STATE | # ACTIVE | # PENDING | # INACTIVE* | TOTAL |
NC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 421 STUDENTS
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SCHOOLS
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TRIAD MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | |
Status | ACTIVE, opened 2008 |
Management | Triad Math and Science Academy Company |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
Term of charter | 17/1/2008 through 6/30/2018; 10-year term |
District | Guilford County Schools |
Location/Website | |
Enrollment | Grades K-9; 421 students in 2010-2011 |
Individuals involved | Board of Directors: Ali Tombak, Numan S. Dogan, Diane M. Gunesgor, Gary L. Lebby, Suzan Mertyruek, Mustafa Atay, Kenan Gundogdu (from website accessed 4/22/2012) |
Notes | School was originally located at 900 16th Street, Greensboro. |
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TRIANGLE MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | |
Status | PENDING > APPROVED: due to open fall 2012 |
History | Application for “fast track” charter submitted fall 2011; approved March 2012 |
Management | Triad Math and Science Academy Company |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
Term of charter | NC grants charters for up to ten years, w/review at five years. |
District | Wake County Public School System |
Website | |
Individuals involved | Names on application: Kenan Gundogdu (contact person), Ali Tombak, Numan S. Dogan, Diane Gunesgor, Gary L. Lebby, Mustafa Atay |
Notes | A connection between TMSA and the Washington Education Foundation (WEDUF) was revealed in the article “Questions loom about group proposing Raleigh charter school.” Independent Weekly, 1/25/2012: “[Hasan] Karaburk has been visiting TMSA and other charter schools as a consultant for the Washington Education Foundation...Karaburk appeared at a January meeting of the N.C. Public Charter School Advisory Board, where he sat with and spoke with applicants for both TMSA’s proposed Raleigh school and the Piedmont IT Academy.” “Triad Math and Science Academy “is our sister school.” |
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PIEDMONT IT ACADEMY | |
Status | DECISION PENDING; three attempts to date |
History | First PITA application submitted Feb. 2010 for fall 2011 opening was rejected; Second application for “fast track” charter following state lifting of charter school cap was also rejected; Third application was submitted April 2012 for fall 2013 opening. |
Management | Piedmont IT Academy nonprofit |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
District | Union County Public Schools |
Website | http://www.PITacademy.org (on application) |
Individuals involved | Names on application: Adem Kaya (primary contact), Kenan Caglar, Carlton L. Cammon, Jordan Fish (AKA Jordan Sapan), Amela Mekic (husband was involved in Gulen charter school attempt in PA), Gary L. Lebby, Alper Tekten |
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WAKE MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY | |
Status | INACTIVE, application submitted in February 2009 |
Management | Wake Math and Science Academy Company, EIN 26-4178833 |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
District | Wake County Public School System |
Individuals involved | Names on application: Kenan Gundogdu (primary contact), Atilla Akbay, Diane M. Gunesgor, Nihal Cakmakci, Clifford Griffin, Alper Tekten |
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UNION IT ACADEMY | |
Status | INACTIVE, website name established March 2009 |
Management | Website domain name only (now expired); registrant was Ismail Sakaoglu (assoc. with Piedmont IT Academy as original registered agent of incorporation). |
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CAPE FEAR STEM SCHOOL | |
Status | INACTIVE, application submitted in February 2010 |
Management | Cape Fear Education Services, Inc. |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
District | Cumberland County Schools |
Individuals involved | Names on application: Ali Ikiz (primary contact), Cevdet Akbay* (assoc. w/Fulton Science Academy, a Gulen charter school in GA), Nida Noorani, Terry Warren Kelly, Arif Dagli (assoc w/STARS Middle School, a Gulen charter school in FL). |
Notes | Washington Education Foundation is mentioned in charter application (see “service provider” section below). Mission statement segment is identical to that found at Chesapeake Math & IT Academy, a Gulen charter school in MD. |
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IT ACADEMY OF TRIANGLE | |
Status | INACTIVE, application submitted in February 2010 |
Management | IT Academy of Triangle Company |
Authorizer | NC Department of Public Instruction State Board of Education |
District | Wake County Public School System |
Individuals involved | Names on application: Kenan Gundogdu (primary contact), Julie K. Williams, Diane Gunesgor, Michael Heuberger, Clifford E. Griffin, Zeynep Tulu, Ekrem Hatip, Atilla Akbay |
Notes | Washington Education Foundation is mentioned in charter application (see “service provider” section below) |
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MANAGEMENT
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TRIAD MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY COMPANY | |
Federal Tax ID | EIN 208471670 |
History | “Computer and electrical engineering professors. An elementary school teacher. An RFMD design engineer. A businesswoman for a pharmaceutical company. They want to create a school for children that focuses on, no surprise here, scientific careers...” (From “Group Tries for Charter School Slot.” Greensboro News Record, 7/19/2007) |
Individuals involved | Ali Tombak, Diane M. Gunesgor (husband Yasar Gunesgor), Hakan Orak, Kenan Gundogdu, Mustafa Atay, Numan S. Dogan, Suzan Mertyurek (involved with Gulen charter school attempt in TN) (source: IRS Form 990s for 2008 and 2009). |
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SERVICE PROVIDER
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WASHINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION | |
Federal Tax ID | EIN 204865986 |
Website | |
Location | 1600 K St. NW, Ste 803, Washington, DC |
Services | From website: “Weduf conducts research on best educational practices, and coordinates implementation of the best practices at its member schools, and provides educational consulting services.” |
Individuals involved | Necmetti Mutlu, Ben (=Bunyamin) Karaduman, Omer Kutlu, Mahmut Yeter, Ender Zirekoglu, Mehmet Kocak, Yahyahan Kaya, Mustafa Bozoklu (Form 990s 2009, 2010), plus Hasan Karaburk (see Triangle Math and Science Academy notes above) |
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* Also see “Yes, I am a Fethullah follower” @ http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/fulton-science-academy-cape-fear-board-member-yes-i-am-a-fethullah-follower.html
NOTE: Learn more about the Triad Math and Science Academy HERE.