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Thursday, 22 September 2011

Gulen charter schools in Missouri

Posted on 10:41 by Unknown


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* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status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
http://www.kcfsi.org/
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
http://www.gsastl.org/
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
http://www.cosmostx.org/
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
http://www.conceptschools.org/
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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