| STATE | # ACTIVE | # PENDING | # INACTIVE* | TOTAL |
| MO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 989 STUDENTS
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SCHOOLS
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| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE (formerly Brookside-Frontier Math and Science School) | |
| Status | ACTIVE: opened 2007-2008 |
| Non-profit and management | Millenium Education Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation |
| Authorizer | University of Missouri – Kansas City (plus Missouri BOE approval) |
| Location/District | 5605 Troost Ave., Kansas City / Kansas City (Missouri) School District |
| Website | http://www.kcfse.org/ (previously http://bfmass.org/) |
| Enrollment | Grades 6-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 242 |
| Notes | 6-12; at the end of 2010-11, BFMSS was renamed and both Kansas City schools were announced to be under the umbrella of a new organization, Frontier Schools AKA the Frontier School System (FSS); Principal Bilgehan Yasar listed, also Burak Yilmaz |
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| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION | |
| Status | ACTIVE: opened 2009-2010 |
| Non-profit and management | Millenium Education Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation |
| Authorizer | University of Missouri – Kansas City (plus Missouri BOE approval) |
| Location/District | 6700 N. Corporate Dr., Kansas City / Kansas City (Missouri) School District |
| Website | |
| Enrollment | Grades K-6; 2010-11 enrollment = 407 |
| Notes | K-6; at the end of 2010-11, both Kansas City schools were announced to be under the umbrella of a new organization, Frontier Schools AKA the Frontier School System (FSS); Ismet Isik listed as a principal |
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| GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS | |
| Status | ACTIVE: opened 2010-2011 |
| Non-profit and management | Gateway Science Academy of St. Louis non-profit (see below); contracts with Concept Schools for management |
| Authorizer | Lindenwood University (plus Missouri BOE approval) |
| Location/District | 6576 Smiley Ave., St. Louis / St. Louis Public Schools |
| Website | |
| Enrollment | Grades K-7; 2010-11 enrollment = 340 |
| Individuals involved | Governing board members appearing on website: Kemal Akkaya, Sarah Disney, Mustafa Y. Sir, Mehmet Kahyeci, Patricia G. Hunt, Imdat Ozen, Orville R. Goerger, Jr. Also involved: Ugur Zengince, Cengiz Karatas. |
| Notes | Intended to be K-12; school will expand to two sites in 2012 |
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PENDING
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| GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY SOUTH | |
| Status | PENDING: planning to open Fall 2012 |
| Non-profit and management | Gateway Science Academy of St. Louis non-profit (see below); contracts with Concept Schools for management |
| Authorizer | Lindenwood University (plus Missouri BOE approval) |
| Location/District | 6651 Gravois Ave., St. Louis (location of former public school, Gardenville Elementary School. Concept Schools purchased vacant building from St. Louis Public Schools in March 2012). GSA-South will be located within St. Louis Public Schools district. |
| Enrollment | Starting K-5, to grow to K-12 w/650 students |
| History | According to article, application was submitted to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for consideration at the May meeting of the Missouri Board of Education. However, the item does not appear on the BOE’s May 15 agenda (next meeting is scheduled for June 19). |
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MANAGEMENT
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| MILLENIUM EDUCATION FOUNDATION dba Frontier School of Innovation (possibly now dba Frontier School System) | |
| Federal Tax ID | EIN 421692516 |
| Individuals involved | Names appearing on 990s for 2008, 2009: Coskun Cetinkaya; Ertugrul Ozbudak; Fatih Ozcan; Gene Augustine; Greg Reike [sic, Rieke]; Ismet Isik; Muharrem Ali Tunc; Yavuz Selim Silay |
| Visa applications | 2007 – 5; 2008 – 4; 2009 – 12; 2010 – 3 http://www.myvisajobs.com/Visa-Sponsor/Millenium-Education-Foundation/714201.htm |
| History | An organization called the Frontier School System (FSS) first appeared in the summer of 2011, with Mr. Isik as Superintendent. Brookside-Frontier Math and Science School was renamed Frontier School of Excellence (FSE). FSS claimed Frontier School of Innovation and FSE as its member schools. |
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| GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS | |
| Federal Tax ID | EIN 261425925 |
| Individuals involved | Form 990s not yet publicly available. |
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“PARTNER ORGANIZATION”
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| COSMOS FOUNDATION / HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | |
| Federal Tax ID | EIN 76-0615245 |
| Website | |
| Services | Cosmos is paid 3% of Millennium’s annual state funding because of their “Support Service Agreement.” |
| 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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| CONCEPT SCHOOLS, INC. | |
| Federal Tax ID | None |
| Website | |
| Services | Concept provides services for school start-up, human resources, curriculum and school design, student information system, assessment, marketing, financial services, cross-cultural educational opportunities, school visits and evaluations, and professional development. |
| History | From website: “Taner [Ertekin] and Ehat [Ercanli] put together a team of scientists, business leaders, and educators, including Sedat Duman and Salim Urcan” to start the charter school. This is an example of the narrative which all Gulen charter schools have in common. |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Learn more about the Cosmos Foundation / Harmony Public Schools HERE and HERE and HERE.
- Learn more about Concept Schools HERE.
- See slide presentation by CASILIPS, “The Concept Schools model: success in education or success in marketing?”
- Gulen schools around the world train their students to compete in regional competitions which are sponsored by local Gulenist Turkish "cultural" organizations. The winners of these regional events proceed to the International Turkish Olympiad, an annual Gulenist pageant held in Turkey each summer. Here are Gulen charter school students competing in the Greater Kansas City Raindrop Turkish House 4th Annual Turkish Language Olympiads Missouri Finals in 2010.
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