Fulton Science Academy's Probe Disputes School System's Audit Report
The charter middle school's board of governors took issue with the school system's report.
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CORRECTION: A reference to Fulton County on immigration services was reversed, and has been corrected in the copy below.
Fulton Science Academy Middle School effectively won't exist after Saturday, when its charter with the Fulton County School System expires. But its board of governors responded today, June 28, to an audit report's findings with its own investigative report.
GlassRatner, a national specialty advisory services firm headquartered in Atlanta, performed an investigation into the audit report written by IAG Forensics, and it took issue with much of the report.
"Many of the alleged findings in the IAG Report are flawed, unsupported and inaccurate and the IAG Report failed to make factual findings based on actual data and evidence," the report's summary said.
GlassRatner's report said the inaccuracies stem from:
a. Inappropriate reliance on incomplete information;
b. Failure to disclose relevant information about certain events and transactions that show the practices of FSAMS are consistent with FCS schools;
c. An apparent fundamental lack of knowledge of the difference between Student Activity Funds vs. local/state tax dollars used for international field trips and the purchase of school uniforms; and
d. The substitution of unsupported assumptions instead of factual evidence.
GlassRatner went so far as to say this "raises a concern of competence and objectivity by the audit team members including members of the FCS Internal Audit Department."
Fulton County was accused of deviating from its own internal audit process by not holding an exit conference with Fulton Science Academy. Superintendent Robert Avossa's assertion of “Poor record and bookkeeping” was directly contradicted by the findings in the IAG report, which stated the books and records were well maintained and organized using methods to maintain vendor invoices that were consistent with other FCS schools.
Auditors made assumptions about unidentified individuals who participated in international trips, calling them security risks, when asking the school would have revealed all adult participants were either teachers, parents or guardians of the children who made the trips, GlassRatner's report said.
In questioning the immigration status of individuals and the funds the school used to support teachers and their families, the IAG report ignored the Fulton School System's own policy that does the same thing. Fulton County differed in using an independent service to help the staff.
As far as the $18.9 million bond issue and its accounting, GlassRatner also said failing to hold an exit interview left the IAG report coming to the wrong conclusions. One source has said the bond issue has been called, which would force Fulton Science Academy to repay the entire issue, including the nearly $6 million already spent on land and pre-construction work such as grading and design.
"The IAG Report findings in connection with the alleged bond issues are non-issues and were a result of the auditors’ failure to perform appropriate audit process procedures," GlassRatner's report said.
The Fulton School System has been asked for comment on this response, and this story will be updated if any is made.
Tired of taxes
10:50 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Who paid for GlassRatner's report and how much did it cost?
Bob Pepalis
10:55 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
I'll ask this question when I speak to a board of governor's member today. But they are welcome to respond in these comments as well.
MarkMunoz
5:38 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
GlassRatner ranked as top Crisis Management and Restructuring firm by the Bankruptcy Insider and The Deal.com
Jen Barton
11:53 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
So let me get this straight. Superintendent Avossa used my tax dollars to audit a school that was already closing. It was reported a couple of weeks ago that IAG broke FERPA privacy laws by publishing children’s names in this report(paid for by my taxes)! IAG issues a report that is basically garbage (using my tax dollars). Anyway, an independent and nationally recognized auditor goes on record saying that the IAG report (paid for by my tax dollars) is completely inaccurate, biased, and breaks CPA ethics laws. Superintendent Avossa personal report to the school board about IAG’s report is also inaccurate and appears to be misleading the board members. Superintendent Avossa is now paying for (with more of my tax dollars) these same IAG clowns to audit two other FSA schools. Really? It appears that Superintendent Avossa must not have read the report from IAG or else he never would have allowed this apparent piece of garbage to be released. He has now made himself and the Fulton County School Board members look like fools because they obviously didn’t read the report either because 1) they would not have allowed it to be released..and 2) they would have realized that Superintendent Avossa’s report to them was just as inaccurate. I hope the board members take the appropriate action to ask for Avossa’s resignation for this “egregious” act of wasting my tax dollars, misleading the board members, and being negligent in his duties (not to mention breaking FERPA laws).
MarkMunoz
3:00 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Yes that is a responsible spend. But paying Grace Institute $500K and over $80K for h1-b Visas is not. Here is Fethullah Gulen's website and their discussion of Fulton Science Academy's dispute of the audit. Strange thing is why would the Gulen Movement care about little ole Fulton Science Academy if this was not a Gulenist operated school?
Secondly, the photo in the article is of the other Gulen School under scrutiny Harmony Science Academy in Texas.
http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
MarkMunoz
3:15 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Jen;
IAG never broke privacy laws. It was Fulton Science Academy who released the children's name without prior consent. Further more, FSA, Istanbul center, Grace Institute have EXPLOITED your children's names MANY TIMES to promote their agenda/school. Here is one interview at the SE Turkish Olympiads. THREE (3) Fulton Science Academy parents and THEIR children's names are on the screen telling the audience why it is important for their children to be in a Turkish Olympiad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xWqgpGyw_-o
WHO IS EXPLOITING WHO?
Fulton Science Academy RELEASED the children's names and now their parents are blabbing all over the internet with THEIR names.
This exploitation of children's names have been going on for years by FSA. They cannot blame others for their lack of privacy policy protocol.
It your attorney is telling you this, he is lying and will only charge you money and not get any results for you.
One thing is for sure, he will not get your school reinstated. It is done.
Now pay back your loan to Wells Fargo.
Terry
4:26 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Mark, no it wasn't - the school didn't receive the audit report until the news media brought it to the school and asked us to comment on it. Fulton County released it without letting us look at it first or the student names would have been omitted. They were too eager to make the school look bad and it doing so violated FERPA laws. Anyone with any common sense would know that FSA wouldn't release a report like that...
Terry
4:28 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
And another thing - for Turkish Olympiad or other school related purposes, parents sign a waiver allowing their child's name to be used to promote the school (I believe all schools do this). If the parent doesn't, then they don't use that student's name or image, but it is allowed with parental consent. FCSS didn't get parental consent to have their children's names listed in an audit that was made public.
Julie
12:33 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Jen. Did you actually expect the board to read anything? Don't you remember the report on the child abuse at Hopewell Middle School which showed that multiple children were abused. The Fulton County School Board members were asked why they didn't alert the other parents that the report uncovered that their children were also abused at the school (which is a law I think). Those parents could have protected their children if the board members had notified them. Linda Schultz's only response was that she "didn't read the report".....unbelievable....she found out after it was on the news...amazing. Maybe she needs to resign as well.
Reported in the news "Fulton County School Board President Linda Schultz testified she did not know more than one student was abused by a special education teacher, because she didn't read the investigative report. Schultz testified that she did not know other children were abused, until she saw news coverage about it in 2011"
MarkMunoz
5:26 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
So Terry that is your excuse?
It is not OK that the audit released the names because the school didn't have a chance to review the final audit even though the SCHOOL released the names of the children? Wow, that is a stretch.
Furthermore, it is OK that FSA, Istanbul Center, Fulton Educaitonal Services, Grace Institute exploit your children's names to promote the school because YOU gave them permission???? What the???
You miss the point, your school is shut down as of tomorrow and your children's names were out on the internet months ago for your association with the school. Compliments of the over exaggerated PR of the school.
Anyone can readily access Utube, Online newsarticles exploiting your children's names at the hands of FSA. Your defense will never wash. Those lawyers are only taking your retainer and giving you false hopes. It would have been smarter if you used the money for your "audit" and the "attorney" and put it toward your defaulted loan or your new private school.
Instead you create more drama and scandals upon your school. Your attempts to clear your name will only make it worse as more truth comes out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49_mQ15h04
Hope tomorrow is a good day for you.
Emma
2:28 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Julie, I completely agree! in fact, Linda Schult is up for re-election on July 31st. I think Fulton County residents, whether they have children in school or not, should go out and vote for the person running against her. She, obviously, does not have the best interest of the students of Fulton County in mind when she makes any decisions. And rememer, it was OUR Fulton County Board members who chose Robert Avossa as superintendent. He is not an elected official, but the board members are. Let's make our voices heard and make some changes on the Fulton County school board on July 31st!
Terry
1:11 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Yes, they (the Board and Avossa whom they hired) have not acted in the best interest of the taxpayers in many ways, among them:
1.) Closing a school that had a waiting list greater than the number of students enrolled there,
2.) Using taxpayer money to perform an audit on a school it has already denied a charter to,
3.) Performing audits on sister schools despite the inaccuracies of the first one,
4.) Lying about the purpose of the audit to the taxpayers on TV (Avossa changed his mind several times but eventually said ON AIR that it was to monitor assets as FSA changes to a private school. A complete fallacy since the audit began in February and FSA didn't decide to go private until MAY),
5.) Denying some taxpayers the right to attend the meeting where they denied the charter (and violating federal occupancy laws in the process) in December,
6.) Violating FERPA laws by releasing students' names in the audit report.
and there are more...
It seems to me that Avossa and the entire Board that hired him need to go - this group has absolutely no accountability to government officials and they have been abusing their powers unchecked. Vote for Rob Goodman who is running for Schultz' seat on the FCSB - that is the first step and I think the vote is next month. www.VoteRobGoodman.com
MarkMunoz
3:03 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
So now the Gulenists are pushing their own politicians into places of power so they can continue their path of robbing the taxpayer? This isn't the first time your puppet politicians have failied after you pumped thousands into their campaign. More money intended for children's education ill spent.
Terry Yalancis, move on. You no longer have a school and not wanted in Fulton County.
http://www.gulenpoliticians.blogspot.com
If that isn't good reading, read over Fethullah Gulen's website about his precious Fulton Science Academy and their whining about the audit.
http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
Emma
2:46 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
To MarkMunoz who said "So now the Gulenists are pushing their own politicians into places of power so they can continue their path of robbing the taxpayer? This isn't the first time your puppet politicians have failied after you pumped thousands into their campaign. More money intended for children's education ill spent." Do you really think Rob Goodman is Turkish or working for the Turkish government? No, if you take a moment to look at his web page, he is just a supporter of school choice. Should I really be limited to either sending my children to a school where there is no discipline or to a private school? I should have options and the opportunity to decide for myself what is the best school for my children. And I should not have to use their college funds to pay for private school. Fulton County has the responsibility to provide a safe and successful education for all children. So far, the superintendent nor the school board seem to be able to do this. Let's replace the school board and the superintendent with people who really care about what's best for our children! Vote on July 31st!
MarkMunoz
3:50 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
Julie pitches and Emma hits, is that how it is set up? Emma or Ahmet whatever your name is. Can non-American citizen's vote? Make sure you check on that. So now you are trying the old AKP game of get rid of the opposition by supporting those that run against them?
It will backfire on you. Dr. Avossa and the board had the American Taxpayer's best interest when they assisted the FBI with their investigation. Your money laundering goes all the way to Sema Foundation and Federal Prisoner Ardem Arcici who loaned Fulton Science Academy money.
Rob Goodman doesn't have a chance, neither do the other candidates you are trying to push with American Tax money.
AND it certainly won't change the outcome of your failed school.
You are closed and will never re- open as a Charter School. With your latest actions and behaviors.....why would any parent want to pay $8,500 to send their kid to a school with so much drama and controversy. They never know when the next scandal will happen with you.
Fulton County BOE allowed Fulton Science Academy to continue it's stinky low class operation for over 10 years. Knowing full well they had financial mismanagement issues and problems of co mingling of funds. Unethical to the core. Releasing student's names was also very low of them. Then playing victim --
Bottom line, your school will be lucky to gain any kind of credibility as a private school. But if you keep up the behavior, it probably will be a school everyone will avoid
Lisa
3:21 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
End government schools now. We need vouchers to get rid of this mess.
MarkMunoz
3:48 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Vouchers so they can be used at a particular private school?
The way your group is behaving, you may not have a private school either.
Assume responsibility for your actions and behaviors.
It is too late to get a charter reinstatement, you are beyond that. Stop digging yourselves deeper into a mess with your lies.
MarkMunoz
3:19 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
To Emma;
It is no secret that this group lobbies heavily with local academia, politicians and media (failing) their contributions to local campaigns across the USA is obscene. Not only campaign contributions $$ but trips to Turkey and fake awards for whatever. In Georgia you handed out more awards for their contribution to education but it still didn't work for your school did it?
This is not a big secret the amount of money given to politicians by this group. Too bad it never affords them any sort of favoritism. Especially that $25,000 your friends tried to pay to school executive in Louisana (Folwell Dunbar) shame on you.
The next step in your agenda is suing the school districts. Chesapeak Sciene Point in Maryland is suing the Anne Arundal County because they believe they should not have to operate according to American law. In Texas, they are joining with the Texas Charter Association to get their hands on public school's facility construction money. There is rumors that FSA will try to sue Fulton County and the failed Knoxville Charter Academy is desperate to have a meeting with the STate of Tennessee on July 23rd, no doubt with a paid legal counsel that is just there to steal more taxpayers money and again............no results.
Where are you Emma? Your school is still no farther ahead. If other parents have to pay a private tuition what makes you think you should not have to?
http://www.gulenpoliticians.blogspot.com
MarkMunoz
3:55 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
No Emma, Goodman isn't Turkish but it will probably come out that much of his campaign money is from "Turkish" groups and individuals.
Unless of course he is Americanizing his name as many of your teachers are. For instance fellow Gulencis Engin Karatas (Kara =black tax=stone) is now going by the name of Engin Blackstone in an attempt to cover the tracks of his background.
He did work at your sister schools in Ohio, then was promoted (giggle snicker) to the Quest Academy in Peoria, IL as the principal. Did he legaly change his name with the school disrict? Isnt' it a bit strange that someone who is trying to hide their tracks with a new name has not registered this with the school district?
FSA MS and FSA ES Father
6:53 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Does anyone have an idea when Avossa and Schulz will close FSA ES? The suspense is killing me...and my kids too
MarkMunoz
3:04 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
It will be your new landlord that closes it down. Wells Fargo.
Stop blaming Avossa et al, and assume your responsibilities of debt and how you ended up in this mess.
http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
MarkMunoz
3:23 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oN4NVoIEDfE
just a small sampling of ex-politiicans and soon to be ex politiicans who have taken bribes, awards, free trips from the membes of Hizmet.
Thank you Hizmet for helping America to identify corrupt politicians.
Truthseeker
8:23 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Maybe you all missed this quote from the bond article.
"In the May BusinessWire release, Fitch said that lack of management cooperation left it unable to determine if the middle school's proposed conversion to a private school was feasible and its possible effects on the Fulton Sunshine Academy and Fulton Science Academy High School..."
So yet another independent organization finds problems with the management of FS trio of schools and it's inability to be transparent, cooperate and provide information. Yes, I know, supporters you are innocent victims. You & your board have no blame in anything done to your school over the past year. Can we list organizations that have cited problems with the management team at FS cooperation?
Fulton BOE
Fulton Auditors
State BOE
Independent auditors
Fitch Rating
Please, just move on. With your own funds. I, as a taxpayer am just tired of the whole situation.
FSA MS and FSA ES Father
12:40 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Truthseeker,
I assume this was tongue in check "Yes, I know, supporters you are innocent victims."
So for those of us who just wanted the best public education for our Middle School kids, exactly how are we responsible? Around a 1,000 parents were just like you, taxpayers who see Fulton County spending over a BILLION dollars a year in taxpaey Money. A lot of folks think they deliver a mostly lousy product. FSA MS at the time, was seen as a much better ROI on taxpayer money.
So as you suggested I sent my kids back to private school.I am using my own funds....and a lot of them.
Being tarred by a broad brush that blames the parents is like blaming taxpayers for wasted government spending.
MarkMunoz
3:55 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Truthseeker is correct.
The school is by no means an innocent victim. But they are clever with how they have gotten a few of the remaining parents to take the bullets for their swindling, corrupt and lying practices. They even convinced these poor parents that somehow IAG breached privacy of their children when it was in fact FSA who unethically released the names of their children as they have many, many times before in an attempt to promote their mediocre school.
Fulton Science Academy has had issues from the get go, 10 years ago they struggled with a principal who was a tyrannt and questions raised by parents about funds. They are patient people, they know that in time, people might forget about their problems and a new set of parents come around.
Bottom line this group of remaining American parents loyal to this mediocre school have been snow jobbed into believing all the awards, Public Relations, Turkish Olympiads, Science Olympiads, etc., are something special and that their child is somehow now performing where they didn't before.
Gotta hand it to HIzmet they are very media savvy and know how to slam online boards, voting and promote their schools. But the one thing they are forgetting is they will not win their school back or their reputation back by commenting on boards.
No debate is ever won via comment boards. But nice try.
MarkMunoz
3:08 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
Hocaefendi speaks about his Gulen School Fulton Science Academy. Any more questions about this being a Gulenist operated Charter school?
The Federal investigators have no question about it. Cry "racism" "predjudice" "islamophobic" "xenophobic" "victim"
All you want, the truth is Grace Institute and the Operators of the school have been stealing the taxpayers funds for their own personal gain from the get go, over 10 years ago. This school was allowed too many chances and no accountability.
I wonder if Wells Fargo will make their property into a Condo development?
Bob Pepalis
3:18 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Hocaefendi says nothing in this article. There are no quotes or information that comes from anything other than the same letter sent to me by FSA and posted on Patch on June 6. http://alpharetta.patch.com/articles/fulton-science-academy-claims-inaccuracies-in-audit
Karen M
3:37 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Mark Munoz, you need to take the time the heal yourself. Not everyone from one culture is the same. You have to move on and forgive your husband to start healing. It is not healty to seek happiness from others misery. I higly recommend you attend a therapy group. If my Asian husband is cheater and lier, that does not make all Asians cheaters and liars.Internet pseudo life is not the real life. Connect with real people and learn to love and trust again. I am sure your ex- husband has done that already.
Terry
4:22 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
I agree Bob, and this person keeps calling it a Gulen school with providing any proof. So what if their website posts something about the school? So did the NY Times and you don't see him/her posting saying we must have ties to the NY Times... They're Turkish, the people running our school are Turkish, so what - not every Turkish person is a Gulenist - matter of fact many aren't. Until he/she can prove financial ties, his/her claims mean nothing. And since that's what Fulton tried to do and couldn't (and neither did any of the other audits that occurred over 10 years), I doubt he/she can either.
MarkMunoz
1:49 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
No but here is a photo of Hocaefendi with his favorite American Charter School. Fulton Science Academy fresh from the Turkish press.
I would translate but I will let your buddies at FSA help you there.
http://egeninsesi.com/74778-gulenin_abddeki_okullarinda_usulsuzluk
MarkMunoz
4:03 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Bob, Hocaefendi rarely says anything in public. However he does give weekly sermons to his followers who operate that website in his name.
With the Abramson Science And Technology School in Louisana that was closed, they did the same thing. Even attacking the journalists for reporting the events ....by name and outing the American teachers (by name) for reporting the many abuses to the school district.
This is by no means the first time this group has seen controversy with their schools and it is reported in Gulen operated media. Which by the way they are the biggest abusers of freedom of speech in Turkey (even over Russia and China) Many journalists still sit in jail for daring to write about the Imam Ordusu and how they have inflitrated: education, politics, media, police, judicary system and now the military. The same methods they are trying worldwide.
They are skilled liars, and taught this strategic ambuity from an early age as the majority are graduates of Gulen schools in Turkey. Sadly they have been seperated from their families at an early age and learn only one thing--expansion of the movement.
It would be interesting to find out if their blueprint plans of their failed proposed school included Dorm rooms for bringing in international students (at American taxpayers expense) many of their schools have slipped this in without permission.
Sadly, this movement doesn't believe they need permission from anyone because they are above the law.
MarkMunoz
4:04 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
P.S. Karen
I am Asian. Your excuses are not working, stick with the issues that got you into this mess. "stand tall"
Karen M
4:20 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Do you see anyone commenting here as toxic as you are? Accept it lady, you have some serious issues. Your issues have nothing to do FSA. Your issue is your heartache that is consuming your life. Start living your life. The man is gone. There are a lot of other man out there. You are not doing yourself any good by being so OCD about this. I really recommend doing some real healthy work in your community. Look around your own city and state. Really, get a life. People are doing so many good things around the world to heal others, in return heal themself.
Patrick Schowsky
5:49 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Karen; I agree with you. she has to move on.
MarkMunoz
12:22 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Feds have one of their BIG Rats in Federal prison. Seems Ardici
was trying to set up businesses in Cuba. Under the "dealing with the
enemy act" he was caught and his attorney is also in Jail. Ardici who
own markets in NY, admits he was sent to Cuba by a "religious group"
http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/2012/july/1306_amish-market-owner-languishes-in-jail-for-alleged-business-dealings-in-cuba.html
Ironically, Ardici was President of Gulen non profit (Sema Foundation)
which loaned the NOW CLOSED Fulton Science Academy in Georgia over
$300,000. THere is a letter on CASILIPS web site from Sema Foundation
to Fulton Science Academy forgiving them 1/2 of the loan amount. The
Sema Foundation has also contributed big money to political campaigns.
To Clinton they gave $5,000 , afterwards her husband Former
President Clinton makes a video promoting Turkey and AMerican
friendship. Barf.
The feds are circling in on the rats and have the big rat in Federal
Prison that is singing like a coward canary,
see additional information here:
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/financial-links-between-charter-schools-and-gulen-movement-ctd.html
Remember "I have the wire transfers to prove it" keep singing. AND you wonder why the Feds paid a visit to Georgia?
MarkMunoz
6:14 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Karen and Patrick - Merhaba!
Hope you can both move on to your private school. So far it isn't looking too good for you. Toxic? Toxic like your constant blaming of others for your actions?
Sorry, buddy you failed again right after Truebright Science, KnoxVille Charter Academy, Wisconsin Career Academy.
I really tried to help you, but you are so caught up in yourselves.
BTW, you need to change the name of Fulton Science Academy or seek permission to use the name. We have done many healthy things in Alpharetta Community, one was to rid the town of your money grabbing from our taxpayers.
See you at the picnic on August 19, 2012!
Karen M
7:12 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Don't say our community. You are not part of any community here. You follow every community from your pseudo life since your husband left you. I really hope you get a life. By the way, you keep talking about tax payers money. I guess you should thank those tax payers for feeding your bitter self and your computer. You should thank those tax payers, because if it wasn't them, you would not have food on your table and feed your internet addiction. One advise to you, real love is not in hanging around on line to see where you can find FSA news, but really in holding someone's hand and in opening your heart. You go ahead and dance around your computer "losers, Losers". You are the real loser. You need help. People are doing so many good things. Get out of your apartment and stop waiting on tax payers check to feed your sorry......
MarkMunoz
3:32 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
So why didn't the Alpharetta Community rally around you to save your school?
The bus and free lunch you supplied for the parent / supporters wasn't enough. Who or whom paid for that?
If I have an "internet addiction" then you must also.
Today is June 30, 2012 your school no longer exists and the great people of Alpharetta can give a sigh of relief.
"since my husband left me" do you hear voices in your head too? Here comes the Hizmet meltdown.
One advice to you. No one cares about your school except the few remaining American parents who will soon see your true face. Because you can never go long enough with tripping up in your own lies.
No, I am not the loser that lost my charter school you are. and it was long overdue.
Truthseeker
9:51 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Karen, can you even open your eyes a little? It must be difficult living in the dark while shouting at others who try and turn the lights on. Mark is not the one who was an unwilling to comply, obstructionist in providing NUMEROUS people/agencies/auditors information they were seeking about how FSMS was operating. That was and continues to be the people running (ruining) your school.
Mark while not pleasant, provides an enormous amount of knowledge and insight into just who these people are. Why are the Gulenist's even aware of FSA? Why is there ANY information on their website about FSA? Why would anyone in Turkey be talking about, promoting, fighting for an AMERICAN taxpayer funded charter school?????? Well, we no longer have to care. They can now either be the successful school they claim to be or close.
Good luck with that.
MarkMunoz
3:39 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
Truthseeker;
Thanks for the defense, If they want to blame me, the man on the moon, or whatevers for their shortcommings it is OK by me.
Not pleasant? Come now....isnt it better to have the truth shoved up their ..... then put up with their constant denial and blaming of others?
Sorry if I was annoying, I just hate liars.
But as you said "we no longer have to care"
To Patrick Schowsky;
The Hizmet community in their quest to slam comment boards love to use Hispanic and Jewish sounding names in an attempt to throw off and decieve everyone. They are also known as posting as "happy parents" of whatever school is under scrutiny (lately there are many) But as I stated.."no argument is won on a comment board" and it certainly doesn't persuade others who mostly have their mind made up.
I love Turkish people.
I hate liars.
Enough said it is now June 30, 2012
Tick toc, Tick toc, Tick toc, .....Wells Fargo is knocking.
Patrick Schowsky
1:21 am on Saturday, June 30, 2012
Mark! you wrote" Hope you can both move on to your private school " I am not a parent yet and I am not related to that school. I just want to be an objective citizen. And why did you write "merhaba"? Does Schowsky sounds like Turkish? And really what's with you and Turkish people anyway?
Bill
2:11 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012
Parents should also remember the school promoting there non refundable tuition fees for a private school that will never open because of the bank foreclosing on all three properties. Another shameless and irresponsible scam to get that last nickle.
Sarah Braswell
12:42 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012
Just so you know we are very happy that this school converted to a private school. It is already a wonderful school. I would say go and see yourself but you can't really do so since you don't live in Alpharetta. You guys are just talking. I feel sad for you.When this school start in August, let's see what you will say then.
Sarah Braswell
12:38 am on Sunday, July 1, 2012
This article is very interesting. I now understand why Mark Munoz keep commenting about FSA. See here http://goosenetwork.tumblr.com/post/10570103524/marys-story-a-former-gulen-charter-school
Joseph O'Reilly
5:13 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
The report slammed school board on poor audit practice and conflicting with its own immigration practice. Good job GlassRather for revealing the truth and standing strong against wrong accusations.
Bill
6:32 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
I am so going to be missing you guys when you are gone...
The whole world is laughing at you !!
Keep on chasing those windmills in your mind...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwlyN_YR7Vk
You asked if Mark had any friends? I know for sure that i do...and again that person you attacking with your blog...is going to have your head on a plate by the week ending.
Bill
6:35 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
Bill
6:24 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
Glad you keep throwing that blog out there. Not for long before you find yourselves in court over that. This is also a display of how your cult activities operate. Very Chilling. I think every parent should have a copy this page and your page. THe only reason you GUlenites put up a page like this is out of retaliation for a teacher who had the courage to stand her ground against a bunch of monkeys such as yourselves.
Lets take a look here and see why your cult hacks computers, data mines information and retalitates parents, teachers, and journalists with creepy personal attacks instead of dealing with the issues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qDbELO12uo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJvWP7wBkFs
And what goods does she have your creepy cult members and behaviors?
http://www.charterschoolwatchdog.com/
You mentioned taking screen shots earlier? Me too. huh fancy that.
And another example of how these schools attack teachers for coming forward.
wATCH THIS VIDEO AND THEN READ THIS ARTICLE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKyUBjDWDCE
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-253266-when-a-reporter-becomes-part-of-the-story.html
Be careful Gulen guys your Narcissism is really coming out. !! Your cult behaviors as bizarre as they have become....., your fragile synthetic reality becomes threatened.... only exemplifies your stupidity as you desperately grasp at straws.
Joseph O'Reilly
11:19 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
I just want to stay focused on article. Fulton County responded spending $2 million on immigration fees in its public schools. They should not criticize hiring high quality teachers and paying their immigration fees
Truthseeker
1:39 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Joseph O'Reilly (a great American sounding psudonym),
Between 2001 and 2011 Fulton County schools applied for 39 H1B visa's.
FSA applied for 35 H1B visa's. In terms of numbers it shows a disproportionate number of teachers coming from Turkey at FSA.
Who assesses the qualifications and deems these people from Turkey are " high quality teachers"? If Turkey was so exceptional in it's academic prowess, why is it still a second rate country in 2012?
Why are Gulen schools responsible for 31.5% of all H1B visa's in the US?
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/2010/07/gulen-schools-and-their-booming-h1b.html
From article:
"When averaged, seven of the top-20 largest school districts in the country submitted one H1B visa application for every 6.2 schools.
The average number of visa applications for the Gulen schools was 13.5 H1B visa applications per school!"
FSA far exceeds even that average.
Are you insinuating that among the thousands of American teachers looking for jobs in this economy there aren't any qualified here and only Turkey can supply American taxpayers with "high quality teachers."
A word of advice, move on. FSA isn't going to get it's taxpayer funded charter back. Hopefully the other 2 will soon follow. Spend your time trying to convince parents to pay $8,500 for the "high quality" Turkish teachers.
Bill
2:05 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
High quaility teachers my left foot. Turkey has the lowest educational standards in the world. Fulton Scince Academy as well as the other Gulen charter schools are nit intrested in finding good quaility teachers. For if they were they would not advertise for these in places like craigslist. The school is a front to glve certain Gulenites a green card.
Lets seee how this is done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8YEIdvatw
Bill
2:10 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
As far as using tzx dollars for noneducational expences laike paying immagrations fees is ILEGAL!! Fulton's sister school in Ohio got into hot water over paying immagration fees. In severasl cases it was even found they had Turks on the payroll who never set foot on the school ground. He was back in Turkey collected a paycheck for doing nothing. The school in Ohiohad to pay back those immigration fees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2A0sVUpVs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2A0sVUpVs
Bill
2:52 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
As we all know the Gulnites do push some of the kids in to a career of political Science. Are these the kinds of laws they wish to influence in this country? Do not forget Fulton's connection to the Harmony School of Political Science in Texas
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-03/turkish-reporter-sik-charged-for-insult-on-release-from-prison.html
The same freedoms the Gulenites abuse here in America like dogging public officials who critisize them can get you seven years in Turkey.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-03/turkish-reporter-sik-charged-for-insult-on-release-from-prison.html
I think I can make my point here with this example.
http://goosenetwork.tumblr.com/post/4929483458/an-ignorant-goose-member
Creepy cult like behavior at its finest.
Bill
4:31 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Didn't this guy give a bunch of money to Fulton Science Academy??....Tell Avici not to get to cozy in his new residence...He has company coming...
http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/2012/july/1306_amish-market-owner-languishes-in-jail-for-alleged-business-dealings-in-cuba.html
He gave Fulton 332,000 but forgave half of it...You organised crime types are so generous. :) After all it wasn't his money in the first place. Just washed up back and forth up and down until it found its own way back to Fulton Science Academy.
Who does he think he is Billy Bathgate?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeR8ElokTvA&feature=related
I see the Rats are snitching on each other now...
Bill
4:49 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Another Gulen Charter School in Utah the :investors" who loaned money to Beehive Science Academy also forgiven loans "Non Interest Bearing Loans" The same happened in Ohio. Charitable guys are a smooth way to wash the money?
Bill
8:43 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
if you guys cannot pay your brothers back then I know you are not going to pay back the bank?
Other questionable resources of money that is not accounted for? Oh where oh where has it all gone?
http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/uploads/4/5/1/3/4513391/letter_from_the_lender.pdf
Matt M
2:44 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Mark, Truthseeker, and Bill:
HOW DARE YOU? You all have absolutely NO right to be complaining about our amazing school. The fact that you are jealous of MY education is downright sad. I can assure you that I am an American Jew, and I have never, EVER, been forced or even asked to convert to the Muslim religion. My teacher accepted who I was. The language I PROUDLY took was Turkish and I even participated in Turkish Olympiad every Friday and sometimes Saturdays. I also attended Hebrew School every Tuesday and Sunday. So I dont have any tolerance for all of you saying that anyone who supports FSA is Turkish pretending to be American. You have never read the audit and I am sure all three of you don't even live in the Alpharetta area. If you actaully did some REAL research you would find out that FSA has absolutely no money issues and has been completely honest for the last 10 years and will stay honest for the next 10 years. If you don't believe me or who I am, that is completely your fault. Because of people like you, the best three years of my life won't be available for free anymore. Also, please explain why FSAMS is now ranked the #2 middle school in the entire state, yet FCSS dropped 10 SPOTS AS A COUNTY TO 54TH. Is fsa the problem, or is it the county? I bet you can tell who I'm supporting.
MarkMunoz
5:00 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Hope you can use your Kolbasti in college.
MarkMunoz
5:05 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
#1 Your school had problems from the get go, finances and a tyrannic principal. county was very patient and supportive.
#2 FSA owes Wells Fargo over $19 million and soon you will be foreclosed on.
#3 SHAME ON YOU acting like a Yahudi, when you know how they feel about us.
The truth already came out about FSA, there is no more debating it because you are no longer part of the public school system.
If you are the GREAT school you claim you are. Being a private school should pose no problem for you. With the few remaining loyal parents that don't see or want to see beyond their kid getting good grades, and all of these medals, awards yada yada from the Gulen sponsored contests like the Turkish Olympiad. So sorry, they haven't caught on like the majority have.
Move on. Settle your debt and change the name of your school.
Good advice, you should take it before the audit of your other 2 schools.
Matt M
10:56 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
I actually participated in the folk dance category and our team won :)
And I do believe that Turkish Olympiad, Model UN, Tech Fair, Chess Team, Science Olympiad, Math Olympiad, and Odyssey of the Mind are not a part of the "Gulen Movement" and are even national and international competitions.
I have one question for you and I want you to answer this: What do you have against the Turkish Culture? We are like any other school that offers a foreign language. Do you have anything against people that take French or Japanese, what about German? The Turkish language isnt any different and I am in your disgust with your attitude to the country. Go and visit it sometime, it's a very modern country and as absolutely beautiful.
Have some dignity and stop being racist.
Matt M
10:58 pm on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Also, have you read the response to the audit? The $19 million so-called "missing" is actually right in front of your face. Stop saying the same thing over and over and over in every single comment because it is getting you no where.
Bill
4:16 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Did you also [participate in the Whirling Derivish?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcmV7n7f0M
Bill
4:18 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
People need to understand that -- despite the fact that the Gulenists perpetually claim that the schools across the country aren't connected to each other in any way -- the truth of the matter is that the Gulenists are highly organized and have formally divided our country into six regions for their organizational purposes. One demonstration of this is how they have their students from their schools in each of the regions participate in the exact same type of event.
These sites have images of promotional posters, etc. Northeast region http://www.turkishcontest.com/ Mid-Atlantic region http://turkisholympiad.us/olimp/ Midwest region http://www.tascweb.org/en/2012-midwest-turkish-language-olympiad/ Southeast region http://www.seturkisholympiad.org/ Southwest region http://turkisholympiad.com/ Western region www.turkishlanguage.us
MarkMunoz
8:26 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Matt;
As you know there was also a federal investigation because of the link of the school to the Sema Foundation and it's past president Ardem. Unfortunately he sits in federal prison singing like a canary and providing the wire transfers, including the money laundered to Fulton Science Academy. Even though one of your brethren forgave the loan....Wells Fargo will not.
FSA is no better than any other school, just because Kenar et al have been able to freely advertise and profess the school to be something that it is not doesn't make it truth. With all the lying about finances to the American people your school and it's "owners" are hardly in a position to be demanding anything.
Matt M
8:56 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Bill, i have never done whirling derivish.
And Mark, how about you read what I wrote and ANSWER MY QUESTION?
MarkMunoz
9:03 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Matt/Umit:
Why yes, of course I did read your paid for "audit of the audit" (yawn) and frankly it is biased and unspecific. This is just more desperate attempts to try and salvage something that you cannot. Sorry but it isn't going to work.
Try focusing on the things I suggested to you if you really want to continue staying in Alpharetta or the USA.
Your post is interesting, first you sound like a student, then a parent, then one of the administrators.. Shortly you degress into sounding like a member of Hizment. No one has problems figuring out these connections because you are so predictable.
Your schools have all the same curriculum, Turkocentric actions and behaviors, large emphasis on being perceived as "award winning" but majority of awards are contrived, or from Gulen NGO sponsored events: Turkish Olympiad (the same worldwide and a Gulen event) Science Olympiad, CONSEF, I-Sweep, Genius, Math Counts and more. I hear that a member of TUSKON actually prints up the awards, medals and trophies.
Run along before the other 2 schools are audited. Otherwise file a lawsuit like your other schools, because Fulton County BOE is not obligated to answer to you. Because you are simply insignificant.
Matt M
9:17 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Let me begin by saying my English name is Matthew and my only other name is in Hebrew. So thank you very much for assuming im turkish just because I support fsa. I dont live in Alpharetta. I live in Roswell. And according to white pages, the only Mark Munoz that lives in Alpharetta is 93 years old. So why dont you tell us who you are and why you hate Turkey and its culture so much?
MarkMunoz
7:10 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012
Mark Munoz is far from 93 years old, and why would you be searching me out Umit? Because you want to attack the truth by attacking individuals?
Hizmet is a sad sad group of individuals. Repressed from an early age to "guard secrets as they guard their chastity" the boys are usually seperated from the girls and they are discouraged from female contact, and encouraged to not marry until they are in their late 40's or 50's because they are to devote their life to increasing the share of power/wealth of Hizmet.
The Gulencis love money, are greedy and want every dime of American tax money so they can swindle it, money launder through their various NGOs (like Grace Institute)
When they get caught (and they always do) they start attacking people not the issue. They refuse to admit their lies, deception, manipulation, bribes, blackmail, intimidation. Instead it is always the other guy's fault that their group is corrupt.
In their sick brainwashed minds they cannot believe that anyone in their group is wrong because they are taught being part of Cemaat they are "special" and that Gulen is some sort of prophet of love, peace and tolerance. Yet to this day, have persecuted Alevis and Kurds. Currently over 500 Kurdish children under the age of 15 are in Turkish jails, but the Gulencis somehow believe this is correct.
Because they threatened or insult the fragile Turkish culture by wanting to speak Kurdish.
MarkMunoz
7:11 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012
This group is dangerous and needs to be removed from the USA. Follow what ex-FBI Turkish Translator Sibel (Deniz) Edmonds has to say "They are 100% threat to American security" or Prof. Dani Rodrik, Dr. Joshua Hendrick, Dr. Aland Mizell.
Umit, you better hussle and get that private school open before your landlord comes with a court order to vacate their property. oops sorry hope I didn't break your fragile ego, I would hate to be thrown in jail for that.
As Ahmet Sik stated (jailed journalist) "If you touch it you burn"
Colleen M.
10:17 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
Wow Mark,.did a Turk whoop your tail when you were in school? I would love to hear your information, but the venom in your tone makes you sound like a raging racist not worth listening to... You sound very bitter
MarkMunoz
12:59 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Wow Colleen, you know that us Lighthouse schools we don't fight. We learn love, tolerance and dialogue. If you want to push blame onto others, I will be your fall guy if that makes you happy. You can even blame Wells Fargo for them defaulting and foreclosing on you because YOU didn't pay the money back. Whatever makes you happy. But a little advice here, if you were to assume your own responsibility and accountability for financial mismanagement you might be able to hold your head up in Alpharetta, GA instead of calling names, putting on labels to those that want you to be truthful. Incidently Turkish is not a race my brother it is an ethnicity that is mixed with Central Asian, and other ethnic groups.
Think about that the next time you teach a Turkocentric brand of curriculum and fire American teachers to make room for more h1-b Visa teachers. Now who is prejudice? Think about all those EEOC cases that you are having to settle, then you can say "Wow" and look in the mirror.
Did you hear about your other "Gulen Inspired' school that was audited?
Wow Colleen you and the other brothers are becomming legendary.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/article/Harmony-schools-misspent-funds-3747674.php
Pam Broadwell
1:14 pm on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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