2012-04-04T15:19:37-05:00 2011-06-30 LOEB & TROPER LLP 655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2010-07-01 264117186 HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL HEBR 7183777200 3340 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN NY 11234 LAURA SILVER 7183777200 2012-03-28 1 FREDERICK H ROTHMAN 2128674000 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z LAURA SILVER 3340 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN NY 11234 3718212 0 X WWW.HLACHARTERSCHOOL.ORG X 2009 NY HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (HLA) IS AN EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION THAT OPERATES AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. HLA WAS ORGANIZED ON JANUARY 2009, TO INCREASE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO ENABLE PARENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, HLA OPERATED CLASSES FOR 240 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-2. 11 11 41 0 0 0 2024406 470981 824472 3228552 0 0 17100 18679 2865978 3718212 0 0 0 0 1881503 2667320 0 0 0 1228975 1114100 3110478 3781420 -244500 -63208 657932 553897 550555 509728 107377 44169 THE HEBREW LANGUAGE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (HLA) IS A NURTURING YET RIGOROUS K-5 DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL COMMITTED TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AS WELL AS TO FOSTERING A HIGH DEGREE OF HEBREW LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY. 0 0 3145541 3228552 AT HLA, STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE A SOPHISTICATED KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, THE SCIENCES, AND SOCIAL STUDIES. THIS RICH AND INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM WILL BE ENHANCED BY ART, MUSIC, TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, ALL OF WHICH WILL INCORPORATE HEBREW LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, USING A PARTIAL IMMERSION PROFICIENCY MODEL. STUDENTS AT HLA DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVICE LEARNING INTO THEIR CLASSROOM STUDIES. OUR STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER ACADEMIC LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS ETHICAL CITIZENS IN AN INCREASINGLY GLOBAL COMMUNITY. 3145541 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X LAURA SILVER 7183777200 3340 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN NY 11234 SARA BERMAN 20.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID GEDZELMAN 20.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES CAPETANAKIS 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLA ZALKIND 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NORMAN GREEN 3.00 X 0 0 0 KARIM CAMARA 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN JIMENEZ 3.00 X 0 0 0 HINDIE WEISSMAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE GREENWALD 3.00 X 0 0 0 PETER NOEL 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS HARMON 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN CAMPBELL 40.00 X 182700 0 23166 LAURA SILVER 40.00 X 0 0 0 182700 0 23166 1 0 1 0 0 451293 19688 470981 STATE & LOCAL PER PUPI 611710 3228552 3228552 3228552 REIMBURSEMENT OF MEALS 900099 18679 18679 18679 3718212 3228552 0 18679 209917 209917 1987823 1649893 337930 25359 21555 3804 272379 219858 52521 171842 145299 26543 4672 4672 78648 78648 366043 301816 64227 247408 209740 37668 125779 109428 16351 18682 16371 2311 4045 3479 566 61250 53288 7962 20447 17789 2658 STUDENT MEALS 186986 186986 MISCELLANEOUS 140 122 18 3781420 3145541 635879 0 214941 115331 214030 242815 19947 8505 299812 112566 209014 187246 657932 553897 518052 482907 32503 26821 550555 509728 X 107377 44169 107377 44169 657932 553897 -63208 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 222152 90411 131741 77660 22155 55505 187246 LEASE PAYABLE 26821 26821 3718212 3781420 -63208 0 -63208 4360406 642194 642194 3718212 0 3718212 4423614 642194 642194 3781420 0 3781420 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: HLA HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2008 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. 1 1 1 1 0 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 SCHOOL PUBLICIZES ITS NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH ADVERTISEMENTS IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR BOTH STUDENT AND STAFF RECRUITMENT. OUTREACH IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES DURING STUDENT RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES ARE EVIDENCED IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT. EXPLANATION OF DOCUMENT RETENTION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 RACIAL COMPOSITION OF STUDENTS IS RECORDED BUT NOT STAFF/FAC. HLA IS A FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, NO FIN. AID IS PROVIDED. EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 HLA RECEIVES GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAUREEN CAMPBELL 182700 0 0 0 0 0 5112 0 18054 0 205866 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEE EXISTS THAT ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS 990 AND REPORTS TO THE GOVERNING BODY ON THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THERE IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT HLA, BOTH IN REALITY AND IN PERCEPTION, BE DEEMED TO OPERATE SOLELY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS IT SERVES. ANY TAINT TO ITS REPUTATION WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ON THE MISSION OF HLA. EMPLOYEES OF HLA MUST BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE NEED TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE OF HLA IN A MANNER THAT WILL NOT BRING CRITICISM TO THEMSELVES OR TO HLA. EMPLOYEES HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THEIR AFFAIRS WITHIN GUIDELINES THAT PROHIBIT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OCCUR WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS IN A POSITION TO INFLUENCE A DECISION THAT MAY RESULT IN A PERSONAL GAIN FOR HIM OR HER, FOR A RELATIVE OR FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS A CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYEE AS A RESULT OF HLA BUSINESS DEALINGS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS POLICY, A RELATIVE OR A PERSON WITH A CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP IS ANY PERSON WHO IS RELATED BY BLOOD,MARRIAGE, OR WHOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EMPLOYEE IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF PERSONS WHO ARE RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE. NO "PRESUMPTION OF GUILT" IS CREATED BY THE MERE EXISTENCE OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM OR VENDOR. HOWEVER, IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS ANY INFLUENCE ON TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, OR SUPPLIES IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT HE OR SHE DISCLOSE THAT RELATIONSHIP TO THE PRINCIPAL IMMEDIATELY SO THAT SAFEGUARDS CAN BE ESTABLISHED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES. IF HLA FINDS THAT ANY EMPLOYEE HAS ENGAGED IN ANY CONDUCT WHICH PRESENTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH HLA, SUCH EMPLOYEE IS SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE, UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EVALUATES THE PRINCIPAL'S COMPENSATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES SALARY INFORMATION FROM OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS IN IT'S DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 HLA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. FORM 990, PART X, LINE 25: LEASE PAYABLE CONSISTS OF THE LEASE LIABILITY FOR THE TWO COPIER RENTALS