STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

COLLEGE PREP ELEMENTARY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
COLLEGE PREP ELEMENTARY (EIN 35-2344965)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-05
IRS object ID
201510369349300606
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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DescThe College Prep Elementary (CPE) is a charter school operating in the City of Saint Paul serving Kindergarten to Sixth grade students. The School was established in 2009 to serve Hmong and minority families through a specialized focus on college and career readiness by having a small school environment to accomplish the mission of preparing every student to succeed in college and career. The School utilizes research-based, proven methods to promote English language development and literacy, mathematics proficiency, science mastery, and engagement in the learning process. The School provides students with a strong educational program within a learning community that builds self-confidence and awareness of diverse cultures and ideas. The School partners with Concordia University-Saint Paul, the University of Saint Thomas, and with community organizations and families to ensure that students receive ongoing support at school and at home. Through extensive academic preparation and community collaboration, students have access to the tools to succeed.In 2013-2014, CPE had an average enrollment of 289 and is looking forward to additional growth in 2014-2015. The enrollment jumped to 315 in September 2014.Academic Outcomes for 2014-2015Assessments. The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) is a mandatory statewide assessment of reading and mathematics performance in grades 3 though 6. The MCA is used to measure students progress toward mastery of Minnesotas academic standards and was first administered in spring 2006. Performance on the MCA is reported in scaled scores and achievement levels (does not meet expectations, partially meets expectations, meets expectations, and exceeds expectations). Those students who achieve meets expectations and exceeds expectations levels are identified as having achieved proficiency with Minnesotas academic standards by the Minnesota Department of Education. ACCESS for ELLs (Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners) is a secure, large-scale English language proficiency assessment given to Kindergarten through 12th graders who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English.MCA SMART Goals. Through the School Improvement process CPE has developed two MCA related Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely (SMART) goals by which to gauge the progress of the changes implemented at CPE:1) The percentage of students in grades 3-6 at CPE who earn achievement levels of Meets Standards or Exceeds Standards on the Reading MCA will increase from 18.0% in 2013 to 25.0% in 2014 (an increase of +7.0%).2) The percentage of all students in grades 3-6 at CPE who earn achievement levels of Meets Standards or Exceeds Standards on the Mathematics MCA will increase from 24.1% in 2013 to 31.1% in 2014 (an increase of 7.0%).ACCESS SMART Goals. One goal developed through the School Improvement Plan process emphasizes improvements on academic English language proficiency as measured by the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) testing:1) Increase the percent of ELL students reaching language proficiency as determined by ACCESS testing at the end of the 2013-14 year by 25% as compared with the number of students reaching language proficiency at the end of previous year (2012-13).While reading proficiency levels have decreased at CPE in the two years available for a trend analysis, math proficiency levels have increased by +7.6% and this increase exceeds the positive gains by both comparison schools.Academic Growth. MDE has defined students to be on track on for success if: 1) a student is proficient on the MCA in one year and makes medium or high growth in the next year of testing, or 2) a student is not proficient on the MCA in one year and makes high growth in the next year of testing.For reading, percentages of students on track showed a slight increase from 2012 (36.8%) to 2013 (41.3%), but decreased in 2014 to 28.6%. However, the percentage of students on track exceeded the percent of students proficient in reading for each school year. For math, the percent of students on track decreased from nearly half of students in 2012 (48.6%) to 25.7% of students in 2013; in 2014, the on track percent nearly tripled to 70.5%. The percent of students on track exceeded proficiency levels in all three years.Multiple Measurements RatingThe Multiple Measurement Rating (MMR) considers the proficiency, growth, achievement gap reduction, and graduation rates . Points are assigned to each of the four domains based on a schools rank compared to other Minnesota schools, and the total MMR is the percentage of possible points the school earned. CPEs MMR rating has increased since the 2012 school year. Overall, CPE has scored more points in each of the three MMR categories in 2014 compared to 2012 and 2013, and this has improved CPEs total percent of points earned to 31.8% for a change of +26.5% percentage points. CPE is working with MDE to implement interventions to improve academic outcomes.Desc
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EOY$40,684EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$707,987BOYAmt
EOY$769,437EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$860,815BOYAmt
EOY$984,375EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$61,450ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,400DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$131,753OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$91,069DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,684BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,684TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,482,485TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,482,485RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,482,485TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,411,287TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$15,554OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$15,554ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,395,733ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$25,302OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$25,302ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,421,035TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SCapital Outlay $15554
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SDepreciation $25302

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (true)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (true)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (true)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (true)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (true)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (true)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (true)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts RghtsfalseDiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm FcultyfalseDiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race SchsfalseDiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ PlcyfalseDiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of FcltsfalseDiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt ProgfalseDiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other ActyfalseDiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (true)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid RvkdfalseGovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (true)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Line 6 - Explanation of Aid or Assistance from Governmental AgencyAs a MN Public Charter School, the School receives state education aid and Federal grant funding.
Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy PublicizedThe School has publicized its racially nondiscriminatory policy through school brochures, newspaper ads, employee handbook, school job applications and documents, as well as the student/parent handbook.
Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained
Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing BodyAll School employees and parents/guardians of currently enrolled students form the constituency of the School's voting body and elect the School's Board of Directors
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or ShareholdersThe members of the School must approve amendments to the School Bylaws.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe Form 990 will be reviewed by the School's Accounting Manager and School Director. A copy will then be provided to the Board or a Committee of the Board for final review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe School has adopted a Board of Directors Conflict of Interest Policy and the Policy is monitored at the Board level. Each new Director must complete a Conflict of Interest Statement within 30 days of their election, and shall annually complete such a statement on the anniversary of their election or on such an annual date the Board may elect, such as the Annual Meeting.Disclosure in the School should be made to the Board Chair (or if she or he is the one with the conflict, then to the School Director), who shall bring the matter to the attention of the Board. Disclosure involving Board Members should be made to the Board Chair, (or if she or he is the one with the conflict, then to the Board Vice-Chair) who shall bring these matters to the Board. The Board shall determine whether a conflict exists and in the case of an existing conflict, whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable. The decision of the Board on these matters will rest in their sole discretion, and their concern must be the welfare of the organization and the advancement of its purpose.The School will amend the Conflict of Interest policy during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013-14 to provide guidance on the restrictions placed on individuals with conflicts and on the documentation procedures that will be used to record the occurrence and outcome of conflicts of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe process for determining the School Director's compensation involves looking at what similarly situated charter schools are paying for their top officials. A Board Sub-Committee then takes those figures and compiles a competitive compensation package.During the 2011-12 School Year, the Board Chair worked with an external Human Resource Consultant to develop an evaluation tool which was used for the review process. In addition, the Board Chair consulted with Charter School Partners, a local Charter School Association, and with the School Authorizer, Concordia University Saint Paul, to get feedback on the School Director, M. Raimondi. The School Director's salary/compensation and review was conducted through interviews and surveys with internal and external reviewers to make a decision on the review process.Other key employees of the School, CPE Education Lead and CPE Office Manager, are evaluated annually by the School Director in connection with the School Authorizer, Concordia University Saint Paul, and the Minnesota Department of Education.This review was last undertaken during the 2011-2012 School year for the CPE Education Lead and CPE Office Manager.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableThe School makes its Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements available to the public upon request.
Related Board MembersPer MN Statute 124D.10, Charter schools are required to have licensed teachers as members of the Board of Directors.Madeline Edison & Maria Lindroos are Board Members, but received compensation for their services as teachers.