| STATE | # ACTIVE | # PENDING | # INACTIVE* | TOTAL |
| UT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 233 STUDENTS
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SCHOOLS
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| BEEHIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY | |
| Status | ACTIVE, opened 2005-2006 |
| Management | Beehive Educational Services |
| Authorizer | Utah State Charter School Board |
| Location/District | 830 E. 9400 So., Sandy (this is the third location in seven years) / Canyons School District |
| Website | |
| Enrollment | Grades 7-12; 233 students in 2010-2011 |
| Notes | Yavuz Durmas, executive director (2010-11); In April 2010, BSTA’s charter was revoked because of poor financial management. The decision was appealed and the authorizer permitted the school to remain open under probation. |
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MANAGEMENT
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| BEEHIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | |
| Federal Tax ID | EIN 200912672; “Beehive Educational Services dba Beehive Science & Technology Academy” |
| Website | None |
| History | The founding board members were Murat Ozoglu, Abdullah Tulek, and Bekir S. Gur. Ozoglu and Gur were graduate students in the same department at Utah State University. Telek was a graduate student at the University of Utah. All returned to Turkey following the completion of their PhDs. |
| Individuals involved | Abdullah Tulek, Alper Genc, Bekir S. Gur, Buyamin Karaduman, Crystal Peterson, Muhammet “Frank” Erdogan, Gulfidan Can, Kelly Wayment, Marie Jess, Mehmet A. Dogan, Murat Biyik, Murat Citir, Murat Ozoglu, Mustafa Keskin, Omer Odabasoglu, Randal Ross, Remzi Oten, Rolland Lee, Suleyman Bahceci, Terry Smith, William Tandy, Yavus Durmas, and Zekeriya Kiyma (source: IRS Form 990s for 2004-2009). |
| Notes | Kelly Wayment was the only board member with a non-Turkish surname from 2005 to 2007. He was removed from the board after publicly expressing his suspicions about Gulen movement connections. Wayment is quoted in articles about the “Turkish” charter schools which appeared in local, national, and international press http://www.charterschoolwatchdog.com/a-rare-breed----indeed---the-american-on-the-board.html. Board member Jess was added to the board in 2008. Members Lee, Ross, Peterson, Tandy, and Smith were added in 2009. |
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SERVICE PROVIDER
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| ACCORD INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH | |
| Federal Tax ID | EIN 260658913 |
| Website | |
| Location | 13950 Milton Ave. Suite 200A, Westminster, CA (same address as the Magnolia Educational and Research Foundation, operator of Magnolia Public Schools in CA). |
| Services | The schools purchase program development, curriculum, professional development, and financial services from AIER. The fee is not known. |
| Individuals involved | Adem Oksuz, Ali Korkmaz, Ertan Salik, Faruk Taban, Hasan Deniz, Murat Arbas, Osman Sen, Suat Utku Ay, Carol Barkley, Suleyman Bahceci, and Yasin Cetindilin (source: IRS Form 990s for 2007 and 2008, and website accessed May 2011) |
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NOTE: Learn more about Beehive Science and Technology Academy HERE.
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