Pembroke Pines Charter School Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

The first category is for educator scholarships in the city of pembroke pines charter school system. The scholarship amount ranges from 1,500- 2,000 and is awarded to the number of educators approved by the board. The educator must submit an application to the board. The board will determine the eligibility of the educator based on the guidelines. The board will also determine the number of awards to distribute. In the event that there are more eligible educators than there are scholarship funds available, the foundation board will give preference to educators that have not previously received scholarship funds and then preference will be based on seniority in the charter school system. The scholarships are paid to the university or college where the educator is enrolled. At the meeting held on thursday, april 28, 2022, the executive board of the pembroke pines charter school foundation, inc. Approved the tuition scholarship amount of 1,500 will be awarded to the educators approved by the board for the school year 2022-23 and going forward. Two scholarships were paid to 2024-25 scholarship recipients at 1,500. At the meeting held on february 18, 2025, the executive board approved an increase in the tuition scholarship amount to 2,000. Four scholarships were paid out at 2,000 in the 2024-25 fiscal year for the 2025-26 fiscal year. 6 awards totaling - 11,000.00 the second category is the teacher-of-the-year and non-instructional employee-of-the-year awarded at each campus. All teachers and non- instructional employees qualify for this award. The award amount is 500 for each staff member. Teachers and non-instructional employees submit nominations for recipients of the award. The nominations are then put in a ballot, and all employees vote for the winner. Nominations and voting are done at each site exclusively. There are two winners at each campus: one winner for teacher-of-the-year and one winner for non-instructional employee of the year. In the case of a tie, there is a runoff vote for a single winner. The winners are then presented with the 500 award at a ceremony. 15 awards totaling - 7,500.00 the third category for student scholarships is the jaguar pride award (school pride award). The scholarship amount is 2,000 and is awarded to 1 student. This scholarship is available to any student that illustrates outstanding commitment to the pembroke pines charter high schools mission and policies and has a weighted 4.0 or higher-grade point average. The student must complete an application, obtain two letters of recommendation, and complete a 250-word essay outlining the ways in which the student exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding student by demonstrating the schools mission and policies. Once all applications have been turned in, the board members will select a student to receive this award based on the qualifications and the characteristics described in the guidelines of the award. The scholarships are paid out to the university or college that the student attends after graduation. 1 award totaling - 2,000.00 the fourth category is the calvin giordano scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a student that has exhibited a passion and commitment to the stem field. The scholarship is awarded in the form of a macbook. The student must complete an application, obtain two letters of recommendation, and complete a 250-word essay outlining the ways in which the student has focused and fostered their interest in stem to make an impact at pembroke pines charter high school and the community. Once all applications have been turned in, the board members will select a student to receive this award based on the qualifications and the characteristics described in the guidelines of the award. The scholarship is awarded at the annual senior awards ceremony. Typically, the student would be awarded as apple macbook with apple care, but due to issues with the vendor that supplies us the macbooks, the 2023-24 scholarship was paid out in

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.1%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 97.7%; rating input score 98
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6.4%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.45; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -4.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings