Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| b | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| b | ||||
| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 | THE SCHOOL IS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FREE OF CHARGE TO STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ADMISSIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRICT LAW AND ANY ELIGIBLE CHILD APPLYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW WILL BE ADMITTED, SUBJECT SOLEY TO MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT LIMITS. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY LAW. |
| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE SCHOOL'S ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND VARIOUS GRANTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE US DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part V, Line 13a | DC |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | HOWARD UNIVERSITY SERVES AS SOLE MEMBER. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | HOWARD UNIVERSITY MAY APPOINT, OR SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO APPOINT, UP TO FIVE MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | ANNUALLY, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE TO SIGN THIS POLICY. FURTHER, EVERY CONTRACT INCLUDES A "NON-CONFLICT OF INTEREST" CLAUSE. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | ANNUALLY, THE CFO DOES A MARKET ANALYSIS FOR ALL SALARIED POSITIONS WITHIN THE SCHOOL. IN PERFORMING THIS ANALYSIS, HE RECEIVES COUNCIL FROM A THIRD PARTY. THIS ANALYSIS IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION, WHICH IS THEN INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE WASHINGTON DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
| Page 2, Part III, Organization's Mission | (MS) is a high-performing charter school, created in partnership with Howard University, designed to deliver programs to help students reach their goals and develop the skills needed to succeed beyond the classroom. STEM-BASED APPROACH STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR CAREER AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DISCIPLINES FROM THEIR EDUCATION AT (MS). OUR STEM CURRICULUM IS BASED ON THE IDEA OF EDUCATING STUDENTS IN FOUR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS - IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND APPLIED APPROACH. RATHER THAN TEACH THE FOUR DISCIPLINES AS SEPARATE AND DISCRETE SUBJECTS, OUR STEM CURRICULUM INTEGRATES THEM INTO A COHESIVE LEARNING MODEL BASED ON REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. WHAT SEPARATES OUR STEM EDUCATION FROM TRADITIONAL SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSES IS OUR BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND REAL LIFE APPLICATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. LESSONS FOCUS ON TEACHING STUDENTS COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AND REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING. OUR FOCUS ON STEM IS TO MEET A NEED, A VERY REAL NEED OF HIGHLY-SKILLED ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND SIMILAR PROFESSIONALS FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE. OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION TO LEAD THEM TO DISCOVERY AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, SO THEY CAN LEAD THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WORLD'S INNOVATIONS. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS AFFECT EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES. EDUCATING OUR YOUTH ABOUT STEM IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD BECAUSE THE JOBS THEY WILL OCCUPY HAVE NOT BEEN INVENTED YET! IF THE U.S. IS GOING TO COMPETE IN THE EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY, EXPOSURE TO STEM RELATED CURRICULA IS CRITICAL. BY 2018, PROJECTIONS ESTIMATE THE NEED FOR 8.65 MILLION WORKERS IN STEM-RELATED JOBS. THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR FACES AN ALARMINGLY LARGE SHORTAGE OF EMPLOYEES WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS - NEARLY 600,000. THE FIELD OF CLOUD COMPUTING ALONE WILL HAVE CREATED 1.7 MILLION JOBS BETWEEN 2011 AND 2015, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. THE CURRICULUM PROVIDED AT (MS) ALLOWS STUDENTS TO OBTAIN REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING EXPERIENCE, WHICH HELPS OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND EMBRACE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT AFFECTS THEM DAILY. OUR CULTURE THE (MS) SCHOOL IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EARLY ADOLESCENCE, A TIME IN WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE SEEK TO DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTHS, INTERESTS, AND VALUES WHILE STRIVING TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERCONNECTIONS OF THE WORLD. AS STUDENTS MOVE FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACADEMIC RISK TAKING AND EXPLORATION. A TEAM OF TEACHERS PROVIDE GUIDANCE BY WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION TO MOVE STUDENTS FROM CONCRETE TO ABSTRACT THINKING. OUR STAFF IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND LEARNING DIFFERENCES, IDENTIFY THEIR ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC TALENTS SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. (MS) PROVIDES A UNIQUE, EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXCEL. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO STAFF AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT HELPS PREPARE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND BY FOSTERING SCHOLARSHIP, EXCELLENCE AND CREATIVITY. BY IGNITING A STUDENT'S CREATIVITY, WE PROMPT STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY INQUIRE. OUR PROGRAMS MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO ATTAIN A STRONG WORK ETHIC TO MOTIVATE THEM TO LEARN AND COMPLETE THE WORK REQUIRED. OUR EDUCATORS ARE COMMITTED TO SETTING HIGH EXPECTATIONS, ESTABLISHING RIGOROUS ACADEMICS AND INSTILLING AN APPRECIATION FOR LEARNING IN EVERY STUDENT. THEY ALSO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN A FUN AND EXCITING WAY. BY THE END OF THEIR LAST YEAR IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR GRADUATES ARE PREPARED FOR NOT ONLY HIGH SCHOOL COURSEWORK IN STEM AREAS, BUT ARE INSPIRED TO SEEK CAREERS IN A STEM-RELATED FIELD. (MS) ALSO BELIEVES PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS VERY CRITICAL FOR STUDENT GROWTH AS THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO EARN HIGHER GRADES AND TEST SCORES, ENROLL IN HIGHER-LEVEL PROGRAMS, ATTEND SCHOOL REGULARLY, HAVE BETTER SOCIAL SKILLS AND ADAPT WELL TO SCHOOL. MEANINGFUL PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS RECOGNIZED AS THE STRONGEST PREDICTOR OF A CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENGAGE FAMILIES IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION BY HAVING THEM SET EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CHILD TO DO WELL, PLAN FOR COLLEGE AND TALK ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES TOGETHER. WHEN A CHILD HAS A STRONG FOUNDATION AT HOME, IT WILL REASSURE THEM OF THEIR PARENT'S SUPPORT, ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, DEVELOP A GOOD WORK ETHIC AND DEVELOP APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SUCCESS. OUR SCHOOL IS VERY FORTUNATE TO SAY THAT IT IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL. (MS) IS A FAMILY OF STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE SAME VISION IN MIND AND WORK COLLECTIVELY TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN QUALITY EDUCATION. EVERYTHING AT OUR SCHOOL IS DONE WITH GREAT PRIDE AND A TRUE SENSE OF A DISTINCT DIRECTION TOWARD THE FUTURE. |
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