2017-05-01T13:50:23-05:00 2016-06-30 222258733 SMOLIN LUPIN & CO PA 165 PASSAIC AVENUE FAIRFIELD NJ 07004 990 2015-07-01 223453269 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL ROBE 9734810415 443 CLIFTON AVENUE NEWARK NJ 07104 SUNG YI SCH BUISINESS ADMIN/BOARD SEC 9734810415 2017-05-01 1 SUSAN WHITE P00124176 9734397200 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z THERESA ADUBATO 443 CLIFTON AVE NEWARK NJ 07104 11979953 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 9 151 0 0 0 0 11679734 10313390 300219 0 0 0 0 10313390 11979953 0 0 0 0 6212897 8036972 0 0 0 3789228 4028411 10002125 12065383 311265 -85430 2111281 2833704 848223 3972771 1263058 -1139067 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 10642119 300219 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL COMPLETED ITS NINETEENTH YEAR OF OPERATION IN JUNE 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OPENING. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF BOTH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ACADEMY DURING THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE SEARCH FOR A SITE WHERE WE COULD CONTINUE THE EXPANSION OF THE CENTRAL WARD'S JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS. HOWEVER, THE NORTH WARD CENTER RECENTLY MET THAT NEED BY PURCHASING THE FACILITY THEY HAD BEEN RENTING FROM ST. BENEDICT'S PREP AND THE NEWARK ABBEY ON OUR BEHALF. THE NEXT CHALLENGE WILL BE RAISING THE FUNDS TO ENLARGE THE BUILDING AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS AVAILABLE SO THAT WE CAN ENROLL ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. IN AUGUST 2016, THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, WE ADDED GRADE EIGHT AT THE JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS WHICH COMPLETED THE GROWTH PLAN THAT WAS PART OF THE ADDENDUM TO OUR CHARTER THAT BEGAN WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SECOND CAMPUS IN 1997. THIS SECOND ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY FACILITY, KNOWN AS THE JACKIE ROBINSON CAMPUS, IS LOCATED AT 180 WILLIAM STREET IN NEWARK'S CENTRAL WARD. BOTH CAMPUSES ARE OFFICIALLY PART OF "ONE" CHARTER WHICH ENDED THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH A TOTAL COMBINED ENROLLMENT OF 651 STUDENTS. THIS YEAR'S ENROLLMENT WAS 684 STUDENTS AS OF OCTOBER 15, 2016. A SECOND AREA OF CONCERN FOR OUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS THE CHANGE FROM THE NATIONAL COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS (NCCS), ADOPTED BY NEW JERSEY IN 2010, TO THE NEW JERSEY STUDENT LEARNING STANDARDS (NJSLS) ADOPTED IN 2015. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR BOTH SETS OF STANDARDS IS MEASURED BY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE & CAREER (THE PARCC) TEST. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE STANDARDS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO COMPARE AND ALIGN THE NEW NJSLS TO OUR CURRICULUM. EVEN MORE CHALLENGING WAS THE FACT THE RESULTS OF OUR FIRST YEAR OF STATEWIDE PARCC TESTING, ADMINISTERED IN THE SPRING OF 2014-15, WERE NOT RECEIVED UNTIL VERY LATE IN 2015 MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE CHANGES NEEDED TO MAKE OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (BASED ON THE STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT) EFFECTIVE. AT THE TIME OF THIS AUDIT, WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED RESULTS FOR THE 2015-16 PARCC TESTING. BOTH THIS AND THE 2014-15 EXAMINATION INDICATED SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BY ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY'S STUDENTS. IN 2015-16, THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS TOOK THE PARCC TEST FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE RESULTS OF THE PARCC FORM THE BASIS OF NEW JERSEY'S SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT WHICH PUBLISHES THE RESULTS OF STUDENT TESTING EACH YEAR. THE PARCC RESULTS ARE REPORTED USING FIVE LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AS OPPOSED TO THE THREE LEVELS USED BY THE NJASK. LEVEL 4 (MET EXPECTATIONS) AND LEVEL 5 (EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS) ARE CONSIDERED "PASSING SCORES AND ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE NJASK PROFICIENT AND ADVANCED PROFICIENT SCORES. LEVEL 1 (DID NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS), LEVEL 2 (PARTIALLY MET EXPECTATIONS) AND LEVEL 3 (APPROACHED EXPECTATIONS) ARE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE NJASK PARTIALLY PROFICIENT AND NOT PROFICIENT CATEGORIES AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED PASSING. SINCE NEW JERSEY HAS STILL NOT SET TARGETS FOR OUR STUDENTS, WE SET AS OUR GOAL SCORES THAT ARE 25% ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE IN EACH GRADE AND SUBJECT AREA. WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OVERALL OUR STUDENTS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING THIS GOAL FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IN ELA STUDENTS EXCEEDED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH SCORES RANGING FROM 19% TO 34% ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE. IN MATHEMATICS STUDENTS' SCORES RANGED FROM 30% TO 42% ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE. OUR EIGHTH GRADERS WHO TOOK ALGEBRA I (A 9TH GRADE COURSE) ACHIEVED A SCORE 64% HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. STUDENT GROWTH RESULTS AND DISAGGREGATED DATA OF THE PARCC SCORES HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED YET, BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT WE WILL MEET ALL STATE AND FEDERAL PROFICIENCY TARGETS. 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 A ROBOTICS CLUB AND RECREATION (BOYS AND GIRLS' BASKETBALL, GOLF, SWIMMING, TENNIS), AND 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. OUR FOCUS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE ADVANCED PROFICIENT IN LANGUAGE ARTS THROUGH THE CONTINUATION OF AN INTENSIVE STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BEGUN SEVERAL YEARS AGO. 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 2016, OUR TWELFTH 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 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. 10642119 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 8 0 1 151 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 X ZARALA ZABALA DE KELLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESUS PADILLA 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 & PRINCIPAL 50.00 X 159903 0 10109 159903 0 10109 1 0 1 0 BLUEPRINTS FOR LEARNING 36 LAUREL PLACE RINGWOOD NJ 07456 CONSULTING - STAFF DEVELOPMENT 145000 1 11669838 9896 11679734 BEFORE AND AFTER CARE 624410 213170 213170 FOOD PROGRAM 624100 85999 85999 OTHER 624100 1050 1050 300219 11979953 300219 0 0 227762 227762 5122297 4650212 472085 1282432 1114676 167756 944926 821319 123607 459555 399440 60115 60824 60824 142803 142803 478873 443873 35000 1408329 1396891 11438 43258 43258 1586420 1466020 120400 6139 6139 152898 151424 1474 93695 93695 FIELD TRIPS 55172 55172 12065383 10642119 1423264 0 1298307 1661049 319113 255880 18645 0 1523784 1185856 460427 337928 14789 578847 2111281 2833704 808854 1035056 20472 61507 18897 2876208 848223 3972771 X 727631 -1551995 460427 337928 75000 75000 1263058 -1139067 2111281 2833704 X -85430 -2316695 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 274105 172216 101889 1249679 1013640 236039 337928 DEFERRED OUTFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION 564058 DEPOSITS 13688 MISCELLANEOUS ADVANCE 1101 578847 DUE TO ROBERT TREAT PARENT COUNCIL 40290 DEFERRED INFLOWS RELATED TO PENSION 60898 NON CURRENT OBLIGATION FOR NET PENSION LIABILITY 2775020 2876208 X 11979953 0 11979953 0 11979953 12065383 0 12065383 0 12065383 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 & PRINCIPAL 159903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10109 0 170012 0 0 0 NORTH WARD CENTER INC FOUNDING ORGANIZATION 1335000 REAL PROPERTY LEASES, TRAFFIC CONTROL, FISCAL SERVICES 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 XI, LINE 9: RESTATEMENT OF BEGINNING NET POSITION FOR PERS PENSION LIABILITY -2,340,146. RESTATEMENT OF BEGINNING DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES RELATED TO PENSIONS 176,525. RESTATEMENT OF BEGINNING DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES RELATED TO PENSIONS -153,074. 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.