2018-05-14T16:18:06-05:00 2017-06-30 222258733 SMOLIN LUPIN & CO PA 165 PASSAIC AVENUE FAIRFIELD NJ 07004 990 2016-07-01 223453269 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ROBE 9734828811 443 CLIFTON AVENUE NEWARK NJ 07104 SUNG YI SCH BUISINESS ADMIN/BOARD SEC 9734810415 2018-05-14 1 SUSAN WHITE P00124176 9734397200 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THERESA ADUBATO 443 CLIFTON AVE NEWARK NJ 07104 13259222 0 X WWW.ROBERTTREATACADEMY.ORG X 1997 NJ AT ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, WE BELIEVE THAT SCHOOLS EXIST FOR CHILDREN - TO GIVE THEM THE VERY BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE SO THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL BE SUCCESSFUL ADULTS AND CITIZENS. EVERY STUDENT, RICH OR POOR, REGARDLESS OF COLOR, LANGUAGE, OR ORIGIN DESERVES OUR ALL-OUT EFFORTS TO DELIVER AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION. THIS IS AN AMERICAN DREAM WE MUST ACHIEVE IF OUR COUNTRY IS TO REMAIN STRONG. TODAY'S STUDENTS HAVE TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO ADAPT AND LEARN FOR THE REST OF THEIRLIVES. THIS IS THE DEMAND OF A GLOBAL SOCIETY. OUR STUDENTS' EDUCATION MUST BE GUIDED BY THE NEW JERSEY CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS IN THEAREAS OF READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, WORLD LANGUAGE, THE ARTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH. OUR STUDENTS MUSTALSO MASTER OTHER 21ST CENTURY SKILLS, INCLUDING CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND TEAMWORK. ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY HAS ANOTHER CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY IN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED. 9 9 137 0 0 0 11679734 12936873 300219 322349 0 0 0 0 11979953 13259222 0 0 0 0 8036972 9611684 0 0 0 4028411 3967313 12065383 13578997 -85430 -319775 2833704 4061090 3972771 5519932 -1139067 -1458842 X ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR DIVERSE STUDENT BODY. WE ACHIEVE OUR GOALS THROUGH A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM, QUALITY TEACHERS, AND AN ATMOSPHERE THAT EMPHASIZES COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR STAFF AND OUR PARENTS. TOGETHER, THESE ELEMENTS CREATE A SAFE AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS CAN EXCEL. 0 0 11989585 322349 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS TWENTIETH YEAR OF OPERATION IN JUNE 2017. ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY HAS TWO CAMPUSES. OUR STEPHEN N. ADUBATO CAMPUS LOCATED AT 443 CLIFTON AVENUE HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 453 STUDENTS. OUR JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS LOCATED AT 180 WILLIAM STREET HAS AN ENROLLMENT OF 229 STUDENTS. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IS 682 STUDENTS. OUR ENROLLMENT PLAN AT OUR JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS IS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE TWO CLASSROOMS PER GRADE LEVEL. THE CURRENT CHALLENGE IS TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO ENLARGE THE RECENTLY PURCHASED BUILDING AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS TO ENROLL ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. AN EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGE WAS THE CHANGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. THESE STANDARDS WERE ADOPTED BY NEW JERSEY IN 2014. THE CHANGE IN STANDARDS, WHICH RESULTED IN CHANGES TO CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WAS INITIATED IN GRADES K-5 AND WAS COMPLETED IN GRADES 6TH THROUGH 8TH IN THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. THE ASSESSMENT FOR THESE STANDARDS WILL BE MEASURED BY THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT SCIENCE. HOWEVER, THIS CHANGE IS STILL PENDING REVIEW BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. FURTHER IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED WHICH GRADES WILL BE ASSESSED. EQUALLY CHALLENGING HAS BEEN MAINTAINING THE ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR STUDENTS MEASURED BY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER (PARCC) TEST. WHEN RESULTS ARE RECEIVED, WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SCRUTINIZING DATA TO DETERMINE WHERE AND WHAT CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE. THE OVERALL LONG-TERM GOAL FOR PROFICIENCY SET BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ESSA SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY) IS FOR 80% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVING LEVELS 4 OR 5 BY 2030. THE PERFORMANCE GOAL SET BY THE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL STATE ASSESSMENT ANNUAL ACCOUNTABILITY TARGETS FOR YEAR 1 (2016-2017) WAS BASELINE (SCORES FROM 2015-2016) PLUS 5% GOAL PROGRESS. IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, THE GOAL PROGRESS WAS MET AS OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVED 80.8 % PROFICIENCY. IN MATHEMATICS, THE GOAL PROGRESS WAS MET AS OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVED 74.5 % PROFICIENCY. THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS (STUDENT GROWTH) GOAL SET BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ESSA SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY) IS 40% SCHOOLWIDE. IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY THE GOAL WAS MET AS OUR SCHOOLWIDE STUDENT GROWTH WAS 44%. IN MATHEMATICS THE GOAL WAS NOT MET BY .05%, AS OUR SCHOOLWIDE STUDENT GROWTH WAS 39.9%. BOTH ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CAMPUSES OFFER AN ELEVEN-MONTH SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SEVEN-HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND AN EIGHT-HOUR PROFESSIONAL DAY. EARLY CARE BEGINNING AT 7:30 A.M. AND AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY (UNTIL 5:30 P.M.) ACCOMMODATE WORKING PARENTS AND PROVIDE TIME FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OUR REMEDIAL SERVICES IN ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AS WELL AS REMEDIAL AND GUIDED READING, TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP, TAKE PLACE DURING THE EXTENDED DAY INSURING THAT STUDENTS DO NOT MISS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION. THE EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM OFFERS EXTRACURRICULAR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING RECREATION AND ATHLETICS, ARTS PROGRAMS (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC INSTRUCTION, CHORUS, STEP DANCING, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CREATIVE WRITING) AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS CHARACTER EDUCATION. PARENT PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO BE A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR FOCUS AS WITNESSED BY THE HIGH LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE WE CONSISTENTLY RECORD AT MONTHLY PARENT MEETINGS. PARENTS SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ARE ELECTED TO THE PARENT COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ALSO VOLUNTEER IN OTHER AREAS (COACHING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, CHAPERONING STUDENTS ON TRIPS, ATTENDING AND ASSISTING AT SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS, PLAYS AND PERFORMANCES). IN THE NINE SUBJECT AREAS INCLUDING ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE (THIS TEST REMAINED IN PLACE AS THE NJ ASK FOR 4TH AND 8TH GRADES), SOCIAL STUDIES, TECHNOLOGY, WORLD LANGUAGES (SPANISH), VISUAL AND FINE ARTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH, AND 21ST CENTURY LIFE & CAREERS OUR CURRICULA IS ALIGNED TO THE NJ STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS CENTERED AROUND CONTINUED TRAINING FOR OUR TEACHERS IN THE USE OF THE CURRICULUM AND ON UTILIZING DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION USING INTERIM ASSESSMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO'S STEP PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO ELEVATE STUDENT READING LEVELS ACROSS THE BOARD. IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT REMAINS CRUCIAL TO MEETING THE ACADEMY'S OVERALL MISSION. OUR TRAINING SCHEDULE INCLUDED WORKSHOPS IN MATH, ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, SCIENCE, AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT. IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY, STAFF DEVELOPMENT WAS OFFERED TO HELP TEACHERS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE USERS OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM. EFFORTS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE PARCC TEST WERE A MAIN AREA OF ATTENTION AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOREMOST ON OUR LIST OF GOALS AND A FOCUS OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND SATURDAY ACADEMY. IN JUNE 2017, OUR THIRTEENTH CLASS OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY. THOSE STUDENTS WERE PREPARED FOR THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLACE GRADUATES IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION. THOSE GRADUATES EARNED IN EXCESS OF $4 MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN THE NATION.OUR FIRST GROUP OF ALUMNI TO COMPLETE COLLEGE GRADUATED IN 2013. WE HAVE MAINTAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH MANY OF THESE STUDENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THEM. SEVERAL GRADUATES HAVE JOINED THE STAFF OF THE ACADEMY AS EITHER INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS/TEACHERS OR CLERKS AND IT IS OUR HOPE THAT MANY OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO NEWARK AS PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY.THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDED THE ACADEMY'S FOUNDING ORGANIZATION, THE NORTH WARD CENTER, INC., AND JUST ONE SOCCER WHICH MADE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS THE JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR TALENTED YOUTH, WHICH PROVIDED SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AS WELL AS ONLINE COURSES FOR MORE GIFTED STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY ALSO MAINTAINED ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. 11989585 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 137 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 NJ X THE NORTH WARD CENTER 9734810415 346 MT PROSPECT AVE NEWARK NJ 07104 ZARALA ZABALA DE KELLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN J CLANCY JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN CALDERON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILFREDO CARABALLO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL ALAGIA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANNE DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAHIRA STRAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT R DETORE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMIL GARRUTO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA ADUBATO CHIEF SCHOOL ADMIN & PRINC 50.00 X 203422 0 9351 SUNG YI SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMIN & BO 10.00 X 28622 0 0 232044 0 9351 1 0 1 0 0 12934363 2510 12936873 BEFORE AND AFTER CARE 624410 218576 218576 FOOD PROGRAM 624100 103073 103073 OTHER 624100 700 700 322349 13259222 322349 0 0 286300 286300 5366924 4922189 444735 2381527 2073565 307962 1096594 954790 141804 480339 418225 62114 73984 73984 154631 154631 292186 283436 8750 1326465 1315124 11341 32520 29268 3252 1714708 1628973 85735 5100 5100 116925 116925 1188 1188 144498 141608 2890 47256 42530 4726 FIELD TRIPS 57852 57852 13578997 11989585 1589412 0 1661049 1493981 255880 426419 1670555 1330354 337928 340201 578847 1800489 2833704 4061090 1096563 1092129 2876208 4427803 3972771 5519932 X -1551995 -1874043 337928 340201 75000 75000 -1139067 -1458842 2833704 4061090 -319775 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 274105 197042 77063 1396450 1133312 263138 340201 DEFERRED OUTFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION 1785700 DEPOSITS 13688 MISCELLANEOUS ADVANCE 1101 1800489 DUE TO ROBERT TREAT PARENT COUNCIL 33623 DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION 12614 NON CURRENT OBLIGATION FOR NET PENSION LIABILITY 4381566 4427803 X 13259222 0 13259222 0 13259222 13578997 0 13578997 0 13578997 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE SCHOOL BELIEVES THAT ALL ITS TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 OUR NON-DISCRIMINATION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES ARE PRINTED ON OUR MEDIA AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THERESA ADUBATO CHIEF SCHOOL ADMIN & PRINC 203422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9351 0 212773 0 0 0 NORTH WARD CENTER INC FOUNDING ORGANIZATION 1360000 REAL PROPERTY LEASES, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FISCAL SERVICES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY OF THE RETURN IS REVIEWED WITH PRINCIPAL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED BY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AS REQUIRED BY STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND MUST DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. ADDITIONALLY, ALL NEW HIRES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRINCIPAL'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGAINZATION HOLDS MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETINGS WHERE SOME OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE EITHER DURING THE MEETING OR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE AUDITOR REVIEWS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.