Replication Proposal Summary Form - Newyorkcharters.org

1. Proposed Charter School NameFamily Life Academy Charter School - III2. Name of Existing Education CorporationFamily Life Academy Charter SchoolsReplication Proposal Summary Form3. Charter Replication Type Single Education Corporation with Multiple Schools4. Proposed Charter School LocationCommunity School District 7, Bronx, New York5. Management Organization Name (if applicable)6. Other Partner Organization(s) (if applicable)7. Student Population and Grades ServedSchool Year Grades Served Total EnrollmentYear 1 2014-2015 K-2 100Year 5 2018-2019 K-5 3008. Applicant(s)XXNameMarilyn CaloEvelyn CastroAdd New Applicant9. Proposed Board of TrusteesNameBio & Education Corporation AffiliationMarilyn Calo was most recent past principal of FLACS (2003-2011),currently FLACS-II Executive Leadership consultant, will be theChief Executive Administrator for the three FLACS schools.Evelyn Castro was superintendent (1995 – 2003) community schooldist 4, Man, presently on the FLACS board and is a consultant forFLACS-II, will be FLACS schools Co-Chief Executive Administrator.BioXXPedro AlvarezMarvin DuttonLocal Accountant, CEO of Alverez Was first FLACS PTA presidentand a founding member of FLACS, Current chair of FLACS-I board.Businessman, financial consultant, current member of FLACS-IBoard

XXXXXXXXXRev Raymond RiveraKevin KearnsJanet LernerHilda SanchezFlorence WolpoffWanda TorresGreg NanneryMohammed BarryBernarda MartinezPage 2 of 4CEO of the Latino Pastoral Action Center, founder of FLACS and anauthor. Current member of FLACS-I board and currently chairs thenominating committeeCFO of the Latino Pastoral Action Center. Current member ofFLACS-I board.Administrator, Research Development & Training - Narco Freedom,Professor of Social Work at Columbia University, Current member ofFLACS-I board.Retired director of funded programs for community school district 4,former director of academic intervention services for the DOE. Hasbeen a member of NYS School Quality Review teams. Currentmember of FLACS-II boardRetired assistant principal and head of mini-school in district 10,educational consultant. Current member of FLACS-II boardDirector of citywide after school programs for United Way. Parent ofa FLACS-I child and a current member of the FLACS-II board.Attorney, participant in and current member of FLACS - II board.Treasurer and chairs finance Committee for FLACS-IIBusinessman, president of FLACS-I PTA. Current member ofFLACS-I board.Vice-President of FLACS-I Parent Teacher Association. Currentmember of FLACS-I board.X Miguel Peña Businessman, FedEx Employee, Treasurer of FLACS I BoardAdd New Trustee10. Overview of the Proposed ProgramIn seeking to create Family Life Academy Charter School–III, the founders of the FLACS schoolsseek restructuring to operate as a Single Education Corporation with Multiple Schools. The FLACSfounders wish to establish a charter school network to provide students from local Bronx studentpopulations with an educational environment in which there is an expectation for high studentachievement and student personal development that exceeds what has come to be expected from thelocal public schools. In fact, FLACS had been identified as having the largest ESL population (bynumber and percentage) of any charter school in the state. Given this student population, FLACS–Ihas been able to provide instruction and learning environments that have resulted in studentperformance scores exceeding those of the local community school districts, and in many grades,New York City and New York State.The mission of the proposed charter school replicates those of FLACS-I and II. “Family LifeAcademy Charter School, in partnership with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, seeksto create the conditions for self-empowerment for all its K-8 students to achieve high academicstandards, help them take responsibility for their own learning, and encourage them to explore andaffirm human values”FLACS-III students will meet and exceed the goals and objectives of 75% of our studentsattaining performance levels of 3 or above on State assessments.

Page 4 of 4The FLACS schools are committed to supporting English Language Learners and immigrantpopulations. Thus, the schools are situated in communities that provide for large numbers/percentages of applicants with these backgrounds. With the belief in high expectations, FLACSschools seek to ensure the success of all of its students.The structure of the Family Life Academy Charter Schools provides for a Chief ExecutiveAdministrator and a Co-Chief Executive Administrator. Both of these individuals have beensuccessful principals, with the Co-Chief Executive Administrator having been a community districtsuperintendent and having held leadership positions at the Central Department of Education.These two people will oversee the operations of the schools, provide for staff development for theprincipals and ensure a common curriculum and structure at all three schools.Although seeking to identify a site for the new school in District 7, a specific facility for the schoolhas not yet been identified. Co-location is also being considered and a preliminary meeting with theOffice of School Portfolios has taken place.