The Family Place Public Charter School

What it reported doing in 2024

The three educational pathways are: 1. Esl life and work skills: we offer three different proficiency levels to meet the english needs of our students in the context of their daily lives and work situations. At the basic literacy and lower proficiency levels, our program focuses on developing the language skills needed for day-to-day activities such as going to the doctor, taking the bus, shopping, and/or managing money. As the students gain english proficiency, instruction shifts to higher-level skills such as job-specific vocabulary, workforce development language, and critical thinking strategies. We use the sheltered instruction model that integrates language and content instruction together in the classroom. The curriculum is organized into thematic units at each level that align with the casas life skills competencies and uses the casas content standards to identify the underlying language skills students need at each proficiency level. During the 2024-2025 school year, the family place public charter school offered eleven esl classes ranging from beginning, intermediate, to advanced in three different time slots - morning, afternoon, and evening. 2.foundations of literacy: this program is offered in partnership with the mexican consulate. It is an adult basic education program for native spanish speakers who are marginally literate in their native language. This program focuses on students' attainment of native language literacy which as research indicates helps them succeed in esl classes. The foundations of literacy program model is individualized and meets students at their literacy level, which ranges from learning the alphabet to completing specific grade-level equivalencies. As students pass the benchmarks in this program, they can earn an elementary and/or secondary diploma. Foundations of literacy is offered daily in the morning and evening sessions. 3.child development associate (cda): our child development associate (cda) program prepares learners for jobs in the early childhood education field. The cda credential is based on a core set of national competency standards, which guide early childcare professionals as they work toward becoming qualified teachers of young children. The course is a 600-hour bilingual training program that prepares students to succeed on the national credentialing exam to become certified cdas. Cdas enter the labor market at above minimum wage jobs and are able to access more advanced training over the course of their careers in child development. Cda training is offered in four areas: infants-toddlers; preschoolers; family childcare, and home visiting.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 39.3%; rating input score 39
• Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $40.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 52.9%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.07; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.28; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.6%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 40.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings