THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 52-2103442)
Tax period: 2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed: 2016-01-21
IRS object ID: 201620219349301107
Schema version: 2014v6.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule I
Schedule K
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-01-21T10:10:08-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	462108854	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 259	AddressLine1Txt
City	BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	155220259	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522103442	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NEXT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023192249	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3047 15TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE MEYER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023192249	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-01-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD M JONES CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00621721	PTIN
Phone	8146231880	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-01-20	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIE MEYER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3047 15TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,663,643	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NEXTSTEPPCS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES AND WHO ARE NOT SUPPORTED IN TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	87	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	96	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$449,027	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$320,707	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,728,549	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,701,351	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$7,430	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$78,282	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$81,718	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,099,294	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,111,206	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,077	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,980	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,803,432	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,272,374	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,855	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,361,983	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,819,763	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,173,492	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,101,117	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,925,802	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,010,089	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,530,773	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$17,207,065	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,427,906	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,307,852	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,102,867	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,899,213	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES AND WHO ARE NOT SUPPORTED IN TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,367,162	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,980	GrantAmt
Revenue	$7,701,351	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS STUDENTS THE SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS GED PREPARATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AS WELL AS ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (ESOL) TO DISTRICT YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 24. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS A FULL-TIME DAY PROGRAM AND A PART-TIME NIGHT PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH AUGUST, ENROLLING THREE TIMES EACH YEAR. WITH A BILINGUAL STAFF (ENGLISH AND SPANISH) AND WRAP-AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT, WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM IS BASED ON THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND GED SKILLS. TEACHERS INDIVIDUALIZE INSTRUCTION TO HELP STUDENTS ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS AT THEIR OWN PACE. THE CHARTER SCHOOL PLACES STUDENTS BY SKILL LEVEL, RATHER THAN AGE OR GRADE, AND PROMOTES STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR PROGRESS. WHEN STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR PROGRAM OF STUDY, THE CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSITION PROGRAM ASSISTS STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WITH CONTINUED EDUCATION AND CAREER PLANNING. SERVICESGED PREPARATION - THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS STUDENTS THE PREPARATION, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO PASS THE EXAM TO ATTAIN THE GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH. STUDENTS IN DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL STUDY GED CONTENT AND SKILLS IN THEIR CLASSES, AND MUST PASS A PRELIMINARY PRACTICE TEST BEFORE THEY TAKE THE OFFICIAL EXAM. THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO PASS THE PRACTICE TEST WHEN THEY REGISTER FOR THE OFFICIAL GED.ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS - THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS ESOL CLASSES TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELLS) IN DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL. STUDENTS LEARN THE LANGUAGE SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO NAVIGATE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THE WIDER WORLD.LIFE SKILLS - THE CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ADDRESSING SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, IMMIGRATION AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. TEACHERS ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES IN SUCH ACADEMIC LIFE SKILLS AS GOAL-SETTING, ORGANIZATION, INITIATIVE AND SELF-ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT WORK AND COLLABORATION WITHIN EACH CLASS.TRANSITIONS - THE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALUMNI MAKE AND IMPLEMENT SHORT AND LONG-TERM PLANS FOR POST-SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL PATHS. A FULL-TIME TRANSITIONS SPECIALIST PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON COLLEGE, EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONS, AND HELPS STUDENTS ACCESS FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.CASE MANAGEMENT - CASE MANAGERS COMPLETE AN IN-DEPTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF EACH STUDENT TO EVALUATE WHAT SOCIAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO GROW ACADEMICALLY. CASE MANAGERS CONNECT STUDENTS WITH AND HELP STUDENTS NAVIGATE SOCIAL SERVICES.YOUNG PARENT PROGRAM - THE CHARTER SCHOOL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STUDENT SUPPORT CENTER'S NEW HEIGHTS PROGRAM, SUPPORTS EXPECTING AND PARENTING STUDENTS THROUGH ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PREGNANCY SUPPORT AND PARENTING CLASSES. THE AIM OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, IMPROVE GRADUATION RATES AND PREVENT SUBSEQUENT UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES.TUTORING PROGRAM/VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS, ENABLING STUDENTS TO PROGRESS AT THEIR OWN PACE. VOLUNTEERS WORK DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL AS CLASSROOM AIDES, OR AS ONE-ON-ONE TUTORS WITH STUDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: ESOL, READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS, AND MATH. BILINGUAL TUTORS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. FOOD PROGRAM - THE CHARTER SCHOOL PROVIDES A FREE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) POLICY. VISIONAT THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, WE ENVISION A SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEIR PAST DOES NOT DICTATE THEIR FUTURE. WE ENVISION STUDENTS EMPOWERED TO BE INDEPENDENT SELF-ADVOCATES, WHO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CLARITY AND KNOWLEDGE. WE ENVISION STUDENTS WHO ARE CONFIDENT AND SELF-DISCIPLINED IN PURSUING THEIR OWN GOALS. WE ENVISION STUDENTS WHO CAN WORK INDEPENDENTLY YET COLLABORATE WITH DIVERSE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. WE ENVISION STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT JUST RECIPIENTS OF INSTRUCTION, BUT RATHER ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR EDUCATION. WE ENVISION THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AS A COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF, AND PARENTS WHO AGREE TO LISTEN TO EACH OTHER, TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, TO HOLD EACH OTHER TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS, TO SPEAK TRUTH WITH CONFIDENCE, AND TO VIEW DIFFERENCES AS A CATALYST FOR CREATIVITY. WE ENVISION A SCHOOL WHERE KINDNESS AND STRUCTURE GO HAND IN HAND. WE ENVISION A SCHOOL THAT MAINTAINS ITS DELICATE BALANCE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND RELENTLESS SUPPORT IN MEETING THOSE EXPECTATIONS. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, RACE, OR STATUS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND TO PLAN FOR FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENT RATHER THAN BE MARGINALIZED BY PAST FAILURE. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE STUDENTS WHO FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES ARE REGARDED AS INDISPENSABLE AND INSPIRING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,367,162	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	33	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	87	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAUNYA MELVIN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023192249	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3047 15TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20009	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EDUARDO FERRER
PAST BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL SUSSMAN
BOARD CHAIRPERSON	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JORGE ESTRADA
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HANK BROTHERS
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM ADKINS
VICE-CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN BURKES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATALIE ECKFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GADOR MANZANO
DIRECTOR - ENDED 10/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSE GORDY
DIRECTOR - ENDED 8/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MITZI BUNCH
DIRECTOR - ENDED 8/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WALFER HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR - ENDED 8/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRANDI SHELTON
DIRECTOR - ENDED 10/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HABIB BANGURA
DIRECTOR - BEGAN 10/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRITTNEY CRUTCHFIELD
DIRECTOR - BEGAN 11/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOAN MCGOY
DIRECTOR - BEGAN 11/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILL RAGLAND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROXANA PEREZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RITIJA GUPTA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONITA GALLOWAY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACKIE MERLOS
DIRECTOR - ENDED 6/15	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE MEYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$111,879	$0	$9,836
EVANGELINE Y BENNETT
PAST DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPER	40.00		Yes (X)	$63,646	$0	$6,059
TAUNYA MELVIN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$14,982	$0	$406
SUSAN EVANS ESPINOZA
PRINCIPAL	40.00			$106,670	$0	$7,153	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$297,177	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$23,454	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$267,505	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$53,202	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$320,707	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PER PUPIL FUNDING	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,701,351	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,701,351	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,701,351	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,430	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$634,155	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$552,437	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$81,718	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$81,718	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$81,718	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,111,206	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,701,351	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$89,148	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,980	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,111	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,536,441	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,253,641	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$282,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$307,377	TotalAmt
Program Services	$268,655	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$206,897	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,832	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,840	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$50,898	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,472	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,706	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,706	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,539	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$276	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,714	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$295,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$255,196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,539	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$113	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,722	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,525	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$242	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$372,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$292,668	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,352	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$128	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,612	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT MATERIALS	$281,218	$281,218
STUDENT FOOD	$129,191	$129,191
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$103,841	$89,573	$14,229	$39
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$83,693	$72,221	$11,472

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$140,108	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,101,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,367,162	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$732,100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,855	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,580,304	BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$7,289,250	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$205,465	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,330	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,989	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,912	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,588	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,626	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$10,614,352	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,426,209	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,526,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,188,143	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$326,804	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,530,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,207,065	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$321,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,991	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$342,240	BOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$7,688,118	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,694,124	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$283,743	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,427,906	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,307,852	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,090,568	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,892,546	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,667	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,102,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,899,213	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,530,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,207,065	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,010,089	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$213,743	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,027,230	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,027,230	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,702,587	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$879,129	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,823,458	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$879,135	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$547,080	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$332,055	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,400	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,400	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,188,143	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT PAYABLE	$70,000
INTEREST RATE SWAP	$213,743

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$283,743	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,155,473	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$44,267	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$44,267	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,111,206	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,111,206	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,145,384	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$44,267	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$44,267	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,101,117	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,101,117	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN JUNE 2006, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED FASB ASC NO. 740-10 [FORMERLY INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48)], ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH IS AN INTERPRETATION OF ASC 740'S (FORMERLY SFAS NO. 109), ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC 740'S AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FASB ASC NO. 740-10 REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S TAX RETURN TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS HAVE A "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" PROBABILITY OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2011 THROUGH 2013 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE CHARTER SCHOOL'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE SCHOOL HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND IS OPERATING UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE D.C. GOVERNMENT. REVENUE PROCEDURE 75-50 DOES NOT APPLY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE NON-DISCRIMATORY POLICY IS EXPLICITLY STATED IN THE REGISTRATION APPLICATION AND OUR BROCHURE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND IS OPERATING UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE D.C. GOVERNMENT. REVENUE PROCEDURE 75-50 DOES NOT APPLY TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE NEXT STEP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL RECEIVES PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE DC GOVERNMENT BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THEY ENROLL ACCORDING TO THE UNIFORM PER STUDENT FUNDING FORMULA DEVELOPED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS PER PUPIL ALLOCATION IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH EXTRA FUNDS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	10	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$8,980	CashGrantAmt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	536001131	BondIssuerEIN
Bond Issued	2014-10-01	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$7,820,000	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	REFINANCE LOANS INCURRED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL FACILITY	PurposeDesc
Defeased	0	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	0	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds	$7,820,000	TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$96,025	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$7,723,975	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion	2011	SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding	0	CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding	0	AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (1)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (1)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	0	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	0	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	0	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	0	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	0	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	0	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	0	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	0	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	0	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	0	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	0	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	0	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	0	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	0	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	0	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	RELEVANT INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO A 3RD PARTY FOR 990 PREPARATION AND REVIEW. THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO PRESENTS THE 990 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, IT IS FORWARDED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR APPROVAL. AFTER FINAL APPROVAL, THE 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DURING THE ANNUAL ORIENTATION, ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. EACH PERSON SHALL COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM EACH YEAR AND THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RELATED TO COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES FOR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF ARE DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED SALARY SCALE. THE PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE DISCRETION TO NEGOTIATE SALARIES WITH STAFF AND THE FINAL SALARY FOR ALL STAFF WILL BE STATED IN THE ANNUAL OFFER LETTER. ANNUAL RAISES ARE SUBJECT TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND BOARD APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD WHICH PROVIDES OVERSIGHT AND DISTRIBUTION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP -213,743.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ON OCTOBER 9, 2014, THE CHARTER SCHOOL ENTERED INTO AN INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT WITH SUNTRUST BANK FOR A NOTIONAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE OBLIGATION UNDER THE LOAN PAYABLE WHEREBY A PORTION OF THE FLOATING RATE WAS SWAPPED INTO A FIXED RATE. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE CHARTER SCHOOL PAYS THE BANK INTEREST AT A FIXED RATE OF 3.51% ON THE PRINCIPAL LOAN BALANCE THROUGH THE TERMINATION DATE OF THE SWAP AGREEMENT, WHICH IS OCTOBER 1, 2021. THE SWAP MECHANISM IS INTENDED TO ALLOW THE SCHOOL TO REALIZE THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF A LOWER FIXED RATE BY REDUCING THE IMPACT OF MARKET CHANGES IN THE VARIABLE INTEREST RATE. INTEREST EXPENSE RELATED TO THE INTEREST RATE SWAP FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 WAS $90,516. AT JUNE 30, 2015, THE FAIR VALUE OF THE INTEREST RATE SWAP WAS $213,743 AND HAS BEEN REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.