Excellent Source of Information on Gulen Schools in
America
Gulen Charter Schools
What is a Gulen charter school?
A Gulen charter school is a publicly-funded charter school that was founded and is run by individuals who
are secretly followers of a Turkish imam named Fethullah Gulen. Gulen's followers are called Gulenists, and collectively they form a worldwide covert network called the Gulen Movement. The key defining feature of Gulen charter schools is that control of the schools' policies and (most importantly) finances lies entirely in the hands of Gulenists. This allows the Gulenists to use the
schools in ways that further the Gulen Movement's goals.
The infiltration of the Gulen Movement into our publicly-funded education system has been made possible by a perfect storm of very lax charter school regulation; the current political climate favoring expansion of charter schools; the Gulenists' unparalleled skills at marketing, deception, and intimidation; the presence of influential sympathizers in our government
and in academia; and an extreme reluctance on the part of many journalists,
academicians and government officials to involve themselves in this issue
for fear they might be labeled as Islamophobic or xenophobic.
A Gulen charter school is a publicly-funded charter school that was founded and is run by individuals who
are secretly followers of a Turkish imam named Fethullah Gulen. Gulen's followers are called Gulenists, and collectively they form a worldwide covert network called the Gulen Movement. The key defining feature of Gulen charter schools is that control of the schools' policies and (most importantly) finances lies entirely in the hands of Gulenists. This allows the Gulenists to use the
schools in ways that further the Gulen Movement's goals.
The infiltration of the Gulen Movement into our publicly-funded education system has been made possible by a perfect storm of very lax charter school regulation; the current political climate favoring expansion of charter schools; the Gulenists' unparalleled skills at marketing, deception, and intimidation; the presence of influential sympathizers in our government
and in academia; and an extreme reluctance on the part of many journalists,
academicians and government officials to involve themselves in this issue
for fear they might be labeled as Islamophobic or xenophobic.
"If 600 schools are bought this way in the United States – and that’s what
the members of the Gulen movement are striving to do, - and if 200 students
graduate from each one of these schools, then 120 thousand sympathizers of
Turkey join the mainstream out there every year."
- from a column
in Turkish newspaper Sabah, May 29, 2010. See Arizona Daily Star
journalist Tim Steller's blog for
details.
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/proposed-gulen-charter-schools.html
Schools currently being attempted
Current number:
21
Discovery Academy of Science a.k.a Pinellas School of Math
and Science
State: Florida County: Pinellas
Petitioner:
Sirin Coskun
Charter corporation: Galaxy Education Inc
Status: Mar 6, 2012 school board meeting a $350,000
planning grant and a $30,000 Spanish immersion grant were approved. Approved June 12, 2012 by Pinellas County School District.
No indication at present of a fall 2012 opening. Pinellas County Schools
website, accessed Sep 2012, indicates 2012-13 is a planning year (link).
Charter contract: link; starts 2012-13 school year; ends June 30,
2016
Contact: Pinellas County School District Board
[email protected], (727) 588-6300
The
Heights Charter School
State: New
York
Petitioners: Walter Marin, Sinan Asa (likely
the true lead petitioner although not on paper)
Charter
corporation: Apple Educational Services
Status: full
proposal submitted Feb 29, 2012 in response to Jan 2012 SUNY requests for
proposals; unclear if approved
Documents: summary form
Contact: SUNY
Charter Schools Institute
Loudoun Math
& IT Academy
State: Virginia
Petitioners: Ali Gokce
(Northern Virginia Education Foundation); Necmi Mutlu (Blue Hills Foundation;
also affiliated with Virginia International University)
Application: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/committees_standing/meetings/2012/charter_schools/apr25/application.pdf
Pre-operational budget: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/committees_standing/meetings/2012/charter_schools/apr25/lmita_appendix_f.pdf
Status:
application passed by state board July 26, 2012 (link); now requires approval by Loudoun County
School Board
Contact: Loudoun County School Board Superintendent, Dr. Edgar
Hatrick
Magnolia
Science Academy Milpitas
State:
California
Petitioner: Suleyman Bahceci
Charter
company: Magnolia Education and Research Foundation
Website:
http://milpitas.magnoliascience.org/
Status:
Santa Clara county charter for 3 Magnolia schools initially approved in 2008; petitioners requested delay of opening until
2012; 3-year lease of building approved by City of
Milpitas, June 5, 2012; delay to 2013-14 school year requested July 25, 2012,
considered at Aug 8, 2012 Board meeting (link); approval recommended (link)
Contact: Santa Clara County
Office of Education (408) 453-6500
Magnolia
Science Academy San Jose
State: California
Petitioner:
Suleyman Bahceci
Charter company: Magnolia Education and Research
Foundation
Website: http://sanjose.magnoliascience.org/
Status:
Santa Clara county charter for 3 Magnolia schools initially approved in 2008; petitioners requested delay of opening until
2012; delay to 2013-14 school year requested July 25, 2012,
considered at Aug 8, 2012 Board meeting (link); approval recommended (link)
Contact: Santa Clara County Office of
Education (408) 453-6500
Miami-Dade
Science Schools
State: Florida
Petitioners: Ali
Erbay, Banu Sizirici Yildiz, Omer Zeyrek, Mehmet Yasar Ulutas, Nezih
Pala, Yalcin Akin, Dogan Tozoglu
Corporation: Sweetwater Education,
Inc
Proposed size: 900 students; budget
$4,451,285
Status: Miami-Dade Public School Board voted on Nov 24, 2010
Pacific Technology School
- 8 proposed new branches (under statewide benefit charter)
PacTech-3 East
Palo Alto (Sequoia Union High, Ravenswood Elem.) 2009 or 2010
PacTech-4
Oceanside (Oceanside Unified) 2010 or 2011
PacTech-5 Merced (Merced Union
High) 2010 or 2011
PacTech-6 Hayward (Hayward Unified) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-7 Bakersfield (Kern Union High) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-8 Chula Vista
(Sweetwater Union High) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-9 El Cajon (Grossmont Union
High) 2012 or 2013
PacTech-10 Oxnard (Oxnard Unified) 2012 or 2013
State: California
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Palm
Beach Science Academy
State:
Florida
Lead petitioner: Yasar
Burak Savak
Charter company: Palm
Beach Science, Inc.
Year: applied
and denied in 2007; now trying again. Approval was recommended
in 2010 for fall 2011 opening.Contract dated July 20, 2011. Applicant
requested opening deferred until August 2012. As of Sep 2012, no
visible activity.
Contact: Palm Beach County School Board
Documents: application; board meeting; 5-year charter contract
Piedmont
IT Academy
State: North Carolina
Lead
petitioner: Adem Kaya (occupation: wrestling coach)
Other
petitioners: Kenan Caglar, Carlton L Cammon, Jordan Fish, Amela Mekic, Gary L
Lebby, Alper Tekten (affiliated with Triad Math and Science
Academy)
Year: 2012, now re-applying for fall 2013
opening
Application: here
Status: denied Dec 14, 2011
(link); resubmitted; application reviewed May 29,
2012 (link). Listed among applicants for 2013-14
(link)
Pinellas School of Math and Science - see Discovery
Academy of Science above
Pioneer
Academy of Science II and IV (two schools)
State:
Massachusetts
Lead petitioner: (Eylem) Barish Icin
News
articles: Lowell Sun July 27, 2012; Salem News July 27, 2012
Status:
shortlisted; asked to submit full proposed Oct
2012
River City Science
Academy - Innovation
State: Florida County:
Duval
Petitioners: Enes Calik, Sinan Turkel (Board members of
Atlantic Foundation of North Florida, d.b.a. Amity Turkish Cultural Center, a
Gulenist "dialog" organization)
Charter corporation: River City
Education Services, Inc.
Status: Oct 3, 2012 meeting Duval County School Board
approved.
Utica
Academy of Science Charter School
State: New York
District: Utica
City School District
Petitioners: Fehmi Damkaci (lead), Tolga Hayali,
Yildiray Yildirim, Birol Ozturk, Patricia Coban
Charter corporation: Syracuse
Academy of Science Charter School
Replication of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter
School
Status: letter of intent submitted, accepted Jan 2012;
application not accepted Mar 2012 - plans to resubmit for 2013-14 school
year; letter of intent June 22, 2012
Website: http://www.uascs.org
News articles: Jan 16, 2012; Jan 26, 2012 ; Mar 30, 2012; June 15, 2012
Washington
IT Academy
State: District of Columbia (do not confuse with
proposed school of same name in Washington state)
Petitioner:
WEDUF - Washington Education Foundation
Status: currently
unknown
Website: http://weduf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=75
Schools that never materialized
and appear inactive
Applications were
submitted for these charter schools, but for some reason the proposed schools
have not, to date, materialized. Some applications were rejected and never
resubmitted, and some were withdrawn.
Current number: 97
Academy of Milwaukee
State:
Wisconsin
Lead petitioner: Tarik Celik
Year: 2006
Allentown
Science Academy
State: Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Fahrudin
Mekic, Riza Ulker, Gazi Abdulhay, Savas Saymaz, et al
Year: 2010; rejected Feb 2011
Website: http://allentownscienceacademy.org/
Atlantic Science Academy (a.k.a. Miami-Dade
Charter Middle and High School)
State:
Florida
Charter corporation: Sweetwater
Education
Year: approved 2005;
delayed
Banks
Elementary (proposed takeover of existing school)
State:
Louisiana
Lead petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Charter corporation: Pelican
Educational Foundation
Year: 2009
Bay
Area Technology School Richmond
State: California
Lead petitioner:
Suleyman Bahceci
Year: 2006
Bergen
Hope Charter School
State: New Jersey
Lead
petitioners: Osman Oztoprak, Feyzullah "Feyz" Egriboyun
Year:
2002
Binghampton Academy of
Science Charter School
State: New York
Petitioners:
Galymahan Kirbassov, Birol Kanik
Year:
2009
Brentwood
Academy of Science Charter School
State: New York
Lead Petitioner:
Kerim Gulyuz, Muzaffer Ozcelik, Recep Ornek, Cem Kuscu
Year: 2009
(application withdrawn)
Broward Math and Science
Schools
State: Florida
Charter corporation: Riverside Science,
Inc. (Ferhat Erkan, Renat Shaykhutdinov, Stacey Erbay et al)
Status: application
approved Nov 9, 2010, Broward County Public Schools board
meeting; Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program Planning, Design and
Implementation 2011-2014 $375,000 approved Mar 1, 2011. Charter contract terminated
Aug 2012 (link).
Website: http://bmsschools.org/
Documents: 2011-12 list
Camden
Charter School of Achievement
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner:
Riza Ulker
Year: 2009
Cape Fear STEM
School
State: North Carolina
Petitioner: Cape Fear Education
Services, Inc.
Application: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/charterschools/resources/application/2010/cape-fear-stem.pdf
Status:
unknown; application says school will open in fall 2011; presumed
inactive
Contact: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
919-807-3300
Capital Academy Charter
School
State: New York
Petitioner: Murat
Yuksel
Year: 2004
Capital Academy of Harrisburg / Capital Academy
Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioners: Tolga Hayali; Sait
Onal; Steve Sablak; Kristin Hines
Year: 2008
Central
Region ES #22 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0 program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Charter corporation:
Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc
Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31,
2011
City Academy of
Science
State: New York
Petitioners: Furkan Kosar,
Sinan Asa, Hakan Baydere, Ercan Sevkat, Mehmet Ozbilgin
Year: 2009
(application withdrawn)City College-Prep
Charter SchoolState: Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Gem Karaman (a.k.a.
Suleyman Karaman, Cem Karaman)
Year: 2005
Clifton
Arts and Science Charter School
State: New Jersey
Petitioners:
charter holders of Bergen/Passaic Arts and Science Charter Schools
Status: application submitted Oct 2011
Contact: New
Jersey Department of Education
News article: Dec 4, 2011Rejected Jan 20, 2012
Cochran Middle School (proposal to take over
existing school)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners:
Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31,
2011
College Preparatory
Charter School of Springfield
State: Massachusetts
Lead petitioner:
Volkan Yesilyurt
Year: 2006
Connecticut
Academy for Mathematics and Science
State: Connecticut
Lead
petitioner: Ercan ("John") Tozan
Year: 2007
Coral
Academy of Science Charter School Carson City
State: Nevada
Petitioners: Fatih Ozer, Feyzi Tandogan
Year: Sep 2010 Jan 2011
Coral Academy of Science -
Valley
State: Nevada
Petitioners:
unknown
Year: 2010
Crestworth
Middle School (proposed takeover of existing school)
State:
Louisiana
Lead petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Charter corporation: Pelican
Educational Foundation
Year: 2009
Digital
Arts and Technology Charter School (DigiTech K-12)
State: New
York
Petitioners: Tevfik Kosar (former Pelican Foundation president,
involved with Abramson, Kenilworth charter schools in Louisiana), Mikail Kar,
Yunus Kumek (Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School NY)
Year:
2011
Discovery Academy of Science
Charter School
State: Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet (Fahrettin)
Taskan
Year: 2005
Dove School of
Excellence
State: Arkansas
Petitioners: Bilal Erturk, Kaan
Camuz
Year: 2009
First
State Math and Science Academy
State: Delaware
Petitioners: Ahmet
Gunay, Mehmet Kemal Kocamaz, Omer Arap, Caglar Batan, Mustafa Ozgan, Fatih
Kandil, Ben [Bunyamin] Karaduman, Canan Murat
Year: 2011
Documents: document dated Feb 3, 2011; recommended denial April 1, 2011
Newspaper
article: Jan 21, 2011
Garden
State Academy Charter School
State: New
Jersey
Petitioner: Ahmet Yunus Ozdemir
Year:
2007
Global Sciences
Charter School
State: New York
Petitioner: Kevin Donovan (Note:
This appears to be a "stealth Gulen school," similar to Quest Charter Academy
in Illinois, which appeared to have non-Gulenist petitioners but was taken
over by Concept Schools and Engin Blackstone, whose original name is Engin
Karatas.)
Year: 2011
History: March 2011, approved to move to next phase; March
31, 2011 lead applicant withdrew
Great
Lakes Math and Science Academy
State: Illinois
Petitioner: Concept
Schools
Year: 2011
Articles: Dec 27, 2011 ISBE; Passed over for other applicant Mar 16, 2012; see also Mar 2, 2012; Mar 15, 2012
Contact: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE); North Chicago
Community Unit School District 187
Greenville
Palmetto Science Academy
State: South Carolina
Petitioners:
Ali Ozer, Guven Yucesan, Mevlut Tascan
Year:
2006
Greenville
Science Charter School
State: South
Carolina
Petitioners: Ali Ozer, Guven Yucesan, Mevlut
Tascan
Year: 2009
Harmony
School of Excellence - San Antonio
State: Texas
Charter holder:
Cosmos Foundation
History: unknown; construction referred to in Jan 21, 2011 edition of Texas Register in
connection with Notice of Public Hearing for Texas Public Finance Authority
bonds; school also referred to in Jan 2010 Harmony Public Schools
document
No sign of recent activity; presumed
inactive.
Horizon
Math and Science Charter School - Des Plaines
State:
Illinois
Petitioners: Yuksel Alp Aslandogan, Ibrahim
Duyar, Ali Serdar Dalkilic, Yasar Bora, Ergun Koyuncu
Year:
2000
Horizon Math and Science
Charter School - Oak Park
State: Illinois
Petitioners: Yuksel Alp
Aslandogan, Ibrahim Duyar, Ali Serdar Dalkilic, Yasar Bora, Ergun
Koyuncu
Year: 2000
Indiana Life Sciences Academy
State:
Indiana
Petitioners: Vedat Akgun, Bulent Bayraktar
Year: 2003
Indiana Math and Science Academy
South
State: Indiana
Charter holder: presumably same as existing
Indiana Math & Science Academy
Year: 2012
History: Letter of intent submitted Mar 2012; Corporation named Indiana Math and
Science Academy - South Indianapolis Inc created May 13, 2008 according to Indiana Secretary of State under name Kazim
Elders [sic - should be Eldes], who has been affiliated with other Concept
Schools; rejected May 21, 2012 (link)
Indiana Science Academy
State:
Indiana
Petitioners: Vedat Akgun, Turgay Faki, Ali Korkmaz (Crossroads
Educational Services, Inc.)
Year: 2001
IT
Academy of Triangle
State: North Carolina
Petitioner: Kenan
Gundogdu
Application: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/charterschools/resources/application/2010/it-acad-triangle.pdf
Website: IT Academy
of Triangle
Year: 2011
Kenilworth Science and Technology High School
(expansion of already-existing middle school)
State:
Louisiana
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Status: denial recommended by NACSA, Dec 2010; presumed
inactive
Knoxville Charter
Academy
State: Tennessee
Petitioners: Suzan Mertyurek (a.k.a.
Suzan Mutlu-Mertyurek, Suzan Mutlu), Leyla Achilova (a.k.a. Leyla Achilov,
Leyla Kayumova, Shakhnoz Kayumova, Shahnoz Kayumova)
Charter company: Iris
Education Foundation
Year: 2010, 2011
Status: opening delayed until fall 2012; school was
unable to identify approved site by Apr 1, 2012 deadline; charter presumably
dissolved
News articles: July 18, 2011; Nov 11, 2011; Mar 31, 2012
Contact: Knox County Board of
Education, Terry Alexander, Executive Assistant, 865-594-1630
[email protected] board members shown on website
Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Lola
Alapo 865-342-6376
Lancaster Academy of Science
State:
Pennsylvania
Petitioners: Sait Onal; Steve Sablak; Tolga Hayali; Kristin
Hines; Armagan Korkmaz; Mary Ressler
Year: 2008
Lehigh
College-Prep Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioners:
Fahrudin Mekic, Savas "Sal" Saymaz, Ali Pilatin (in original 2006
application)
Year: 2006, 2009
Linear
Middle School (attempted charter conversion of existing district
school)
State: Louisiana
Charter company: Pelican
Educational Foundation (with partner Cosmos Foundation)
Year:
2009
Lotus School
for Excellence - Longmont
State: Colorado
Website: http://www.longmont.lotusschool.org/
Status:
Denied by St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education, Dec 8, 2010
Denial upheld by Colorado Board of Education March 9,
2011
Loudoun
Science Academy
State: Virginia
Corporation: Blue Hills
Foundation
Lead petitioner: Hasan Burk (also affiliated with Virginia
International University, a Gulenist institution of higher learning)
Year:
2006
Newspaper article: July 5, 2006 "Board requests more
information"
Lyceum Charter School
Project
State: Pennsylvania
Lead Petitioner:
Ihsan Isik
Year: 2002
Mokapu
STEM School
State: Hawaii
Petitioners: Kazim Gumus, Adam
(Adem) Oksuz
Website: http://www.mokapustemschool.org
Year:
2011
Nashville Academy of
Science and Technology
State: Tennessee
Lead petitioner:
Ismail Fidan
Year: 2007; 2008 (application
rejected)
Nashville Charter
Middle School
State: Tennessee
Lead
petitioner: Ismail Fidan
Charter company: Nashville Academy,
Inc. (has connection to Memphis School of Excellence)
Year:
2006; appealed 2007 (appeal denied)
New
Century Charter Public School
State: New Jersey
First
attempt
Lead petitioner: Feyzullah Egriboyun
Year: 2005
Second
attempt
Lead petitioner: Kemal Aydin
Year: 2009
Received $30,000 grant
from New Jersey Department of Education for period Apr 1, 2006 to Sep 30,
2006
New Dimension Math and
Science School
State: Texas
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Educational Foundation
Petitioners: Hasan Coskun, Osman Kanlioglu,
Ozgur Ozer
Status: Texas State Board of Education Committee on School
Initiatives heard school representatives speak at Generation 15 Charter Interviews September 1-2,
2010
Northeastern Arts
and Science Charter School
State: New Jersey
Petitioners: charter
holders of Bergen/Passaic Arts and Science Charter Schools
Status: application submitted Oct 2011
Contact: New
Jersey Department of Education
News article: Dec 5, 2011 (the school in Ridgefield Park) Rejected Jan 20, 2012
Oconee School of Math and Science
State:
Florida
Lead petitioners: Namik Sercan, Ibrahim Demir
Year:
2008
Website: http://www.oconeeacademy.org/
Orange
Science Academy
State: California
Petitioners: Ertan Salik, Saken
Sherkhanov, Ali Gurel, Adnan Doyuran
Year: 2008
Website: http://www.oconeeacademy.org/
Osceola
Universal School
State: Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet
Taskan
Charter company: Universal Education Services, Inc.
Year:
2007
Status: denied Oct 24, 2006, appealed, denial of appeal recommended Feb 12, 2007
Pelican
Excellence Academy, a.k.a. Pelican Excellence K-12 Charter
State:
Louisiana
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Status: denial recommended by NACSA, Dec 2010; presumed
inactive
Pelican Math and
Science School
State: Louisiana
Year: 2007
Lead
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Piedmont IT
Academy
State: North Carolina
Petitioners: Ismail Yavuz Sakaoglu,
Alper Tekten, Kenan Caglar, Adem Kaya
Status: application submitted Feb 19,
2010 for fall 2011 opening; Preliminary approval August 2010; fast-tracked in 2011; did not make Dec 14, 2011 cut
Contact: Office
of Charter Schools, North Carolina State Board of Education (main switchboard
919-807-3300)
Application: click here
Pioneer
Academy of Science III
State: Massachusetts
Lead petitioner:
(Eylem) Barish Icin
News articles: Lowell Sun July 27, 2012; Salem News July 27, 2012
Status: not
shortlisted Oct 2012
Pioneer
Technology Public Charter School
State: Oregon
Petitioners:
Suleyman “Solomon” Karaman, Murat “Brad” Akbas, Joseph Hurmali, Andy Gokce
Year: 2007
Raritan Arts And Science
Charter School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Eylem
Icin
Year: 2009
Richmond
Science Academy
State: Virginia
Petitioners: Alican Dalkilic, Erhan
Yilmaz, Zafer Ugur
Charter company: Richmond Education Foundation
Status:
application withdrawn May 2011
Newspaper
articles: Oct 4, 2010, May 18, 2011
Riverside
Science Academy
State: Florida
Petitioners:
Ferhat Erkan, Hasan Kaya, Ibrahim Yildiz, Renat Shaykhutdinov, Stacey
Erbay
Charter corporation: Riverside Science, Inc. (see Broward
Math & Science Schools above)
Year: 2007; received $25,000
grant 2008-2009
Website: http://www.riversidescience.org/
Rose Science Academy
State:
Oregon
Petitioners: Recep Sahin Diril, Tugrul Yanik, Mustafa
Keskin
Year: 2000
School of Art
Denton
State: Texas
Petitioners: Kudbettin Aksoy,
Osman Kanlioglu, Osman Kazan
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Education Foundation, Inc.
Year:
2007
School of Art
Houston
State: Texas
Petitioners: Kudbettin Aksoy,
Osman Kanlioglu, Osman Kazan
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Education Foundation, Inc.
Year:
2007
Science Academy
of Erie Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioner: Mehmet
Malcok
Year: 2007-8
Sequoia
Academy of Science
State: California
Petitioner: Adnan Doyuran,
Dialog Foundation
Year: 2006
Sonoran
Science Academy - Oro Valley
State: Arizona
Year:
2009
Status: charter approved late 2009; no visible
activity
Sonoran Science Academy -
Flagstaff
State: Arizona
Year: 2009
Status:
charter approved late 2009; no visible activity
South
Region Elementary School #5 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0
program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Year: 2011
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan
Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region High School #2, LAUSD
State:
California
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David
Yilmaz
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Year: 2011
Status:
Letter of intent; not shown on this list of successful charter applicants Mar
23, 2011
South Region High School
#4, LAUSD
State: California
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David
Yilmaz
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Year: 2011
Status:
Letter of intent; not shown on this list of successful charter applicants Mar
23, 2011
South Region High
School #8 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0 program)
State:
California (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Year: 2011
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci,
David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region Middle School #2A (LAUSD, School
choice proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
South
Region Middle School #3 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0
program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Year: 2012
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan
Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region Middle School #2C (LAUSD, School
choice proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia
Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Staten
Island Fusion Charter School
State: New York
Lead
Petitioner: Zafer Akin (board member, Brooklyn Amity School; TCCNY)
Charter
corporation: Apple Education Services
Year: 2011, planned opening fall
2012
Status: letter of intent only; no longer active
Universal Charter School
State:
Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet Taskan
Year: 2010, appeal
denied
Valley Region
Elementary School #7 (Magnolia Science Elementary) (LAUSD, School choice
proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner:
Magnolia Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan
2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Documents:
proposal; review
Valley
Region Elementary School #9 (LAUSD, School choice proposal for new
school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year:
unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Valley
Region Elementary School #10 (LAUSD, School choice proposal for new
school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year:
unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another
applicant
Wake Math and Science Academy
State: North
Carolina
Lead petitioner: Kenan Gundogdu
Year: 2009
Website : http://www.wmsacharter.org/
Union Science Academy Charter
School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Fatih
Oncul
Year: 2005
Wayne Science and Technology Charter
School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Ms. [sic] Nihat
Guvercin
Year: 2009
Westchester
Academy of Science
State: New York
District: Yonkers Public School
District
Lead Petitioner: Mehmet Ozhabes
History: Application withdrawn
2009; letter of intent Jan 19, 2011; not approved for proceeding to Phase II; letter of intent submitted and accepted Jan 2012;
proposed school website says public hearing took place in Mar
2012; application withdrawn April 16, 2012
Website:
http://www.westchesterscience.org/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/westchestersci
Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania
Bellefont (actual name unknown)
State:
Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Bulent
Tarman
Year: 2006
9 schools in Memphis area; names not released to
public
State: Tennessee
Petitioners: Willie Herenton, Cosmos
Foundation (TX)
Status: denied Oct 2011; resubmission planned for Nov
2011; rejected Oct 25, 2011
News articles: Oct 3, 2011; Oct 27, 2011
the members of the Gulen movement are striving to do, - and if 200 students
graduate from each one of these schools, then 120 thousand sympathizers of
Turkey join the mainstream out there every year."
- from a column
in Turkish newspaper Sabah, May 29, 2010. See Arizona Daily Star
journalist Tim Steller's blog for
details.
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/proposed-gulen-charter-schools.html
Schools currently being attempted
Current number:
21
Discovery Academy of Science a.k.a Pinellas School of Math
and Science
State: Florida County: Pinellas
Petitioner:
Sirin Coskun
Charter corporation: Galaxy Education Inc
Status: Mar 6, 2012 school board meeting a $350,000
planning grant and a $30,000 Spanish immersion grant were approved. Approved June 12, 2012 by Pinellas County School District.
No indication at present of a fall 2012 opening. Pinellas County Schools
website, accessed Sep 2012, indicates 2012-13 is a planning year (link).
Charter contract: link; starts 2012-13 school year; ends June 30,
2016
Contact: Pinellas County School District Board
[email protected], (727) 588-6300
The
Heights Charter School
State: New
York
Petitioners: Walter Marin, Sinan Asa (likely
the true lead petitioner although not on paper)
Charter
corporation: Apple Educational Services
Status: full
proposal submitted Feb 29, 2012 in response to Jan 2012 SUNY requests for
proposals; unclear if approved
Documents: summary form
Contact: SUNY
Charter Schools Institute
Loudoun Math
& IT Academy
State: Virginia
Petitioners: Ali Gokce
(Northern Virginia Education Foundation); Necmi Mutlu (Blue Hills Foundation;
also affiliated with Virginia International University)
Application: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/committees_standing/meetings/2012/charter_schools/apr25/application.pdf
Pre-operational budget: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/committees_standing/meetings/2012/charter_schools/apr25/lmita_appendix_f.pdf
Status:
application passed by state board July 26, 2012 (link); now requires approval by Loudoun County
School Board
Contact: Loudoun County School Board Superintendent, Dr. Edgar
Hatrick
Magnolia
Science Academy Milpitas
State:
California
Petitioner: Suleyman Bahceci
Charter
company: Magnolia Education and Research Foundation
Website:
http://milpitas.magnoliascience.org/
Status:
Santa Clara county charter for 3 Magnolia schools initially approved in 2008; petitioners requested delay of opening until
2012; 3-year lease of building approved by City of
Milpitas, June 5, 2012; delay to 2013-14 school year requested July 25, 2012,
considered at Aug 8, 2012 Board meeting (link); approval recommended (link)
Contact: Santa Clara County
Office of Education (408) 453-6500
Magnolia
Science Academy San Jose
State: California
Petitioner:
Suleyman Bahceci
Charter company: Magnolia Education and Research
Foundation
Website: http://sanjose.magnoliascience.org/
Status:
Santa Clara county charter for 3 Magnolia schools initially approved in 2008; petitioners requested delay of opening until
2012; delay to 2013-14 school year requested July 25, 2012,
considered at Aug 8, 2012 Board meeting (link); approval recommended (link)
Contact: Santa Clara County Office of
Education (408) 453-6500
Miami-Dade
Science Schools
State: Florida
Petitioners: Ali
Erbay, Banu Sizirici Yildiz, Omer Zeyrek, Mehmet Yasar Ulutas, Nezih
Pala, Yalcin Akin, Dogan Tozoglu
Corporation: Sweetwater Education,
Inc
Proposed size: 900 students; budget
$4,451,285
Status: Miami-Dade Public School Board voted on Nov 24, 2010
Pacific Technology School
- 8 proposed new branches (under statewide benefit charter)
PacTech-3 East
Palo Alto (Sequoia Union High, Ravenswood Elem.) 2009 or 2010
PacTech-4
Oceanside (Oceanside Unified) 2010 or 2011
PacTech-5 Merced (Merced Union
High) 2010 or 2011
PacTech-6 Hayward (Hayward Unified) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-7 Bakersfield (Kern Union High) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-8 Chula Vista
(Sweetwater Union High) 2011 or 2012
PacTech-9 El Cajon (Grossmont Union
High) 2012 or 2013
PacTech-10 Oxnard (Oxnard Unified) 2012 or 2013
State: California
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Palm
Beach Science Academy
State:
Florida
Lead petitioner: Yasar
Burak Savak
Charter company: Palm
Beach Science, Inc.
Year: applied
and denied in 2007; now trying again. Approval was recommended
in 2010 for fall 2011 opening.Contract dated July 20, 2011. Applicant
requested opening deferred until August 2012. As of Sep 2012, no
visible activity.
Contact: Palm Beach County School Board
Documents: application; board meeting; 5-year charter contract
Piedmont
IT Academy
State: North Carolina
Lead
petitioner: Adem Kaya (occupation: wrestling coach)
Other
petitioners: Kenan Caglar, Carlton L Cammon, Jordan Fish, Amela Mekic, Gary L
Lebby, Alper Tekten (affiliated with Triad Math and Science
Academy)
Year: 2012, now re-applying for fall 2013
opening
Application: here
Status: denied Dec 14, 2011
(link); resubmitted; application reviewed May 29,
2012 (link). Listed among applicants for 2013-14
(link)
Pinellas School of Math and Science - see Discovery
Academy of Science above
Pioneer
Academy of Science II and IV (two schools)
State:
Massachusetts
Lead petitioner: (Eylem) Barish Icin
News
articles: Lowell Sun July 27, 2012; Salem News July 27, 2012
Status:
shortlisted; asked to submit full proposed Oct
2012
River City Science
Academy - Innovation
State: Florida County:
Duval
Petitioners: Enes Calik, Sinan Turkel (Board members of
Atlantic Foundation of North Florida, d.b.a. Amity Turkish Cultural Center, a
Gulenist "dialog" organization)
Charter corporation: River City
Education Services, Inc.
Status: Oct 3, 2012 meeting Duval County School Board
approved.
Utica
Academy of Science Charter School
State: New York
District: Utica
City School District
Petitioners: Fehmi Damkaci (lead), Tolga Hayali,
Yildiray Yildirim, Birol Ozturk, Patricia Coban
Charter corporation: Syracuse
Academy of Science Charter School
Replication of Syracuse Academy of Science Charter
School
Status: letter of intent submitted, accepted Jan 2012;
application not accepted Mar 2012 - plans to resubmit for 2013-14 school
year; letter of intent June 22, 2012
Website: http://www.uascs.org
News articles: Jan 16, 2012; Jan 26, 2012 ; Mar 30, 2012; June 15, 2012
Washington
IT Academy
State: District of Columbia (do not confuse with
proposed school of same name in Washington state)
Petitioner:
WEDUF - Washington Education Foundation
Status: currently
unknown
Website: http://weduf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=75
Schools that never materialized
and appear inactive
Applications were
submitted for these charter schools, but for some reason the proposed schools
have not, to date, materialized. Some applications were rejected and never
resubmitted, and some were withdrawn.
Current number: 97
Academy of Milwaukee
State:
Wisconsin
Lead petitioner: Tarik Celik
Year: 2006
Allentown
Science Academy
State: Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Fahrudin
Mekic, Riza Ulker, Gazi Abdulhay, Savas Saymaz, et al
Year: 2010; rejected Feb 2011
Website: http://allentownscienceacademy.org/
Atlantic Science Academy (a.k.a. Miami-Dade
Charter Middle and High School)
State:
Florida
Charter corporation: Sweetwater
Education
Year: approved 2005;
delayed
Banks
Elementary (proposed takeover of existing school)
State:
Louisiana
Lead petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Charter corporation: Pelican
Educational Foundation
Year: 2009
Bay
Area Technology School Richmond
State: California
Lead petitioner:
Suleyman Bahceci
Year: 2006
Bergen
Hope Charter School
State: New Jersey
Lead
petitioners: Osman Oztoprak, Feyzullah "Feyz" Egriboyun
Year:
2002
Binghampton Academy of
Science Charter School
State: New York
Petitioners:
Galymahan Kirbassov, Birol Kanik
Year:
2009
Brentwood
Academy of Science Charter School
State: New York
Lead Petitioner:
Kerim Gulyuz, Muzaffer Ozcelik, Recep Ornek, Cem Kuscu
Year: 2009
(application withdrawn)
Broward Math and Science
Schools
State: Florida
Charter corporation: Riverside Science,
Inc. (Ferhat Erkan, Renat Shaykhutdinov, Stacey Erbay et al)
Status: application
approved Nov 9, 2010, Broward County Public Schools board
meeting; Public Charter Schools Federal Grant Program Planning, Design and
Implementation 2011-2014 $375,000 approved Mar 1, 2011. Charter contract terminated
Aug 2012 (link).
Website: http://bmsschools.org/
Documents: 2011-12 list
Camden
Charter School of Achievement
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner:
Riza Ulker
Year: 2009
Cape Fear STEM
School
State: North Carolina
Petitioner: Cape Fear Education
Services, Inc.
Application: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/charterschools/resources/application/2010/cape-fear-stem.pdf
Status:
unknown; application says school will open in fall 2011; presumed
inactive
Contact: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
919-807-3300
Capital Academy Charter
School
State: New York
Petitioner: Murat
Yuksel
Year: 2004
Capital Academy of Harrisburg / Capital Academy
Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioners: Tolga Hayali; Sait
Onal; Steve Sablak; Kristin Hines
Year: 2008
Central
Region ES #22 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0 program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Charter corporation:
Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc
Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31,
2011
City Academy of
Science
State: New York
Petitioners: Furkan Kosar,
Sinan Asa, Hakan Baydere, Ercan Sevkat, Mehmet Ozbilgin
Year: 2009
(application withdrawn)City College-Prep
Charter SchoolState: Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Gem Karaman (a.k.a.
Suleyman Karaman, Cem Karaman)
Year: 2005
Clifton
Arts and Science Charter School
State: New Jersey
Petitioners:
charter holders of Bergen/Passaic Arts and Science Charter Schools
Status: application submitted Oct 2011
Contact: New
Jersey Department of Education
News article: Dec 4, 2011Rejected Jan 20, 2012
Cochran Middle School (proposal to take over
existing school)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners:
Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31,
2011
College Preparatory
Charter School of Springfield
State: Massachusetts
Lead petitioner:
Volkan Yesilyurt
Year: 2006
Connecticut
Academy for Mathematics and Science
State: Connecticut
Lead
petitioner: Ercan ("John") Tozan
Year: 2007
Coral
Academy of Science Charter School Carson City
State: Nevada
Petitioners: Fatih Ozer, Feyzi Tandogan
Year: Sep 2010 Jan 2011
Coral Academy of Science -
Valley
State: Nevada
Petitioners:
unknown
Year: 2010
Crestworth
Middle School (proposed takeover of existing school)
State:
Louisiana
Lead petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Charter corporation: Pelican
Educational Foundation
Year: 2009
Digital
Arts and Technology Charter School (DigiTech K-12)
State: New
York
Petitioners: Tevfik Kosar (former Pelican Foundation president,
involved with Abramson, Kenilworth charter schools in Louisiana), Mikail Kar,
Yunus Kumek (Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School NY)
Year:
2011
Discovery Academy of Science
Charter School
State: Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet (Fahrettin)
Taskan
Year: 2005
Dove School of
Excellence
State: Arkansas
Petitioners: Bilal Erturk, Kaan
Camuz
Year: 2009
First
State Math and Science Academy
State: Delaware
Petitioners: Ahmet
Gunay, Mehmet Kemal Kocamaz, Omer Arap, Caglar Batan, Mustafa Ozgan, Fatih
Kandil, Ben [Bunyamin] Karaduman, Canan Murat
Year: 2011
Documents: document dated Feb 3, 2011; recommended denial April 1, 2011
Newspaper
article: Jan 21, 2011
Garden
State Academy Charter School
State: New
Jersey
Petitioner: Ahmet Yunus Ozdemir
Year:
2007
Global Sciences
Charter School
State: New York
Petitioner: Kevin Donovan (Note:
This appears to be a "stealth Gulen school," similar to Quest Charter Academy
in Illinois, which appeared to have non-Gulenist petitioners but was taken
over by Concept Schools and Engin Blackstone, whose original name is Engin
Karatas.)
Year: 2011
History: March 2011, approved to move to next phase; March
31, 2011 lead applicant withdrew
Great
Lakes Math and Science Academy
State: Illinois
Petitioner: Concept
Schools
Year: 2011
Articles: Dec 27, 2011 ISBE; Passed over for other applicant Mar 16, 2012; see also Mar 2, 2012; Mar 15, 2012
Contact: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE); North Chicago
Community Unit School District 187
Greenville
Palmetto Science Academy
State: South Carolina
Petitioners:
Ali Ozer, Guven Yucesan, Mevlut Tascan
Year:
2006
Greenville
Science Charter School
State: South
Carolina
Petitioners: Ali Ozer, Guven Yucesan, Mevlut
Tascan
Year: 2009
Harmony
School of Excellence - San Antonio
State: Texas
Charter holder:
Cosmos Foundation
History: unknown; construction referred to in Jan 21, 2011 edition of Texas Register in
connection with Notice of Public Hearing for Texas Public Finance Authority
bonds; school also referred to in Jan 2010 Harmony Public Schools
document
No sign of recent activity; presumed
inactive.
Horizon
Math and Science Charter School - Des Plaines
State:
Illinois
Petitioners: Yuksel Alp Aslandogan, Ibrahim
Duyar, Ali Serdar Dalkilic, Yasar Bora, Ergun Koyuncu
Year:
2000
Horizon Math and Science
Charter School - Oak Park
State: Illinois
Petitioners: Yuksel Alp
Aslandogan, Ibrahim Duyar, Ali Serdar Dalkilic, Yasar Bora, Ergun
Koyuncu
Year: 2000
Indiana Life Sciences Academy
State:
Indiana
Petitioners: Vedat Akgun, Bulent Bayraktar
Year: 2003
Indiana Math and Science Academy
South
State: Indiana
Charter holder: presumably same as existing
Indiana Math & Science Academy
Year: 2012
History: Letter of intent submitted Mar 2012; Corporation named Indiana Math and
Science Academy - South Indianapolis Inc created May 13, 2008 according to Indiana Secretary of State under name Kazim
Elders [sic - should be Eldes], who has been affiliated with other Concept
Schools; rejected May 21, 2012 (link)
Indiana Science Academy
State:
Indiana
Petitioners: Vedat Akgun, Turgay Faki, Ali Korkmaz (Crossroads
Educational Services, Inc.)
Year: 2001
IT
Academy of Triangle
State: North Carolina
Petitioner: Kenan
Gundogdu
Application: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/charterschools/resources/application/2010/it-acad-triangle.pdf
Website: IT Academy
of Triangle
Year: 2011
Kenilworth Science and Technology High School
(expansion of already-existing middle school)
State:
Louisiana
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Status: denial recommended by NACSA, Dec 2010; presumed
inactive
Knoxville Charter
Academy
State: Tennessee
Petitioners: Suzan Mertyurek (a.k.a.
Suzan Mutlu-Mertyurek, Suzan Mutlu), Leyla Achilova (a.k.a. Leyla Achilov,
Leyla Kayumova, Shakhnoz Kayumova, Shahnoz Kayumova)
Charter company: Iris
Education Foundation
Year: 2010, 2011
Status: opening delayed until fall 2012; school was
unable to identify approved site by Apr 1, 2012 deadline; charter presumably
dissolved
News articles: July 18, 2011; Nov 11, 2011; Mar 31, 2012
Contact: Knox County Board of
Education, Terry Alexander, Executive Assistant, 865-594-1630
[email protected] board members shown on website
Knoxville News Sentinel reporter Lola
Alapo 865-342-6376
Lancaster Academy of Science
State:
Pennsylvania
Petitioners: Sait Onal; Steve Sablak; Tolga Hayali; Kristin
Hines; Armagan Korkmaz; Mary Ressler
Year: 2008
Lehigh
College-Prep Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioners:
Fahrudin Mekic, Savas "Sal" Saymaz, Ali Pilatin (in original 2006
application)
Year: 2006, 2009
Linear
Middle School (attempted charter conversion of existing district
school)
State: Louisiana
Charter company: Pelican
Educational Foundation (with partner Cosmos Foundation)
Year:
2009
Lotus School
for Excellence - Longmont
State: Colorado
Website: http://www.longmont.lotusschool.org/
Status:
Denied by St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education, Dec 8, 2010
Denial upheld by Colorado Board of Education March 9,
2011
Loudoun
Science Academy
State: Virginia
Corporation: Blue Hills
Foundation
Lead petitioner: Hasan Burk (also affiliated with Virginia
International University, a Gulenist institution of higher learning)
Year:
2006
Newspaper article: July 5, 2006 "Board requests more
information"
Lyceum Charter School
Project
State: Pennsylvania
Lead Petitioner:
Ihsan Isik
Year: 2002
Mokapu
STEM School
State: Hawaii
Petitioners: Kazim Gumus, Adam
(Adem) Oksuz
Website: http://www.mokapustemschool.org
Year:
2011
Nashville Academy of
Science and Technology
State: Tennessee
Lead petitioner:
Ismail Fidan
Year: 2007; 2008 (application
rejected)
Nashville Charter
Middle School
State: Tennessee
Lead
petitioner: Ismail Fidan
Charter company: Nashville Academy,
Inc. (has connection to Memphis School of Excellence)
Year:
2006; appealed 2007 (appeal denied)
New
Century Charter Public School
State: New Jersey
First
attempt
Lead petitioner: Feyzullah Egriboyun
Year: 2005
Second
attempt
Lead petitioner: Kemal Aydin
Year: 2009
Received $30,000 grant
from New Jersey Department of Education for period Apr 1, 2006 to Sep 30,
2006
New Dimension Math and
Science School
State: Texas
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Educational Foundation
Petitioners: Hasan Coskun, Osman Kanlioglu,
Ozgur Ozer
Status: Texas State Board of Education Committee on School
Initiatives heard school representatives speak at Generation 15 Charter Interviews September 1-2,
2010
Northeastern Arts
and Science Charter School
State: New Jersey
Petitioners: charter
holders of Bergen/Passaic Arts and Science Charter Schools
Status: application submitted Oct 2011
Contact: New
Jersey Department of Education
News article: Dec 5, 2011 (the school in Ridgefield Park) Rejected Jan 20, 2012
Oconee School of Math and Science
State:
Florida
Lead petitioners: Namik Sercan, Ibrahim Demir
Year:
2008
Website: http://www.oconeeacademy.org/
Orange
Science Academy
State: California
Petitioners: Ertan Salik, Saken
Sherkhanov, Ali Gurel, Adnan Doyuran
Year: 2008
Website: http://www.oconeeacademy.org/
Osceola
Universal School
State: Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet
Taskan
Charter company: Universal Education Services, Inc.
Year:
2007
Status: denied Oct 24, 2006, appealed, denial of appeal recommended Feb 12, 2007
Pelican
Excellence Academy, a.k.a. Pelican Excellence K-12 Charter
State:
Louisiana
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Status: denial recommended by NACSA, Dec 2010; presumed
inactive
Pelican Math and
Science School
State: Louisiana
Year: 2007
Lead
Petitioner: Tevfik Kosar
Piedmont IT
Academy
State: North Carolina
Petitioners: Ismail Yavuz Sakaoglu,
Alper Tekten, Kenan Caglar, Adem Kaya
Status: application submitted Feb 19,
2010 for fall 2011 opening; Preliminary approval August 2010; fast-tracked in 2011; did not make Dec 14, 2011 cut
Contact: Office
of Charter Schools, North Carolina State Board of Education (main switchboard
919-807-3300)
Application: click here
Pioneer
Academy of Science III
State: Massachusetts
Lead petitioner:
(Eylem) Barish Icin
News articles: Lowell Sun July 27, 2012; Salem News July 27, 2012
Status: not
shortlisted Oct 2012
Pioneer
Technology Public Charter School
State: Oregon
Petitioners:
Suleyman “Solomon” Karaman, Murat “Brad” Akbas, Joseph Hurmali, Andy Gokce
Year: 2007
Raritan Arts And Science
Charter School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Eylem
Icin
Year: 2009
Richmond
Science Academy
State: Virginia
Petitioners: Alican Dalkilic, Erhan
Yilmaz, Zafer Ugur
Charter company: Richmond Education Foundation
Status:
application withdrawn May 2011
Newspaper
articles: Oct 4, 2010, May 18, 2011
Riverside
Science Academy
State: Florida
Petitioners:
Ferhat Erkan, Hasan Kaya, Ibrahim Yildiz, Renat Shaykhutdinov, Stacey
Erbay
Charter corporation: Riverside Science, Inc. (see Broward
Math & Science Schools above)
Year: 2007; received $25,000
grant 2008-2009
Website: http://www.riversidescience.org/
Rose Science Academy
State:
Oregon
Petitioners: Recep Sahin Diril, Tugrul Yanik, Mustafa
Keskin
Year: 2000
School of Art
Denton
State: Texas
Petitioners: Kudbettin Aksoy,
Osman Kanlioglu, Osman Kazan
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Education Foundation, Inc.
Year:
2007
School of Art
Houston
State: Texas
Petitioners: Kudbettin Aksoy,
Osman Kanlioglu, Osman Kazan
Proposed charter holder: New
Dimension Education Foundation, Inc.
Year:
2007
Science Academy
of Erie Charter School
State: Pennsylvania
Petitioner: Mehmet
Malcok
Year: 2007-8
Sequoia
Academy of Science
State: California
Petitioner: Adnan Doyuran,
Dialog Foundation
Year: 2006
Sonoran
Science Academy - Oro Valley
State: Arizona
Year:
2009
Status: charter approved late 2009; no visible
activity
Sonoran Science Academy -
Flagstaff
State: Arizona
Year: 2009
Status:
charter approved late 2009; no visible activity
South
Region Elementary School #5 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0
program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Year: 2011
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan
Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region High School #2, LAUSD
State:
California
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David
Yilmaz
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Year: 2011
Status:
Letter of intent; not shown on this list of successful charter applicants Mar
23, 2011
South Region High School
#4, LAUSD
State: California
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David
Yilmaz
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Year: 2011
Status:
Letter of intent; not shown on this list of successful charter applicants Mar
23, 2011
South Region High
School #8 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0 program)
State:
California (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Year: 2011
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci,
David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region Middle School #2A (LAUSD, School
choice proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
South
Region Middle School #3 (proposal under Public School Choice 3.0
program)
State: California (Los Angeles Unified School
District)
Year: 2012
Charter corporation: Magnolia Public
Schools
Petitioners: Suleyman Bahceci, David Yilmaz, Erdinc Acar, Mekan
Muhammedov
Status: Letter of intent submitted March 31, 2011; not
listed among proposal submissions as of Feb 2012
South Region Middle School #2C (LAUSD, School
choice proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia
Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Staten
Island Fusion Charter School
State: New York
Lead
Petitioner: Zafer Akin (board member, Brooklyn Amity School; TCCNY)
Charter
corporation: Apple Education Services
Year: 2011, planned opening fall
2012
Status: letter of intent only; no longer active
Universal Charter School
State:
Florida
Petitioner: Mehmet Taskan
Year: 2010, appeal
denied
Valley Region
Elementary School #7 (Magnolia Science Elementary) (LAUSD, School choice
proposal for new school)
State: California
Petitioner:
Magnolia Schools
Year: unknown; before Jan
2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Documents:
proposal; review
Valley
Region Elementary School #9 (LAUSD, School choice proposal for new
school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year:
unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another applicant
Valley
Region Elementary School #10 (LAUSD, School choice proposal for new
school)
State: California
Petitioner: Magnolia Schools
Year:
unknown; before Jan 2010
Status: awarded to another
applicant
Wake Math and Science Academy
State: North
Carolina
Lead petitioner: Kenan Gundogdu
Year: 2009
Website : http://www.wmsacharter.org/
Union Science Academy Charter
School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Fatih
Oncul
Year: 2005
Wayne Science and Technology Charter
School
State: New Jersey
Lead petitioner: Ms. [sic] Nihat
Guvercin
Year: 2009
Westchester
Academy of Science
State: New York
District: Yonkers Public School
District
Lead Petitioner: Mehmet Ozhabes
History: Application withdrawn
2009; letter of intent Jan 19, 2011; not approved for proceeding to Phase II; letter of intent submitted and accepted Jan 2012;
proposed school website says public hearing took place in Mar
2012; application withdrawn April 16, 2012
Website:
http://www.westchesterscience.org/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/westchestersci
Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania
Bellefont (actual name unknown)
State:
Pennsylvania
Lead petitioner: Bulent
Tarman
Year: 2006
9 schools in Memphis area; names not released to
public
State: Tennessee
Petitioners: Willie Herenton, Cosmos
Foundation (TX)
Status: denied Oct 2011; resubmission planned for Nov
2011; rejected Oct 25, 2011
News articles: Oct 3, 2011; Oct 27, 2011
Private School
Pioneer Academy of Science, K-12, 366 Clifton Avenue, Clifton, NJ Charter Schools Arizona: Schools Operated by Daisy Education Corporation Sonorant Science Academy-Tucson Middle-High School 2325 W Sunset Rd., Tucson Sonorant Science Academy-Tucson Elementary School 2325 W Sunset Rd., Tucson Sonorant Science Academy-Broadway Kindergarten – Grade 8, 6880 E Broadway Blvd., Tucson Sonoran Science Academy-Phoenix Kindergarten – Grade 10 4837 E McDowell Rd., Phoenix Daisy Early Learning Academy, 2325 W Sunset Rd., Tucson, AZ Davis Monthan Air Force Base Arkansas: Lisa Academy 21 Corporate Hill Dr., Little Rock Lisa Academy-North 5410 Landers Rd, Sherwood California Magnolia Science Academy 1, 18238 Sherman Way, Reseda Magnolia Science Academy 2, 18425 Kittridge St., Reseda Magnolia Science Academy 3, 1444 W Rosecrans Ave., Gardena Magnolia Science Academy 4, 1010 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA Magnolia Science Academy 5, 1530 N Wilton Place, Hollywood Magnolia Science Academy 6, San Carlos Momentum Middle School, 6365 Lake Atlin, San Diego Bay Area Technology School (Bay Tech) 4521 Webster St., Oakland Pacific Technology School-San Juan Pacific Technology School-Santa Ana Colorado: Lotus School for Excellence, Aurora Florida: Orlando Science Middle School, 2427 Lynx Lane, Orlando River City Science Academy, 3266 Southside Blvd., Jacksonville Sweet water Branch Academy 1000 NE 16th Ave, Building C, Gainesville Stars Middle School 1234 Blountstown Highway, Tallahassee Georgia: Fulton Science Academy Middle School, 1675 Hembree Road, Alpharetta Technology Enriched Accelerated Charter High School, 4100 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta Illinois: Science Academy of Chicago, Grade 1-Grade 8, 8350 N. Greenwood Ave, Niles Chicago Math and Science Academy Secondary School, 1705 West Lunt Ave, Chicago Indiana: Operated by Concept Schools, Inc. Indiana Math and Science Academy, Grade 6-Grade 12, 4575 W 38th Street, Indianapolis Louisiana: Abramson Science and Technology 5552 Read Blvd., New Orleans Maryland: Chesapeake Science Point Secondary School 1321 Mercedes Drive, Hanover Massachusetts: Pioneer Charter School of Science Grade 7- Grade 10, 51-59 Summer Street, Everett Missouri: Broadside-Frontier Math and Science School Secondary School, 5605 Troost, Kansas City Broadside Charter and Day School Elementary School, 5220 Troost Ave., Kansas City Nevada: Coral Academy of Science-Las Vegas, 8185 Tamarus St., Las Vegas Coral Academy of Science-Reno Secondary School, 1350 East Ninth Street, Reno Coral Academy of Science- Reno Elementary School, 1701 Valley Road, Reno New Jersey: Bergen Arts and Science Charter School, K-8, 200 MacArthur Ave, Garfield Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, 276 Wabash Ave., Paterson Ohio: Operated by Concept Schools, Inc. Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati Middle School-High School, 1055 Laidlaw Avenue, Cincinnati Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland High School, 6000 South Marginal Rd., Cleveland Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School, 6100 South Marginal Rd. Cleveland Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Elementary School, 6150 South Marginal Rd. Cleveland Horizon Science Academy-Columbus High School 1070 Morse Rd. Columbus Horizon Science Academy-Columbus Middle School 1341 Bethele Road, Columbus Horizon Science Academy-Columbus Elementary School, 2835 Morse Rd., Columbus Horizon Science Academy-Dayton, 545 Odlin Ave., Dayton Horizon Science Academy – Denison, K-1, Grades 4 – 8, 1700 Denison Avenue, Cleveland Horizon Science Academy – Springfield, Grades 5- 8 630 South Reynolds Road, Toledo, OH 43615-6314 Horizon Science Academy – Toledo, Toledo High School, 425 Jefferson Avenue, Toledo Noble Academy-Columbus, K-Grade 8, 1329 Bethel Road, Columbus Noble Academy-Cleveland 1200 E. 200th Street, Euclid |
Oklahoma:
Schools operated under the Cosmos Foundation, TX. Dove Science Academy-OKC Secondary School, 919 NW 23rd St., Oklahoma City Dove Science Academy-OKC Elementary School, 4901 N Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City Dove Science Academy-Tulsa, 280 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa Tuition school affiliated with Raindrop Turkish House Bluebonnet Learning Center of Tulsa Nursery, Pre-School and Pre-Kinder Education, 280 S Memorial Dr., Tulsa Pennsylvania: Truebright Science Academy Secondary School, 926 West Sedgley Avenue, Philadelphia Snowdrop Science Academy Pre-School – Grade 7, 233 Seaman Lane, Monroeville Texas: Operated by The Cosmos Foundation Harmony Science Academy-Austin Secondary School, 930 East Rundberg Lane, Austin Harmony School of Science-Austin Kindergarten- Grade 8, 11800 Stonehollow Drive, Suite 100, Austin Harmony Science Academy-North Austin, Grades 6- 10, 1421 Wells Branch Parkway, W Suite 200, Pflugerville Harmony Science Academy-Beaumont, Kindergarten- Grade 10, 4055 Calder Ave, Beaumont Harmony Science Academy-Brownsville Harmony Science Academy-Bryan/ College Station Harmony Science Academy-Dallas Secondary School, 11995 Forestgate Dr., Dallas Harmony Science Academy-Dallas Elementary School, 11995 Forestgate Dr., Dallas Harmony Science Academy- El Paso, 9405 Betel Dr., El Paso Harmony Science Academy-Fort Worth Harmony Science Academy-Grand Prairie, 1102 NW 7th St, Grand Prairie Harmony Science Academy-Houston Secondary School, 5435 S. Braeswood, Houston Harmony School of Excellence-Houston, Elementary and Secondary School, 7340 North Gessner Rd, Houston Harmony School of Innovation-Houston, 9421 West Sam Houston Parkway, South Houston Harmony School of Science-Houston, 13415 W Belford Ave., Sugar Land Harmony Science Academy-Northwest, Kindergarten- Grade 10, 16200 Tomball Parkway, Houston Harmony Science Academy-Laredo, 4401 San Francisco Avenue, Laredo Harmony Science Academy-Lubbock, 1516 53rd Street, Lubbock Harmony Science Academy-San Antonio, 8505 Lakeside Parkway, San Antonio Harmony Science Academy-Waco, 1900 N. Valley Mills Dr., Waco Texas Gulf Institute Career Center Adult Education, 9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy., S #203, Houston Operated by Riverwalk Education Foundation, Inc School of Science and Technology Discovery, K-12, 5707 Bandera Road, Leon Valley School of Science and Technology-San Antonio Secondary School, 1450 NE Loop 410, San Antonio School of Science and Technology-Corpus Christi Tuition schools affiliated with Raindrop Turkish House Bluebonnet Learning Center of Houston Nursery, Pre-School and Pre-Kinder Education, 9303 W Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 200, Houston Bluebonnet Learning Center of Dallas Nursery, Pre-School and Pre-Kinder Education, 1416 E Collins Blvd., Richardson Bluebonnet Learning Center of El Paso Nursery, Pre-School and Pre-Kinder Education 9405 Betel Dr., El Paso Utah: Beehive Science and Technology Academy, Secondary School, 1011 Murray Holiday Rd., Salt Lake City Wisconsin: Wisconsin Career Academy Middle-High School, 4801 S 2nd Street, Milwaukee |