Executive Summary

S.M.A.R.T. Management

Mr. Juan Carlos Quintana, CEO

7990 SW 117 Ave, Suite 210
Miami, FL 33183

Document Generated On April 17, 2015

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction 1

Description of the Corporation 2

Corporation's Purpose 6

Notable Achievements and Areas of Improvement 8

Additional Information 10
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Introduction

Every corporation has its own story to tell. The context in which teaching and learning takes place influences the processes and procedures
by which the corporation makes decisions around curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The context also impacts the way a corporation
stays faithful to its vision. Many factors contribute to the overall narrative such as an identification of stakeholders, a description of
stakeholder engagement, the trends and issues affecting the corporation, and the kinds of programs and services that a corporation
implements to support student learning. <br><br> The purpose of the Executive Summary (ES) is to provide a corporation with an
opportunity to describe in narrative form the strengths and challenges it encounters. By doing so, the public and members of the community
will have a more complete picture of how the corporation perceives itself and the process of self-reflection for continuous improvement. This
summary is structured for the corporation to reflect on how it provides teaching and learning on a day to day basis.

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Description of the Corporation

Describe the corporation's size, community/communities, location, and changes it has experienced in the last three years. Include
demographic information about the students, staff, and community at large. What unique features and challenges are associated
with the community/communities the corporation serves?

In 2010, four educators partnered to create S.M.A.R.T. Management, an affiliate of Smart Starts Day School, which has a proven track-
record of success in developing high performing schools and nurturing high performing learners. S.M.A.R.T. Management is an Education
Service Provider (ESP) that is managed by its founders - Alexander Garcia, Virginia Vazquez Garcia, Juan Carlos Quintana, and Trudy
Cedeno Quintana. The Central Office for S.M.A.R.T. Management is located in Miami, Florida. Over the last four years, the organization
has experienced rapid growth in the number of schools it manages. It currently manages seven schools located within three of the largest
urban school districts in Florida.

Five of the schools are located in Miami-Dade County, the most southeastern county on the United States mainland. Miami-Dade is the most
populated county in Florida. It is also home to the largest school district in Florida and the fourth largest school district in the United States,
comprised of 435 traditional schools and 125 charter schools. Located at the southern end of the Florida peninsula, the school district
stretches over 2,000 square miles of diverse and vibrant communities ranging from rural and suburban to urban cities and municipalities.
The 353,790 students served by the Miami-Dade County Public School System speak over 56 languages and represent 160 countries. The
schools managed by S.M.A.R.T. Management are located in the Coconut Grove, West Miami, Kendall, and Downtown communities in
Miami-Dade County. The campuses located in Miami-Dade are easily identifiable by name as follows: BridgePrep Academy South,
BridgePrep Academy Greater Miami, BridgePrep Academy Village Green; BridgePrep Academy Interamerican, and Academy of Arts and
Minds.

In 2014, S.M.A.R.T. Management expanded its educational model to reach additional students with the opening of two new schools in
August 2014. One of the schools, BridgePrep Academy of Hollywood, is located in the Hollywood Hills area of Broward County. Broward
County borders Miami-Dade County to the north. It is home to the second largest district in Florida and the sixth largest school district in the
United States serving over 262,563 students in 238 traditional public schools. The number of charter schools approved for operation by the
Broward County School District has increased to 102 charter schools approved for operation in 2014. S.M.A.R.T. Management also opened
BridgePrep Academy Tampa, a new campus in Hillsborough County, which is located on the west coast of central Florida. Hillsborough is
the third largest county in Florida and home to the eighth largest school district in the United States. Hillsborough County Public Schools
consists of 278 schools; 172 elementary schools, 43 middle schools, 3 K-8 schools, 27 traditional high schools and 16 career centers, 7
alternative, 11 ESE centers and 46 Charter School.

BridgePrep Academy provides an enriched academic curriculum in a positive, nurturing environment that builds self-esteem and sets high
expectations for both students and teachers. BridgePrep offers a unique educational program designed to be serve students in grades K-8th
by offering an extended day foreign language Spanish program that enhances academic success and creates opportunities for students to
become bilingual and bi-literate. The program provides a curriculum and learning environment that promotes positive attitudes toward both
languages (Spanish and English) and supports full bilingual proficiency for both native and non-native Spanish speakers for students in
Kindergarten through 8th grade. The curriculum framework places emphasis on reading, writing, science, and mathematics which is applied
to its Spanish language program. Among the many benefits of learning a second language is that it enriches and enhances a child's mental
development and has a positive effect on intellectual growth. Students develop increased flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language,
and a better ear for listening. It improves a child's understanding of his/her native language, opens the door to other cultures, and helps a
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child understand and appreciate people from other countries. The overarching goal of this educational model is to enhance students'
academic success while instilling a sense of pride in being bilingual.
In addition to the extended foreign language program, S.M.A.R.T. Management has several unique features within its educational program
which separate it from other institutions. BridgePrep Academy has initiated a "STEAM" Program that is designed to provide students with a
rigorous, hands-on, standards-based curriculum in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. The
curriculum addresses multiple intelligences and individual learning styles to meet the diverse needs in the 21st century. Students are
challenged with project-based activities and real world connections and practitioners throughout each academic phase. The curriculum
places emphasis on Science and Technology, incorporated through Engineering and the Arts, all based in Mathematical elements. The
scope and sequence are aligned to the strands, technical programs and industry certifications offered at the high school level. Visual and
performing arts are integrated into all areas of the curriculum. Art activities reinforce the exploration of various cultures and provide students
an opportunity to explore their own cultural heritage. The school presents shows and displays for parents and community members to
celebrate the community's rich cultural diversity. Students' use of these art forms is encouraged as means to discover, enhance and
demonstrate mastery of other core subject standards. As part of the new STEAM initiative this year, schools have enhanced their Arts
program and incorporated new facets of the arts across the curriculum.

Additionally, all schools are equipped with instructional technology to enhance the learning environment. All classrooms are equipped with a
minimum of two computers and high speed internet access. In addition, all schools are equipped with a mobile computer lab that travels to
rooms on a scheduled basis. Every classroom has a Promethean Board and Smart instructional technology resources to enhance the
teaching and learning process. Students utilize instructional technology throughout the school day as well as online software, which may be
used at home at no cost to the students. Some of the instructional technology resources used by the school to supplement the reading,
mathematics, and science core series include the following: Achieve 3000 (grades K-8); Ticket to Read (grades K-2); IStation (grades K-12);
Khan Academy(grades K-12); River Deep (grades K-8); Discovery Learning (grades K-12); Explore Learning Gizmos (grades 3-12); Reading
Plus (grades 9-12).

Over the course of its existence, the schools managed by S.M.A.R.T. Management have maintained a consistent number of students
enrolled at all schools. Currently, a total of 1,844 students are enrolled at the eight schools managed by SMART Management. The student
demographics are reflective of the communities served with 21% White, 7 % African American, 72 % Hispanic, and 3% Multiracial, and 1%
Other. Approximately 45% of the student population served is economically disadvantaged based on the number of students who are eligible
to receive free or reduced lunch. English Language Learners (ELL) comprise 30 % of the total student body while 7 % consists of Students
with Disabilities (SWD). The students are served by a dedicated team of administrators, instructional personnel, and support staff who reflect
the demographics of the student body. Organizational leadership consists of Governing Boards who oversee the operations that are
managed by S.M.A.R.T. Management. There is a Governing Board for BridgePrep Academy schools of Miami-Dade and Broward; there is a
separate Governing Board for BridgePrep of Tampa; and there is a separate Governing Board for the Academy of Arts & Minds in Miami-
Dade. The S.M.A.R.T. Management organization has administrative personnel that oversee compliance, curriculum and facilities. There are
seven Principals and four Assistant Principals who oversee the daily operations at each of the seven school locations. Among all the
schools, there are 132 Instructional Staff members whose demographics are reflective of the student populations served with 16 % White, 9
% African American, 71 % Hispanic, and 4 % Multiracial/Other. Senior Management has been stable with zero turnovers in key management
positions.

Due to its rapid growth since its inception in 2010, S.M.A.R.T. Management has implemented new structures and systems for managing its
operations in an effective and efficient manner. In order to maintain and promote a high performing and sustainable organization, an upper
management leadership team was established in 2013 in an effort to establish systemic procedures and protocols across the organization in
the areas of Curriculum and Instruction, School Operations and Facilities, and School Accountability and Compliance. The team was
expanded in 2014 with the addition of new management staff and curriculum support personnel, and the organization was improved through

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the implementation of the following systems:

oEvaluation systems
oProfessional development systems
oSchool improvement systems
oSystems for teaching and learning
oAlignment of initiatives
oQuality assurance protocols to ensure adherence to all state and sponsoring district compliance matters in a timely and efficient matter
oFinancial management systems
S.M.A.R.T. Management has been able to enhance the school improvement process; maintain and sustain improvement; eliminate "red
tape" and politics; assemble a team of proven and dedicated educators to consistently support the schools; and develop the next generation
of high performance schools of choice. The organization has been able to achieve this goal by:
oImproving the quality of instruction
oExpanding instructional leadership capacity
oRefining student intervention/ enrichment process
oExpanding wraparound services for students
oIncreasing parent involvement
The Director of Curriculum and Instruction monitors student performance on a consistent basis throughout the school year through data
review meetings with Principals; through ongoing progress monitoring of data to review the performance of each school; and through on-
going professional development opportunities for all administrative and instructional staff. Schools work closely with the Director of
Curriculum and Instruction and with the curriculum support specialists (academic coaches) to implement a comprehensive academic
program and to and to support teacher performance and student achievement. Ongoing student assessment and data analysis is used to
inform and guide instruction. The Director of Curriculum and the curriculum support specialists provide ongoing staff development for all
teachers; assist with planning; provide active coaching in the strategic use of data to drive instruction, increase and accelerate student
achievement, and ensure the sustainability of improvements by building the capacity of future principals, assistant principals, coaches, and
teachers.
The Director of Operations and Facilities conducts school visits to monitor building facilities, uniformity in the implementation of organizational
safety procedures to ensure the safety of all staff and students, and to ensure all state and local compliance audits and permits are in good
standing.
The Director of School Accountability and Compliance provides school administrators with the tools and resources necessary to meet the
demands of the day-to-day operations of a school, and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and district mandates related to the
educational program. The Director of School Accountability and Compliance also assists in recruitment efforts, building capacity, and
retention of highly quality, diverse teachers, instructional leaders, and staff. The establishment and sustainability of a culture that is
collaborative, open-minded, transparent, and child-centered is a key aspect of the Director's role.
S.M.A.R.T. Management team will conduct Instructional School reviews twice a year to ensure alignment of the curriculum to the Florida
Standards, implementation of academic programs, compliance with federal, state, and district mandates related to the educational program
and facilities to ensure that there is an optimal environment at each school for student learning. The review will be conducted by the entire
upper management team utilizing a tool/checklist developed by the organization to assess each school's educational program, organizational
systems, and facilities. The management team and the school's leadership team will develop an action plan to target areas for improvement
and provide the necessary support for implementation of the plan. The action plan will be the foundation and framework that will guide the
support needed at each school.
Some of the changes previously mentioned have brought about challenges in operations. Senior Management views obstacles as
opportunities. To this end, the leadership team at S.M.A.R.T. Management takes immediate action to address and remedy any situation with
the most appropriate positive outcome for all parties.

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One of the challenges that S.M.A.R.T. Management has faced in recent years has been the need for ongoing support for new administrators.
The organization has realized that administrative support, monitoring, and follow-up is key. Thus, S.M.A.R.T. Management has provided
training and assistance for principals through a newly-created curriculum support team, a compliance director, and a facilities director. The
management team has created a culture of collaboration and support among all schools. Another challenge for S.M.A.R.T. Management has
been to continue to expand and grow its current campuses to maximize the capacity of the charter schools. By increasing enrollment, the
school is better able to staff, support, and improve the quality of the school program. More course offerings are available through an
expanded facility with more teachers. The management team has worked diligently to acquire additional facilities, build new campuses, and
expand opportunities for all campuses.
Over the years, the organization has demonstrated tremendous passion for results, quality, and excellence in managing their schools. The
company is staffed with a diverse team of highly competent and dedicated personnel, and has established systems to provide superior
management of schools. S.M.A.R.T. Management has extensive experience and success in managing, leasing, acquiring, financing,
constructing and designing quality school facilities. The organization is proud of the academic performance of the schools it manages.

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Corporation's Purpose

Provide the corporation's purpose statement and ancillary content such as mission, vision, values, and/or beliefs. Describe how
the corporation embodies its purpose through its program offerings and expectations for students.

S.M.A.R.T. Management is an organization that is committed to excellence. The school system's vision is grounded in the belief that each
child is a unique individual who needs a secure, nurturing and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually,
physically and socially. It believes in a student-centered educational philosophy that emphasizes hands on learning and students actively
participating in learning. Students will be able to discover through hands on, engaging activities that will incorporate different approaches to
accommodate each child's learning style and as a result, raise academic achievement. This belief is firmly rooted in a culture that believes
every child learns best in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where high academic expectations, self esteem, good character and
an appreciation for the arts are promoted. The mission is to provide a challenging academic curriculum that will encompass an enriched
Spanish language program, technology and experiences that will enable students to develop in all areas. S.M.A.R.T. Management's goal is
to educate well rounded individuals and enable students to reach their maximum potential.

Over the course of its existence, the school system has embodied the mission developed by the founding Board of Directors. The
organization has diligently promoted and instilled its mission among community stakeholders, students, and staff through a variety of
methods. Some of the numerous strategies that have been used to promote the school system's mission at all school campuses include the
following: posting of the mission on the organizational website and throughout each campus facility; teaching core values through a character
education program; informing parents of goals and initiatives by holding monthly School Improvement Team meetings; encouraging parents
to support school events and complete mandatory volunteer hours as detailed in the Parent Contract; publishing a monthly newsletter at
each campus to communicate with stakeholders; exposing students to careers by visiting the local community college; and recognizing
students with monthly awards for exhibiting good character, citizenship and positive learning habits.

The Board of Directors, leadership, faculty, and staff at all levels embody the S.M.A.R.T. Management purpose, beliefs, and values through
many program offerings and expectations for student learning. The core values of Achievement Respect, Effective Communicators
Accountability, Equity, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Civic and Community Engagement are the foundation upon which the school
system is built. The organization emphasizes the core values using the Making Ethical Decisions curriculum which includes a school-wide
anti-bullying plan designed to raise school and community awareness and involvement.

In addition to Making Ethical Decisions character education, S.M.A.R.T. Management embodies its purpose through its program offerings
that are aligned to the standards and objectives stated in the Language Arts Florida Standards, Mathematics Florida Standards and the
Science and Social Studies Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. The curriculum encompasses the core subject areas of English
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. In addition, the BridgePrep Academy program models offer one hour of Spanish
daily, Art, Music and Physical Education. In the subject of English Language Arts, Reading Wonders by McGraw-Hill is utilized as the core
text and Wonder Works is used to provide interventions. In Mathematics, Go Math! by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is used. For science,
Science Fusion by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is used. For social studies, Time for Kids magazine is used. For Spanish, the core text titled,
Muy Bien! by Double R Publishing, LLC is used.

S.M.A.R.T. Management also offers a gifted program which provides acceleration and enrichment activities for students identified as gifted.
Project-based learning is encouraged to build organization skills and to stimulate the students' minds. The aim of the gifted program is to
teach the standards with in-depth knowledge of the topic while challenging the students in the process. The organization envisions that this
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program assists students in fostering a love for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.

At all campuses within the S.M.A.R.T. Management family, students are exposed to an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). The curriculum addresses multiple intelligences and individual learning styles to
meet the diverse needs in the 21st century. Students are challenged with project-based activities and real world connections and
practitioners throughout each academy of study. The curriculum places emphasis on Science and Technology, interpreted through
Engineering and the Arts, all based in Mathematical elements. It is framework for teaching that is based on natural ways of learning,
customizable for ALL types of students and programs that are FUNctional!

It is the goal of S.M.A.R.T. Management to provide students with the ability and confidence to meet challenges and achieve success. This
goal is accomplished by focusing on teacher/student relationships, demanding high performance, holding to high expectations, and providing
opportunities for self-exploration and self-development. Student achievement continues to reach high levels due to the encouragement and
support of the Board of Directors, hands-on leadership from Senior Management and school administration, teacher commitment and strong
community support.

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Notable Achievements and Areas of Improvement

Describe the corporation's notable achievements and areas of improvement in the last three years. Additionally, describe areas for
improvement that the corporation is striving to achieve in the next three years.

Setting high expectations has resulted in notable achievements for S.M.A.R.T. Management's existing BridgePrep Academy campuses in
Miami-Dade County. The South campus, the initial school which opened in 2010, has maintained an "A" school grade for three consecutive
years. In 2014, the school received recognition as a "High Performing School" from the Florida Department of Education. The Village Green
campus earned an "A" school grade in 2014, the first year that it met school accountability criteria to earn a letter grade. Increased student
achievement and a lot of hard work have resulted in improved school grades at two other campuses in Miami-Dade. Greater Miami improved
from a "C" in 2013 to a "B" in 2014; and Interamerican improved from an "F" in 2013 (during its first year of operation) to a "B" in 2014. It is
expected that the new campuses that recently contracted with S.M.A.R.T. Management-- Academy of Art & Minds (currently a "C"),
BridgePrep Academy of Hollywood (New School), and BridgePrep Academy of Tampa (New School)--will experience similar academic
successes in the future.

Several additional achievements since the inception of S.M.A.R.T. Management have been an acquisition of three new schools in 2014-2015
in Miami Dade County, Broward and Hillsborough County for a total of seven campuses. In addition, there has been an expansion of our
Greater Miami Campus with an additional six classrooms to accommodate the additional student enrollment. Additionally, four additional
kindergarten classrooms have been added at a new facility for BridgePrep South to meet the enrollment demands. For the 2015-2016 the
organization also has planned two additional school facility expansions to maximize enrollment and expansion of grade levels from K-5 to K-8
for the campus of Village Green through the acquisition of a new building. The Hollywood Hills campus will also increase from a K-5 center to
a K-8 center. With the support of our founding Governing Board, management company staff, and existing schools, the network of schools
managed by S.M.A.R.T. Management will continue to grow and offer high quality schools that prepare students for secondary school, college
and careers.

In the last three years, a vision has emerged through the collaboration of the Governing Boards, senior management, school site leaders,
instructional personnel, staff, and the community to identify distinct areas for growth and improvement to S.M.A.R.T. Management schools.
To this end, it was the consensus of the governing boards, the S.M.A.R.T. Management leadership team, and school administrators that a
District Strategic Plan would be developed in order to focus on four key areas for improvement: student achievement, human resources,
financial management, and safety/security. The goals the organization will strive to attain in the next three years are stated below.

Student Achievement
-Goal 1: Students in grades K- 12 will increase proficiency in reading, writing, mathematics and science.
-Goal 2: School leaders will challenge, motivate and support all students with an approved curriculum which is aligned to the Florida
Standards and will prepare students for college and career readiness.
Human Resources
-Goal 1: The organization will attract and retain highly qualified staff.
-Goal 2: The organization will utilize a comprehensive evaluation system for administrators and instructional personnel designed to support
effective instruction and student learning growth.

Financial Management
-Goal 1: The organization will align financial resources to support its strategic goals.
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-Goal 2: The organization will demonstrate professional competence and sound systems in managing the schools' financial operations.

Safety and Security

-Goal 1: The school will provide a safe and orderly learning environment which is conducive to learning.
-Goal 2: The organization will implement a security, emergency and crisis management plan.

S.M.A.R.T. Management has developed a comprehensive "District Strategic Plan" detailing the specific strategies and accompanying
activities it plans to implement in order to achieve its organizational objectives.

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Additional Information

Provide any additional information you would like to share with the public and community that were not prompted in the previous
sections.

S.M.A.R.T. Management will continue to assist the Governing Boards in promoting a culture of excellence and strong internal accountability
systems for principals, teachers, support staff, and students. Parental and community involvement and input is greatly encouraged. Providing
all staff members with continued growth opportunities is a focus of the administration and leadership teams. Professional development
opportunities are provided to all staff on an ongoing basis throughout the year--beginning in the summer. Monitoring, support, and follow-up
are key to achieving excellence within the organization. There is an organizational-wide commitment to improving reading and math
instruction, increasing opportunities for writing in all classes, and refining the use of common planning time and lesson studies to improve
teaching and learning. Another area of focus is the expansion of the "STEAM" initiative across all schools and the preparation of students for
college and career readiness. S.M.A.R.T. Management will continue to create more opportunities for parental participation in their children's
academics through the "Parents as Partners" workshops throughout the year. Most importantly, S.M.A.R.T. Management will continue to
work closely with the Governing Boards to ensure the allocation of funds to support each school's mission, increase and support the use of
instructional technology, and meet the educational needs of all students at every school.

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