ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 20-8156566)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-12-10
IRS object ID: 201333449349300958
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-12-10T14:23:34-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCQUADE BRENNAN LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200363114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	208156566	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ACHI	NameControl
Phone	2025621214	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	908 WAHLER PLACE SE	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20032	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SHANTELLE WRIGHT	Name
Title	FOUNDER AND HEAD OF SCHOOL	Title
Phone	2025621214	Phone
Date Signed	2013-10-23	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	HEATHER JONES	Name
Phone	2022963306	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-12-10	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	SHANTELLE WRIGHT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	908 WAHLER PLACE SE	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20032	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	6118051	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.APREPACADEMY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO EXCEL AS HIGH-ACHIEVING SCHOLARS AND LEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND BEYOND.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	10	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	10	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	58	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	11	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3282838	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	6090825	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1808	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	23263	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1747	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2218	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	5730	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1745	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	3292123	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	6118051	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	1815098	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3080306	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	7024	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1339118	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1948802	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	3154216	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5029108	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	137907	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1088943	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	766087	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1808991	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	163253	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	117214	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	602834	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1691777	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO EXCEL AS HIGH-ACHIEVING SCHOLARS AND LEADERS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND BEYOND.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	4240053	Expense
Revenue	23263	Revenue
Description	PUBLIC EDUCATION - ACHIEVEMENT PREP OFFERS A COLLEGE-PREPARATORY, TUITION- FREE SCHOOL OPTION TO STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC, WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITIES EAST OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A RIGOROUS COLLEGE-PREP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON LITERACY INTERVENTION, REMEDIATION, AND ACCELERATION.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	4240053	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	true	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	17	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	58	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	10	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	10	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHANTELLE WRIGHT	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2025621214	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	908 WAHLER PLACE SE 2ND FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20032	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
PATTY CAROCCI
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
TIMOTHY TILLMAN
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
VALERIE EVANS
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
KENNEITHA JONES
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
JIM LATORRE
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
ELLEN LONDON
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
NATASHA HARRISON
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
LYNNETTE JOHNSON WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
KAMILI DEFREITAS-KIROS
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
IESHA LEE
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN GREEN
CHAIR	8.00	X	0	0	0	X
JASON SMITH
TRUSTEE	8.00	X	0	0	0	X
BILL TUCKER
TREASURER	8.00	X	0	0	0	X
SHANTELLE WRIGHT
FDR & HEAD O	40.00		101828	0	3400	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	101828	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	3400	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REVOLUTION FOODS	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 742759	AddressLine1
City	LOS ANGELES	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	90074	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	FOOD SERVICE	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	154553	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	5145588	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	945237	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	64498	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	6090825	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACTIVITY FEES	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	23263	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	23263	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	23263	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2218	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,218	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1745	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,745	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1745	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	6118051	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	23263	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$3,963	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	105228	Total
Program Services	91470	ProgramServices
Management And General	13758	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2643745	Total
Program Services	2298100	ProgramServices
Management And General	345645	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	102881	Total
Program Services	89430	ProgramServices
Management And General	13451	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	228452	Total
Program Services	198584	ProgramServices
Management And General	29868	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70182	Total
Program Services	56146	ProgramServices
Management And General	14036	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70572	Total
Management And General	70572	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151398	Total
Program Services	99913	ProgramServices
Management And General	51485	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	115244	Total
Program Services	92195	ProgramServices
Management And General	23049	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16545	Total
Program Services	13236	ProgramServices
Management And General	3309	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	850500	Total
Program Services	680400	ProgramServices
Management And General	170100	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8424	Total
Program Services	8424	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70391	Total
Program Services	56313	ProgramServices
Management And General	14078	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15481	Total
Program Services	12385	ProgramServices
Management And General	3096	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
DIRECT STUDENT COSTS	367183	367183
FOOD SERVICE/CATERING	159677	159677
OTHER GENERAL EXPENSE	27768	16597	4147	7024
ADMINISTRATION FEE	25437		25437

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5029108	Total
Program Services	4240053	ProgramServices
Management And General	782031	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7024	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	483365	BOY
EOY	1124905	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	121020	BOY
EOY	269249	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22567	BOY
EOY	6385	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	533780	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	263797	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134135	BOY
EOY	269983	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5000	BOY
EOY	138469	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	766087	BOY
EOY	1808991	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47685	BOY
EOY	115695	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115568	BOY
EOY	1519	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	163253	BOY
EOY	117214	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	602834	BOY
EOY	1561777	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	130000	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	602834	BOY
EOY	1691777	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	766087	BOY
EOY	1808991	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	1088943	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School170b1 Aii	X	School170b1Aii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	239314	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	181839	Depreciation
Book Value	57475	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	294466	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	81958	Depreciation
Book Value	212508	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	269983	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	133469
SECURITY DEPOSITS	5000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	138469	TotalBookValueOtherAssets
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	6118051	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	6118051	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	6118051	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5029108	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	5029108	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	5029108	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS REQUIRED BY THE INCOME TAXES (TOPIC 740) OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMYHAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON RETURNS FILED FOR OPEN TAX YEARS(2009-2011), OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS 2012 TAX RETURN. THE SCHOOL IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE MATERIALLY IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.	Explanation

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	true	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	true	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	true	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	true	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	true	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights	false	DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty	false	DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships	false	DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies	false	DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	false	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog	false	DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty	false	DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received	true	GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked	false	GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PUBLICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN MEDIA EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 3	ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY INCLUDES A NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND SOLICITATIONS INDICATING THAT THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE CREED NATIONAL ORIGIN ETHNICITY RELIGION GENDER SEXUAL ORIENTATION MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY SPECIAL NEEDS ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ATHLETIC ABILITY OR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
FINANCIAL AID OR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE EXPLANATION	SCHEDULE E LINE 6	SCHOOL RECIPTS FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS 4619201 FEDERAL FORMULA GRANTS ENTITLEMENTS 371283 OTHER GOVERNMENT GRANTS 155104

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	EQUIPMENT	Description
Number Of Contributions	564	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	64498	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO COMMITTEE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 1A	THE BOARD MAY DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE TRUSTEES AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE, WHO MAY REPLACE ANY ABSENT OR DISQUALIFIED MEMBER AT ANY MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE. THE CHAIR SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIRPERSON OF EACH COMMITTEE, EXCEPT OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHICH SHALL SELECT ITS OWN CHAIRPERSON. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL MAINTAIN MINUTES OF EACH MEETING AND SHALL FILE COPIES OF THE MINUTES WITH THE SECRETARY. SUCH COMMITTEES SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS DELEGATED BY THE BOARD EXCEPT THAT NO COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO (A)AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, (B)APPROVE OR RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THE DISSOLUTION, MERGER, OR THE SALE, PLEDGE OR TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY'S ASSETS, (C) ELECT, APPOINT, OR REMOVE TRUSTEES OR FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OR ON ANY OF ITS COMMITTEES; OR (D) ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS. EACH COMMITTEE AND EACH MEMBER OF EACH COMMITTEE SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
DOCUMENTATION BY COMMITTEE	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B	ACHIEVEMENT PREP ONLY KEEPS MINUTES ON ITS FULL BOARD MEETINGS, NOT COMMITTEE LEVEL MEETINGS. THE COMMITTEES REPORT TO THE FULL BOARD, HENCE WHERE DECISIONS ARE THEN MADE.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR AUDIT AND THE DRAFT FORM 990 ARE COMPLETE AND DELIVERED TO MANAGEMENT, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE 990 WITH MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSES ANY CHANGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDITORS BEFORE A FINAL FORM 990 IS FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED AT THE BOARD MEETING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH CONFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON: A)HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B)HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C)HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D)UNDERSTANDS THAT ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY IS A HARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. DETERMINING WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS: AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING THERETO, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION THEREOF, THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR COMMITTEE MEMBER SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY CAN OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY WHOSE INVOLVEMENT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY ATTAINABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY'S BEST INTEREST AND FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO ACHIEVEMENT PREPARATORY ACADEMY AND SHALL MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION. IF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM SAID INDIVIDUAL OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD HIM OR HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE RESPONSE OF THE TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR COMMITTEE MEMBER AND MAKING SUCH FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS MAY BE WARRANTED IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES THAT THE MEMBER HAS IN FACT FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONTACTS OTHER PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND INQUIRIES ABOUT THE SALARY OF THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (OR EQUIVALENT), AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE COMPENSATION OF STAFF EDUCATORS. THE RESPONSES OBTAINED ARE USED TO DEVELOP A MARKET SURVEY WHICH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE USES IN SETTING PERFORMANCE GOALS AND COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.