit Detroit Toledo Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Toledo Phoenix New Orleans Mesa
State
MI MI MI AZ AZ FL FL FL FL FL OH FL MI MI MI OH FL AZ MI OH AZ AZ MI AZ AZ OH MI MI OH MI MI MI MI OH AZ LA AZ
Year Founded
1997 1997 1999 2003 1997 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2008 2008 1995 2001 1997 2007 2008 1999 2008 2001 1999 1999 1998 2008 2008 2003 1998 2002 2007 1999 2002 1999 1999 2002 1998 2006 1995
2009 Enrollment 294 359 1060 476 178 179 263 80 118 371 55 98 432 618 551 141 116 525 228 182 235 445 343 154 186 69 387 44 43 455 33 152 312 181 455 372 221
Grades Served From To k 6 k 9 9 k k 6 k k k K k 9 6 k k 9 9 k 9 9 k k k k k 9 6 k 9 3 k k 9 k k 5 12 12 12 12 6 7 8 5 5 5 5 5 12 8 5 5 12 12 7 12 12 8 6 6 8 9 12 9 9 12 8 2 8 12 8 8
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes
State Rating
C Performing Perfoming B A A B B 0 C C B Academic Watch Performing D-Alert Continuous Improvement Performing Performing C Excelling Performing Plus Academic Emergency B No Grade Continuous Improvement C C B At risk Performing Highly Performing
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602-953-2933 602-953-0831
2009-10
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
1996
School Name
City
State
MI AZ MI AZ FL OH AZ MI FL MI AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ OH AZ AZ FL AZ IN OH MI AZ MI MI AZ OH MI
Year Founded
2005 2003 1999 1999 2006 2002 1999 1998 2007 1997 2006 2003 2000 1999 2007 2006 1998 1997 2008 1997 2002 2002 2007 1997 1998 2002 1997 2004 1998
2009 Enrollment 172 19 264 251 134 165 219 455 67 320 0 693 373 218 420 176 40 559 104 284 232 114 71 151 334 463 647 148 473
Grade Levels Served k 7 k 9 6 k 9 k 6 k 11 9 k 7 9 k 6 9 k 9 k 8 9 9 k 7 9 k k 7 8 8 12 8 8 12 9 8 7 12 12 6 8 12 5 9 12 5 12 5 12 12 12 7 12 12 6 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
State Rating C Performing C Performing B Improvement Year 5 Performing C B A 0 Performing Performing Performing Plus Improvement Year 1 Performing Performing Performing Acad Progress Improvement Year 4 (Delay)
Mildred C Wells Academy Benton Harbor Montezuma Middle School Tempe Northridge Academy Flint Phoenix Ocotillo High School - Changed to Crestview College Preparatory High Sch Paragon Academy of Technology Hollywood Paul Laurence Dunbar Academy Toledo Peoria Accelerated High School Peoria Pierre Toussaint Academy Detroit Pompano Charter Middle School Pompano Beach Saginaw Preparatory Academy Saginaw SEES High School(South Pointe Public Charter Elementary School) Tempe South Pointe High School Phoenix South Pointe Public Charter Elementary School Phoenix South Pointe Public Charter Middle School Phoenix South Ridge High School Phoenix South Scioto Academy Columbus Summit High School Phoenix Sun Valley High School Mesa Sunshine Elementary Charter School Hollywood Tempe Accelerated High School Tempe Timothy L. Johnson Academy Fort Wayne Toledo Preparatory Academy Toledo Traverse City College Preparatory Academy Traverse City Tucson Accelerated High School - Changed to Skyview High School Tucson Voyageur Academy Detroit Voyageur Consortium High School Detroit West Phoenix High School Phoenix Wildwood Environmental Academy Maumee William C. Abney Academy Grand Rapids
B C Performing At risk B
Number of States=
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602-953-2933 602-953-0831
2009-10
Website and e-mail

Year Founded
1996

80 70 60
Newschools
40,000
35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
High 32%
Other 8%
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
Middle 11% Primary 49%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The axes for Leona Group's graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.

Alliance Academy of Toledo Apex Academy-Cuyahoga County Dayspring Elementary Charter School Lakeside College Preparatory Academy New City Academy Paragon Elementary Charter School

Closed 2009, confirmed ODE not on school website or OEA info Not on Leona Group website, emailed school for confirmation 7.20 Closed 2009, confirmed ODE Contract nonrenewal Not on Leona Group website, emailed school for confirmation 7.20
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Mosaica Education, Inc.

Address
42 Broadway, Suite 1039 New York, NY 10004 School Name
Academy of Arts & Humanities Academy of Arts and Sciences Ahwatukee Foothills Prep Arts and Sciences Preparatory Academy Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac Banning Lewis Ranch Academy at Northtree Bay County Public School Academy Bingham Arts Academy Capital Area Academy Charter School of the Dunes Cleveland Arts & Social Sciences Academy Columbus Arts and Technology Academy Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy Columbus Preparatory Academy Cornerstone Academy Discovery Arts & Technology Fell Charter School Foundation Academy of Mansfield Frazier Preparatory Academy Grand Blanc Academy Howard Road Academy Howard Road Academy G Street Campus Howard Road Academy Pennsylvania Ave Campus Jackson Arts and Technology Academy Northern Colorado Academy of Arts & Knowledge Phoenix Advantage Charter School Richfield Public School Academy Riverbend Prep STAR Academy of Colorado Springs, Inc. Youngstown Academy of Excellence Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 30 80 70 60
Newschools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 404-841-2305 404-841-3988
Website and e-mail

www.mosaicaeducation.com None City
Warren Lorain Phoenix Cleveland Pontiac Colorado Springs Bay City Alpena Lansing Gary Cleveland Columbus Columbus Columbus Westerville Inkster Simpson Mansfield Chicago Grand Blanc Washington Washington Washington Jackson Fort Collins Phoenix Flint Laveen Colorado Springs Youngstown
Year Founded
1996
State
OH OH AZ OH MI CO MI MI MI IN OH OH OH OH OH MI PA OH IL MI DC DC DC MI CO AZ MI AZ CO OH
Year Founded
2005 2005 2004 2006 2001 2006 2001 2004 1999 2003 2005 2004 2004 2004 2000 2005 2002 2007 2007 1999 2001 2001 2001 2003 2006 1997 2003 2008 2006 2005
2009 Enrollment 303 144 349 161 373 697 234 142 198 342 172 463 346 544 144 220 184 166 442 471 562 78 166 162 384 580 603 299 353 208
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 3 k k k k k k k k 8 3 6 8 8 8 5 6 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 8 6 6 3 6 8 8 8 6 6 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
State Rating Continuous Improvement Continuous Improvement Performing Plus Improvement Year 1 C B B C Acad Progress Improvement Year 3 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 3 Improvement Year 2 (Delay) Ok C Group met target using Safe Harbor with Confidence Interval Improvement Year 1 Fully Recognized B 29.78%, 28.65%
Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
C Performing B
Improvement Year 1
35,000 30,000
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
Primary 100%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The axes for Mosaica's graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.

Denver Arts and Technology Academy Lorain Preparatory Academy

Closed according to Pahmela Hines, CDE not on OEA list, not in NCES
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National Heritage Academies

Address
3850 Broadmoor Ave SE, Suite 201 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 School Name
Achieve Charter Academy Alliance Academy of Cincinnati Andrew J. Brown Academy Apex Academy Aspire Charter Academy Bennett Venture Academy Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School Buffalo United Charter School Burton Glen Charter Academy Canton Charter Academy Chandler Woods Charter Academy Cross Creek Charter Academy Detroit Enterprise Academy Detroit Merit Charter Academy Detroit Premier Academy Eagle Crest Charter Academy Emerson Academy of Dayton Endeavor Charter Academy Excel Charter Academy Flagship Charter Academy Forsyth Academies Fortis Academy Great Oaks Academy Greensboro Academy Hamtramck Academy Keystone Academy Knapp Charter Academy Landmark Academy at Reunion Lansing Charter Academy Laurus Academy Linden Charter Academy Metro Charter Academy North Dayton School of Science and Discovery North Saginaw Charter Academy Orion Academy Paragon Charter Academy Paramount Charter Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 877-223-6402 616-575-6801
Website and e-mail

heritageacademies.com through website City
Canton Cincinnati Indianapolis Cleveland Gary Toledo Brooklyn Buffalo Burton Canton Belmont Byron Center Detroit Detroit Detroit Holland Dayton Battle Creek Grand Rapids Detroit Winston Salem Ypsilanti Warren Greensboro Hamtramck Belleville Grand Rapids Commerce City Lansing Southfield Flint Romulus Dayton Saginaw Cincinnati Jackson Kalamazoo
Year Founded
1995
State
MI OH IN OH IN OH NY NY MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI OH MI MI MI NC MI MI NC MI MI MI CO MI MI MI MI OH MI OH MI MI
Year Founded
2009 2003 2003 2004 2008 2005 2003 2003 1999 2000 1999 1997 2004 2002 2005 1997 2004 1998 1995 2007 1999 2004 2004 1999 2003 2003 1997 2007 2009 2004 1999 2000 2002 1999 2004 1998 1998
2009 Enrollment 563 406 660 676 494 639 728 643 769 711 702 731 701 717 739 714 518 657 725 577 646 737 679 722 480 746 713 614 285 692 772 721 613 532 524 644 693
Grades Served From To k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 7 8 8 7 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 10 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8
Virtual School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Made AYP Yes No Yes No 0 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YES Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
State Rating No Grade Improvement Year 4 (Delay) Exemplary Improvement Year 4 0 Improvement Year 3 In Good Standing In Good Standing C A A A C B C A At risk A A B 62.4%, 75.3% A B 92.6%, 94% B A A 0 No Grade B C B Improvement Year 5 B Improvement Year 3 B A
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Address
3850 Broadmoor Ave SE, Suite 201 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 School Name
Pathway School of Discovery Pinnacle Academy PreEminent Charter School Prevail Academy Queens Grant Community School Quest Academy Reach Academy Research Triangle Charter Academy Ridge Park Charter Academy South Arbor Charter Academy Southside Charter School Stambaugh Academy Taylor Exemplar Academy Timberland Charter Academy Triumph Academy Vanderbilt Charter Academy Vanguard Charter Academy Vista Charter Academy Walker Charter Academy Walton Charter Academy Warrendale Charter Academy Windemere Park Charter Academy Winterfield Venture Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 877-223-6402 616-575-6801
Website and e-mail

heritageacademies.com through website City
Dayton Cleveland Raleigh Mt Clemens Charlotte Taylor Roseville Durham Grand Rapids Ypsilanti Brooklyn Youngstown Taylor Muskegon Monroe Holland Wyoming Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Pontiac Detroit Lansing Toledo
Year Founded
1995
State
OH OH NC MI NC MI MI NC MI MI NY OH MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI OH
Year Founded
2003 2004 2000 2004 2002 2009 2008 2000 1998 1999 2002 2006 2006 1998 2004 1996 1996 1996 1997 1999 2001 1999 2004
2009 Enrollment 679 634 519 731 924 331 525 641 626 767 625 505 677 450 636 443 722 722 692 769 729 680 560
Grade Levels Served k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k 8 7 8 7 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Made AYP No No Yes Yes Yes 0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating Improvement Year 2 Improvement Year 4 43.2%, 50.7% B 83.2%, 87.6% 0 A 55.4%, 68.9% B A In Good Standing Improvement Year 2 A B A A A B A B B A Improvement Year 3 (Delay)
Number of States= 6
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Address
3850 Broadmoor Ave SE, Suite 201 Grand Rapids, MI 49512
80 70 60
Newschools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 877-223-6402 616-575-6801
Website and e-mail

heritageacademies.com through website
Year Founded
1995
40,000
35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
High 0%
Primary 100%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The axes for National Heritage Academies' graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.
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Victory Schools
Address
111 West 57th St, Suite 525 New York, NY 10019
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 212-786-7900 212-265-1742
Website and e-mail

www.victoryschools.com EMO email
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Anna B. Pratt Elementary School Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School Charter School of Educational Excellence Chicago International Charter School- Basil Campus Chicago International Charter School- Irving Park Campus E. W. Rhodes High School FitzSimons Thomas High School George W. Pepper Middle School Grand Concourse Academy Charter School Mary McLeod Bethune School Merrick Academy New Covenant Charter School Peninsula Preparatory Academy Richard R. Wright School Roosevelts Childrens Academy Charter School Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem South Bronx Charter School for International Culture and the Arts Southwest Leadership Academy Cs
City
Philadelphia Bronx Yonkers Chicago Chicago Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Bronx Philadelphia Jamaica Albany Queens, New York Philadelphia Roosevelt New York Bronx Philadelphia
State
PA NY NY IL IL PA PA PA NY PA NY NY NY PA NY NY NY PA
Year Founded
2002 2008 2005 2007 2007 2003 2002 2002 2004 2002 2000 1999 2004 2002 2000 1999 2005 2007
2009 Enrollment 421 151 378 560 560 482 418 630 401 674 494 653 300 429 521 270 360 306
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k 6 7 5 k k k k k k k 1 k k 6 1 5 8 8 11 12 8 5 7 6 6 5 6 8 4 3 3
Charter School DISTRICT YES YES YES YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT YES DISTRICT YES YES YES DISTRICT YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating Group met target In Good Standing In Good Standing AWS AWS Group met target Group did not meet target Group met target In Good Standing Group met target In Good Standing In Good Standing In Good Standing Group met target In Good Standing In Good Standing In Good Standing Group met target
18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2001
DistributionofSchools Middle byLevel 5% High

6% Other 6%
Primary 83%
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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White Hat Management

330-535-6868 330-535-5055
2009-10
Website and e-mail

www.whitehatmgmt.com through website City
Detroit Detroit Detroit Cleveland Canton Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Akron Akron Cleveland Englewood Oakland Park Fort Myers Tallahassee Miami Opa Locka Orlando St Petersburg Winter Haven Clearwater Akron Phoenix Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Colorado Springs Columbus Columbus Dayton Denver Elyria Cincinnati Cleveland
Year Founded
1998
159 South Main St, Suite 6 Phone Akron, OH 44308 Fax School Name
State
MI MI MI OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH CO FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL FL OH AZ OH OH OH CO OH OH OH CO OH OH OH
Year Founded
2006 2005 2005 1998 2002 1998 2003 1999 2002 2004 1998 1999 1998 2003 0 2005 2006 2006 2005 2006 2007 2005 2007 2008 1999 2002 2002 2000 1999 2004 2006 2006 2005 2003 2002 2003 2003
2009 Enrollment 306 313 250 453 326 532 373 157 275 367 483 247 347 367 2839 401 294 243 241 331 247 452 276 70 171 339 213 264 268 342 305 300 405 308 252 266 418
Grades Served From To 9 9 9 k k k k k k k k k k k k 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES DISTRICT YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
State Rating
Covenant House Life Skills Center Central Covenant House Life Skills Center East Covenant House Life Skills Center West Hope Academy - Chapelside Hope Academy Canton Campus Hope Academy Cathedral Campus Hope Academy East Campus Hope Academy Lincoln Park Campus Hope Academy North Coast Campus Hope Academy Northwest Campus Hope Academy of Broadway Campus Hope Academy of Brown Street Campus Hope Academy University Campus Hope Academy West Campus Hope Online Learning Center Life Skills Center Broward County Life Skills Center - Lee County Life Skills Center - Leon County Life Skills Center - Miami-Dade County Life Skills Center - Opa-Locka Life Skills Center - Orange County Life Skills Center Pinellas County Life Skills Center Polk County East Life Skills Center North Life Skills Center of Akron Life Skills Center of Arizona Life Skills Center of Canton Life Skills Center of Cincinnati Life Skills Center of Cleveland Life Skills Center of Colorado Springs Life Skills Center of Columbus North Life Skills Center of Columbus Southeast Life Skills Center of Dayton Life Skills Center of Denver Life Skills Center of Elyria Life Skills Center of Hamilton County Life Skills Center of Lake Erie
Improvement Year 3 Improvement Year 3 At Risk Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 6 Ok At risk Improvement Year 4 I No Grade Data I DECLINING I I I Improvement Year 4 Performing Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 2 Improvement Year 3 Improvement Year 3 Improvement Year 5 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4
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330-535-6868 330-535-5055
2009-10
Website and e-mail

www.whitehatmgmt.com through website
Year Founded
1998
159 South Main St, Suite 6 Phone Akron, OH 44308 Fax
School Name
Life Skills Center of Metropolitan Detroit Life Skills Center of Middletown Life Skills Center of North Akron Life Skills Center of Northeast Ohio Life Skills Center of Palm Beach County Life Skills Center of Pontiac Life Skills Center of Springfield Life Skills Center of Summit County Life Skills Center of Toledo Life Skills Center of Trumbull County Life Skills Center of Youngstown OHDELA (Ohio Distance & Electronic Learning Academy) PDELA (Pennsylvania Distance Learning Charter School) Riverside Academy
City
Detroit Middletown Akron Cleveland Delray Beach Pontiac Springfield Akron Toledo Warren Youngstown Akron Harrisburg Cincinnati
State
MI OH OH OH FL MI OH OH OH OH OH OH PA OH
Year Founded
2004 2001 2005 2003 2005 2004 2001 2003 2002 2000 1999 2002 2004 1999
2009 Enrollment 341 292 202 395 346 233 291 232 304 450 379 1865 420 572
Grade Levels Served 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 k k k 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YES YES 0
Made AYP No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
State Rating D Improvement Year 4 Academic Emergency Improvement Year 4 DECLINING Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 4 80.2 Group did not meet target Improvement Year 5
Number of States= 6
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330-535-6868 330-535-5055
2009-10
Website and e-mail

www.whitehatmgmt.com through website
Year Founded
1998
159 South Main St, Suite 6 Phone Akron, OH 44308 Fax

80 70 60
Newschools
40,000
35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0
50 40 30 20 10 0 2001
Totalschools
Other 8% High 71% Primary 21%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The axes for White Hat Management's graphs were modified to accommodate the large number of schools and school enrollment.

CDELA (Colorado Distance & Electronic Learning Academy)

Closed according to Pahmela Hines, CDE
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Accelerated Learning Solutions, Inc.

Address
3206 S. University Dr. Miramar, FL 33025 School Name
Coronado High School Dolphin Park High Lauderhill High North Nicholas High School North University High
Medium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 888-437-9353 None
Website and e-mail

www.als-education.com through website City
Fort Myers Miramar Lauderhill Cape Coral Sunrise
Year Founded
2008
State
FL FL FL FL FL
Year Founded
2009 2009 2009 2008 2009
2009 Enrollment 121 141 170 259 92
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
No No No No
I I I
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 5 10
Total Enrollment= 783
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000
Totalschools
5,000 4,000
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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ACH of America, LLC

Address
777 E. Altamonte Drive Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 School Name
Discovery Middle Charter School Educational Horizons Charter School Literacy Leadership Technology Academy The Island School
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 800-215-7112 407-788-0180
Website and e-mail

www.achcorp.com info@achcorp.com City
Coral Springs West Melbourne Tampa Boca Grande
Year Founded
1972
State
FL FL FL FL
Year Founded
2008 2008 2005 2008
2009 Enrollment 89 73 227 58
Grade Levels Served From To 6 k 6 k 7 6 8 5
Charter School YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes No Yes
State Rating A A
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Middle 50%
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Primary 50%
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Advance Educational Services, Inc.

Address
4407 W St. Joe Hwy Lansing, MI 48917
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 800-772-4125 517-687-3380
Website and e-mail

www.advanceteam.com None
Year Founded
2006
School Name
Island City Academy Walden Green Montessori West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics Woodland School
City
Eaton Rapids Spring Lake Spring Lake Traverse City
State
MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
1996 1995 1995 1996
2009 Enrollment 204 241 392 207
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k 8 8 8 8
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No Yes
State Rating A A B A
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2001
High 0%
Primary 100%
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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Benjamin Franklin Charter School

Address
320 East Warner Rd Gilbert, AZ 85296 School Name
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon Campus Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Mesa Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power Campus
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-632-0722 480-632-8716
Website and e-mail

benjaminfranklincharterschool None City
Queen Creek Gilbert Mesa Gilbert
Year Founded
1995
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1996 1997 1995 2006
2009 Enrollment 613 461 221 875
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k 8 6 6 8
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes No
State Rating
Highly Performing Highly Performing Highly Performing
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
High 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
Primary 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Charter School Associates, Inc.

Address
4300 N University Drive, Suite C201 Sunrise, FL 33351 School Name
Excelsior Charter of Broward Kidz Choice Charter School Life Institute for Education Academy Pemayetv Emahakv Our Way School Shiloh Elementary Charter School Summerville Charter School The Charter School at Waterstone
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 954-414-5767 954-748-5717
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
www.charterschoolassociates.com 2003 charterhelp@charterschoolassociates.com City

Tamarac Pembroke Pines Fort Myers Okeechobee Plant City Homestead Homestead
State
FL FL FL FL FL FL FL
Year Founded
2008 2007 2008 2007 2007 2007 2003
2009 Enrollment 138 51 36 165 381 455 1151
Grade Levels Served From To k k 6 k k k k 2 2 12 5 6 5 8
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No No Yes No No
State Rating
B C A A
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
GrowthinNumberofStudents G hi N b fS d
DistributionofSchools High byLevel

0%
Totalschools
Other 14%
3,000 2,000 1,000
Primary 86%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Grattan Academic High School Grattan Academy

Now managed by Helicon Now managed by Helicon
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Choice Schools Associates LLC

Address
P.O. Box 141493 Grand Rapids, MI 49514
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 616-785-8440 616-785-8455
Website and e-mail

www.choiceschools.com info@choiceschools.com
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Benton Harbor Charter School Conner Creek Academy Creative Learning Academy of Science, Mathematics and Humanities Creative Montessori Academy Four Corners Montessori Academy Hillsdale Preparatory School Morey Public School Academy Three Oaks Public School Academy West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 9 10
City
Benton Harbor Warren Beaverton Southgate Madison Heights Hillsdale Shepherd Muskegon Grand Rapids
State
MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
1999 1999 1996 2001 2009 2005 1997 2003 1996
2009 Enrollment 388 443 64 654 177 71 250 437 472
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k k k k 8 12 8 8 8 8 12 8 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
State Rating C B B A A C B B
8
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 44%
High 0% Primary 56%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Grattan Academic High School Grattan Academy

Now managed by Helicon Associates Now managed by Helicon Associates
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Community Education Partners

Address
2636 Elm Hill Pike, Suite 500 Nashville, TN 37214 School Name
Aloma High Charter Chancery High Charter Richmond Alternative School Sheeler High Charter
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

communityeducationpartners.com through website City
Winter Park Orlando Richmond Apopka
Year Founded
1996
State
FL FL VA FL
Year Founded
2009 2003 2004 2003
2009 Enrollment 21 20 265 16
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 2 9 12 12 11 12
Charter School YES YES DISTRICT YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No No Yes No
State Rating
IMPROVING Fully Accredited MAINTAINING
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Other 25%
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 75%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Emerald Bay Academy

School not on the list of managed schools provided by FLDOE, no news on closure could be found
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CS Partners, LLC
Address
2120 Progressive Drive Hartland, MI 48353
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 810-632-6863 810-632-7548
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
www.charterschoolpartners.com 2004 cstockwell@charterschoolpartners.com

2009 Enrollment 254 192 815 393 428 279 166 Grade Levels Served From To k 3 k k k 9 2 2 6 8 9 6 12 12 Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Virtual School State Rating A A A C B D
School Name
American Montessori Academy American Montessori Academy Upper Elementary Charyl Stockwell Academy Crescent Academy Huron Academy Kensington Woods High School Lighthouse Academy
City
Livonia Redford Howell Southfield Sterling Heights Howell Grand Rapids
State
MI MI MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2004 2009 1996 2004 1999 1995 2005
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
Number of States= 1 8,000 8 000
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
High 14% Other 14%
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Primary 72%

Ann Arbor Learning Community Conner Creek Academy East - Elementary Conner Creek Academy East - Middle Conner Creek Academy East - Middle

Michigan list says now self-managed CS Partners reported providing human resources only for Conner Creek schools; these schools were mistakenly profiled as fully-managed schools in previous Profiles reports.
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edtec central, LLC

Address
22620 Woodward Ave, Suite C Ferndale, MI 48220
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 248-582-8100 248-582-8101
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2000
www.edtec.net anna-amato@echalk.edtec.net
School Name
Ace Academy - Calumet Center Ace Academy - Lincoln Center Clara B. Ford Academy Vista Meadows
City
Detroit Plymouth Dearborn Heights Dearborn Heights
State
MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2007 2007 2007 2008
2009 Enrollment 101 86 184 61
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No Yes
State Rating
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 75% High 25%
Primary 0%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Educational Services of America, Inc.

Address
1321 Murfreesboro Pike, Suite 702 Nashville, TN 37217-2626 School Name
Ombudsman - Charter East Ombudsman - Charter East II Ombudsman - Charter Metro Ombudsman - Charter Northeast Ombudsman - Charter Northwest Ombudsman - Charter Pantano Ombudsman - Charter Valencia Ombudsman - Charter West Youth Advancement Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 9 10
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 888-979-0004 615-577-5695
Website and e-mail

www.esa-education.com None City
Phoenix Tucson Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix Tucson Tucson Phoenix Kalamazoo
Year Founded
1999
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ MI Number of States= 2 8,000
Year Founded
1996 2008 1999 2000 2002 2008 2008 1998 2008
2009 Enrollment 71 79 69 85 74 87 79 471 35
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 6 6 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating Performing Plus Performing Performing Performing Plus Performing
Performing No Grade
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Other 33%
Totalschools
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
High 67%
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eSchool Consultants, LLC

Address
6100 Channingway Blvd, #505 Columbus, OH 43232
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

www.eschoolconsultants.com info@eschoolconsultants.com
Year Founded
2002
School Name
Focus Learning Academy Northern Columbus Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus Focus Learning of Southwestern Columbus Virtual Community School of Ohio
City
Columbus Columbus Columbus Columbus
State
OH OH OH OH
Year Founded
2003 2003 2003 2002
2009 Enrollment 239 293 251 1407
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 9 k 12 12 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No No
State Rating Improvement Year 4 Continuous Improvement Improvement Year 4 Improvement Year 5
YES
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
Other 50%
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
High 50%
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Evans Solution Management Company

Address
5555 Conner St #2223 Detroit, MI 48213
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-923-0000 313-924-0095
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
None
School Name
Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy Conner Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy Depaul Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy St. Judes Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy Victors Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy Wolverine Bruce Kelso Bruce Academy St. Antoine Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit
City
State
MI MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2001 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
2009 Enrollment 156 30 12 17 27 260
Grade Levels Served From To 5 6 6 8 4 5 12 11 11 11 11 12
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes
State Rating
No
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
High Primary 0% 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Global Educational Excellence

Address
2455 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite C Ann Arbor, MI 48105 School Name
Bridge Academy Bridge Academy of Ohio Central Academy Central Academy of Ohio Frontier International Academy Riverside Academy East Riverside Academy West Middle High School Campus Victory Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 734-369-9500 734-369-9499
Website and e-mail

gee-edu.com through website City
Hamtramck Toledo Ann Arbor Toledo Hamtramck Dearborn Dearborn Ypsilanti
Year Founded
1998
State
MI OH MI OH MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2003 2007 1996 2007 2005 2003 2003 2006
2009 Enrollment 590 81 504 52 324 544 439 144
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 4 6 k 6 k 8 3 12 8 12 5 12 6
Charter School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating C Effective C Continuous Improvement C C B
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 0% Middle 12%
Other 38%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Primary 50%
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Helicon Associates, Inc.

Address
2525 W. Jefferson Trenton, MI 48183 School Name
Eastern Washtenaw Multicultural Academy Marshall Academy Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy New Bedford Academy Pansophia Academy Will Carleton Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 734-675-5505 734-675-6553
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1993
heliconassociates.com mwitucki@heliconassociates.com City

Ann Arbor Marshall Mt Clemens Lambertville Coldwater Hillsdale
State
MI MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2004 2000 2003 1998 1995 1998
2009 Enrollment 254 263 317 139 255 260
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k k 12 9 5 8 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating B B A A B A
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 67%
Primary 33%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Discontinued School Name Thomas Gist Academy North Thomas Gist Academy South Summit Academy Summit Academy North Middle School Summit Academy North-High School Summit Academy North Elementary
Reason No Longer Profiled Not listed on MI ESP file, nonrenewal of contract by CMU (closed 2009) Not listed on MI ESP file, nonrenewal of contract by CMU (closed 2009) Not listed on MI ESP file, now self-managed Not listed on MI ESP file, now self-managed Not listed on MI ESP file, now self-managed Not listed on MI ESP file, now self-managed
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Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United States, Inc.

Address
5201 N. 7th Street Phoenix, AZ 85014 School Name
Humanities and Science Institute Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona International Commerce Institute International Commerce Institute - Phoenix
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 602-650-1116 602-650-1881
Website and e-mail

None None City
Phoenix Phoenix Tempe Tsaile
Year Founded
1997
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
2001 2003 2000 1999
2009 Enrollment 0 35 180 383
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No No Yes
State Rating Performing Performing Plus Performing
YES
Percent of Schools Making AYP=
50%
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Notes: Discontinued School Name a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. The Humanities and Science Institute was listed on AZ Department of Education documents, incidating the school was operational, but with 0 enrollment.
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The Institute of Charter School Management and Resources, Inc.

Address
3300 Governors Trail Kettering, OH 45409 School Name
Richard Allen Academy Elementary Richard Allen Academy II Richard Allen Academy III Richard Allen Preparatory Scholarts Preparatory
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 937-586-9500 937-586-9491
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1999
richardallenschools.com jharris@richardallenschools.com City

Dayton Dayton Hamilton Dayton Columbus
State
OH OH OH OH OH
Year Founded
2000 2003 2004 2001 2005
2009 Enrollment 198 498 207 0 206
Grade Levels Served From To 1 k k 1 k 8 8 7 6 12
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No Yes No
State Rating ok ok At risk Continuous Improvement Improvement Year 2
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Montessori Renaissance Exp Elementary School Dohn Community School

Closed September 2009, confirmed by ODE School representative reported Dohn is self-managed; Ohio Education Association reported that sponsor subcontracts for financial services for this school only.
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Insight Schools, Inc.

Address
309 SW 6th Ave, Suite 820 Portland, OR 97204 School Name
Insight School of California - Los Angeles Insight School of California - North Bay Insight School of Colorado Insight School of Kansas Insight School of Minnesota Insight School of South Carolina Insight School of Washington Insight School of Wisconsin iSucceed Virtual High School
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 877-25-INSIGHT 503-414-5353
Website and e-mail

insightschools.net inquire@insightschools.net City
Lancaster Windsor Julesburg Olathe Minneapolis Columbia Forks Grantsburg Boise
Year Founded
2005
State
CA CA CO KS MN SC WA WI ID
Year Founded
2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2006 2007 2008
2009 Enrollment 122 202 974 576 452 578 2152 709 748
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Virtual School YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Made AYP
State Rating No valid base API +32 API Made standard of excellence 18.51% Proficient In Improvement Step 1 Satisfactory Alert
No No Yes No No No No No
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Insight School of Nevada

Contract with Insight Schools not renewed (Tom McCormack, Nevada Charter School Consultant)
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KC Distance Learning Inc.

Address
650 NE Holladay, Suite 1400 Portland, OR 97232
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 503-731-5409 503-731-5498
Website and e-mail

kcdistancelearning.com info@kcdistancelearning.com
Year Founded
1974
School Name
Beacon Nevada iQ Academy Minnesota iQ Academy Washington iQ Kansas iQ Texas iQ Wisconsin
City
Las Vegas Fergus Falls Vancouver Manhattan Lewisville Waukesha
State
NV MN WA KS TX WI
Year Founded
2009 2008 2008 2007 2009 2004
2009 Enrollment 619 249 495 355 239 982
Charter School YES DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT YES DISTRICT
Virtual School
Made AYP No No No Yes Yes
State Rating
24% Proficient In Improvement Step 2
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 6 10 8,000
Number of States= 6
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Primary 0% Middle 0%
Totalschools
Other 67%
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 33%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Midwest Management Group Inc.

Address
3170 Old Farm Lane Commerce Township, MI 48390
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

mtacademy.us smenifee@mtacademy.org
Year Founded
2007
School Name
Michigan Technical Academy Michigan Technical Academy Elementary Michigan Technical Academy High School Michigan Technical Academy Middle Woodward Academy
City
Detroit Detroit Redford Detroit Detroit
State
MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
1995 2008 2008 2008 2008
2009 Enrollment 241 235 489 277 557
Grade Levels Served From To k 3 9 6 k 2 5 12 8 8
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No Yes Yes
State Rating B B D B C
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000
Middle 20% High 20%
Totalschools
5,000 4,000
3,000 2,000 1,000 Primary 60% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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OmniVest Properties Management, LLC

Address
115 Pheasant Run, Suite 114 Newtown, PA 18940
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 215-497-8301 215-497-8305
Website and e-mail

www.omnivestllc.com info@omnivest.com
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Alliance for Progress Charter School Franklin Towne Charter High School Imani Education Circle Charter School Khepera Charter School People for People Charter School Philadelphia Montessori Charter School
City
Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia
State
PA PA PA PA PA PA
Year Founded
1998 2000 2003 2004 2001 2004
2009 Enrollment 283 959 460 384 563 157
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 k k k k 5 12 8 8 8 6
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
State Rating Group met target Group met target Group met target Group met target Group met target Group did not meet target
8
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
High 17%
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Primary 83%
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Pinnacle Education, Inc.

Address
2224 W. Southern Ave., Suite 1 Tempe, AZ 85282
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-755-8222 480-755-8111
Website and e-mail

pinnacleeducation.com pinnacle@pin-ed.com
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Pinnacle Charter High School - Chandler Pinnacle Charter High School - Nogales Pinnacle Charter High School - Tempe Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande Pinnacle High School - Mesa Pinnacle Virtual High School
City
Tempe Nogales Tempe Casa Grande Mesa Tempe
State
AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ
Year Founded
1995 2001 2000 1999 1996 2003
2009 Enrollment 391 88 255 147 83 255
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No Yes No No No
State Rating Performing Performing Performing Performing Performing Performing
YES
8
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Primary 0%
3,000 2,000 1,000
High 100%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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The Rader Group, Inc.

Address
1982 Lewis Turner Blvd Suite D Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547 School Name
Florida Intl Academy Charter Learning Academy of Santa Rosa Milestones Community School (OF LAKE COUNTY, INC.) Okaloosa Academy Walton Academy Walton Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 850-314-6571 850-314-0329
Website and e-mail

None None City
Miami Milton Leesburg Fort Walton Bch Tampa Defuniak Springs
Year Founded
1997
State
FL FL FL FL FL FL
Year Founded
1998 2008 1998 1998 2006 2003
2009 Enrollment 285 80 211 217 92 92
Grade Levels Served From To 6 6 k 6 6 6 8 12 8 12 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP State Rating No No No No Yes No A C I A DECLINING
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 67% Primary 16% Middle 17%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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The Romine Group, LLC

Address
7877 Stead, Suite 100 Utica, MI 48317
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 586-731-5300 586-731-5307
Website and e-mail

therominegroup.com None
Year Founded
1994
School Name
Bradford Academy Hanley International Academy Madison Academy Merritt Academy Trillium Academy
City
Southfield Hamtramck Flint Lenox Taylor
State
MI MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
2003 2005 2004 2002 2002
2009 Enrollment 1472 614 517 393 727
Grade Levels Served From To k k k k k 11 7 10 10 11
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
State Rating C B B B C
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
DistributionofSchools byLevel by Level
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
Other 80%
Primary 20%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
High 0%
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SABIS Educational Systems

Address
6385 Beach Rd Eden Prairie, MN 55344
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 952-918-1850 952-918-1851
Website and e-mail

www.sabis.net None
Year Founded
1985
School Name
Holyoke Community Charter School International Academy of Flint International Academy of Saginaw Linwood Public Charter School Milestone SABIS Academy of New Orleans Mt Auburn International Academy SABIS International Charter School SABIS International School The International College Preparatory Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 9 10
City
Springfield Flint Saginaw Shreveport New Orleans Cincinnati Springfield Phoenix Cincinnati
State
MA MI MI LA LA OH MA AZ OH
Year Founded
2000 1999 2007 2009 2002 2008 1995 2001 2003
2009 Enrollment 703 1129 231 489 389 554 1565 668 36
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 6 k k k k k 8 12 5 8 8 10 12 8 7
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
State Rating Low B Academically Unacceptable High Improvement Year 1 high Performing Improvement Year 5
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
Totalschools
Other 44%
3,000 2,000 1,000
Middle 11%
Primary 45%
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
66 of 110
Varner and Associates International LLC

Address
19236 West 11 Mile Lathrop Village, MI 48067
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 248-905-5030 248-905-5035
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
None
School Name
Chandler Park Academy Elementary Chandler Park Academy High Chandler Park Academy Middle Dr. Charles Drew Academy
City
Harper Woods Harper Woods Harper Woods Ecorse
State
MI MI MI MI
Year Founded
1997 1997 1997 2005
2009 Enrollment 1065 489 162 397
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 6 k 5 12 8 8
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No Yes Yes
State Rating C C C C
8
Newschools
7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000
High 25% Middle 25%
Totalschools
3,000 2,000 1,000
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Primary 50%

Academy of Flint

Now self-managed
67 of 110
777 Educational Management Company

Address
3100 Elmwood St Detroit, MI 48207 School Name
Ross Hill Academy Elementary Ross Hill Academy Middle High School Detroit Detroit
Small Company: Managing 3 or Fewer Schools
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-875-2207 313-875-2311
Website and e-mail

None None City State
MI MI
Year Founded
1998
Year Founded
1998 1998
2009 Enrollment 107 79
Grade Levels Served From To k 9 8 12
Charter School YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes
State Rating C C
Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 2 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
Number of States= 1
A Childs View School Inc.

Address
2846 West Drexel Road, Suite 100 Tucson, AZ 85746
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-578-2075 520-578-2076
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
2005
School Name
A Childs View School
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
2005
2009 Enrollment
Grade Levels Served From To
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
58
YES
Yes
Performing Plus
Number of States= 1
Percent of Schools Making AYP= 100\
68 of 110
Academic Leadership Services, L.P.

Address
127 Crimson Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15237
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 412-687-2227 412-682-6559
Website and e-mail

None drbjwhite@yahoo.com
Year Founded
2007
School Name
City
State
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating Group met target using Safe Harbor with Confidence Interval
Career Connections Charter High School
Pittsburgh
PA
1999
276
12
YES
No
Number of States= 1
Accelerated Learning Center, Inc.

Address
4105 E. Shea Blvd Phoenix, AX 85028
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 602-485-0309 602-485-9356
Website and e-mail

canadyalc.com scanady@canadyalc.com
Year Founded
1997
School Name
Accelerated Learning Center
City
Phoenix
State
AZ
Year Founded
1997
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
242
12
YES
Yes
Performing
Number of States= 1
69 of 110
Allen-Cochran Enterprises
Address
1691 W. Grand Canyon Dr Chandler, AZ 85248
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-632-1940 480-632-1398
Website and e-mail

ceeeagles.com None
Year Founded
1997
School Name
Center for Educational Excellence Tempe
City
State
AZ
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
1997
286
YES
Yes
Excelling
Number of States= 1
70 of 110
Altair Learning Management

Address
305 W Nationwide Boulevard Columbus, OH 43215-2309 School Name
Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

ecotohio.org through website City
Columbus
Year Founded
2000
State
OH
Year Founded
2001
2009 Enrollment 8757
Grade Levels Served From To k 12
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating Improvement Year 7
Number of States= 1
American Basic Schools, LLC

Address
826 E. 6th Ave Mesa, AZ 85204
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-964-4602 480-655-7870
Website and e-mail

burkebasicschool.com EMO email
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Burke Basic School Mesa
City
State
AZ
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
750
YES
Yes
Highly Performing
Number of States= 1
71 of 110
American Institutional Management Services

Address
5728 Schaefer Road, Suite 200 Dearborn, MI 48126
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-624-2000 313-846-4514
Website and e-mail

aimsus.com through website
Year Founded
1996
School Name
The Dearborn Academy
City
Dearborn
State
MI
Year Founded
1997
2009 Enrollment 481
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating B
Number of States= 1
Bardwell Group
Address
19800 Beech Daly Rd EMO City, State Zip
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-927-5395 313-927-5376
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
David Ellis Academy David Ellis Academy West
City
Detroit Redford
State
MI MI
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
1998 2006
320 834
k k
8 8
YES YES
Yes Yes
C B
Number of States= 1
72 of 110
Black Star Educational Management

Address
19410 Livernois Detroit, MI 48221 School Name
Nsoroma Institute
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 248-223-9290 248-223-9514
Website and e-mail

nsoroma.org None City
Southfield
Year Founded
1997
State
MI
Year Founded
1997
2009 Enrollment 193
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating B
Number of States= 1
Bright Beginnings School, Inc.

Address
400 N. Andersen Blvd Chandler, AZ 85224
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-821-1404 480-821-1463
Website and e-mail

bbschl.com None
Year Founded
1994
School Name
Bright Beginnings School 0 0 Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Chandler
State
AZ
Year Founded
1996
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
435
YES
Yes
Excelling
Number of States= 1
73 of 110
Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Address
200 Talcott Avenue South Watertown, MA 02472 School Name
JFK Medical Center Charter School
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 617-673-8000 EMO Fax
Website and e-mail

brighthorizons.com parents@brighthorizons.com City
Lake Worth
Year Founded
1986
State
FL
Year Founded
1998
2009 Enrollment 460
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating B
Number of States= 1
Carter, Reddy and Associates

Address
6604 NW 9th Blvd, Suite A Gainesville, FL 32605
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 352-333-0244 352-333-0246
Website and e-mail

crandassociates.org candr@crandassociates.org
Year Founded
2002
School Name
Dreamland Academy of Performing and Communication Arts
City
Little Rock
State
AR
Year Founded
2007
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
263
YES
No
WSI-1
Number of States= 1
74 of 110
Champion Schools, Inc.

Address
1313 N. 2nd St, #17 Phoenix, AZ 85004 School Name
Summit Elementary
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 602-252-7727 602-252-7729
Website and e-mail

championschools.org EMO email City
Phoenix
Year Founded
1999
State
AZ
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment 854
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating Performing Plus
Number of States= 1
Charter School Management Inc.

Address
302 E. 5th St. Chester, PA 19013
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax EMO Phone EMO Fax
Website and e-mail

chartersmi.com through website
Year Founded
1999
School Name
City
State
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
Chester Community Charter School
Chester
PA
1998
2466
YES
Yes
Group met target using Safe Harbor with Confidence Interval
Number of States= 1
75 of 110
Compass High School, Inc.

Address
8250 E 22nd St #124 Tucson, AZ 85710
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-296-4070 520-296-4103
Website and e-mail

compasshsgators.org info@CompassHSgators.org
Year Founded
2001
School Name
Compass High School
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
2001
2009 Enrollment 432
Grade Levels Served From To 9 12
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating Performing
Number of States= 1
76 of 110
Connections Between Cultures, Inc.

Address
2507 Central Freeway Wichita Falls, TX 76302 School Name
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 940-767-1561 940-767-1239
Website and e-mail

brightideasschool.com lyndaplmr@aol.com City State
Year Founded
1993
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating ACADEMICALLY ACCEPTABLE
Bright Ideas Charter School
Wichita Falls
TX
1998
173
12
YES
Yes
Number of States= 1
Cornerstone Charter School, Inc.

Address
7107 N. Black Canyon Phoenix, AZ 85021
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 602-595-2198 602-242-2398
Website and e-mail

gsmith.org barbie@mail.gsmith.org
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Cornerstone Charter School
City
Phoenix
State
AZ
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment 171
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
Number of States= 1
77 of 110
Country Gardens Educational Services, LLC

Address
6313 W. Southern Rd. Laveen, AZ 85339 School Name
Country Gardens Charter School
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 602-237-3741 602-237-3892
Website and e-mail

cgcsaz.com gcountrygardens@aol.com City
Laveen
Year Founded
2000
State
AZ
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment 407
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
Number of States= 1
Desert Springs Academy

Address
3833 E. 2nd St Tucson, AZ 85716
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-321-1709 520-321-9316
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1999
desertspringsacademy.com desertspringsacademy@msn.com
School Name
Desert Springs Academy
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
143
YES
Yes
Performing Plus
Number of States= 1
78 of 110
East Valley Academy

Address
910 North 85th Place Scottsdale, AZ 85257 School Name
East Valley Academy Mesa
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-472-9351 480-474-9393
Website and e-mail

mpsaz.org/eva tkkeilty@mpsaz.org City State
AZ
Year Founded
1999
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment 20
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating Excelling
Number of States= 1
Eastpointe High School, Inc.

Address
8495 E. Broadway Tucson, AZ 85710
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-731-8180 520-731-8179
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1999
www.eastpointehs.com eastpointehighsc@qwestoffice.net
School Name
Eastpointe High School
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
222
12
YES
No
Performing
Number of States= 1
79 of 110
EdFutures, Inc.
Address
7100 Arsenal Lane Carlsbad, CA 92009 School Name
Laverne Elementary Preparatory Academy Lee Charter Academy
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 760-930-0603 760-804-9709
Website and e-mail

edfuturesinc.com elizabeth@edfuturesinc.com City
Hesperia Fort Myers
Year Founded
2001
State
CA FL
Year Founded
2008 2005
Grade Levels Served From To k k 6 8
Virtual School
Made AYP No No
State Rating No valid base API A 76.64% Meeting and Exceeding Standards
University Community Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
Atlanta
GA Number of States= 3
2002
395 Total Enrollment= 750
YES
Yes
Education Associates
Address
491 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 616-355-0055 616-355-0057
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1996
School Name
Black River Public School
City
Holland
State
MI
Year Founded
1996
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
830
12
YES
Yes
Number of States= 1
80 of 110
Education Management and Networks

Address
29205 Ryan Road Warren, MI 48092 School Name
Oakland International Academy Elementary Oakland International Academy High Oakland International Academy Intermediate Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. Detroit Detroit Detroit
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 586-576-0886 586-576-0887
Website and e-mail

MI MI MI
Year Founded
2003
Year Founded
1999 2007 2003
2009 Enrollment 258 194 155
Grade Levels Served From To k 7 4 3 12 6
Charter School YES YES YES
Virtual School
Made AYP State Rating Yes Yes Yes B B B
Number of States= 1
Educational Impact, Inc.

Address
1950 E. Placita Sin Nombre Tucson, AZ 85718
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-407-1200 520-407-1201
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
academyadventures.com 2003 MaryAnn@academyadventures.com
School Name
Academy Adventures Primary School
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
2005
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP State Rating
59
YES
Performing
Number of States= 1
Percent of Schools Making AYP=
Unknown
81 of 110
Educators Management Group

Address
7105 Babcock St SE Palm Bay, FL 32909 School Name
Royal Palm Charter School Campus Charter School
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 321-723-6934 321-722-1117
Website and e-mail

None None City
Palm Bay Port Saint John
Year Founded
2006
State
FL FL
Year Founded
2007 1998
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No
State Rating
Number of States= 1
Eduprize Schools, LLC

Address
4567 W. Roberts Queen Creek, AZ 85242
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-888-1610 480-888-1655
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
eduprizeschools.net/ 2007 rebekah.steinfeldt@eduprizeschools.net
School Name
Eduprize School
City
Queen Creek
State
AZ
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
2007
1172
YES
Yes
Number of States= 1
82 of 110
GAR, LLC
Address
1833 N. Scottsdale Rd Tempe, AZ 85281 School Name
Student Choice High School Tempe
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-947-9511 480-947-9624
Website and e-mail

AZ
Year Founded
2000
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment 123
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating
Number of States= 1
Hamadeh Educational Services, Inc.

Address
P.O. Box 1440 Dearborn, MI 48121
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-565-0507 313-565-0718
Website and e-mail

hesedu.com None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Star International Academy Universal Academy Universal Learning Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Dearborn Heights Detroit Detroit
State
MI MI MI
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
1998 1998 2004
1304 500 474 Total Enrollment= 2,278
k k k
12 12 5
YES YES YES
Yes Yes Yes
Number of States= 1
83 of 110
Heritage Academy, Inc.

Address
32 S. Center Mesa, AZ 85210 School Name
Heritage Academy Mesa
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-969-5641 480-969-6972
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
1995
heritageacademyaz.com admin@heritageacademyaz.com City State

AZ
Year Founded
1995
2009 Enrollment 519
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating
Number of States= 1
Information Referral Resource Assistance, Inc.

Address
4701 s. Sugar Rd, Suite D Edinburg, TX 78539
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 956-393-2227 956-292-0371
Website and e-mail

irra.org None
Year Founded
1987
School Name
Children of the Sun Children of the Sun Sentry Technology Prep School Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Mcallen Mcallen Mcallen
State
TX TX TX Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
0 0 0
151 55 155 Total Enrollment= 361
k k k
12 12 12
YES YES YES
No Yes No
84 of 110
Innovative Teaching Solutions

248-799-2780 248-799-2780
2009-10
Website and e-mail

oldredford.com None City
Detroit Detroit Detroit
Year Founded
1999
18470 West Ten Mile Road, Suite 100 Phone Southfield, MI 48075 Fax School Name
Old Redford Academy Elementary School Old Redford Academy Middle School Old Redford Academy Preparatory High School
State
MI MI MI Number of States= 1
Year Founded
1999 1999 2004
2009 Enrollment 694 409 804
Virtual School 5 8 12
Made AYP Yes Yes Yes
State Rating B C C
Lakeshore Educational Management, Inc.

Address
12955 Robins Ridge Rd Charlevoix, MI 49720
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 231-547-5280 231-547-5280
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2005
lakeshoreeducationalmanagem lakeshoreed@charter.net
School Name
Concord Academy Boyne Concord Academy Petoskey Concord Montessori and Community School Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Boyne City Petoskey Mancelona
State
Year Founded
1998 1994 1998
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
204 320 169 Total Enrollment= 693
k k k
12 12 12
YES YES YES
Yes Yes Yes
B A B
85 of 110
Legacy Traditional Charter School

Address
17760 N. Regent Dr. Maricopa, AZ 85138 School Name
Legacy Traditional School Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-423-9999 520-423-9997
Website and e-mail

legacytraditional.org/ info@LegacyTraditional.org City
Mesa Casa Grande
Year Founded
2007
State
AZ AZ
Year Founded
2007 2009
Virtual School 8 6
Made AYP No No
State Rating Performing Plus Performing Plus
Number of States= 1
LLL Licensing Inc.

Address
6710 86th Ave Pinellas Park, FL 33782
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 941-739-6100 941-752-3250
Website and e-mail
Year Founded
2000
None info@bradentoncharterschool.com
School Name
Bradenton Charter School Tampa Charter School
City
Bradenton Tampa
State
FL FL
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
2000 1998
92 150
3 3
8 8
YES YES
No No
B B
Number of States= 1
86 of 110
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff, Inc.

Address
1000 E. Appalachian Rd Flagstaff, AZ 86004 School Name
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 928-774-8685 928-774-7690
Website and e-mail

flagmontessori.com info@flagmontessori.com City
Flagstaff
Year Founded
1995
State
AZ
Year Founded
1997
2009 Enrollment 282
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
Number of States= 1
Montessori Schoolhouse of Tucson, Inc.

Address
1301 East Fort Lowell Road Tucson, AZ 85719
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-319-8668 520-881-4096
Website and e-mail

themontessorischoolhouse.com mont1301@aol.com
Year Founded
1997
School Name
Montessori Schoolhouse Montessori Schoolhouse-Tucson
City
Tucson Tucson
State
AZ AZ
Year Founded
1997 1998
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating
89 20
k k
5 k
YES YES
Yes Yes
Excelling
Number of States= 1
87 of 110
Newpoint Education Partners LLC

Address
700 W 23rd St. Suite H-200 Panama City, FL 32405
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

newpointeducation.com through website
Year Founded
2007
School Name
Newpoint Bay High School
City
Panama City
State
FL
Year Founded
2008
2009 Enrollment 225
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating D
Number of States= 1
88 of 110
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc.

Address
1615 West Chester Pike, Suite 200 West Chester, PA 19382
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 484-947-2000 484-947-2072
Website and e-mail

nobellearning.com None
Year Founded
1984
School Name
Philadelphia Maritime Academy Charter School
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Year Founded
2003
2009 Enrollment 770
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating Group met target
Number of States= 1
O.P. Twelve, Inc.

Address
45000 River Ridge Dr, Suite 320 Clinton Twp, MI 48038
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 231-777-4972 231-767-8488
Website and e-mail

4waypoint.com through website
Year Founded
2002
School Name
WayPoint Academy
City
Muskegon
State
MI
Year Founded
2001
2009 Enrollment 212
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating C
Number of States= 1
89 of 110
Peak Performance Educational Management Company

Address
18401 W. Nichols St. Detroit, MI 48219
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-537-9400 313-537-9410
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Center for Literacy and Creativity Detroit
City
State
MI
Year Founded
1998
2009 Enrollment 116
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating B
Number of States= 1
Performance Academies LLC

Address
308 W. Wilder Ave Tampa, FL 33603
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 239-333-0766 239-333-0768
Website and e-mail

performanceacademies.com lhay@performanceacademies.com
Year Founded
2007
School Name
Fort Myers Preparatory and Fitness Academy
City
Fort Myers
State
FL
Year Founded
0
2009 Enrollment 44
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating No Grade Data
Number of States= 1
90 of 110
Prep Net LLC

Address
3755 36th St SE, Suite 300 Grand Rapids, MI 49512
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 616-261-1800 616-261-1853
Website and e-mail

grandriverprep.com info@grandriverprep.com
Year Founded
2008
School Name
Excel Charter Academy - Grand River Prep School
City
Kentwood
State
MI
Year Founded
2008
2009 Enrollment 229
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating A
Number of States= 1
Professional Contract Management Inc.

Address
140 Kent St, P.O. Box 516 Portland, MI 48875
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 877-855-7264 517-647-7535
Website and e-mail

pcmiservices.com berniepelc@pcmiservices.com
Year Founded
1995
School Name
Casa Richard Academy Detroit
City
State
MI
Year Founded
1995
2009 Enrollment 136
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating C
Number of States= 1
91 of 110
Rose Management Group

Address
3686 W. Orange Grove Rd, #192 Tucson, AZ 85741
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-797-4884 520-797-8868
Website and e-mail

rosemanagement.com None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Canyon Rose Academy Desert Rose Academy Mountain Rose Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Tucson Tucson Tucson
State
AZ AZ AZ Number of States= 1
Year Founded
2003 2001 1999
2009 Enrollment 349 352 322
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 9 12 12 12
Virtual School
State Rating Perfoming Performing Performing
Schoolhouse Services and Staffing, Inc.

Address
8210 Rolyat Street Detroit, MI 48234
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 248-538-0072 248-538-0073
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1996
School Name
Dove Academy Eaton Academy Weston Preparatory Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Detroit Eastpointe Detroit
State
Year Founded
1997 1996 1998
2009 Enrollment 469 467 406
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 7 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes Yes No
State Rating B C D
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Self Development Charter School

Address
1709 N. Greenfield Rd Mesa, AZ 85205
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 480-641-2640 480-641-2678
Website and e-mail

selfdevelopmentcharterschool.com None
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Self Development Charter School Mesa
City
State
AZ
Year Founded
2000
2009 Enrollment 301
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
Number of States= 1
Smart Schools Management, Inc.

Address
1245 Hammond Rd E Traverse City, MI 49686
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 231-932-6015 231-922-9392
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Grand Traverse Academy
City
Traverse City
State
MI
Year Founded
1999
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating A
Number of States= 1
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Solid Rock Management Company

Address
3031 West Grand Boulevard Suite 524 Detroit, MI 48202
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-873-7625 313-640-4611
Website and e-mail

winans.spfs.k12.mi.us None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
Marvin L Winans Academy of Performing Arts Winans Academy High School Winans Academy Middle School Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c. Detroit Detroit Detroit
City
State
Year Founded
1997 1997 2008
2009 Enrollment 817 233 357
Virtual School
State Rating B
Southern Arizona Community Academy, Inc.

Address
2470 N. Tucson Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85716
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-319-6113 520-319-6115
Website and e-mail

sacaeagles.com sacaeagles@aol.com
Year Founded
2000
School Name
Southern Arizona Community Academy
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment 212
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
Number of States= 1
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Summit Management Consulting

Address
4864 Lapeer Road Kimball, MI 48074
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

fromthsummit.com JLyonette@FromTheSummit.com
Year Founded
2002
School Name
Landmark Academy
City
Kimball
State
MI
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment 902
Charter School YES
Virtual School 0
Made AYP Yes
State Rating A
Number of States= 1
Superior Management Corporation

Address
401 South Old Coachman Road Clearwater, FL 33765
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 727-793-2400 727-793-2405
Website and e-mail

platoacademy.net School@platoacademy.net
Year Founded
2006
School Name
Plato Academy Charter School
City
Clearwater
State
FL
Year Founded
2005
2009 Enrollment 276
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating A
Number of States= 1
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Synergy Training Solutions

Address
27739 Jefferson St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 586-445-7069 586-445-9139
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1996
School Name
HEART Academy Michigan Health Academy
City
Harper Woods Detroit
State
MI MI
Year Founded
1997 1996
Grade Levels Served From To 9 9 12 12
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes No
State Rating C D
Number of States= 1
TAG Elementary, Inc.

Address
10129 E. Speedway Blvd Tucson, AZ 85748
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 520-296-0006 520-296-0046
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
1998
School Name
TAG Elementary
City
Tucson
State
AZ
Year Founded
1998
2009 Enrollment 242
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating Performing Plus
Number of States= 1
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Technical Academy Group LLC

Address
4800 Oakman Blvd Dearborn, MI 48126
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-625-4700 313-582-9407
Website and e-mail

atafordpas.org None
Year Founded
1999
School Name
Advanced Technology Academy
City
Dearborn
State
MI
Year Founded
2000
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating 0
Number of States= 1
Three Cord Inc.

Address
600 N. Hartley St., Suite 170 York, PA 17404
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 717-845-4046 717-845-4057
Website and e-mail

facebook.com/threecord None
Year Founded
2005
School Name
City
State
Year Founded
2009 Enrollment
Charter School
Virtual School
Made AYP
State Rating Group met target using Growth Model
New Hope Academy Charter School
York
PA
2007
445
12
YES
No
Number of States= 1
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Transitions Consultants LLC

Address
P.O. Box 673 Southfield, MI 48037
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 313-865-6024 313-865-6658
Website and e-mail

None info@transitionsconsultants.com
Year Founded
2007
School Name
Northpointe Academy George Washington Carver Academy West Village Academy Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 3 Notes: a. Data for 2001 to 2006 are estimates for student growth b. 2009 refers to the 2009-10 school year c.
City
Highland Park Highland Park Dearborn
State
Year Founded
2005 1999 1999
2009 Enrollment 269 495 403
Grade Levels Served From To k k k 8 8 8
Virtual School
Made AYP No Yes Yes
State Rating C C C
Visions Education Development Consortium LLC

Address
310 W. Oakley Flint, MI 48503
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 810-341-6944 810-341-6949
Website and e-mail

None None
Year Founded
2007
School Name
Center Academy Flint
City
State
MI
Year Founded
1999
2009 Enrollment 491
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP Yes
State Rating C
Number of States= 1
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Youth and Family Centered Services

Address
1120 Capital of Texas Highway South Austin, TX 78746
2009-10
Telephone and Fax

Phone Fax 512-327-1119 512-327-4576
Website and e-mail

yfcs.com info.yfcs@yfcs.com
Year Founded
2003
School Name
Tampa Bay Academy
City
Riverview
State
FL
Year Founded
2009
2009 Enrollment 194
Charter School YES
Virtual School
Made AYP No
State Rating No Grade Data
Number of States= 1
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Appendix A Readers Guide
Definition of Terms
Charter School: Charter schools provide free elementary/secondary education under a charter granted by a legislatively recognized public entity or publicly appointed entity so that they qualify for local and state taxpayer funds in the same way as conventional district schools. Virtual School: A virtual school (also known as cyber school) delivers its curriculum and provides instruction via the Internet and electronic communication. A virtual school meets the definition and requirements of schools as specified in state statutes. Education Management Organization (EMO): An EMO is an organization or firm that manages at least one school that receives public funds and operates the public school(s) it manages under the same admissions rules as regular public schools. EMOs can be for-profit or nonprofit organizations. They can manage traditional public schools or charter schools. Instructional Levels: Instructional levels are calculated from the lowest and highest grades for which students are enrolled in a school. According to the Common Core of Data: Primary schools are those with a low grade of prekindergarten through grade 3 and an upper grade of up to 8. Middle schools contain a low grade of 4-7 and an upper grade ranging from 4 to 9. High schools have a low grade of 7 to 12 and must extend through grade 12. Other includes all other grade configurations, including schools that are completely ungraded.
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AppendixB:StateResourcesTable
Enrollment Reported 20082009 AYP Reported 20082009 StateRating Reported 20082009
State AR
Relevantwebsites Notes http://normessasweb.uark.edu/schoolperformance/School/Sch ImformationonArkansasEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedbyMary ool.php?Sch=A&Submit=Continue AnnDuncan,ArkansasDepartmentofEducation. http://www10.ade.az.gov/ReportCard/Default.aspx?ReportLev AllinformationregardingArizona'sEMOmanagedschoolswas el=1 retrievedfromtheArizonaDepartmentofEducationwebsite. http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ CaliforniaSEAdoesnottrackEMOsorEMOmanagedschools.Key informantsknewofnoadditionalEMOsorEMOmanagedschools operatinginCalifornia. http://www.schoolview.org/SchoolPerformance/index.asp?lett InformationonColoradoEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedby er=D#list PahmelaHines,ColoradoDepartmentofEducation. http://www.csde.state.ct.us/public/cedar/nclb/dist_school_ncl RobertKelly,ConnecticutStateDepartmentofEducation, confirmedthatnoforprofitEMOswereoperatinginConnecticut b_results/200809/index.htm http://sdeportal.ct.gov/Cedar/WEB/ct_report/EnrollmentDT.as during20092010. px
AZ
20092010
20092010
20082009
CA
20082009
20082009
20082009
CO CT
20092010 20082009
20092010 20082009
20092010 20082009
DC
20092010
20092010
20092010
http://www.nclb.osse.dc.gov/
FL
20092010
20092010
20092010
GA IA ID
20092010 20092010 20092010
20082009 20092010 20072008
20082009 20092010 20072008
IL
20092010
20092010
20092010
DCCharterBoardwascontactedbutdidnotprovideinformation regardingDC'sEMOmanagedschools.Allinformationwas retrievedfromwebsitelisted. http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp InformationonEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedbyNekeyiaLoydd, OfficeofIndependentEducationandParentalChoice,Florida DepartmentofEducation. http://www.gaosa.org/FindASchool.aspx?PageReq=106&FromS InformationonGeorgiaEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedbyLouisJ. ection=report&SchoolId=ALL&SY=2009 Erste,GeorgiaDepartmentofEducation. InformationontheonlyIowaforprofitEMOmanagedschoolwas http://www.iowaschoolprofiles.com/ retrievedfromIowaSchoolProfileswebsite. http://www.sde.idaho.gov/ipd/reportcard/SchoolReportCard.a InformationonIdahoEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedbyMichelle sp(http://apps.sde.idaho.gov/AYP/Home/SelectPublic) ClementTaylor,SchoolChoiceCoordinator,IdahoState DepartmentofEducation. http://iirc.niu.edu/ListSchools.aspx IllinoisStateBoardofEducationdoesnottrackEMOsorEMO managedschools.2009enrollments,AYPstatus,andstateratings weregatheredfromtheIllinoisschoolreportcardwebsitelisted.
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State IN
Enrollment Reported 20092010
AYP Reported 20082009
StateRating Reported 20082009
KS LA
20092010 20092010
20082009 20092010
20082009 20092010
MA
20092010
20092010
20092010
MD
20092010
20092010
20092010
MI MN
20092010 20092010
20092010 20092010
20092010 20092010
MO
20082009
20082009
20082009
NC NJ
20082009 20082009
20082009 20082009
20082009 20082009
NV
20092010
20092010
20092010
NY
20082009
20082009
20082009
Notes IndianaDepartmentofEducationwascontactedbutdidnot respond.InformationwasgatheredusingIndianaDepartmentof Educationwebsite. http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=403 InformationonKansasEMOmanagedschoolsprovidedbyCherie Nicholson,KansasStateDepartmentofEducation. http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/saa/2900.asp LouisianaDepartmentofEducationwascontactedbutdidnot (http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/saa/3096.asp respond.InformationwasgatheredusingLouisianaDepartmentof Educationwebsite. http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search.aspx?leftNavId= Massachusetts'listwasconfirmedbyLeeDeLorenzo,Project Coordinator,MassachusettsDepartmentofElementary& SecondaryEducation http://www.mdreportcard.org/ MarylandStateDepartmentofEducationcharterschoolofficewas contactedbutdidnotprovideanyinformationregardingEMO managedschools. https://oeaa.state.mi.us/ayp/ AllinformationregardingMichigan'sEMOmanagedschoolswas http://www.michigan.gov/cepi retrievedusingwebsiteslisted. http://education.state.mn.us/ReportCard2005/index.do MinnesotaDepartmentofEducationdoesnottrackEMOsorEMO managedschools.Allinformationwasgatheredusingwebsites listed. http://dese.mo.gov/schooldata/school_data.html MODepartmentofElementaryandSecondaryEducationwas contactedbutdidnotrespond.Allinformationwasgatheredusing websiteslisted. http://www.ncreportcards.org/src/ JackMoyer,Director,NorthCarolinaOfficeofCharterSchools, confirmedEMOlist. http://education.state.nj.us/rc/nclb09/nclb.html NewJerseyDepartmentofEducationdoesnottrackEMOsorEMO http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc09/database.htm managedschools.Allinformationwasgatheredusingthewebsites listed. http://www.nevadareportcard.com/ InformationregardingNevadaEMOmanagedschoolswasprovided byTomMcCormack,CharterSchoolConsultant,Nevada DepartmentofEducation seefileinAYPEMOfolder NewYorkStateEducationDepartmentwascontactedbutdidnot (http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/reportcard/2009/home.html) respond.Allinformationwasgatheredusingthewebsiteslisted. http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Schools/Default.asp (http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Schools/Comm_School_list.asp) EMOinformationprovidedbytheOhioEducationAssociation.
Relevantwebsites http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/AP/ayppress.cfm
OH
20092010
20092010
20092010
OK
20092010
20082009
20082009
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/AcctAssess/APIReportCards_Site/2 InformationregardingOklahomaEMOmanagedschoolswas 009/Index.htm providedbyStevenHuff,OklahomaDepartmentofEducation. http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/reportcard/reports.aspx OregonDepartmentofEducationwascontactedbutdidnot respond.Allinformationwasgatheredusingthewebsiteslisted.
OR
20092010
20092010
20092010
PA
20092010
20082009
20082009
http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community InformationregardingPennsylvaniaEMOsandEMOmanaged /enrollment/7407 schoolswasprovidedbyGreggSpadafore,BasicEducation Associate,PennsylvaniaDepartmentofEducation.
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State SC
Enrollment Reported 20092010
AYP Reported 20092010
StateRating Reported 20092010
TN
20092010
20092010
20092010
Relevantwebsites Notes http://ed.sc.gov/topics/assessment/scores/ayp/2009/default.cf SouthCarolina'sDepartmentofEducationwascontactedbutdid notrespond.Allinformationwasgatheredusingthewebsites m http://ed.sc.gov/topics/researchandstats/schoolreportcard/20 listed. 09/ http://edu.reportcard.state.tn.us/pls/apex/f?p=200:1:2302903 Tennessee'sDepartmentofEducationwascontactedbutdidnot 125423722::NO::: respond.Allinformationwasgatheredusingthewebsiteslisted. http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.Web/Forms/Repor AllEMOinformationprovidedbyTexasDepartmentofEducation tSelection.aspx throughPublicInformationRequest. AllinformationregardingUtah'sEMOsandEMOmanagedschools http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/DATA wasretrievedusingthewebsiteslisted. STATISTICS/Accountability/AccountabilityReports.aspx (http://www.schools.utah.gov/main/DATA STATISTICS/EducationalData/AccountabilitySchool Performance/AccountabilityReports.aspx) https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/ InformationregardingVirginia'sEMOsandEMOmanagedschools providedbyKathleenM.Smith,Ed.D.,Director,OfficeofSchool Improvement,VirginiaDepartmentofEducation http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ayp.aspx?schoolId=570&OrgT ype=4&reportLevel=School&year=2008 09&gradeLevelId=&waslCategory=&chartType= (http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/Search.aspx?searchTypeId=4 &searchStr=) http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/sifi/Dist_pick.asp http://www2.dpi.state.wi.us/sifi/default.asp http://dpi.wi.gov/lbstat/pubdata2.html InformationregardingWashington'sEMOsandEMOmanaged schoolsprovidedbyKCDistanceLearningInc.andwebsiteslisted.
TX UT
20092010 20092010
20092010 20092010
20092010 20092010
VA
20092010
20092010
20092010
WA
20082009
20082009
20082009
WI
20092010
20092010
20092010
InformationregardingWisconsin'sEMOsandEMOmanaged schoolsprovidedbyKathleenCulbertson,WisconsinDepartmentof PublicInstruction.
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AppendixC:EMOResponses
Dateof response
LargeEMOs Academica CharterSchoolAdministrativeServices CharterSchoolsUSA ConnectionsAcademy EdisonLearning ImagineSchools,Inc. K12Inc. TheLeonaGroup,LLC MosaicaEducation,Inc. NationalHeritageAcademies VictorySchools WhiteHatManagement LargeEMOTotalResponseRate MediumEMOs AcceleratedLearningSolutions,Inc. ACHofAmerica,LLC AdvanceEducationalServices,Inc. BenjaminFranklinCharterSchool CharterSchoolAssociates,Inc. ChoiceSchoolAssociatesLLC CommunityEducationPartners CSPartners,LLC edtecCentral,LLC EducationalServicesofAmerica,Inc. eSchoolConsultants,LLC EvansSolutionManagementCompany GlobalEducationalExcellence HeliconAssociates,Inc. HumanitiesandSciencesAcademyoftheUnited States,Inc. TheInstituteofCharterSchoolManagementand Resources,Inc. InsightSchools,Inc. KCDistanceLearningInc. MidwestManagementGroupInc. OmniVestPropertiesManagement,LLC PinnacleEducation,Inc. TheRaderGroup,Inc. TheRomineGroup,LLC SABISEducationSystems VarnerandAssociatesInternationalLLC MediumEMOTotalResponseRate
NoResponse x x x x
8/31/2010 8/19/2010 10/1/2010 x x x x x 75% NoResponse x x x x x x 8/25/2010 x x x x 8/25/2010 x x x x 9/14/2010 x x x x 8/19/2010 8/25/2010 24% x 76%
25% Dateof response
8/31/2010
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SmallEMOs 777EducationalManagementCompany AChildsViewSchoolInc. AcademicLeadershipServices,L.P. AcceleratedLearningCenter,Inc. AllenCochranEnterprises AllsportEnterprises,Inc. AltairLearningManagement AmericanBasicSchools,LLC AmericanInstitutionalManagementServices BardwellGroup BlackStarEducationalManagement BrightBeginningsSchool,Inc. BrightHorizonFamilySolutionsLLC Carter,ReddyandAssociates ChampionSchools,Inc. CharterSchoolManagementInc. CompassHighSchool,Inc. ConnectionsBetweenCultures,Inc. CornerstoneCharterSchool,Inc. CountryGardensEducationalServices,LLC DesertSpringsAcademy EastValleyAcademy EastpointeHighSchool,Inc. EdFutures,Inc. EducationAssociates EducationManagementandNetworks EducationalImpact,Inc. EducatorsManagementGroup EduprizeSchools,LLC GAR,LLC HamadehEducationalServices,Inc. HeritageAcademy,Inc. InformationReferralResourceAssistance,Inc. InnovativeTeachingSolutions LakeshoreEducationalManagement,Inc. LegacyTraditionalCharterSchool LLLLicensing,Inc. MontessoriCharterSchoolofFlagstaff,Inc. MontessoriSchoolhouseofTucson,Inc. NewpointEducationPartners NobelLearningCommunities,Inc. O.P.Twelve,Inc. PeakPerformanceEducationalManagementCompany
Dateof response 8/26/2010
NoResponse x x x x
8/28/2010 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 8/19/2010 x x x x 8/27/2010 x x x 8/24/2010 x x 8/19/2010 x 8/27/2010 x x x
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SmallEMOs PerformanceAcademiesLLC PrepNetLLC ProfessionalContractManagementInc. RoseManagementGroup SchoolhouseServicesandStaffing,Inc. SelfDevelopmentCharterSchool SmartSchoolsManagement SolidRockManagementCompany SouthernArizonaCommunityAcademy,Inc. SummitManagementConsulting SuperiorManagementCorporation SynergyTrainingSolutions TAGElementary,Inc. TechnicalAcademyGroupLLC ThreeCordInc. TransitionsConsultantsLLC VisionsEducationDevelopmentConsortiumLLC YouthandFamilyCenteredServices SmallEMOTotalResponseRate
Dateof response
NoResponse x x x x x x x x x x
8/30/2010 8/24/2010 x x x x x x 85%
15%
TotalResponseRate
18%
82%
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Appendix D: No Longer Profiled Companies

Name of Company Accelerated Elementary and Secondary Schools Advantage Schools Years Profiled 2004-2006 Reason for Exclusion This EMO became a nonprofit EMO in July 2005. Advantage Schools was acquired by Mosaica Schools in July 2001. Information attributed to the Advantage Schools website at www.advantageschools.com/news/mosaica%20 070201.htm on 07/02/01. Allsport Enterprises Inc. converted to a nonprofit entity on July 19, 2009 Retrieved October 4, 2010 from http://www.asbcs.az.gov/userfilesAllsport%20 Enterprises,%20Inc_.pdf Although identified as an EMO in Florida Department of Education materials, AlphaStaff is a human resources outsourcing firm, not a full service management organization. Cambridge Academy East, Inc. representative reported on 01/20/06 it operates as a non-profit company. Cesar Chavez Learning Community, Inc representative reported on 01/19/06 it operates as a non-profit company. Crawford First Education offers supplementary education by contracting with schools to educate at-risk students. It is not considered an EMO. Designs for Learning, Inc. representative reported on 01/09/06 that it provides professional services, customized training, and consulting. Therefore, it is not considered an EMO. Educational Services, Inc. reports that it transferred schools Pathways Charter High School and Pathways Preparatory Academy to a non-profit charter named Pathways Charter School, Inc on 07/01/05, per company profile response on 01/04/06. Verbal confirmation from employee at Liberty Traditional School, a school which used to be managed by Excel under a different name.
1999-2001
Allsport Enterprises Inc.
2007-2008
AlphaStaff
2008-2008
Cambridge Academy East Inc.
2003-2005
Cesar Chavez Middle Schools
2003-2005
Crawford First Education
2000-2002
Designs for Learning, Inc.
2000-2005
Educational Services, Inc.
2002-2005
Excel Education Centers, Inc.
1999-2007
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Future Development Education and Performing Arts Academy
2003-2003
Charter revoked by Charter School Board for failure to pay into Arizona state retirement system. School closed mid-year. "Phoenix school closes doors, students stranded." (2003, Oct. 16) azfamily.com. General Health Corp.- Arizona Youth Associates became a non-profit on 11/01/05. As per profile response: "we moved the charter school over and under a non-profit sector of the parent company. This is in response to the federal DOEs interpretation that for-profit status precludes a school from being classified as a public school for the purposes of receiving grant funding. Company reports it became a non-profit on 07/01/05 and changed name to Edventure, Inc., per company profile response on 12/06/05. Innovative Educational Programs offers supplementary education by contracting with schools to educate special education students. It is not considered an EMO. Information received via telephone conversation with Innovative Educational Programs on 12/12/02. Lake Havasu Charter School changed legal status from for-profit to non-profit on 1/4/2002. Information attributed to the Arizona Department of Education website at www.ade.state.as.us/charterschools/search/ SiteList.asp on 06/06/02. Acquired by Edison Schools in July 2001. Information attributed to the Edison Schools website at www.edisonschools.com/news/news/ cfm?ID=88 on 07/02/01. Malone Management closed the only school they operated in 2000 and does not currently operate any schools. Mountain Rose Academy changed legal status from for-profit to non-profit in 2002. Information received via telephone communication with Daisy Maldonado of Mountain Rose Academy, Inc. on 09/26/02. Note: This company changed their name in 2004 to Rose Management, and has returned to operating as a for-profit entity. Ombudsman reports it was acquired by Educational Services of America, Inc. effective 09/16/05.
General Health Corp.Arizona Youth Associates
2003-2005
Ideabanc, Inc.
2002-2005
Innovative Educational Programs
2002-2002
Lake Havasu Charter School, Inc.
2002-2002
LearnNow
2001-2001
Malone Management
1999-2001
Mountain Rose
2002-2002
Ombudsman Educational Services, Ltd.
2002-2005
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ORBIS Management Group, LLC
2002-2006
In a telephone interview 2/23/2007, a spokeswoman at Orbis Management Group said the company's work with Walden Green Day School was limited to managing its payroll account and related services. It therefore does not meet EMO criteria. Pitman Resources' charter schools were bought by Sequoia Schools. Information received via telephone conversation with Pitman Resources on 12/03/02. Schools are now managed by Responsive Education Solutions, a non-profit company. Charter revoked by Charter School Board for failure to administer the AIMS HS writing test in February 2003 and failing to provide educational services. Information attributed to the Arizona State Board of Charter Schools website at http://www.asbcs.state.az.us/asbcs on 11/02/04. Sequoia Charter Schools reported it became a non-profit on 11/01/05. No longer listed by the Arizona Department of Education as a charter school operator. Company went bankrupt. "Charter school company files for bankruptcy protection." (2000, Oct. 10) Business News. Indicated that they are a non-profit company. Information received via fax communication with Tucson Country Day School on 09/24/03
Pitman Resources
2002-2002
Planagement Group, L.P.,
2005-2007
ReInventEd, Inc.
2003-2003
Sequoia Charter Schools
2002-2005
Shadow Ridge
2003-2003
TessaracT Group
1999-2001
Tucson Country Day School
2003-2003
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Appendix E Methods for Compiling School Profiles

Compiled each year since 1998-1999, Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations documents the number of for-profit firms involved in managing publicly-funded schools, identifies the schools they manage, and records the number of students those schools enroll. The Profiles report was compiled using a combination of data sources. This year the research began with a focus on state departments of education. Each state known to have for-profit EMOs in operation was contacted to determine whether the state was tracking education management organizations and their schools. If a state tracked EMOs and had released current year enrollments, that information was used to update our data on the EMOs and the schools they operate in that state. Very few states are tracking EMOs or have information on the number and scope of EMO involvement. Therefore, after considering official state sources, we used one or more of the following methods to identify additional EMOs and EMO-managed schools: examination of state charter school directories; general Internet searches; and contacts made with advocacy groups, charter school sponsors, charter schools, or other key informants (see Appendix B for a complete list of methods used for each state). After this round of state-level research was completed, each identified for-profit EMO was sent a document with descriptive information collected about the company and its schools. Representatives of the EMO were asked to confirm this information. Even though states did not have much data that identified EMOs, once we could determine which schools were operated by EMOs, we relied on the vast amount of information available from official state sources. Therefore, fewer attempts were made to solicit a response from EMOs for the current report than had been attempted in past years. In all cases, two contacts were attempted to solicit a response from each large, medium, and small EMO. Due to the more favorable response rate to faxes sent in 2007-2008, the authors decided to focus on this medium of contact for the current report. In most cases, two faxes were sent to each EMO. If the EMO did not list a fax number, an email was sent to all contacts listed on the company website or through the company website contact form. If neither a company email nor fax number could be located, faxes were sent to the first school listed on the company profile. As a reflection of the fewer attempts to contact EMOs, we also received a lower response rate than in previous years. Twenty-five percent of large EMOs responded to our requests this year, as compared to 44% in 2008-2009. We received responses from 24% of medium EMOs in 20092010 (as compared to 20% in 2008-2009), and 15% of small EMOs, compared to 24% in 2008-2009. In most cases in which we received a response, we received all of the information we sought. In a few instances, the returned company profile was still missing years founded or updated enrollments. In these cases, one additional contact was attempted via email to gather the omitted information. For schools in states in which official enrollments had been released, those numbers were reported regardless of the enrollments reported by EMOs. In states for which 2009 enrollments had not been released, updated enrollments sent by the companies were used. In some cases, the state had not yet released 2009 enrollments and the company did not respond. For these schools, official 2009-2010 enrollments have been reported. The companies profiled represent those Education Management Organizations that the authors could positively identify as for-profit management companies and those classified as Education Management Organizations by state departments of education.
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P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS

TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT - 2009-2010 Alex Molnar

Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel

National Education Policy Center

Produced in collaboration with

The Study Group on Education Management Organizations

Introduction and Background

Findings for 2009-2010

Education Management Organization Summaries

P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMEN T O RGANIZATIONS : 2009-2010

The National Landscape

School Performance Relative to Federal and State Rating Systems

P ROFILES OF F OR -P ROFIT E DUCATION M ANAGEMEN T O RGANIZATIONS : 2009-2010

Defining Education Management Organizations

Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information

Purpose of this Report

Findings for 2009-2010

Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled

Investors should independently confirm information prior to making investment decisions.

Estimated Actual # of EMOs

Figure 1. Illustration of the Actual Number of Profiled EMOs by Size

Number of Schools Managed by Education Management Organizations

Large EMOs Medium EMOs

Small EMOs Total (large and medium) Estimated Actual # of Schools

Number of Profiled Schools Operated by EMOs

Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs

350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0

Figure 5. Number of Students Enrolled in Schools Managed by For-Profit EMOs

Primary Middle High Other Total

Primary Middle High Other Total

Primary Middle High Other Total

Number of EMOs by State

Figure 6. Number of For-Profit EMOs Operated by State

200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

AYP Status/State Rating

Figure 7. Number of Schools Operated by For-Profit EMOs by State

Description of the Appendices

CompanyName CompanyLocation Academica Miami,FL CharterSchoolAdministrative Services Southfield,MI CharterSchoolsUSA FortLauderdale,FL

Enrollment 20,300 6,540 14,104

K12Inc. TheLeonaGroup,LLC MosaicaEducation,Inc. NationalHeritageAcademies VictorySchools WhiteHatManagement TotalLarge:12

Herndon,VA Phoenix,AZ NewYork,NY GrandRapids,MI NewYork,NY Akron,OH

39,069 17,977 9,490 38,470 8,008 20,363 260,143

CompanyName 777EducationalManagement Company AChildsViewSchoolInc. AcademicLeadershipServices, L.P. AcceleratedLearningCenter,Inc. AllenCochranEnterprises AltairLearningManagement

Maricopa,AZ PinellasPark,FL Flagstaff,AZ Tucson,AZ PanamaCity,FL WestChester,PA ClintonTownship, MI

1,015 242 282 109 375 770 212

1:AZ 1:FL 1:AZ 1:AZ 1:FL 1:PA 1:MI

Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

Grades Served From To k 6 9 9 6 k 9 k 9 k 9 6 k 9 9 9 6 6 k 6 k 6 9 k k k k k 9 k 9 6 k k 9 k k 8 12 9 12 8 5 12 8 12 5 12 8 5 12 12 12 8 8 5 8 5 8 12 2 9 9 8 8 9 5 9 8 5 6 12 5 5

State Rating A RECOGNIZED C A A A A C A A A A A C A A B C A A A Yes Yes A Yes A A A Yes A

Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

Grade Levels Served k k k 9 9 6 6 6 k k 6 6 9 9 k k 6 k 8 5 5 12 12 8 8 8 5 5 8 8 12 12 5 6 8 6

Total Number of Schools in 2009-10= 55

Total Enrollment= 20,300

Percent of Schools Making AYP= 58%

Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Telephone and Fax

Website and e-mail

25,000 20,000 15,000 10 000 10,000 5,000 0