2013-02-15T09:24:17-06:00 2012-06-30 411431613 KERN DEWENTER VIERE LTD 3800 AMERICAN BLVD WEST SUITE 1000 BLOOMINGTON MN 554314423 990 2011-07-01 201523055 YINGHUA ACADEMY YING 6127889095 1616 BUCHANAN STREET NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 DENNY GRUBISH 6127889095 2013-02-12 1 MATTHEW L MAYER CPA P01261411 9525636800 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z JENNIFER SHADOWENS 1616 BUCHANAN STREET NE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 4174607 0 X WWW.YINGHUAACADEMY.ORG X 2004 MN THE MISSION OF YINGHUA ACADEMY IS TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS TO BE ENGAGED AND PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS BY PROVIDING A RESEARCH-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM, IMMERSION IN CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, AND A NURTURING AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. 9 8 97 200 0 0 3257929 3755072 348331 393113 517 990 25032 25432 3631809 4174607 0 2200 0 0 2230110 2569772 0 0 0 1358211 1693746 3588321 4265718 43488 -91111 1040021 1501505 456838 1009433 583183 492072 X SEE PART I, LINE 1 0 0 3410192 418545 YINGHUA ACADEMY IS A MANDARIN CHINESE IMMERSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. OUR RIGOROUS CURRICULUM IS BASED ON THE CORE KNOWLEDGE SEQUENCE AND THE MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND INCLUDES PRE-AP CLASSES IN 6TH-8TH GRADES. THE ACADEMY STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ON ALL ASSESSMENTS. OUR PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A STRONG FOCUS ON CHINESE CULTURE, SUPPORTED PARTIALLY BY A HIGHLY-RATED TEACHER FROM CHINA, WHO IS FUNDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL TEACHERS OF CRITICAL LANGUAGES PROGRAM.THE ACADEMY IS A TUITION-FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, SERVING K-8TH GRADES. THE ACADEMY BOARD IS WORKING TO ARTICULATE STRONG HIGH SCHOOL OPTIONS FOR YINGHUA GRADUATES. 216944 FLAP GRANT:THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANT PROGRAM GRANT (FLAP) IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED TO HELP YINGHUA ACADEMY ESTABLISH A MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, ESTABLISH A SISTER-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIP, AND PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ACTION RESEARCH. THE FLAP GRANT SUPPORTS A TWO-TRACK CHINESE IMMERSION AND CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM THROUGH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHING A SISTER-SCHOOL IN CHINA, COLLECTING AND EVALUATING STUDENT CHINESE ORAL LANGUAGE AND LITERACY ASSESSMENTS, SUPPORTING TEACHER ACTION RESEARCH PROJECTS, AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER K-12 SCHOOLS TEACHING MANDARIN CHINESE. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR GRANT INITIATIVE. 118800 STARTALK GRANTS:THE FEDERAL NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) STARTALK GRANTS ARE FOR CHINESE LANGUAGE SUMMER PROGRAMMING. THE 2010-2011 STARTALK PROGRAM PROVIDED SUMMER CAMPS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS TO LEARN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH MATH AND SCIENCE-BASED CONTENT. THIS GRANT ALSO INCLUDED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FALL TO ATTEND CONFERENCES AND NSA WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS A SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM LENDING LIBRARY FOR STEM. 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RENTAL & MAINT. 74394 58276 16118 131773 98181 33592 4265718 3745936 519782 0 33469 68931 29926 27209 754937 1137086 89006 100335 280791 112847 132683 167944 1040021 1501505 210023 349653 146815 9780 100000 650000 456838 1009433 X 450500 324128 132683 167944 0 0 583183 492072 1040021 1501505 -91111 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3925 561 3364 276866 112286 164580 167944 4174607 4265718 -91111 -91111 4174607 0 4174607 0 4174607 4265718 0 4265718 0 4265718 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 THE POLICY IS COMMUNICATED THROUGH THE MATERIALS MAILED TO FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 AS A MN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL RECEIVES STATE EDUCATION AID AND FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH PARENT, TEACHER AND STAFF PERSON OF THE SCHOOL HAS ONE VOTE TO ELECT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. VOTING MEMBERS ARE GIVEN ONE BALLOT EACH THAT IS RETURNED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE WITH THE PERSON'S NAME PRINTED AND SIGNED ACROSS THE SEAL. VOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THE ALLOTTED VOTING TIME FRAME. PRIOR TO COUNTING THE VOTES, THE SEALED ENVELOPES ARE VERIFIED AS THE CORRECT PERSON'S. THE ENVELOPES ARE THEN SEPARATED FROM THE BALLOTS AND THE BALLOTS ARE COUNTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE THE FORM 990 AS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C YINGHUA BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR (NEW AND INCOMING). THE STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO YINGHUA'S AUTHORIZER, FRIENDS OF EDUCATION, FOR REVIEW. ANY CONCERNS ARE VETTED BACK WITH THE YINGHUA BOARD. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS COULD INCLUDE MEMBERS RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION OR VOTING WHEN THERE IS A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST UP TO A BOARD MEMBER RESIGNING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SCORED BY RUBRIC IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION INCREASES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. RELATED BOARD MEMBERS PART VII SECTION A PER MN STATUTE 124D.10, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE LICENSED TEACHERS AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RUTH HANSEN IS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT RECEIVED COMPANSATION FOR HER SERVICES AS A TEACHER.