Gulen charter schools in Texas ~ Chart School

STATE	# ACTIVE	# PENDING	# INACTIVE*	TOTAL
TX	40	7	2	49

* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 18228 STUDENTS

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SCHOOLS

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened in 2000-2001; grades reconfigured in 2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	5435 S. Braeswood Blvd., Houston / Houston Independent School District
Website	http://hsahouston.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 357
Notes	Originally a 6-12 school, the school expanded to K-12, then split into two campuses in 2007. The original campus on Braeswood was reconfigured as a K-8 school. Grades 9-12 were relocated to 9431 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., Houston.

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – HOUSTON (HIGH SCHOOL)
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2000-2001; grades reconfigured in 2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location	9431 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. Houston / Houston Independent School District
Website	http://hshigh.org/
Enrollment	Grades 9-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 389
Notes	See reconfiguration history above

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2002-2003
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	930 E. Rundberg Lane, Austin / Austin Independent School District
Website	http://hsaaustin.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 335

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – DALLAS
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2004-2005
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	11995 Forestgate Dr., Dallas / Richardson Independent School District
Website	http://hsadallas.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 985

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2005-2006
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	9421 W. Sam Houston Pkwy., Houston / Alief Independent School District
Website	http://hsihouston.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 592

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – SAN ANTONIO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2005-2006
Management	Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1450 Northeast Loop 410, San Antonio / North East Independent School District
Website	http://www.ssttx.org/
Enrollment	Grades 6-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 421
Notes	Operated in partnership w/the Cosmos Foundation; Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding under a "Support Services Agreement."

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – EL PASO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2006-2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	9405 Betel Dr., El Paso / Ysleta Independent School District
Website	http://hsaelpaso.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 737

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – FORT WORTH
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2006-2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	5651 Westcreek Dr., Fort Worth / Fort Worth Independent School District
Website	http://hsafortworth.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 601

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2006-2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	7340 N. Gessner Dr., Houston / Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Website	http://hsehouston.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 771

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – SAN ANTONIO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2006-2007
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	8505 Lakeside Parkway, San Antonio / Northside Independent School District
Website	http://hsasa.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 727

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – BEAUMONT
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2007-2008
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	4055 Calder Ave., Beaumont / Beaumont Independent School District
Website	http://hsabeaumont.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-11; 2010-11 enrollment = 500

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – BRYAN/ COLLEGE STATION
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2007-2008
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	2031 S. Texas Ave., Bryan
Website	http://hsabcs.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 288

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – HOUSTON NORTHWEST
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2007-2008
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	16200 Tomball Pkwy., Houston / Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Website	http://hsanw.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 665
Notes	Forthcoming

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – LUBBOCK
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2007-2008
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1516 53^rd St., Lubbock / unknown
Website	http://hsalubbock.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-11; 2010-11 enrollment = 421
Notes	Forthcoming

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – WACO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2007-2008
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1900 N. Valley Mills Dr, Waco / unknown
Website	http://hsawaco.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-11; 2010-11 enrollment = 597
Notes	Forthcoming

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – AUSTIN
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	11800 Stonehollow Dr., Austin / Austin Independent School District
Website	http://hssaustin.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 526
Notes	Was consolidated with Harmony Science Academy - Austin effective 3/1/2011. The official name is Harmony Science Academy - Austin. See http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/tagged/school_list_symbols_and_district_adds_tagged.pdf

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – NORTH AUSTIN (in Pflugerville)
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1421 Wells Branch Pkwy, Pflugerville / Pflugerville Independent School District
Website	http://hsana.org/
Enrollment	Grades 5-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 561

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – BROWNSVILLE
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1124 Central Blvd., Brownsville / Brownsville Independent School District
Website	http://hsabrownsville.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-10; 2010-11 enrollment = 417

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – GRAND PRAIRIE
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1102 N.W. 7th St., Grand Prairie / Grand Prairie Independent School District
Website	http://hsagp.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-10; 2010-11 enrollment = 524

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON (in Sugar Land)
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	13415 W. Belfort Ave., Sugar Land / Alief Independent School District
Website	http://hsshouston.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 622

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – LAREDO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	4401 San Francisco Ave., Laredo / Laredo Independent School District
Website	http://hsalaredo.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-10; 2010-11 enrollment = 632

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009
Management	Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	5707 Bandera Road, Leon Valley / North East Independent School District
Website	http://www.sstdiscovery.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 369
Notes	K-8; operated in partnership w/the Cosmos Foundation; Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding under a "Support Services Agreement."

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – AUSTIN
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	2100 E St. Elmo Rd., Austin / Austin Independent School District
Website	http://hseaustin.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 508

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION – DALLAS (in Carrollton)
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy., Carrollton / Carolton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
Website	http://hsacarrollton.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 514

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION – EL PASO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	5210 Fairbanks Dr., El Paso / El Paso Independent School District
Website	http://hsielpaso.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 495

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – EULESS
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	701 S. Industrial Blvd., Euless / Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
Website	http://hsaeuless.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 578

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ENDEAVOR – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	5668 W. Little York Rd, Houston / Aldine Independent School District
Website	http://hsendeavor.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 475

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INGENUITY – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	10555 Stella Link Rd., Houston / Houston Independent School District
Website	http://hsingenuity.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 502

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – ALAMO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	12200 Crownpoint Dr., San Antonio / North East Independent School District
Website	http://www.sstalamo.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 355
Notes	Operated in partnership w/the Cosmos Foundation; Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding under a "Support Services Agreement."

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SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – CORPUS CHRISTI
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2009-2010
Management	Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	4737 South Saratoga Blvd., Corpus Christi / ?
Website	http://www.sstcc.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-9; 2010-11 enrollment = 362
Notes	Operated in partnership w/the Cosmos Foundation; Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding under a "Support Services Agreement."

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF NATURE AND ATHLETICS – DALLAS
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	8120 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas / Duncanville Independent School District
Website	http://hsnature.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 479
Notes	K-8; grand opening of new construction 1/15/2011

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – GARLAND
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	2302 Firewheel Pkwy. Garland / Garland Independent School District
Website	http://hsagarland.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 421

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF ADVANCEMENT HIGH – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	3171 North Sam Houston Pkwy., Houston
Website	http://hsadvancement.org/
Enrollment	Grades 9-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 280
Notes	9-12; new construction, ribbon cutting 2/12/1011

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	9115 Kirby Dr., Houston / Houston Independent School District
Website	http://hsart.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 419
Notes	Sometimes called “Fine Arts and Technology”

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY – HOUSTON
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	6270 Barker Cypress Rd, Houston / Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Website	http://hsdhouston.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 379

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – ODESSA
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	2755 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa / Ector County Independent School District
Website	http://hsaodessa.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 247

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION – SAN ANTONIO
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2010-2011
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	8125 Glen Mont Dr., San Antonio / North East Independent School District
Website	http://hsisa.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 177

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION – AUSTIN
Status	ACTIVE, open 2011-2012
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	13415 FM 620 N., Austin / ?
Website	http://hspaustin.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2011-12 enrollment = ?
Notes	New construction; http://impactnews.com/northwest-austin/239-local-news/13829-harmony-charter-system-expands-in-northwest-austin

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HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY WEST HOUSTON (in Katy)
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2011-2012
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	22400 Grand Corner Dr., Katy / ?
Website	http://hsawh.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2011-12 enrollment = ?
Notes	New construction

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE HIGH – SUGAR LAND
Status	ACTIVE, opened 2011-2012
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Authorizer	Texas Education Agency, Division of Charter School Administration
Location/District	13522 W. Airport Blvd., Sugar Land /
Website	http://hsshigh.org/
Enrollment	Grades 9-12; 2011-12 enrollment = ?
Notes	9-12; new construction, groundbreaking 2/25/2011

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION – FORT WORTH
Status	PENDING, listed as a school to be opened in 2011-12
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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HARMONY TEACHER ACADEMY – HOUSTON
Status	PENDING, listed as a school to be opened in 2011-12
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – DALLAS
Status	PENDING, listed as a school to be opened in 2012-13
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE – HOUSTON
Status	PENDING, listed as a school to be opened in 2012-13
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF NATURE AND ATHLETICS – HOUSTON
Status	PENDING, listed as a school to be opened in 2012-13
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - SAN ANTONIO
Status	UNKNOWN, construction referred to in Jan 21, 2011 edition of Texas Register in connection with Notice of Public Hearing for Texas Public Finance Authority bonds; school also referred to in Jan 2010 Harmony Public Schools document
Management	Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools
Notes	http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf

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NEW DIMENSION MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL
Status	UNKNOWN, Texas State Board of Education Committee on School Initiatives heard school representatives speak at Generation 15 Charter Interviews September 1-2, 2010
Management	New Dimension Educational Foundation, Inc.
Notes	Representatives for the proposed school were Hasan Coskun, Osman Kanlioglu, Ozgur Ozer

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SCHOOL OF ART DENTON
Status	2007 attempt, http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/minutes_all/2007/september/cosi_09_13-14_07.pdf
Management	New Dimension Educational Foundation, Inc.
Notes	Representatives for the proposed school were Maria Curtis, Kudbettin Aksoy, Osman Kanlioglu, Henry Bowling, and Osman Kazan.

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SCHOOL OF ART HOUSTON
Status	2007 attempt, http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/minutes_all/2007/september/cosi_09_13-14_07.pdf
Management	New Dimension Educational Foundation, Inc.
Notes	Representatives for the proposed school were Maria Curtis, Kudbettin Aksoy, Osman Kanlioglu, Henry Bowling, and Osman Kazan.

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MANAGEMENT

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COSMOS FOUNDATION / HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Federal Tax ID	EIN 760615245
Website	http://www.cosmostx.org/
Individuals involved	Names appearing on IRS Form 990s (2002 to 2009): Ali Tekin, Bilal Akin, Burhanettin Kuruscu, Cengizhan Keskin, Cocksun Cetinkaya, Ellen A. MacDonald, Fatih Yigit, Gokturk Tunc, Ibrahim Sel, Iker Gure, Ismet S. Isik, Kadir Almus, Kudbettin Aksoy, Levent Bulut, Lynn Mitchell, Mehmet Okumus, Mustafa Atik, Mustafa Guvercin, Mustafa Ozen, Nihat Guvercin, Oner Ulvi Celepicikay, Ozgur Ozer, Selahattin Aydin, Soner Tarim, Tevik Eski, Umit Pecin, Yetkin Yildirim

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RIVERWALK EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC.
Federal Tax ID	EIN 010758906
Website	None
Individuals involved	Names appearing on Form 990s (2004 to 2009): Ali Tekin, Ayhan Oruc, Bulent Dogan, Bulent Gumus, Christopher John Gieske [sic Gieseke], Emrah Oral, Kamil Yilmaz, Kemal [aka Mark] Namver, Metin Ekren, Mithat Karabulut, Roland Campos, Turgay Korkmaz
Notes	This organization's schools are operated in partnership w/the Cosmos Foundation; Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding under a "Support Services Agreement" (see below).

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NEW DIMENSION EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC.
Federal Tax ID	EIN 010758906
Website	None
Individuals involved	Names appearing on Form 990 for 2003 (only year available at NCCS): Henry Bowling, Kamil Sarac, Matthew Rogovein, Osman Kazan. Additional sources connect Osman Kanlioglu and Serdal Kirmizialtin to the organization.
Notes	During the interview for New Dimension Math and Science School on September 2010, it was noted that the “corporate status of the sponsoring entity was forfeited in 2008. A representative of the proposed school stated that it has since been reinstated, and the entity is in good standing.”

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. LEARN MORE about the Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools HERE and HERE and HERE.

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2. LIST OF LOCATIONS

Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools = 36 schools

Austin - 5
Beaumont - 1
Brownsville - 1
Bryan/College Station - 1
Carrollton - 1
Dallas -2
El Paso -2
Euless - 1
Fort Worth -1
Garland - 1
Grand Prairie -1
Houston - 13*
Laredo -1
Lubbock -1
Odessa - 1
San Antonio -2
Waco -1

Riverwalk Education Foundation’s Schools of Science and Technology schools = 4 schools

Corpus Christi -1
Leon Valley -1
San Antonio - 2

* Houston is also where the Gulen Institute, the multi-state branched Institute of Interfaith Dialog and Raindrop Turkish House (both Gulenist organizations) are located. It is also the home to some of the Gulen movement's most prominent non-native Turkish American supporters, namely William Martin and Helen Rose Ebaugh. In other words, the fact that Houston has a high concentration of Gulen charter schools is not a coincidence.

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3. "SUPPORT SERVICE AGREEMENTS"

Cosmos is in “Support Service Agreements” with the following organizations:
http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us:15505/docs/2011/CCTR/20110510_2258/3717_Cosmos%20Foundation%20Borrower%20Charter%20Schools.pdf (p. B-3)

Riverwalk Education Foundation w/four charter schools in Texas
Millennium Education Foundation w/two charter schools in Missouri
SKY Foundation w/ four charter schools in Oklahoma
Pelican Educational Foundation w/two charter schools in Louisiana
Focus Foundation w/ one charter school in New Mexico
Read Foundation w/ one charter school in Tennessee
Little Scholars of Arkansas Foundation w/two charter schools in Arkansas

Cosmos “...provides support services in the following areas: school start up; facility management; financial consulting and advisory; professional leadership; technology and database support; student admissions; marketing and employee recruiting; curriculum and assessment; student development and school climate; cooperation with home-school, external organizations and science fair organizations; and academic and non-academic performance.”

Cosmos gets 5% of Riverwalk’s annual state funding
Cosmos gets 3% of Millennium’s annual state funding
Cosmos gets 3% of SKY Foundation’s annual state funding
Cosmos gets 5% of Pelican’s annual state funding
Cosmos gets flat fee of $45,000/year from the Focus Foundation
Cosmos gets 3% of the Read Foundation’s annual state funding
Cosmos gets 3% of LISA’s annual state funding

“In fiscal year ending August 31, 2010, the Borrower received an aggregate of approximately $2.7 million in revenue from such Support Service Agreements.”

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4. Texas schools in alphabetical order

Harmony School of Advancement High – Houston
Harmony School of Art And Technology – Houston
Harmony School of Business – Dallas (Pending)
Harmony School of Discovery – Houston
Harmony School of Excellence – Austin
Harmony School of Excellence – Houston
Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio (Pending)
Harmony School of Excellence Endeavor – Houston
Harmony School of Ingenuity – Houston
Harmony School of Innovation – Dallas
Harmony School of Innovation – El Paso
Harmony School of Innovation – Fort Worth (Pending)
Harmony School of Innovation – Houston
Harmony School of Innovation – San Antonio
Harmony School of Language – Houston (Pending)
Harmony School of Nature And Athletics – Dallas
Harmony School of Nature And Athletics – Houston (Pending)
Harmony School of Political Science And Communication – Austin
Harmony School of Science – Austin
Harmony School of Science – Houston
Harmony School of Science High – Sugar Land
Harmony Science Academy – Austin
Harmony Science Academy – Beaumont
Harmony Science Academy – Brownsville
Harmony Science Academy – Bryan/ College Station
Harmony Science Academy – Dallas
Harmony Science Academy – El Paso
Harmony Science Academy – Euless
Harmony Science Academy – Fort Worth
Harmony Science Academy – Garland
Harmony Science Academy – Grand Prairie
Harmony Science Academy – Houston
Harmony Science Academy – Houston High
Harmony Science Academy – Houston Northwest
Harmony Science Academy – Laredo
Harmony Science Academy – Lubbock
Harmony Science Academy – North Austin
Harmony Science Academy – Odessa
Harmony Science Academy – San Antonio
Harmony Science Academy – Waco
Harmony Science Academy West Houston
Harmony Teacher Academy – Houston (Pending)
New Dimension Math and Science School (Pending)
School of Art Denton (Inactive)
School of Art Houston (Inactive)
School of Science and Technology – Alamo
School of Science and Technology – Corpus Christi
School of Science and Technology – San Antonio
School of Science and Technology Discovery

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5. Despite being under a state investigation, the U.S. Department of Education gave Harmony a $5M federal grant in September 2011 to open seven more charter schools.

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