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
Alyson Murphy
Director of Governance and Compliance
(616) 331-3656
Randy Remenap
School Consultant
(616) 331-6941
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
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