EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (EIN 26-0088232)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-05
IRS object ID
201500369349301125
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Return2015-02-05T16:55:58-06:00ReturnTs
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CityBEDFORDCity
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ZIP Code155220259ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Phone2023730035PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCity
StateDCState
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PersonWENDY EDWARDSPersonNm
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Gross Receipts$4,771,577GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY IS TO FOSTER THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT IN A SAFE AND HOLISTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL EQUIP ALL STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO BECOME HIGH ACHIEVERS, PROFICIENT READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS WHO WILL THRIVE FOR A LIFETIME AS PRODUCTIVE AND CARING CITIZENS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$865PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,405CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$5,887PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,683CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,437,745PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$210,111TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$322,391TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY IS TO FOSTER THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT IN A SAFE AND HOLISTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL EQUIP ALL STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO BECOME HIGH ACHIEVERS, PROFICIENT READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS WHO WILL THRIVE FOR A LIFETIME AS PRODUCTIVE AND CARING CITIZENS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,790,480ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,264,444RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL APPROACH - ECA HAS A STRONG CURRICULAR FOCUS ON LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, GIVEN THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT OF EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT ON NEARLY ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT. INSTRUCTION IS BASED UPON THE EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS FOR PREKINDERGARTEN AND THE NATIONAL COMMON CORE STANDARDS FOR READING AND MATH, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE THREE. EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL HAS SELECTED PEARSON OPENING THE WORLD OF LEARNING (OWL) AS ITS INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND HOUGHTON MIFFLIN READING, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AS WELL AS MACMILLAN/MCGRAW-HILL MATH CONNECTS FOR KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE THREE. OPENING THE WORLD OF LEARNING IS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM THAT COVERS ALL DOMAINS OF EARLY LEARNING. THE CONTENT OF EACH UNIT IS BUILT AROUND A CAREFULLY CRAFTED DAILY ROUTINE WITHIN ACTIVITY CENTERS. THEMES, SKILLS, AND CONCEPTS ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH QUALITY CHILDREN'S FICTION AND NONFICTION TRADE BOOKS. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN READING, SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS TO HELP MAXIMIZE TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS, INCLUDING TEXTBOOKS, WORKBOOKS, TEACHERS' GUIDES AND RESOURCES, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE. MACMILLAN/MCGRAW-HILL MATH CONNECTS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH RESEARCH-BASED CONTENT THAT INTEGRATES READING AND WRITING SKILLS INTO MATHEMATICAL LEARNING. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ALLOWS TEACHERS TO REACH EVERY STUDENT AND ENSURE SUCCESS ON STATE AND STANDARDIZED TESTS. TOGETHER, THESE CURRICULUM TOOLS WILL ENSURE AN APPROPRIATE AND CHALLENGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOCUSING ON CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS AND MASTERY OF CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.ASSESSMENT - ECA BELIEVES THAT THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT IS TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING. THROUGH ASSESSMENT, TEACHERS OBTAIN USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH CHILDS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROGRESS BY OBSERVING, DOCUMENTING, ANALYZING, AND REVIEWING WORK SAMPLES OVER TIME. TEACHERS AT EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ARE GIVEN SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OBSERVE, DOCUMENT, AND RECORD CHILDREN'S PROGRESS. THEY USE THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE COLLECTED TO PLAN APPROPRIATE AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION.BASELINE AND BENCHMARK FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN ARE THE EVERYCHILD READY ASSESSMENT, AND THE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS LITERACY SCREENING (PALS). FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE THREE INCLUDE THE DYNAMIC INDICATORS OF BASIC EARLY LITERACY SKILLS (DIBELS), THE NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS, AND THE DC COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR GRADE THREE, WHICH IS THE STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT AS REQUIRED BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.DISCIPLINE - ECA PROMULGATES CLEAR, SCHOOL-WIDE EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT AND ADULT BEHAVIOR, AS WELL AS CONSISTENT, RESPECTFUL, AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES ADMINISTERED AS NECESSARY. BY IMPLEMENTING A SCHOOL-WIDE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN AND PROVIDING ON-GOING STAFF TRAINING IN POSITIVE BEHAVIOR FACILITATION, ECA CREATES AND MAINTAINS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS NURTURING, AGE-APPROPRIATE, AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - ECA BELIEVES THAT HIGH-QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING FEEDBACK AND SUPPORT FROM ADMINISTRATORS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO PROMOTE CHILDREN'S LEARNING. THEREFORE, EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL, AND A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF TEACHERS WILL DRAFT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT ARTICULATES GOALS, ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, AND EVIDENCE OF SUCCESS.PARENT INVOLVEMENT - ECA IS DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING STRONG AND CONSISTENT PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ORIENTATION MEETINGS ARE HELD DURING WHICH PARENTS RECEIVE PARENT HANDBOOKS AND SIGN A "SCHOOL-PARENT COMPACT." PARENT MEETINGS, PHONE CALLS, WRITTEN PROGRESS REPORTS, AND REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS ARE IMPLEMENTED TO DISCUSS CHILDREN'S PROGRESS, NOTIFY PARENTS OF ECA'S PERFORMANCE IN MEETING YEARLY ACADEMIC GOALS, AND TO ENSURE OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN ADDITION, ECA OFFERS FREE MONTHLY PARENT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS. THE PRINCIPAL FACILITATES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARENT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND ALL PARENTS ARE MEMBERS OF THE PARENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE VENTURES WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE SERVICE DELIVERY. ECA WILL ALSO DEVELOP A CONTINUALLY UPDATED LIST OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.LEADERSHIP - ECA IS OVERSEEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO HAS OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM ALSO INCLUDES THE PRINCIPAL, DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, AND FINANCIAL MANAGER.EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL'S SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IS COMPOSED OF A HIGHLY COMPETENT TEAM OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN, UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITIES WHICH THEY SERVE, AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFITS. THEY KNOW LAW AND ACCOUNTING, AND THEY ARE ALL COMMITTED TO AND INVIGORATED BY THIS ENDEAVOR. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, ALONG WITH THE TEACHING STAFF OF ECA, SHARE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ABILITY OF CHILDREN TO LEARN IS AFFECTED BY MANY OUTSIDE FACTORS, SUCH AS SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, FAMILY STABILITY, PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, AND INFLUENCES FROM THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH THE SCHOOL ALONE CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS ALL OF THE NEGATIVE SOCIETAL EXPOSURE MANY CHILDREN FACE, ECA CAN AND DOES SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR THEIR STRONG ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND AS A NURTURING AND SAFE HAVEN FOR ITS STUDENTS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee72EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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DENNIS SAWYERS
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID DESCHRYVER
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ERIC BELLAMY
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PATRICK AKERS
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ARLETA FLEET
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH HALL
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PAT HALL JAYNES
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JAMES WILLIAMS
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GERALD JAYNES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LA'KEA EDWARDS
PARENT BOARD MEMBER40.00Yes (X)$74,376$0$9,310
RASHEDA SIMON
PARENT BOARD MEMBER40.00Yes (X)$49,642$0$9,147
WENDY EDWARDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$129,558$0$22,554
THANN INGRAHAM
PRINCIPAL40.00Yes (X)$119,180$0$8,267
DEBRA ROBINSON-FOSTER
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Government Grants$481,006GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$13,816AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$10,443NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$494,822TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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PER PUPIL FUNDING900099$4,171,574$4,171,574
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES900099$92,870$92,870
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Total Program Service Revenue$4,264,444TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Fundraising Direct Expenses$7,223FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

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Exclusion$3,683ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,264,444RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Management And General$144,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$2,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$201,718TotalAmt
Program Services$179,943ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$219FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Program Services$892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$28,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,426ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$29,470ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,058FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$14,323TotalAmt
Program Services$14,323ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$29,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$63,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$426,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$518FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$66,310TotalAmt
Program Services$59,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$72FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$18,611TotalAmt
Program Services$16,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
STUDENT FOOD$214,255$214,255
CONTRACTED INSTRUCTION$139,273$139,273
STUDENT MATERIALS$137,706$137,706
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$50,580$45,169$5,411$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Program Services$78,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,186,465TotalAmt
Program Services$3,790,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$386,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,918FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,637,777BOYAmt
EOY$1,709,381EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,404,730BOYAmt
EOY$1,906,116EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,375BOYAmt
EOY$79,546EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,858BOYAmt
EOY$195,822EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,441BOYAmt
EOY$24,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$530,179LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$400,152LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,752BOYAmt
EOY$130,027EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,420BOYAmt
EOY$28,737EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,384,353BOYAmt
EOY$4,074,522EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,969BOYAmt
EOY$186,541EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,142BOYAmt
EOY$123,100EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$12,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,111BOYAmt
EOY$322,391EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,174,242BOYAmt
EOY$3,750,381EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,750EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,174,242BOYAmt
EOY$3,752,131EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,384,353BOYAmt
EOY$4,074,522EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$577,889ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$109,777OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$98,973DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,804BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$420,402OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$301,179DepreciationAmt
Book Value$119,223BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$130,027TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,764,754TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$400DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$400RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,764,354RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,764,354TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,186,865TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$400DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$400ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,186,465ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,186,465TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY 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 EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2014, 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, 2014, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2012 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, 2014, THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE 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 4THE 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 6THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY 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 J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWENDY EDWARDSPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$129,448BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$110BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,314DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$16,240NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$152,112TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ERIC BELLAMEY AND DEBORAH HALL - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11RELEVANT INFORMATION IS GIVEN TO A 3RD PARTY FOR 990 PREPARATION AND REVIEW. THE COMPLETED DOCUMENT IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND FINAL APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONSTANTLY MONITORED BY ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THROUGH REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD THROUGH ITS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USING WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANZATIONS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RELATED TO COMPARABLE POSITIONS OF SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. OTHER EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED USING SIMILAR SOURCES AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL 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.

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