2011-02-25T15:38:32-07:00 2010-06-30 990 2009-07-01 223453269 ROBERT TREAT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC ROBE 9734828811 443 CLIFTON AVENUE NEWARK NJ 07104 Sung Yi 9734810415 2011-02-25 2009 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Ralph Ciallella 443 Clifton Avenue Newark NJ 07104 8089207 0 X www.roberttreatacademy.org X 1997 NJ At Robert Treat Academy Charter School, we believe that schools exist for children-to give them very best education possible so that one day they will be successful adults and citizens. Every student, rich or poor, regardless of color, language, or origin deserves our all-out efforts to deliver an excellent education. This is an American dream we must achieve if our country is to remain strong. Today's students have to be better prepared to adapt and learn for the rest of their lives. This is the demand of a global society. Our students' education must be guided by the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in the areas of reading and language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, world language, the arts and physical education/health. Our students must also master other 21st century skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork. Robert Treat Academy has another critical role to play in preparing our students to succeed. 9 8 113 0 0 0 2050 1400 6317579 8087807 13 0 0 0 6319642 8089207 0 0 0 0 3956727 4614441 0 0 0 2259638 3071937 6216365 7686378 103277 402829 1462337 1695215 935294 765342 527043 929873 Robert Treat Academy Charter School is committed to providing a high-quality education to our diverse student body. We achieve our goals through a challenging curriculum, quality teachers, and an atmosphere that emphasizes communication and cooperation between our staff and our parents. Together, these elements create a safe and engaging learning environment in which all students can excel. 0 0 6804734 6804734 Robert Treat Academy Charter School completed its thirteenth year of operation in 2009-10. The major initiative that concerned both the Board of Trustees and the administrators during the 2009-19 school year was the expansion of Robert Treat Academy Charter School to include second grade. Robert Treat Academy CENTRAL is located at 180 William Street in Newark's Central Ward. Both campuses are officially part of "one" Robert Treat Academy with a total combined enrollment of up to 525 students in 2009-10. Long-term plans call for the addition of the successive grade each year thereafter. At RTA CENTRAL we furnished a new library and computer laboratory. Twenty-six workstations were installed in the lab and in the library oak stacks were installed to hold the 5,000 books we purchased. Both RTA CENTRAL and Robert Treat Academy's North Campus at 443 Clifton Avenue offer an eleven-month school year with a seven-hour instructional day and eight hour professional day. Early care beginning at 7:30 a.m. and an extended school day (until 5:30 p.m.) accommodate working parents and provide time for extracurricular activities. Our remedial services (Reading Recovery and Guided Reading, tutoring and speech) also take place during the extended day, insuring that students do not miss classroom instructional time because they are receiving remedial instruction. The extended day program also offers extracurricular activities including boys' and girls' basketball, instrumental music instruction, chorus, recreation, arts and crafts, Scouting, and character education. Program evaluation has again indicated significant academic progress. Third through eighth graders took the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK). These statewide exams, part of the testing required by the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, form the basis of the NJ School Report Card which publishes the names of the top elementary and secondary schools each year. Robert Treat Academy continues to rate as one of the top elementary schools in the state. Parent participation continues to be a key element of our focus. Attendance at monthly parent meetings continues to average more than 75%. Parents served on the Board of Trustees, are elected to the Parent Council Executive Committee and sit on the School Improvement Team, a cooperative partnership of administrators, teachers and parents who work as a core planning teams. Parent representatives also serve on the Student Support Team and volunteer in other areas (coaching recreational activities, chaperoning students on trips, serving as classroom "mothers and fathers", attending and assisting at school-wide events, plays and performances). Our curriculum is aligned to the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards and emphasizes thematic programming in reading/early literacy, mathematics, technology, Spanish as a second language, science, social studies, art, music and physical education/health. Our focus on improving our advanced proficient language arts percentages was continued in 2009-10 with an intensive staff development program. Consultants also continued working with our teachers on the use of data to drive instruction through the use of interim assessments. In all subject areas, staff development remains crucial to meeting the Academy's overall mission. Our training schedule again included workshops in math, language arts/reading, science, and behavior management. In the area of technology, staff development took place throughout the year to make teachers more effective in the use the Promethean Interactive Whiteboards installed in every classroom last year. Efforts to prepare our students for New Jersey's state test in grades 3 through 8 and for the TerraNova 3 in grades K to 2 also continue to be a focus of staff development activities and Saturday Academy. We graduated our sixth eighth grade class in June 2010. Those students were prepared for admission to secondary school by our High School Placement Program. The program is responsible for working with our students and their families to place students in the most appropriate setting for their secondary school education. Our graduates continued to earn scholarships to attend some of the most prestigious private, independent schools in the nation. The Alumni Coordinator is responsible for working with graduates and their families visiting with students and their advisors at the boarding and day schools to track student success and provide support for students who are having difficulty adjusting to high school. The Academy also continued its relationships with community-based organizations. These groups included the Academy's founding organization, the North Ward Center which made sports activities available, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Girl Scouting, and teacher training programs at Montclair, Kean, and Seton Hall Universities. The Academy also maintained its membership in the New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association and the New Jersey School Boards Association. 0 0 0 6804734 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 113 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NJ X North Ward Center 9734810415 346 Mt Prospect Ave Newark NJ 07104 Emil Garruto 1 X 0 0 0 Zarala Zabala de Kelly 1 X 0 0 0 Jesus Padilla 1 X 0 0 0 Karen Calderon 1 X 0 0 0 Wilfredo Caraballo 1 X 0 0 0 Phil Alagia 1 X 0 0 0 Adrianne Davis 1 X 0 0 0 Tahira Strand 1 X 0 0 0 Ralph Ciallella 1 X 0 0 0 Theresa Adubato 40 X 121539 0 0 Sung Yi 20 X 24180 0 0 Michael Pallante 40 X 153327 0 0 Beatrice Chencharick 40 X 105059 0 0 404105 0 0 3 0 1 1 The North Ward Center Inc 346 Mt Prospect Ave Newark NJ 07104 Security and Fiscal Services contracts 131000 1 0 0 0 0 1400 0 0 1400 Local Levy Charter Funding 611110 6328644 6328644 0 0 NJ DOE Special Education Aid 611110 62750 62750 0 0 NJ DOE Food Program 611110 190075 190075 0 0 NJ DOE Categorical Aid 611110 185641 185641 0 0 NCLB Funding 611110 417261 417261 0 0 903436 903436 0 0 8087807 0 0 0 0 0 0 8089207 8087807 0 0 322400 322400 3606864 3309216 297648 63037 63037 500949 500949 121191 121191 0 30996 30996 130000 130000 111901 70630 41271 148322 88993 59329 22829 22829 1444973 1444973 2212 2212 77393 77393 67454 67454 Class Trips 14387 14387 0 0 Classroom Supplies and Textbooks 687040 687040 0 0 Cost of Food 217045 217045 0 0 Staff Development 29304 29304 0 0 Uniforms 42876 42876 0 0 45205 45205 7686378 6804734 881644 0 876537 831662 1621 1621 272660 320355 2583 926625 401320 311519 525305 13689 1462337 1695215 868928 737366 66366 27976 935294 765342 X 493543 896373 33500 33500 0 0 527043 929873 1462337 1695215 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 208327 25103 183224 0 718298 376217 342081 0 0 0 0 525305 Utility Deposit 13689 13689 8089207 7686378 402829 0 0 0 0 0 0 402829 8089207 0 0 0 0 0 8089207 0 0 0 8089207 7900165 0 0 0 291180 291180 7608985 0 77393 77393 7686378 SchD_P13_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 2d Capital outlay per school audit report. SchD_P13_S00_L04b Schedule D, Part XIII, Line 4b Depreciation Expense 1 1 1 The following statement included in print media - The Robert Treat Academy Charter School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic religion. 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Pallante 153327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153327 0 0 0 Adrianne Davis Trustee of Organization 1230000 Real property lease/security and fiscal services contract with North Ward Center, where she served as the executive director. 0 F990_P06_S0B_L11 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 Copy of the 990 was given to the president for review. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c In addition to the annual disclosure forms, all new hires are reviewed by the board of trustees. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organiztion holds monthly public metings, where some of these documents are readily available, either directly during the meeting or available upon request. 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