STATE
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# ACTIVE
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# PENDING
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# INACTIVE*
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TOTAL ATTEMPTS
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FL
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1
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0
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1
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2
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* Denied,
withdrawn, closed, or unknown status
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SCHOOLS
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GREENVILLE RENEWABLE ENERGY
(or GREEN) CHARTER
SCHOOL
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Status
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APPROVED: opening Fall 2013
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Charter Holder
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Not known
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Authorizer
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South Carolina Public
Charter School
District (approved April 2013). In 2011 the State Charter School
Advisory Committee rejected the application.
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Website
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http://greenedcharterschool.org/,
designed by Atlantic Wind Productions (designs websites for other Gulen
charter schools in the region, as well as other organizations associated with
the Gulen movement, e.g. Istanbul Center.
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Location/District
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1440 Pelham Rd.,Greenville (the first charter school in Greenville County). The school acquired the
former Pelham Oaks Shopping Center.
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Enrollment
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Grades
K-12
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Individuals involved
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Akif
Aydin, Baran (aka Barry) Menguloglu, Imtiaz Haque, A. Kadir Yildirim
[Abdulkadir Yildirim], and Adem Dokmeci. Project Director [Abdulbasit] Akif
Aydin is a co-founder of River
City Science
Academy, a Gulen
charter school in FL. He is also the president of the South Carolina Dialogue
Foundation, and was previously director of Amity
Turkish Cultural
Center in FL where he was also its Turkey trip
guide. Baran Menguloglu is a South Carolina Dialogue Foundation board member.
Imtiaz Haque traveled to Turkey
on a South Carolina Dialogue Foundation-sponsored trip. A. Kadir Yildirim was
the chair of the GREEN Charter School Planning Committee. Adem Dokmeci, GREEN Charter
School’s principal for 2013-14 was
principal of River City Science
Academy in Florida during 2012-2013.
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Notes
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TV news
report: “Some parents question GREEN
Charter School's
curriculum.” 5/2/2013, FOX Carolina
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/22148843/some-parents-question-green-charter-schools-curriculum
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GREENVILLE SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
(originally called GREENVILLE
PALMETTO SCIENCE
ACADEMY)
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Status
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DENIED: continuous attempt from 2006 to 2009 |
Charter Holder
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Greenville
Science (originally Palmetto Education Corporation)
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Authorizer
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Greenville
County Schools, following initial review by the State Charter School Advisory
Committee
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Location/District
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Greenville area; originally to open fall
2007
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Enrollment
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For
grades 6-12, 480 students
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Individuals involved
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Names
appearing on 2006 application: Ali Ozer (lead), Guven Yucesan, Mevlut Tascan,
Ethan E. Ballard, Ruth Augustin. Augustin has been replaced by Joan
Breitenbruck in 2008 and 2009 documents.
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Notes
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SC charter
school law required applicants to first submit their charters to the State
Charter School Advisory Committee (SCSAC) for review and recommendation,
after which the local school board made the final decision. The school’s 5/2006
application was approved by SCSAC, but rejected in 11/2006 by the Greenville County school board (for an unsound
financial plan and inadequate evidence for community support). That decision was
overturned at the state level because of procedural issues and was remanded
for a rehearing. The rehearing took place in 4/2009 and the board rejected
the school once again. A PowerPoint presentation by the school held up Fulton Science
Academy, TEACH (now FSA High School)
in GA, plus River City Science
Academy and Sweetwater Branch
Academy in FL as
models. All four are Gulen charter schools associated w/ Grace Institute (see
below).
http://www.boarddocs.com/sc/greenville/Board.nsf/Public
(>Meetings>2009>April 17, 2009 special meeting)
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CHARTER
HOLDER
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GREENVILLE SCIENCE (ORIGINALLY PALMETTO EDUCATION CORPORATION)
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Federal Tax ID
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Unknown
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Website
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None
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History
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The South Carolina Secretary of State
issued a certificate of incorporation for Palmetto Education Corporation as a
nonprofit corporation on January 5, 2006. The registered agent for the
corporation was Guven Yucesan. Its address was listed as 230 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville,
South Carolina 29615.
The corporate filing was amended on June 26, 2006 to reflect that the
corporate name had been changed to “Greenville Science.”
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SERVICE
PROVIDER
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GRACE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH & RESOURCES (AKA GRACE
SCHOOLS)
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Federal Tax ID
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EIN
262674420
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Website/Address
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http://graceschools.us/, “5755 Nortpoint
[sic] Pkwy, Suite 1,
Alpharetta, GA
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Services
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From the 2010
brochure: “Membership is a contractual agreement where a candidate school
Governing Board adopts the Grace Institute standards and pays a per-pupil fee
to partake in the Institute’s activities and to benefit from membership
services.” Services listed: “Professional development workshops for new
administrator and faculty; Standards based teaching, assessment, and
evaluation support; Budget development support; Marketing, recruitment, and
enrollment support; Curriculum development research and support;
Accreditation standards support; Operations support.”
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Individuals involved
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Board
members on 990s for 2007, 2008, 2009: Ali Ozer, Kenar Sener, Namik Sercan,
Selim Ozdemir, and Yucel Aktas; w/books in care of Avni Cokavci and Ilbey
Budak [see Occonee
Science Academy
above; probably Ismailcem Budak Arpinar]
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Notes
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All
member schools are in the Gulen movement-identified charter school network.
Previously appearing on website: “Current members include these two original
schools [FSA Middle and High] as well as (in order of their opening years)
Stars Middle School, River City Science Academy Middle and High School, Orlando Science
Middle and High School, Sweetwater Branch Academy Middle and High School, New
Springs Middle School, Fulton Sunshine Academy Elementary School, River City
Science Academy Elementary School, and Sweetwater Branch Academy
Elementary School.”
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
Read about
the Grace Institute and related Florida Gulen
charter schools in Florida
@ http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/florida-schools-orlando-river-city-sweetwater-stars-new-springs.html
2 comments:
What the hell is this crap?
Robert Amsterdam will be getting to Greenville very soon.
Roberamsterdam.com
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