2024-05-15T12:03:39-05:00 2023-06-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP 100 WESTMINSTER STREET SUITE 500 PROVIDENCE RI 02903 990 2022-07-01 800025718 BLACKSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC BLAC 4017261750 334 PLEASANT STREET PAWTUCKET RI 028605288 CAROLYN SHEEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4017261750 2024-05-11 1 CAROLYN SHEEHAN 999009999 1 DAVID FONTAINE P00011053 4016004500 2024-05-07 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CAROLYN SHEEHAN 334 PLEASANT STREET PAWTUCKET RI 02860 7441350 0 X WWW.BLACKSTONEACADEMY.ORG X 2003 RI THE MISSION OF BLACKSTONE ACADEMY IS TO BUILD A SMALL COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS AND LEADERS THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING. 12 12 100 35 0 0 1348686 1417472 5302944 5842477 1037 5217 174740 176184 6827407 7441350 0 0 0 0 4912550 5225076 0 0 127273 1928841 2175857 6841391 7400933 -13984 40417 8690863 8686210 4169210 4124140 4521653 4562070 X THE MISSION OF BLACKSTONE ACADEMY IS TO BUILD A SMALL COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS AND LEADERS THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, AND PROBLEM SOLVING. 0 0 6253753 6018661 BLACKSTONE ACADEMY HAS COMPLETED 22 YEARS AND HAS BECOME A LEADER IN SECONDARY EDUCATION PARTICULARLY AS MEASURED BY THE OUTCOMES OF ITS STUDENTS, (MOST OF WHOM ARE LOW INCOME AND NEARLY ALL OF WHOM REPRESENT FIRST GENERATION FAMILIES FROM PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET AND CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND. BLACKSTONE STUDENTS CONSISTENTLY HAVE HIGHER GRADUATION RATES, COLLEGE ATTAINMENT AND COLLEGE SUSTAINMENT RATES THAN THEIR DEMOGRAPHICALLY SIMILAR PEERS. DESPITE MANY OBSTACLES IN THEIR LIVES, BLACKSTONE STUDENTS SHOW STRENGTHS IN THEIR ACADEMICS AS WELL AS THEIR CIVIC CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. BLACKSTONE ACADEMY SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AND RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH THE BARR FOUNDATION OF BOSTON FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. WE WERE ONE OF THEIR FIRST SCHOOL GRANTS GIVEN IN RHODE ISLAND. OUR SCHOOL HAS MAINTAINED OUR MISSION AND CORE VALUES BUT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT WAYS WE CAN HAVE OUR STUDENTS SPEND EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT TIME LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY, ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR TEACHERS ARE ABLE TO INCORPORATE COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING IN CORE SUBJECTS, AND PLAN THE TRANSFORMATION TO A FULLY PROFICIENCY BASED ASSESSMENT AND GRADUATION SYSTEM.BLACKSTONE HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN EFFECTIVE PLACE FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL BY GETTING THEM INTERESTED AND SKILLFUL IN SOLVING COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. THIS IS DONE BOTH THROUGH COURSEWORK AND REQUIRED ACTION PROJECTS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SCOTT SEIDER CHOSE BLACKSTONE ACADEMY AS ONE OF SEVEN SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES TO STUDY AS PART OF A FIVE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT. BLACKSTONE WAS INITIALLY CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESSFUL STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND BECAUSE THERE IS EARLY EVIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL'S FOCUS ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SCHOOL CULTURE IS POSITIVELY AFFECTING THESE OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, HEATHER RHEAUME, PHD. SOCIOLOGY RECENTLY COMPLETED A RESEARCH STUDY WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF BLACKSTONE'S SCHOOL CULTURE ON THE COGNITIVE AND NON-COGNITIVE OUTCOMES OF THE STUDENTS. A LETTER FROM DR. SEIDER STATED, " I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT BLACKSTONE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL REPRESENTS AN EXEMPLAR SCHOOL THAT EDUCATORS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WOULD BENEFIT FROM VISITING AND LEARNING FROM (AND WHOSE PRACTICES I PLAN TO SHARE IN A FUTURE BOOK ABOUT THIS CURRENT STUDY." INITIAL RESEARCH RESULTS SHOW THAT PROJECT WORK IN BLACKSTONE CLASSES AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS(CIPS) SHOULD BE UTILIZED BY OTHER SCHOOLS SEEKING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 AND 2023 INCLUDED A NUMBER OF VERY COMPETITIVE COLLEGES INCLUDING AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, BROWN UNIVERSITY, BOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, CLARK UNIVERSITY,HARVARD COLLEGE,PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, SMITH COLLEGE, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, WHEATON COLLEGE, AND YALE UNIVERSITY TO NAME A FEW. NEARLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS WERE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND AT LEAST 80% PLANNED TO ENROLL IN A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING GRADUATION. SOME STUDENTS WILL ATTEND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RI FOR TWO YEARS AS ALL STUDENTS IN RHODE ISLAND ARE NOW GIVEN FREE TUITION FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS THERE. MOST STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND NEED-BASED AID. THE SPIRIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM BLACKSTONE ACADEMY AND SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS (PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET AND CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND). THE SIX-WEEK SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM ENGAGED 115 STUDENTS, MOST OF WHO WERE TRANSITIONING FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS ENGAGED IN A SIX-WEEK PROJECT BASED AND COMMUNITY CONNECTED SUMMER PROGRAM WHERE THEY ENGAGED WITH LOCAL EXPERTS AND DESIGNED AND CARRIED OUT SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, FEDERAL ESSER FUNDS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE TWICE PER MONTH SATURDAY ACADEMY AND COLLEGE VISIT PROGRAM HOSTED AT LEAST 160 PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. STUDENT HAD A CHOICE OF TWENTY DIFFERENT COLLEGE VISITS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS THIRTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM HAD A SUMMER ATTENDANCE RATE OF MORE THAN 90% OF STUDENTS, ALL OF WHOM WERE THERE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. THE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND COMPLETED SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS. AFTER COMPLETING PRE/POST MATH AND WRITING ASSESSMENTS, 35% SHOWED SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN MATH AND 32% SHOWED SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN WRITING. MORE THAN 80% OF THE STUDENTS REPORTED THAT SPIRIT HELPED THEM TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT THEMSELVES, FORM POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ADULTS AND RETURN TO SCHOOL WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LEARNING. 6253753 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 4017261750 334 PLEASANT STEET PAWTUCKET RI 02860 MELISSA FLAHERTY PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE DUFRESNE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CRISTIAN GIRALDO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERRENCE GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUGUSTUS SILVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MONTOYA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY MEDINA DIRECTOR, TERM ENDED 2022 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH NEWTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CELIA CONTRERAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TATIANA REIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MENA SILVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY MINARD CHAIR 2021-10/24/22 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN SHEEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 120307 0 0 KYLEEN CARPENTER HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 123579 0 0 243886 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1154926 262546 1417472 TUITION AND FEES 900099 5552761 5552761 MEDICAID 900099 201355 201355 FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 900099 88361 88361 5842477 5217 5217 RENTAL INCOME 531310 162600 162600 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 13584 13584 176184 7441350 6018661 0 5217 3899446 3357423 428939 113084 396503 308732 87771 611687 476095 133645 1947 317440 268457 39170 9813 15699 13030 2669 53743 44607 9136 120986 13308 107678 3125 3063 62 6006 5165 841 284232 256747 27485 56687 48751 7936 TECHNICAL SERVICES 588007 488046 99961 BUILDING COSTS 425654 366062 59592 SUPPLIES 226934 219966 4539 2429 STUDENT & EMPLOYEE TRAN 183046 183046 211738 201255 10483 7400933 6253753 1019907 127273 643387 658216 739052 630837 631871 580772 162372 291728 8629 150420 8334944 2001891 6464368 6333053 41184 41184 8690863 8686210 604097 729472 3565113 3394668 4169210 4124140 X 4481536 4546460 40117 15610 4521653 4562070 8690863 8686210 40417 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4796736 312446 4484290 2102039 591514 1510525 294322 271103 23219 1141847 826828 315019 6333053 X 7441350 0 7441350 0 7441350 7400933 0 7400933 0 7400933 PART X, LINE 2: THE SCHOOL EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE SCHOOL DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE SCHOOL'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE SCHOOL'S INCOME TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE FILED WITH EACH TAXING JURISDICTION. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 DURING REGISTRATION PROCESS SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 STATE AID FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE BY REQUEST; INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS OF OVERSEEING THE AUDIT HAS REMAINED THE SAME AS THE PRIOR YEAR - THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY.