2016-02-16T11:41:59-06:00 2015-06-30 BDO USA LLP 200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 990 2014-07-01 030442302 SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL % STEPHEN M CONLEY SOUT 6162221700 2200 ONONDAGA CREEK ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13207 CAROL HILL PRESIDENT 6162221700 2016-02-15 true JACOB COOK P01240455 6167747000 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z CAROL HILL 2200 ONONDAGA CREEK ROAD SYRACUSE NY 13207 9115373 false X WWW.NHASCHOOLS.COM X 2002 NY TO OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION BASED ON RIGOROUS TEACHING METHODS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND BASIC MORAL VALUES. 5 5 0 14 0 9049212 9081270 10948 34103 0 0 14108 0 9074268 9115373 0 0 0 0 3501640 3674275 0 0 0 5584402 5440951 9086042 9115226 -11774 147 340384 540630 249866 449965 90518 90665 X TO OPERATE A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE 56 OF THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION LAW WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION BASED ON RIGOROUS TEACHING METHODS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY, AND BASIC MORAL VALUES. ENROLLMENT IS OPEN TO ALL APPROPRIATELY AGED CHILDREN WITHOUT REGARD TO GENDER, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, DISABILITY, AND/OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. false false 6009458 33877 OPERATED AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ORGANIZED AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES EDUCATION, AT NO COST TO THE PARENT, TO STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE SCHOOL OPERATES UNDER A CHARTER APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 456043 226 OPERATED A SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM AT THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE SCHOOL OFFERS FREE OR REDUCED BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH FOR FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT STUDENTS WHO EAT THEIR BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING EXHIBIT BETTER MEMORY RETENTION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS PROVIDED BY THE USDA FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $453,957. 6465501 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false X STEPHEN M CONLEY 6162221700 3850 BROADMOOR SE SUITE 201 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512 X X KEVIN WALSH TRUSTEE 1.0 0.0 X CAROL HILL PRESIDENT 1.0 0.0 X X DR LEONESE NELSON VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 0.0 X X DR JAMES DUAH-AGYEMAN SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X TRACY MILLER TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X X 0 false false false NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES INC 3850 BROADMOOR SE SUITE 201 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512 MANAGEMENT SERVICES 8130737 1 X 9081270 9081270 FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 611600 226 226 MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY FEES 900099 33877 33877 34103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9115373 34103 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 2834131 2834131 56629 56629 533815 533815 249700 249700 0 0 289826 10404 279422 0 0 0 131503 131503 107612 1712 105900 384456 384456 351886 6716 345170 0 1722414 1692505 29909 1943 1943 0 36768 36768 0 0 12076 12076 20892 20892 ACADEMIC & GENERAL SUPPORT 597154 597154 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 432074 432074 HUMAN RESOURCES 453503 453503 FOOD SERVICE 456043 456043 442801 36208 406593 9115226 6465501 2649725 0 75368 190426 0 0 174493 271759 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117723 39278 90523 78445 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340384 540630 0 0 0 0 1455 1605 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248411 448360 249866 449965 X 90518 90665 0 0 0 0 90518 90665 340384 540630 147 X false true X true true true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 117723 39278 78445 78445 0 CONTRACTED SERVICE FEE PAYABLE 448360 448360 X 9115373 9115373 9115373 9115226 9115226 9115226 SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL HAS EVALUATED ITS POSITION REGARDING THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AND DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. RECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT WITH A TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER OR NOT A TAX POSITION HAS MET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD CONSIDERS THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE REPORTING DATE AND IS SUBJECT TO MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENT. CHANGES IN THE RECOGNITION OR MEASUREMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGE IN JUDGEMENT OCCURS. true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3: THE SCHOOL'S RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS DISCLOSED ON ALL STUDENT APPLICATIONS AND PUBLISHED WITH OPEN ENROLLMENT ADVERTISEMENTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. THE NOTICE OF ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY DURING THE PERIOD PRIOR TO THE SCHOOLS SOLICITATION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR CIRCULATION TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PARTICULARS AS TO COLUMN SIZE, PRINT AND TYPE SPECIFIED BY THE IRS ARE MET OR EXCEEDED. SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID: THE SCHOOL RECEIVES SUPPORT GRANTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 3: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL HAS ENTERED INTO A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ("THE AGREEMENT") WITH NATIONAL HERITAGE ACADEMIES, INC. ("NHA") FOR THE PROVISION OF ALL EDUCATIONAL, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS SERVICES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL. THE AGREEMENT WAS SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AS PART OF THE CHARTERING PROCESS. PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT, NHA RECEIVES ALL REVENUE ALLOCATED TO THE SCHOOL AS ITS MANAGEMENT FEE, FROM WHICH IT PROVIDES ITS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE AGREEMENT AND REQUIRED UNDER THE SCHOOL'S CHARTER (I.E., ALL OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE SCHOOL IDENTIFIED IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL'S BOARD). THE FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX ARE THE EXPENSES PAID FROM THE FUNDS REMITTED UNDER THE NHA MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT EXPENSES EXCEED REVENUES, NHA COVERS THE SHORTFALL WITH AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DURING THE SCHOOL'S CHARTER PROCESS AS WELL AS THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DURING THE SCHOOL'S EXEMPTION APPLICATION PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B: A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A PACKAGE OF MATERIALS FOR BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING THAT WAS HELD BEFORE THE FILING OF THIS RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C: THE SCHOOL'S BYLAWS REQUIRE THAT ANY TRUSTEE, OFFICER, KEY EMPLOYEE OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE BOARD OF THE CONFLICT AND THE CONFLICT WILL BE DULY NOTED IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING MINUTES. THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM FUTURE DECISION MAKING ON THIS ISSUE . THE BOARD MAY TAKE FORMAL, CORRECTIVE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IF PROPER DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE NOT MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19: DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. STATE FILINGS: SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL DOES NOT FILE FORM 990 WITH ANY STATE AS IT IS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION INCORPORATED UNDER THE NEW YORK EDUCATION LAW AND IS THEREFORE EXEMPT FROM REGISTERING WITH THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL.