AREA COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: AREA COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (EIN 06-0881700)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-16
IRS object ID: 201121369349302327
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-16T09:29:22-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Buckley Frame Boudreau & Co PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	116 Washington Ave 3rd Floor	AddressLine1
City	North Haven	City
State	CT	State
ZIP Code	06473	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	060881700	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AREA COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	AREA	NameControl
Phone	2034986800	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	NORTH HAVEN	City
State	CT	State
ZIP Code	06473	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	GARY SHETTLE	Name
Title	ASST ED FINANCE	Title
Date Signed	2011-05-16	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Robert D Boudreau CPA	Name
Phone	2032392234	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	71658363	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Activity Or Mission Description	SEE EXPLANATION IN PART IIIa	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	28	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	25	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1506	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	26350355	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	16885040	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	53482983	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	54726234	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	151465	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	47089	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	79984803	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	71658363	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	50827193	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	54310805	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	26290545	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	18501208	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	77117738	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	72812013	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	2867065	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1153650	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	68545076	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	71015517	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	7581335	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	11205426	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	60963741	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	59810091	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	SEE EXPLANATION IN PART IIIa	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	68922032	Expense
Description	ACES PROVIDES SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES TO STUDENTS FROM MEMBER TOWNS. VARIOUS LEVELS OF INSTRUCTION ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE MENTALLY AND/OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND GIFTED OR TALENTED. ACES PROVIDES THESE SERVICES WITH TUITION REVENUE RECEIVED FROM MEMBER TOWNS AS WELL AS GRANTS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; ADULT & VOCATIONAL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; SCHOOLREADINESS; REGULAR EDUCATION; FACILITIES OPERATIONS; ARTS IN EDUCATION; AND ADMINISTRATION.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	68922032	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	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
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	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	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
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	false	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	140	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	1506	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	false	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	28	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	25	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
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DR CRAIG W EDMONDSON	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2034986800	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	350 STATE STREET	AddressLine1
City	North Haven	City
State	CT	State
ZIP Code	064733108	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (33 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee
WILLIAM CURRLIN
Chair PERSON	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
VACANT
EXEC COMM	0.			0	0	0
VACANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.			0	0	0
VACANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.			0	0	0
VACANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.			0	0	0
VACANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.			0	0	0
THOMAS MCKIRRYHER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
THOMAS HENNESSEY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SUE COHEN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
STEPHEN MROWKA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SHERYL FEDUCIA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SHARYN ESDAILE
DIRECTOR	40.00			141007	0	0	X
SALLY BOSKE
FISCAL OFFICER	2.00	X		0	0	0
ROBERT PARKER
DIRECTOR	0.			127000	0	0	X
NANCY LAPPIE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL DOLAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
MAUREEN BRANSFIELD
DIRECTOR	40.00			152592	0	0	X
MARY KELLY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
M TONI PAINE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
LISA HELLAUER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KRISTIN POWELL
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X		0	0	0
JUDITH HOTZ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN THERIAULT
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN LINEEN JR
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JANET FINNERAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JACK O'CONNELL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
GINA DRURY
DIRECTOR	40.00			128000	0	0	X
GARY SHETTLE
ASST ED FINANCE	40.00	X		142824	0	0		X
DR CRAIG EDMONDSON
Executive Direc	40.00	X		203648	0	0		X
CLAUDETTE BEAMON
DIRECTOR	40.00			133872	0	0	X
BRUCE BAKER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
ANN DOMBROWSKI
ASST ED PROGRAM	40.00	X		148755	0	0		X
ALICIA CLAPP
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1177698	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	33	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
YMCA WATERBURY
136 MAIN STREET	WATERBURY	CT	06702	SCH READ PROVIDER	119706
WHITSONS NEW ENGLAND
1800 MOTOR PARKWAY	ISLANDIA	NY	11749	FOOD SERVICE	765943
KELLY SERVICES
PO BOX 820405	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191820405	SCHOOL READINESS PRO	236591
DATTCO BUS COMPANY
583 SOUTH STREET	NEW BRITIAN	CT	06051	BUS SERVICE	894031
B&B TRANSPORTATION
22 OLD AMITY ROAD	BETHANY	CT	06524	BUS SERVICE	435796

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	6	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	16885040	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	16885040	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
TUIT - PUB SCHOOL & OTHER	48340726	48340726
TRANS REV - PUBLIC SCHOOL	2358144	2358144
PROF DEV / SCH IMPROVMENT	4027364	4027364

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	54726234	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	47089	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$47,089	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	71658363	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	54726234	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$47,089	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	495227	Total
Management And General	495227	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40848515	Total
Program Services	39223213	ProgramServices
Management And General	1625302	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	443064	Total
Program Services	381970	ProgramServices
Management And General	61094	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10165570	Total
Program Services	9689554	ProgramServices
Management And General	476016	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2358429	Total
Program Services	2237475	ProgramServices
Management And General	120954	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	90243	Total
Management And General	90243	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	56000	Total
Management And General	56000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2977294	Total
Program Services	2477562	ProgramServices
Management And General	499732	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	235799	Total
Program Services	161509	ProgramServices
Management And General	74290	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	84374	Total
Program Services	84374	ProgramServices

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	231528	Total
Program Services	231528	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	293971	Total
Program Services	253676	ProgramServices
Management And General	40295	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88041	Total
Management And General	88041	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3732995	Total
Program Services	3732995	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	280841	Total
Program Services	280841	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
UTILITIES	1487796	1487796
TEXTBOOKS & INST'L SUPPLIES	1722802	1626620	96182
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION	2461674	2461674
GRANT REIMBURSEMENT ACCRUAL	1200000	1200000
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	942210	942210

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2615640	Total
Program Services	2449035	ProgramServices
Management And General	166605	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	72812013	Total
Program Services	68922032	ProgramServices
Management And General	3889981	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16172907	BOY
EOY	18277206	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2927762	BOY
EOY	1609836	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6727112	BOY
EOY	6650947	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	131830	BOY
EOY	118452	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	72834262	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	32793362	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	41979874	BOY
EOY	40040900	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	605591	BOY
EOY	4318176	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68545076	BOY
EOY	71015517	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2186266	BOY
EOY	2970305	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1235517	BOY
EOY	985757	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1720000	BOY
EOY	1600000	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1888605	BOY
EOY	1533853	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	550947	BOY
EOY	4115511	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7581335	BOY
EOY	11205426	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	60963741	BOY
EOY	59810091	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	60963741	BOY
EOY	59810091	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68545076	BOY
EOY	71015517	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1924982	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1924982	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	56129407	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	20830267	Depreciation
Book Value	35299140	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	989068	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	680819	Depreciation
Book Value	308249	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4335452	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2957454	Depreciation
Book Value	1377998	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	9455353	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	8324822	Depreciation
Book Value	1130531	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	40040900	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
DUE FROM OTHER FUNDS	4097664
DEBT SERVICE RESERVE	220512

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	4318176	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DUE TO STATE OF CONNECTICUT	$17,847
DUE TO OTHER FUNDS	$4,097,664

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4115511	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	true	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc	false	PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media	false	PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Pub Via Broadcast Media Expln	MEMBER TOWNS SEND STUDENTS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL STUDENT EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES TUITION REVENUE FROM THESE TOWNS. THEY DO NOT SOLICIT FOR THE ATTENDANCE OF STUDENTS.	PubViaBroadcastMediaExpln
Maint Racial Composition Records	true	MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records	false	MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc	false	MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations	false	MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Org Does Not Maintain Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THEY ALSO DO NOT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS.	OrgDoesNotMaintainExplanation
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
Govt Financial Aid Explanation	ACES RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE(CONNECTICUT) GOVERNMENTS IN THE FORM OF GRANT AWARDS AND PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS. THIS ASSISTANCE IS USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY ACES.	GovtFinancialAidExplanation
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	true	ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
MAUREEN BRANSFIELD
152592	152592
DR CRAIG EDMONDSON
203648	203648

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE GOVERNING BOARD ESTABLISHES A SUB-COMMITTEE TO PERFORM THE COMPENSATION EVALUATION. DATA FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IS UTILIZED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	A copy of the 990 was provided to each board member. The chief financial officer reviewed the 990 prior to electronic filing.