Appletree Institute For Education Innovation Inc

THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE IS TO PROVIDE THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND.

ATI IS A WASHINGTON, DC-BASED NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO PROVIDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. ATI IS ACHIEVING ITS MISSION IN FOUR, RELATED WAYS: "RESEARCH AND INNOVATION" ATI IS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES FACING YOUNG CHILDREN. AS PART OF ITS ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, ATI IN 2010 BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPRIETARY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL, CALLED EVERY CHILD READY, FOR THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. EVERY CHILD READY WAS DEVELOPED WITH SUPPORT FROM A US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION READING FIRST GRANT, A FIVE-YEAR INVESTING IN INNOVATION GRANT (ALSO FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION), AS WELL AS WITH FUNDING FROM A NUMBER OF MAJOR PHILANTHROPIES. OVER 20 SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, DC, MISSOURI, NEW YORK CITY, AND TEXAS NOW USE EVERY CHILD READY OR ITS RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. ATI IS CONSTANTLY IMPROVING AND REFINING EVERY CHILD READY BASED UPON ITS REAL-WORLD USE IN THESE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ITS OWN ONGOING RESEARCH AND EVOLVING BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, ATI IS A THOUGHT LEADER IN ITS FIELD, WORKING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS AND ADVOCATES TO UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE EARLY-EDUCATION OUTCOMES. "DIRECT EDUCATION OF CHILDREN" IN SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022, ATI PROVIDED FULL-SCHOOL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 600 THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AT ACHIEVEMENT PREP CHARTER SCHOOL, LEARN D.C. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, PERRY STREET PREPARATORY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, ROCKETSHIP RISE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, ROCKETSHIP LEGACY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ROCKETSHIP INFINITY COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, APPLETREE MANAGED THE EARLY-EDUCATION PROGRAM AT HARMONY DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. ALL OF THESE SCHOOLS USE ATI'S EVERY CHILD READY INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. ATI'S MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH PERRY STREET PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL EXPIRED JUNE 30, 2022, AND IT WILL NO LONGER BY MANAGED BY ATI IN SUBSEQUENT SCHOOL YEARS. "SUPPORT FOR OTHER EARLY-EDUCATION SCHOOLS" ATI PROVIDED THE EVERY CHILD READY INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL TO APPROXIMATELY 475 STUDENTS AT THE SIX CAMPUSES OF APPLETREE EARLY LEARNING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (AELPCS) IN SCHOOL YEAR 2021-2022. ATI ALSO PROVIDED CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND GRANTS AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO AELPCS, AND, IN ADDITION, LEASES AND SUBLEASES FACILITIES TO AELPCS. ATI AND AELPCS ARE RELATED PARTIES AS THEY SHARE COMMON BOARD MEMBERS. ATI'S EXPERT STAFF OF EDUCATORS ALSO SUPPORTED OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AS WELL AS CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MISSOURI, NEW YORK CITY, AND TEXAS. ATI PROVIDED THESE SCHOOLS WITH EVERY CHILD READY CURRICULUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. "TEXAS OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE PROJECT" IN SPRING 2021, THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY NOTIFIED ATI THAT IT HAD WON AN 8 MILLION COMPETITIVE GRANT TO DEVELOP A TEXAS-SPECIFIC VERSION OF EVERY CHILD READY, TO BE USED AS AN OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE (OER) MADE AVAILABLE FREE-OF-CHARGE TO ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED AUGUST 21, 2021, WITH WORK EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE BY AUGUST 2023. AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN FOOTNOTE16 (SUBSEQUENT EVENTS), APPLETREE'S APPROACH TO THE OER PROJECT CHANGED IN SUMMER 2022, HOWEVER, THE PROJECT REMAINS ON TRACK AND ON TIME. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, APPLETREE ANTICIPATES THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN TEXAS AS IT SUPPORTS SCHOOLS THAT ADOPT THE TEXAS-SPECIFIC VERSION OF EVERY CHILD READY.