Gulen charter schools in Louisiana


STATE
# ACTIVE
# PENDING
# INACTIVE*
TOTAL
LA
1
0
7
8

* Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN 2010-2011 = 1038 STUDENTS
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SCHOOLS
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KENILWORTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL
Status
ACTIVE, opened 2008-2009; Kenilworth Middle School conversion
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the Recovery School District)
Location/District
7600 Boone Drive, Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Website
Enrollment
Grades 6-8; 2010-11 enrollment = 447
Site leader
Hasan Sazci
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ABRAMSON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL
Status
CHARTER REVOKED in August 2011; operations transferred to non-Pelican Educational Foundation management; originally opened 2007-2008.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (under the Recovery School District)
Location/District
5552 Read Blvd., New Orleans / New Orleans Public Schools
Website
Enrollment
Grades K-12; 2010-11 enrollment = 591
Notes
Cuneyt Dokmen (principal in February 2011); Originally called Pelican Math & Science School; Learn more about Abramson Science and Technology School scandal HERE.
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LINEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSION
Status
INACTIVE: Proposal submitted to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in January 2009.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Location
Shreveport
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BANKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONVERSION
Status
INACTIVE: Proposal submitted to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in January 2009.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Location
Baton Rouge
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CRESTWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSION
Status
INACTIVE: Proposal submitted to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in January 2009.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Location
Baton Rouge
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KENILWORTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL EXPANSION
Status
INACTIVE: The National Association of Charter School Authorizers’ recommended for denial of the application to the State Authorized School Oversight Committee of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary in December 2010.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer
Louisiana Department of Education
Notes
This was a proposed expansion of a middle school in Baton Rouge (Kenilworth Science & Technology Charter School)
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PELICAN EXCELLENCE ORLEANS K-12
Status
INACTIVE: The National Association of Charter School Authorizers’ recommended for denial of the application to the State Authorized School Oversight Committee of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary in December 2010.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer
Louisiana Department of Education
Location
This school was proposed for New Orleans.
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PELICAN EXCELLENCE ACADEMY
Status
UNKNOWN: Application submitted in February 2010.
Management
Pelican Educational Foundation, Inc.
Authorizer
Jefferson Parish School Board
Location
This school was proposed for Metairie.
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MANAGEMENT
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PELICAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Federal Tax ID
EIN 203801713
Website
History
Individuals involved
Names appearing on IRS Form 990s (2005 to 2009) & website: Abdullah Zorba, Adem Ozel, Amanniyaz Niyazmuradov (AKA Aman Niyaz), Bicer Hasan, Cuneyt Dokemen, Cynthia Bryant, Elif Ulupinar, Eugene Kennedy, Hasan Sazci, Karen Fontenot, Mehmet F. Cihan, Mustafa Guvercin, Nihat Bayhan, Orhan Kizilkaya, Richard Webb, Tevfik Kosar, and Yunus Bicici.
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 “PARTNER ORGANIZATION”
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COSMOS FOUNDATION / HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Federal Tax ID
EIN 76-0615245
Website
Services
Cosmos gets 5% of Pelican's annual state funding because of their "Support Service Agreement."
Individuals involved
Names appearing on IRS Form 990s (2002 to 2009): Ali Tekin, Bilal Akin, Burhanettin Kuruscu, Cengizhan Keskin, Cocksun Cetinkaya, Ellen A. MacDonald, Fatih Yigit, Gokturk Tunc, Ibrahim Sel, Iker Gure, Ismet S. Isik, Kadir Almus, Kudbettin Aksoy, Levent Bulut, Lynn Mitchell, Mehmet Okumus, Mustafa Atik, Mustafa Guvercin, Mustafa Ozen, Nihat Guvercin, Oner Ulvi Celepicikay, Ozgur Ozer, Selahattin Aydin, Soner Tarim, Tevik Eski, Umit Pecin, Yetkin Yildirim
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