C1: Annual Report

POWERING SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE

Charter schools nationwide trust Charter One to equip them with the support and expertise they need to provide the best educational experience to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome environment. Our purpose as an organization is to create meaningful partnerships to serve students and their families first.

Our client schools take pride in educating children and shaping them to become leaders. Our R.A.I.S.E. leadership program integrates our core values into a curriculum that actively promotes leadership, including weekly lessons and daily exercises assembled from the works of prominent human development experts like Jim Collins and John Maxwell. The curriculum allows students to develop leadership qualities and skills that will benefit them in the classroom, the community, the family, and beyond. Our top-notch education programs have made Charter One an industry leader as we continue to work toward our mission to serve families across the nation.

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Charter One Community,

In 2009, my family and I moved to Arizona with big ideas, hopes, and dreams for our future. Among those was creating top-notch charter schools that gave parents and students the school choices they deserved. From this vision and with humble beginnings, American Leadership Academy was established that same year.

Since then, school choice and charter schools have grown in popularity, and as a result, so has the charter management space. At Charter One, we believe our relentless pursuit of excellence sets us apart as a leading education management organization. By closely partnering with families in their children’s education, we are staying true to our commitment to delivering a quality, valuesbased curriculum and a culture that supports the critical lessons that the parents that choose us expect. This includes a traditional education and an emphasis on creating patriotic, civicminded leaders.

As Charter One and its clients continue to grow and realize our mission “In support of the family to provide the best education to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome environment”, we are proud to publish our first annual report that highlights some of our biggest accomplishments from 2021 to 2022. To our partners, staff, and the families we serve, we appreciate your many contributions that have helped make these accomplishments possible.

We believe our relentless pursuit of excellence sets us apart as a leading education management organization; this is only possible

in partnership with you! Our tuition-free public charter schools offer individualized pathways to success, including virtual learning, college and career-ready technical programs with on-site career certifications, and even pathways toward military readiness and education.

Though we’ve made great strides, we’ve just started. So much more is to come in our and our clients’ future. As we continue to grow and expand our footprint across the country, we remain vehemently focused on doing what is right and honest because, as we do, we will stand above the rest alongside you. Thank you for supporting Charter One; the best is yet to come!

With gratitude,

GLENN WAY Chairman

SOUTHEAST EXPANSION

WAKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY WAKE FOREST, NC

Charter One opened a new campus in Wake Forest, North Carolina in August 2022. Cristina Schubert is the Executive Director of the K-12 campus that serves over 1,800 students and Crystal Cleveland is the Director of the lower school that serves over 1,800 students. At total capacity, the 200,000-squarefoot facility accommodates up to 2,800 students. Wake Preparatory believes that for education to be transformational, it must be rigorous. Wake Preparatory’s mission is to provide a challenging, individualized education program with a moral focus while preparing its students to graduate from high school with paths to acceptance and success in college, a career, and beyond.

We love this school and what they stand for. My kid loves her teacher, and the entire staff is wonderful. Couldn’t ask for anything else.

CATEY CARNAGEY, WPA PARENT

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY JOHNSTON

CLAYTON, NC

This campus is the first full K-12 American Leadership Academy in the southeast. It serves over 1,600 students in the Johnston county area. Director Ray Turley, who oversees the middle and high school along with Lalani Hunsaker, the elementary school Director, make it their personal missions as leaders to provide students with the best educational experience

possible in a moral and wholesome environment. This state-of-the-art 63,000-square-foot lower school and the 73,000-square-foot upper school provide students with several athletic programs, fine arts, and financial literacy and entrepreneurship courses where a proven values-based curriculum is incorporated throughout all aspects of their education.

ELEVATING EXISTING CHARTER SCHOOLS

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY COASTAL WILMINGTON, NC

ALA Coastal, formerly known as Coastal Preparatory Academy, was rebranded to American Leadership Academy in 2022 and expanded to a Pre-K-10 campus. Rebranding ALA Coastal has helped the client to thrive because of American Leadership Academy’s longstanding reputation for excellence. Abigail Strait is the Director of this campus and has a team of remarkable staff that make it their mission to provide the best educational experience to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome environment.

At American Leadership Academy, they don’t just teach students to be smart, they R.A.I.S.E. them to be leaders.

OLIVIA STREETER, ALA COASTAL PARENT

The trusted ALA brand elevated Coastal’s leadership, academics, and values-based curriculum, as well as R.A.I.S.E.’d its overall standards. In addition, it increased the school’s enrollment by 20%, as well allowed for a fresh start for the campus within the community. This school is now a popular choice for families in the Wilmington area.

At American Leadership Academy Coastal, staff and administration take their responsibility to educate seriously. This school is time-tested, leadership based, and designed for excellence. ALA Coastal’s highly qualified teachers and staff work hard to engage their students, helping them become active participants in their education.

SO UTHWEST EXPANSION

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP

ACADEMY

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES MESA, AZ

Charter One’s biggest 2022 project in the southwest was ALA Applied Technologies. The first-of-itskind school in Arizona serves students in grades 9-12, providing an opportunity to earn industry certification from 10 high-quality academies and simultaneously obtain a high school diploma in one convenient location. This campus offers a wide variety of industry specializations including aviation, construction, cosmetology, business and finance, hospitality, first responder and military, education, health services, technology, and automotive. Led by Director Jeremy Klomp and top-notch educators, the 223,000-square-foot building accommodates 2,400 high school students, offering them an incredible opportunity to jump-start their careers! This campus also offers a quality pre-k program where high school students in the education academy can gain real-world experience with preschoolers.

The reason we love ALA is because our kids are protected and safe and they learn all the things necessary to be successful.

ADRIAN GOMEZ, ALA PARENT

ALA is everything that we envision for our children and as a parent, that’s all you want; you want to pick them up and have them excited and tell you that they had the best day at school.

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WEST FOOTHILLS WADDELL, AZ

This campus is the first American Leadership Academy in the west valley serving families in the Glendale, Surprise, and Peoria communities. Will Dunman serves as the Executive Director of the entire campus, focusing on the middle and high school, while Lee Taylor serves as the pre-k and elementary school

Director. The facilities for the elementary school, middle and high school combined are 97,000 square feet which includes a state-of-the-art turf football field and athletic facilities. This campus is proud to offer students the best educational experience possible in a moral and wholesome environment.

CHELSEY DAVIS, ALA PARENT

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SIERRA VISTA VIRTUAL LEARNING CENTER SIERRA

VISTA, AZ

This learning center offers students in grades K-12 a hybrid-style learning environment where students can conduct their learning online, but receive assistance with school work and homework assignments in person. Fayith Dever, the Director of the Sierra Vista Learning Center, and Laura Richins, the Executive Director, alongside the ALA Virtual team make it their mission to provide students with a safe and secure environment, access to a reliable internet connection. Here, students have a place to participate in peer-to-peer activities, in-person discussions, and other services. This specific learning style caters well to the demographic of families and students living in rural communities. Charter One plans to expand learning centers to other rural areas in Arizona for students who need a similar learning environment.

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

ANTHEM SOUTH 7-12 FLORENCE, AZ

This campus is now the second high school in the city of Florence, providing students in the community with the only state-of-the-art turf football field as well as the best athletic facilities and extracurricular opportunities. Anthem South’s educators are highly qualified and inspire their students to achieve greatness

and incorporate R.A.I.S.E. values into their academic and personal lives. The amazing staff is led by Mitch Henderson, who serves as the 7-12 campus director. The all-new high school is an extension in the footprint of the current ALA Anthem Elementary location led by school Director Rachael Watson.

ALA was the best decision we have made. Not only is the school amazing but the teachers are absolutely wonderful. With the class sizing being small they can really focus on each child’s needs.

JAIME SANDERS, ALA PARENT

TEACHER TRAINING

At Charter One, we believe that our teachers have the most important job in the world, which is to assist parents in raising the next generation of educated, responsible citizens, and strong leaders. Teachers and staff at our client schools are immersed in a supportive environment and positive culture that allows them to grow and thrive, professionally and personally.

One way Charter One cultivates a positive family environment for all client school administration and staff is by holding an annual teacher training. In 2021 and 2022, Charter One invited motivational speaker Clint Pulver to present in front of 1,300 teachers about how impactful their work is as educators. Charter One makes it a priority to ensure their client school administration and staff feel valued by not only fueling them with the encouragement they need for the upcoming school year, but also by providing them with the tools they need to be successful leaders in their classrooms and beyond.

The students of today are the leaders of tomorrow and it is our responsibility to help them reach their potential. Educators and administrators play a key role in making our mission of providing the best educational experience to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome environment a reality.

CHARTER ONE ACADEMICS

Charter One Academics is built upon a traditional foundation of the knowledge and skills essential to the development of moral and educated individuals in the United States of America. We cultivate the hearts and minds of our students through principled leadership, personal core values, and civic virtue. This helps develop self-governing young people who think critically, communicate effectively, and thrive as educated citizens who are inspired to engage in and give back to their communities.

Curriculum development and selection aligns with Charter One’s mission, vision, and values. Our mission is to provide the best educational experience to as many students as possible in a moral and wholesome

environment. Our vision is to learn, lead, and change the world! Our R.A.I.S.E. values stand for respect, accountability, integrity, service, and excellence.

Our curriculum reflects a coherent and sequenced plan that builds cumulatively from grade to grade. Lessons are well-developed and carefully planned around small learning increments and clearly defined tasks. We engage our students through the explicit teaching of concepts and skill-sets. We promote mastery through intervention, reteaching, and enrichment. Charter One graduates embody the critical thinking, communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills to successfully actualize their dreams in any post-graduate endeavor.

QUALITY EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERS

We are so grateful to have found ALA! We probably would have never found what a great school this is if the pandemic didn’t occur. ALA helped the kids during a really hard year and my kids excelled! Thank you, ALA, for making it a great year for us. We have now found a school that has great standards and really cares for our kids!

JENNIFER LEROS, ALA PARENT

GRADUATES CLASS OF 2022

OUR

POST GRADUATE PLANS

ACCEPTANCE TO COLLEGES

Class of 2022 graduates were accepted to many notable colleges and universities including:

Arizona State University

Arizona Western College

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Case Western Reserve University

Creighton University

Dixie State University

(Utah Tech University)

Embry-Riddle

Aeronautical University

Grand Canyon University

Louisiana State University

Northern Arizona University

Oregon State University

Rose-Hulman

Institute of Technology

Sweet Briar College

Southern Virginia University

Southern Utah University

University of Advancing Technology

University of Arizona

University of California

University of Minnesota Rochester

University of Notre Dame

University of California-Los

Angeles (UCLA)

Utah Valley University

Vanderbilt University

HOW TO SUPPORT CHARTER ONE SCHOOLS

CONE LEADERSHIP

A LOOK AHEAD CHARTER ONE EXPANSION PLAN

Charter One is proud to announce several more client schools opening in the southeast in 2023. Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy, a sister school to our current client Bonnie Cone Classical Academy, will be opening in the fall of 2023 in Huntersville, North Carolina. The school will open as a tuition-free public charter school for students in grades K-12. In addition, Wake Preparatory Academy will open a quality pre-k program to the Wake Forest, North Carolina community, ALA Johnston will be adding 11th grade, followed by 12th grade in 2024, and Charter One will be expanding the ALA brand to South Carolina in 2023 with ALA Lexington.

OPENING 2023

OPENING 2024/25

One of Charter One’s biggest partnerships to date is with Charter Schools USA, an education management organization that serves more than 75,000 students across the country. Two of the nation’s top EMOs have come together to work on a client school located in Concord, North Carolina. Together, the two organizations are excited to open Valor Preparatory Academy this fall. This is an exciting opportunity for Charter One as we continue to grow and expand our mission, vision, and values to communities all over the country.

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COLUMBIA

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CLIENT LEADERSHIP

ARIZONA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STERLING TANNER President

RALPH PEW Vice President

BRANDON CLARKE Treasurer

RICH EDWARDS Director

LACEY BROWN Director

ALA COASTAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVID ANDERSON Chair

DAN MYSIUK Vice Chair

KIMBERLY RIVENBARK Secretary/Treasurer

KAREN GASKILL Director

BUD WAWNER Director

ALA JOHNSTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAWN CARROLL Board Chair

MATT WARING Vice Chair

JESSICA WHITE Treasurer

CHRIS MILLIS Secretary

FRANKLIN JONES Director

ALA LEXINGTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REESE MCCURDY Chair

DAVE WILSON Vice Chair

JENNY ANDERSON Treasurer

MICAH REA Secretary

JOAN JORDAN Director

KASSIE WALLS Director

ARISTOTLE PREPARATORY ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SIOBHAN PAPA Chair

BRIAN PAYNE Vice Chair

CHRISTY RODDY Secretary/Treasurer

JASON COLE Board Member

LINDA SHELTON Board Member

BONNIE CONE CLASSICAL ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REV. MARTIN MCCARTHY Board Chair

BRIAN PUCKETT Vice Chair

KYLE KING Secretary

WILLIAM MILLS, ESQ. Board Member

STEPHANIE NEWBROUGH Board Member

JUDY RUSSO Board Member

WAKE PREPARATORY ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KYLE SHRAUGER President

REV. DR. WILLIAM SEAMAN Vice President

MICHAEL FEATHAM Secretary

VALESKA LIPANI-GARRETT Co-Founder/Director

REV. LARRY WILDER Director

CAMPUS LOCATIONS

ARIZONA

ALA Anthem South Pre-K-12

ALA Gilbert K-6

ALA Gilbert North K-12

ALA Gilbert South Pre-K-6

ALA Ironwood K-12

ALA Mesa Pre-K-6

ALA Queen Creek K-12

ALA San Tan Valley K-6

ALA Signal Butte Pre-K-6

ALA Virtual K-12

ALA Applied Tech. Pre-K & 9-12

ALA West Foothills Pre-K-12

NORTH CAROLINA

ALA Coastal Pre-K-9

Bonnie Cone Classical Academy K-9

Aristotle Preparatory Academy K-8

Wake Preparatory Academy K-12

ALA Johnston K-12

CLIENT EXTRACURRICULAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The ALA Queen Creek football team is finished the year as the top ranked 5A team and competed in the AZ Elite Eight open division. The ALA Gilbert North football team won the 4A state championship heading into the last week of the regular season.

The ALA Gilbert North volleyball team lost in the state semi-finals in 2021 and entered the 2022 playoffs ranked number 2 in 4A

The ALA Queen Creek and ALA Gilbert North volleyball teams played for the 4A boys’ volleyball state championship in the spring of 2022 with ALA Queen Creek winning the championship

The ALA Queen Creek, Ironwood, Gilbert North, and West Foothills boys’ cross country teams all qualified for state in 2022. The ALA Queen Creek, Ironwood, and West Foothills girls’ cross country teams qualified for state in 2022. Evelynne Carr from ALA Queen Creek, had the fastest qualifying time in all of her division for the 2022 state meet. The closest athlete was more than 30 seconds behind her.

ALA Queen Creek Boys swim take 2nd place at state.

ALA Queen Creek Varsity Cheer wins National Champions in 2022.

All AZ ALA High Schools participated in the 21-22 Utah Shakespeare Festival where they received superior ratings, incredible training, and invaluable experiences.

All AZ ALA High Schools participated in the AZ State Thespian Festival and were given top awards in the categories of One Acts, Technical support, and a special Service award. The ALA Ironwood High School lmprov group was 1 of 3 schools invited to perform there.

Disney Entertainment experience/Heritage Festivals. Jazz Madrigal Festival - Consistent Superior Ratings (choir)

Two of our AZ ALA Marching Bands were ranked top 10 in the state. ALA Ironwood High School is listed 2nd in the “instrumentation” category.

Between three ALA High Schools, we have put on nearly 25 shows (musicals/plays) not to mention the quarterly concerts for band, choir, orchestra, dance, and ballroom.

We put on the first (hope to be annual) ALA Band Day where students were able to watch band members from all five high school campuses perform. This culminated with 250 kids joining together to play music on the football field.

We hosted our first (hope to be annual) ALA Ballroom Festival. We invited several other charter schools and dance studios from the area to participate. Students received master classes and critique in all areas of social dance and made A LOT of new friends