2012-05-15T13:08:03-05:00 2011-06-30 O'CONNOR DAVIES MUNNS & DOBBINS LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE - SUITE 301 HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2010-07-01 743161540 INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL INTE 7185622300 2900 EXTERIOR STREET NO 1R BRONX NY 10463 DR ELAINE RUIZ LOPEZ 7185622300 2012-05-15 1 GARRETT HIGGINS 9143818900 2012-05-15 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DR ELAINE RUIZ LOPEZ 2900 EXTERIOR STREET NO 1R BRONX NY 10463 4620378 0 X HTTP://WWW.ILCHS.ORG/ X 2006 NY ILCS WILL IMPLEMENT AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT WILL RAISE THE STUDENT'S INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, PROVIDED THEM WITH A SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREPARE THEM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 8 7 58 8 0 0 302508 402992 4212629 4185474 0 3315 19215 28597 4534352 4620378 0 0 0 0 2256708 2055305 0 0 0 2125572 2257837 4382280 4313142 152072 307236 677072 1242890 226322 484904 450750 757986 X THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL WILL IMPLEMENT AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CURRICULUM THAT WILL RAISE THE STUDENT'S INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, PROVIDE THEM WITH A SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREPARE THEM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.OUR SCHOOL WILL IMPLEMENT A PHILOSOPHY THAT CALLS FOR HIGH EXPECTATIONS WHICH WILL PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH POWERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT STRESS COMPLEX AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, RELEVANT CONTENT AND ACTIVE DISCOVERY OF CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES. WE SEE:- OUR SCHOOL AS A SYMBOL OF INTELLECTUAL ENTERPRISE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN EMANATING FROM THE BRONX;- OUR TEACHERS PREPARING INDIVIDUALS FOR A WORLD CHARACTERIZED BY HETEROGENEOUS AND INCREASINGLY INDEPENDENT SOCIETIES AND A COMPLEX GLOBAL ECONOMY;- THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AS A STRATEGY FOR INTEGRATING LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING;- OUR STUDENTS AS LEADING THE PROFIT, NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENTAL SECTORS AROUND THE WORLD. 0 0 3346280 4185474 THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS A SUPERIOR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION TO THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT SERVES. ILCHS IMPLEMENTS AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS COLLEGE PREPARATION CURRICULUM. CONSISTENT WITH OUR CHARTER SCHOOL'S MISSION IS THE CULTIVATION OF EACH STUDENT'S LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, SOCIAL ACTION AND PARTICIPATION IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. ALL COURSES AND ACTIVITIES REFLECT THE INTEGRATION OF THESE THEMES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SKILLS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL.WE HAVE PROVEN THAT WE ARE HIGH PERFORMING GAP CLOSING CHARTER SCHOOL. OUR DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SHOWS THAT MORE THAN 80% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. VERY OFTEN DUE TO POVERTY AND THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF MANY OF OUR STUDENTS 100% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO EAT FOR FREE AND HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEAL GUARANTEED WHETHER THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR PORTION OR NOT. OUR ONLY EXPECTATION IS THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL GIVE BACK IN THEIR SERVICE LEARNING HOURS AND BE INSPIRED TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. OVER 300 STUDENTS WERE SERVED AND ENROLLED DURING THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR IN GRADES 9 THROUGH 12. OUR CHARTER SCHOOL WAS AWARDED AN ON THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR BASED ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SURVEY AND STUDENT PROGRESS. THIS WAS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AS COMPARED WITH THE 2009-2010 PROGRESS REPORT THAT REFLECTED A C IN THE FIRST YEAR REPORT THAT WAS ISSUED. THERE HAS BEEN QUANTIFIABLE EVIDENCE OF CONSISTENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT THAT HAS BEEN SUSTAINABLE OVER THE YEARS. OUR SECOND COHORT OF SENIORS, WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL. THE NEW YORK STATE REPORT CARD DATA SHOWS THAT WE ACHIEVED AN 85% GRADUATION RATE. NINETY-EIGHT (98%) OF OUR STUDENTS IN THAT COHORT RECEIVED COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS. FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011 THE STUDENT AVERAGE FOR REGENTS NEEDED FOR GRADUATION, SUBJECT AREAS: COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, GLOBAL HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY AND US HISTORY & GOVERNMENT, WAS RANGED FROM 80% TO 100% PASSING THE NYS REGENTS EXAM. OUR CHARTER GOALS FOR ANNUAL ATTENDANCE RATE, REMAINS STEADY AT OVER 90%. IN ADDITION, FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS WE HAVE MET AND EXCEEDED OUR CHARTER GOALS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, MATH, HISTORY AND ENGLISH AS PER THE RESULTS ON THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF REGENTS RESULTS AS REFLECTED IN THE NYS REPORT CARD. THE NYS REPORT CARD FOR 2010-11, DEMONSTRATED RESULTS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ABILITY TO MEET AND EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AS COMPARED WITH THE DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. OUT OF THE 62 STUDENTS IN OUR UPCOMING THIRD GRADUATING COHORT FOR JUNE 2012, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 49 STUDENTS WHOM HAVE RECEIVED ACCEPTANCE AN AVERAGE OF 5 LETTERS FROM COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITIES. THREE OF OUR STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO INTERVIEWS AT HARVARD, PRINCETON AND YALE. OUR 2011 ANNUAL REPORT POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE REFLECTS ASSESSMENT DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT OUR STUDENTS OUTPERFORMED THE DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. [SEE WEBSITE WWW.ILCHS.ORG] OUR ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RETREATS AND COMMON PLANNING TIME ON WEDNESDAYS HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE AREA OF TEACHER GROWTH AND INCREASING THE DELIVERY OF THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. IN ADDITION, AN EXTENDED DAY AND SATURDAY ACADEMY CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ACHIEVEMENT AS A SCHOOL. IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNANCE, OUR BOARD MEMBERSHIP HAS BEEN STABLE WITH A BOARD CHAIR WHOM HAS SERVED FOR 3 YEARS AND BOT WHOSE SERVICE HAS RANGED FROM A FEW MONTHS TO 2-4 YEARS OF SERVICE. OUR STAFF RETENTION HAS BEEN STRONG AMONG THE FIRST COHORT OF FACULTY THAT WE HIRED BY OUR SECOND YEAR. WE HAVE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AS PART OF OUR SCHOOL CULTURE AT OUR CHARTER SCHOOL AND STAFF AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ARE FULLY INVESTED IN THE SUCCESS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHILE WE SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AROUND BEHAVIOR, DISCIPLINE AND ATTITUDE. WE HAVE CREATED A SAFE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND EMPHASIS ANTI-BULLYING AND PROMOTE PRINCIPLES OF PEACE AS A CORE VALUE THAT MUST BE EMBRACED AND DEMONSTRATED BY ALL MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. THIS PAST MARCH WE CELEBRATED OUR FOURTH ANNUAL SPRING "HEART OF THE TEACHER" RETREAT WHERE WE RECOGNIZED 10 MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF WHOM ARE DEDICATED TO OUR CHARTER SCHOOL'S MISSION AND HAVE WORKED AS PART OF OUR TEAM AT OUR CHARTER SCHOOL FOR FIVE YEARS OR MORE. 3346280 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 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 12 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X DR ELAINE RUIZ LOPEZ 7185622300 2900 EXTERIOR STREET BRONX NY 10463 DR JOHN JENKINS 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JOHN-PAUL GONZALEZ 2.50 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN MEINERT TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY VARGAS 2.50 X X 0 0 0 DR TED INGRAM 2.50 X 0 0 0 DR ELAINE LOPEZ 60.00 X X 139202 0 11000 TONYA ALFORD 2.50 X 0 0 0 NUBIA MORENO 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARY RICE-BOOTH 2.50 X 0 0 0 139202 0 11000 1 0 1 0 SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES PO BOX 403412 ATLANTA GA 303843412 SECURITY SERVICES 131168 1 398436 4556 402992 TUITION (PER CAPITA) 611710 4185474 4185474 4185474 3315 3315 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 16167 16167 STUDENT GRADUATION 900099 12430 12430 28597 4620378 4185474 0 31912 137408 137408 1194111 1067434 126677 3236 2616 620 104275 93182 11093 616275 498163 118112 74520 60238 14282 83872 67797 16075 231562 187182 44380 147838 76705 71133 28448 22996 5452 703283 568495 134788 31985 25855 6130 21162 21162 583 471 112 370146 299206 70940 36400 29424 6976 STUDENT MEALS 138836 138836 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 123287 123287 FACILITY MAINTENANCE AN 92601 74854 17747 CURRICULA & BOOKS 79153 79153 STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND 47673 38536 9137 46488 15137 31351 4313142 3346280 966862 0 5723 8423 70000 698030 3381 24961 2188 3462 1109029 993752 453043 115277 142737 392737 677072 1242890 226322 234904 250000 226322 484904 X 450750 757986 450750 757986 677072 1242890 307236 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 836030 836030 0 272999 157722 115277 115277 SECURITY DEPOSITS 392737 392737 4620378 4313142 307236 0 307236 4620378 0 4620378 0 4620378 4313142 0 4313142 0 4313142 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. THE CHARTER SCHOOL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2008. 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATION SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 ILCS IS A CHARTER SCHOOL AND THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO THE RACIAL NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF REV. PROC. 75-50 1975-2 C.B. 587 EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 ILCS IS A CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THEREFORE RECEIVES GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT STATE AND LOCAL PER PUPIL OPERATING REVENUE AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AID FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND CITY PROGRAMS. EXPLANATION OF RACIAL NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 7 ILCS IS A CHARTER SCHOOL AND THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO THE RACIAL NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS OF REV. PROC. 75-50 1975-2 C.B. 587 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR ELAINE LOPEZ 139202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11000 0 150202 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE CEO FOR ANY COMMENTS. AFTER THE BOARD AND THE CEO'S REVIEW ANY CORRECTIONS, COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE FORM 990 ARE ADDRESSED WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION AND FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BY LAWS SPECIFY THAT ANY TRUSTEE, OFFICER OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAVING AN INTEREST IN A CONTRACT, OTHER TRANSACTION OR PROGRAM PRESENTED TO OR DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD OR BOARD COMMITTEE FOR AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL, OR RATIFICATION MUST MAKE A PROMPT, FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE OF HER/HIS INTEREST TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS ACTING ON ANY SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. THE BOARD TO WHICH SUCH DISCLOSURE IS MADE SHALL THEREUPON DETERMINE, BY MAJORITY VOTE, WHETHER THE DISCLOSURE SHOWS THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR CAN REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO EXIST. IF THE MAJORITY DEEMS THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON, USE HER/HIS INFLUENCE ON, NOR BE PRESENT DURING DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE MATTER IN QUESTION. THE BOARD MAY ADOPT FORMAL CORRECTIVE AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSGRESSIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP OFFICIALS, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. UPON STARTING THE HIRING/CONTRACT RENEWAL PROCESS; RESEARCH IS DONE COMPARING SIMILAR ORGANIZATION'S REMUNERATION OF OFFICIALS SUCH AS THE CEO AND DIRECTORS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS AND A DECISION ON COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, WITH THE CEO BEING EXCLUDED FROM THESE PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO HER COMPENSATION. THE BOARD APPROVED THE CEO'S CURRENT SALARY IN AUGUST 2010. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL DOCUMENTS ARE FOUND ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHARTERED BY NEW YORK STATE AND AUTHORIZED BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MOST SALIENT DOCUMENTATION OF THE SCHOOL IS PUBLISHED BY THE STATE AND THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS A NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL, THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. ILCS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ITS OWN WEBSITE, WWW.ILCHS.ORG AND ON ANOTHER WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO REQUEST COPIES OF THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUPERVISES AND APPROVES THE SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. ILCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALSO EXERCISES OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, AS WELL AS, THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT REPORT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.