Gulen charter schools in Oklahoma ~ Chart School

STATE	# ACTIVE	# PENDING	# INACTIVE*	TOTAL
OK	4	0	0	4

* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 1557 STUDENTS

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SCHOOLS

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DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY-TULSA
Status	ACTIVE, opened in 2000
Management	Sky Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation
Authorizer	Langston University (in exchange for 5% of the school’s funding). Tulsa Public Schools was the original sponsor but denied DSA’s renewal in 2009.
Location/District	280 South Memorial Drive, Tulsa /Tulsa Public Schools
Website	http://dsatulsa.org/
Enrollment	Grades 6-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 395
Notes	In 2005, TPS ordered the school to stop screening students. http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/223280/charter_school_revises_practice/index.html ; the Tulsa school board unanimously voted to deny renewal in October 2009 (“Citing concerns about services for special education students...” etc.), then gave the school a one year extension; http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=298&articleid=20091026_298_0_Citing976068 Principal: Abidin Erez

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DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY-OKC
Status	ACTIVE, opened in 2001
Management	Sky Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation
Authorizer	Oklahoma City Public Schools
Location/District	919 Northwest 23^rd Street, Oklahoma City / Oklahoma City Public Schools
Website	http://www.dsaokc.org/
Enrollment	Grades 6-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 458
Notes	Principal: Barbaras Aslan; Executive Director: Kaan Camuz

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DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY-OKC
Status	ACTIVE, opened in 2008
Management	Sky Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation
Authorizer	Oklahoma City Public Schools
Location/District	4901 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City / Oklahoma City Public Schools
Website	http://www.dsaelementary.org/
Enrollment	Grade K-5; 2010-11 enrollment = 304
Notes	Principal: Hasan Suzuk; Executive Director: Kaan Camuz

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DISCOVERY SCHOOL OF TULSA
Status	ACTIVE, opened in 2009
Management	Sky Foundation, in partnership with the Cosmos Foundation
Authorizer	Langston University
Location	4821 South 72^nd East Avenue, Tulsa
Website	http://www.discoveryok.org/
Enrollment	Grades K-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 400
Notes	Principal: Fevzi Simsek; Executive Director: Kaan Camuz (2011) http://sde.state.ok.us/Schools/CharterSch/pdf/CharterSchCon.pdf

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MANAGEMENT

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SKY FOUNDATION, INC. dba DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY
Federal Tax ID	EIN 731578930
Website	None
History	Schools chartered “by Turkish immigrants studying at Oklahoma State University.” (The Oklahoman, 1/1/2006); “...the founders of the school had the vision of creating a place that emphasized math and science...” (NewsOK, 3/28/2011);
Individuals involved	Names appearing on Sky Foundation Form 990s (2002-2009): Birol Furat, Birol Ozturk, A.Y. [Ali Yavuz] Zeybek, Elvan Ceyhan, Fevzi Simsek, Gultekin Kaya, Hakan Yagci, Halil Ibrahim Tas, Hasan Buzuk, Ihsan Kara, Ilhan Guzey, Can Topuz, Kamil Celik, Orhan Kucukosman, Volkan Cicek, Ilker Gure, Yalcin Akyildiz, Zekeriya Yuksel, and Zeynei Gunay.
Notes	Until 2009, the Form 990s listed the address is 4444 N. Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City. Also listed at this address is the Oklahoma City branch of Raindrop Turkish House, a regional Gulenist “cultural” organization.

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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 gets 3% of the Sky Foundation’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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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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