2020-04-23T08:21:51-05:00 2019-06-30 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200 ROCHESTER NY 14604 990 2018-07-01 471388239 ROSALYN YALOW CHARTER SCHOOL ROSA 3477355480 116 EAST 169TH STREET BRONX NY 10452 MICHAEL ROSEN TREASURER 3477355480 2020-04-22 1 SHELBY L STENSON P00440078 5854231860 2020-04-22 69.49.130.51 2020-04-22 16:21:52 ED P 09B44ADD42589BB59B3A487886966B4B70FBD053 2C141A1541662C718EDF805418CA6E8D772F1A26 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ALEC DIACOU 116 EAST 169TH STREET BRONX NY 10452 10356622 0 X WWW.YALOWCHARTER.ORG X 2014 NY THE ROSALYN YALOW CHARTER SCHOOL WILL ELIMINATE THE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED URBAN CHILDREN-INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-BY USING ENGAGING AND DEMANDING EDUCATION; A TEAM TEACHING MODEL, LINKING AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER WITH A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER IN GRADES K-2 AND WITH A TEACHING FELLOW IN LATER GRADES; RICH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (FENCING, ARTS, CHESS) TO EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD; AND FAMILY SUPPORT COUNSELING-ALL IN ORDER TO GRADUATE OUR STUDENTS AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL IN LITERACY AND MATH. 8 8 105 9 0 0 613119 724852 6864568 9631770 0 0 0 0 7477687 10356622 0 0 0 0 4056980 5807545 0 0 0 2135980 3798928 6192960 9606473 1284727 750149 2986519 3930695 384061 578088 2602458 3352607 X THE ROSALYN YALOW CHARTER SCHOOL WILL ELIMINATE THE LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED URBAN CHILDREN-INCLUDING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS-BY USING ENGAGING AND DEMANDING EDUCATION; A TEAM TEACHING MODEL, LINKING AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER WITH A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER IN GRADES K-2 AND WITH A TEACHING FELLOW IN LATER GRADES; RICH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (FENCING, ARTS, CHESS) TO EDUCATE THE WHOLE CHILD; AND FAMILY SUPPORT COUNSELING-ALL IN ORDER TO GRADUATE OUR STUDENTS AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL IN LITERACY AND MATH. 0 0 8176886 9631770 THE SCHOOL FEATURES 11 KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS: QUALIFIED STAFF FOCUSED ON AT-RISK STUDENTS; A ROBUST RESPONSE-TO-INTERVENTION TEAM, CONSISTING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ESL TEACHERS OVERSEEN BY A DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT; A QUALITY CURRICULUM, CONSISTING OF CORE KNOWLEDGE LANGUAGE ARTS, SINGAPORE MATH, AND INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE; HIGH-QUALITY COLLABORATORS, INCLUDING THE BRONX ARTS ENSEMBLE FOR ART, DANCE, AND MUSIC, AND SATELLITE FAMILY SUPPORT CLINIC RUN BY RIVERDALE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, AND CHESS AND FENCING COACHES TO ORGANIZE COMPETITIVE CHESS AND FENCING PROGRAMS; METICULOUS DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION, GUIDED BY STEP LITERACY ASSESSMENT AND NWEA MAP FOR MATH; AND COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS (40 DAYS) INCLUDING A ONE-MONTH SUMMER TEACHER WORKSHOP. WE PROMOTE A TEAM TEACHING MODEL, PAIRING AN EXPERIENCED LEAD TEACHER WITH A TEACHER WITH A SOCIAL WORKER BACKGROUND IN GRADES K-2; AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT, BEGINNING WITH HOME VISITS BY TEACHERS PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A STRONG SCHOOL CULTURE BUILT ON CHARACTER AND USING THE DISCIPLINED ACTIVITIES OF ARTS, CHESS, AND FENCING TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD; WE HAVE A LOW STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO OF 11:1, AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., AND A 2-WEEK LONGER SCHOOL YEAR. 8176886 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 105 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ALEC DIACOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3477355480 116 EAST 169TH STREET BRONX NY 10452 MIGUEL BALBUENA CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIRELY SAUNDERS SECRETARY (THROUGH NOV 2018) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAKIESHA HOWARD SECRETARY (AS OF NOV 2018) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGORIA FELICIANO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA HAYES VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IVAN LEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROSEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN M YALOW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS LYON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE (THROUGH 6/5/2019) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEC DIACOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 80.00 X 154082 0 10693 LETTA BELLE PRINCIPAL (THROUGH 8/31/2018) 50.00 X 105461 0 10400 YVONNE BROOKER-BYERS DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT 50.00 X 111210 0 0 SHANNON BURTON PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 102087 0 0 472840 0 21093 4 0 1 0 WALKER MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 120 EAST 169TH STREET BRONX NY 10452 RENT AND SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES 1086505 3480 THIRD AVENUE REALTY LLC PO BOX 234550 GREAT NECK NY 11023 RENT 341000 CHARTER SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 237 WEST 35TH STREET SUITE 301 NEW YORK NY 10001 FINANCIAL SERVICES 199893 EXECUTIVE CLEANING SERVICES LLC 460 NEW YORK AVE HUNGTINGTON NY 11743 CLEANING SERVICES 118416 4 688247 36605 59042 724852 STATE AND LOCAL PER PUPIL OPERATI 611110 9631770 9631770 9631770 10356622 9631770 0 0 168089 151280 16809 4701171 4163106 538065 28426 25121 3305 512836 452665 60171 397023 353350 43673 40208 40208 223549 223549 222191 198669 23522 118850 106334 12516 95431 32105 63326 148999 132014 16985 2055774 1821429 234345 87421 87421 65813 58311 7502 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 237687 210592 27095 SUPPLIES/MATERIALS 223247 223247 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 203186 200939 2247 STUDENT SERVICES 29790 29790 46782 17934 28848 9606473 8176886 1429587 0 1719895 2753695 259713 127167 281043 348014 672384 362135 320178 310249 405690 391570 2986519 3930695 371898 536084 12163 21339 0 20665 384061 578088 X 2598458 3347107 4000 5500 2602458 3352607 2986519 3930695 750149 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 99586 46527 53059 307297 207783 99514 265501 107825 157676 310249 DEPOSITS 391570 391570 DEFERRED LEASE LIABILITY 20665 20665 X 10356622 0 10356622 0 10356622 9606473 0 9606473 0 9606473 PART X, LINE 2: THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES ON INCOME. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FILES FORM 990 TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2016 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019 ARE STILL SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL AUDIT BY THE IRS. MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY IT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANZIATION PROVIDES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN THEIR APPLICATION AND ON THEIR WEBSITE. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING FROM THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALEC DIACOU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 154082 0 0 0 0 0 2250 0 8443 0 164775 0 0 0 X 34807 FMV X CURRICULUM SUPPLIES 816 15629 FMV X OFFICE FURNITURE 11 8606 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN NOVEMBER 2018, THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS WERE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRUSTEES OF THE BOARD SHALL BE BETWEEN SEVEN AND FIFTEEN, ELECTED AS OF THE MOST RECENTLY HELD ELECTION OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING TRUSTEES PREVIOUSLY ELECTED WHOSE TERMS HAVE NOT YET EXPIRED. 2. BOARD MEETINGS WILL BE MONTHLY VERSUS BI-MONTHLY. 3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS OF THE SCHOOL, CONSISTENT WITH POLICIES FORMULATED BY THE BOARD. SUBJECT TO THESE BY-LAWS AND ANY RESTRICTIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL HAVE ALL POWERS AND PERFORM ALL DUTIES THAT ARE INCIDENT TO THE OFFICE OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY BE ASSIGNED TO HIM OR HER BY THE BOARD. IN ALL MATTERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO DIRECTLY TO, AND BE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD, EITHER DIRECTLY OR ACTING THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 AND SUBMIT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED BY THE BOARD, THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD WILL SIGN DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SCHOOL MONITORED AND ENFORCED COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY VIA A BUILT-IN MONITORING STRUCTURE WITH LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE INCLUDING BOTH AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL. IN ADDITION AN ANNUAL REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION COMPARES COMPENSATION TO OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND GATHERS DATA FROM FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS IS CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS.