Student Population Statistics

14-15

Total Enrollment 36

Free/Reduced Lunch (%) 42%

Special Education (%) 0%

American Indian (%) 0%

Asian (%) 6%

African-American (%) 39%

Native Hawaiian(%) 0%

White (%) 22%

Hispanic (%) 3%

Multiracial (%) 31%

Academic Performance

Organizational Performance

Charter Contract Expiration Date: June 30, 2021

Student Information

Contract Standards

The public school academy:

1) will meet or exceed the performance of

its select peer district’s ACT composite

or successor state test performance for

all groups of pupils,

2) will not average more than one-half a

standard deviation below GVSU’s ACT

or successor state assessment/Free-

Reduced Lunch regression model for all

grades and subjects included in the mod-

el,

3) will meet or exceed its select peer dis-

trict's four-year adjusted cohort gradua-

tion rate,

4) will meet or exceed its select peer dis-

trict’s annual percent daily attendance for

all grades as recorded by the MDE.

Metric Standard

Early Career N/A

Detroit City 16.5

State 19.9

Early Career N/A

Detroit City 71.1%

State 78.6%

Early Career 89.3%

Detroit City 85.6%

State 93.4%

Academic Performance

Status

STANDARD 1: Comparison to

Select Peer District Composite

ACT Equal to or better

than select peer

STANDARD 2: Comparison to

ACT/FRL RegressionGreen or White

ZoneEarly Career N/A

STANDARD 3: Comparison to

Select Peer Graduation Rate Equal to or better

than overall

Percentage

STANDARD 4: Comparison to

Select Peer District Annual

Percent Daily Attendance

Equal to or better

than overall

Percentage

Quorum Met: The percentage of

meetings during the year that

meet quorum standards.

100%

2014-15 Early Career

Board Governance Averages

Occupancy Rate: The percentage

of seats filled with active board

members.

89%

Attendance Rate: The

percentage of board members

in attendance at board

85%

Contract

Performance Review

Early Career Academy

2014-2015 School Year Data

Presented Winter 2016

Contact information

Dr. Timothy H. Wood

Associate Vice President for Charter Schools

(616) 331-2240

woodth@gvsu.edu

Alyson Murphy

Director of Governance and Compliance

(616) 331-3656

murphaly@gvsu.edu

Randy Remenap

School Consultant

(616) 331-6941

remenapr@gvsu.edu

Grand Valley State University

Charter Schools Office

201 Front Ave., SW, Suite 310

Grand Rapids, MI 49504

616-331-2240 ~ Phone

616-331-2085~ Fax

www.gvsu.edu/cso

Organizational Performance

Financial Performance

Early Career Audited Financial

Statements General Fund

Year

Ending Revenues Expenditures Fund Balance Deficiencies

June 30,

2015$637,416.00 $583,994.00 $0.00

No

Recommendations

Metric Standard

100% On Time

100% Complete

Without Significant

Deficiency/Material

Weakness

Balanced Budget

14-15 EnrollmentComplies with

Contract

Balanced

Organizational Performance

Status

14-15 Compliance91% On Time

100% Complete

14-15 Finances

Recommendations

Made

Teacher

Certification/Criminal

History Check

Level 1 or 2 Rating

Fall: Level 1

Winter: Level 1

Spring: Level 1

N/A