's principal, Kenan Sener, issued a press release on behalf of the school saying an audit by the Fulton School System was full of inaccuracies.
"Needless to say, FSA is distressed by the School System’s consultant’s incomplete and inaccurate report. We do intend to provide a more formal response to the School System, after we have had a chance to review and analyze the report in more detail," the release states.
"We intend to provide a more formal response to the School System on the major issues in the near future," the release also states.
The school is now working on converting to a private, preK-8th grade school once its charter expires June 30, 2012.
The press release accompanies this article as a pdf file.
What’s wrong with immigrant issues? We are in the middle of North Fulton area, surrounded by the High-Tech companies. They hire many international people from all around the world. Why? Because they can’t find qualified work force that they need. Those people who are working with work visas make our country stronger and stronger every day. Why those foreign teachers can’t work for our kids to educate our kids for those who will be the scientists and engineers of the future? Just like another company in North Fulton, of course FSA may hire international people as FCS did in the past. Maybe we are forgetting one thing: We have to be better than today to have a stronger future. I don’t think there is a connection between the Gulen / Gulen Movement and Turkish businesses in Turkey. (Check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBfPrUCpuDQ) Persistently, media (and some blogs made by Gulen opponents) is pulling the Gulen and the Movement next to the successfully operated charter schools. Even GBI declared that there is no connection between Gulen Movement and FSA. Why is this obsession then?
???? are you lthe Radha that is married to the principal of the school? Yes, you are correct on one thing your school is closed as far as covering Avossa's behind he is considered a hero by American Superintendants for having the integrity, character and courage for calling you out on all of your lies and financial mismanagement. So if Gulen has nothing to do with this school, why HAS the F. Gulen official web site put up an article "Charter School ran by Turkish businessmen denies authenticity of Audit" Caught again. Everyone take screen shots before they take down this link http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
If Gulen has no connection to this school, why does he bother putting up an article on the Fethullah Gulen Web site about your school still trying to deny the authencity of the audit. Perhaps, it's like Bekir Aksoy explained to Lesley Stahl, he doesn't visit his schools but "enjoys the fruits of his labor" Lesley, "So he does not even visit the schools in his own backyard - Pennsylvania?" That Charter School in Pennsylvania was called Truebright Science Academy and it too IS NOW DENIED a charter. Yawn. Peter you must come up with better lies to cover for your lies. IT'S OVER, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A SCHOOL. move on with the plans for your private school after you pay back the loan to Bank of America. Do you understand that lying in America is unacceptable?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkcy95hPkEY
Lie out of a lie, and see where it gets you. Play with Tax payer's money and convincing Americans with propaganda that your school is some sort of Academic Excellence is a lie and you know it. Turkey's education record is one of the worst in international rankings. AND THAT IS NO SECRET.
You mean why are American tax dollars to the tune of over $80,000 used to pay for h1-b Visas of the workers and their family. At least you could do is pay it back like your sister schools in Ohio (Concept Schools) paid back $13,000.00 Listen Peter, America owes you and your brethren nothing. Your teaching skills are nothing special, you recycle the same science projects: hovercraft, and other nonsense. Even the routines and choreography/ costumes for the Turkish Olympiads are the same worldwide. You even charge for the rental of the costumes which I am sure Americans are paying for. Get lost or at least get real. America doesn't owe you anything. You are not all that. Besides YOUR SCHOOL IS CLOSED DO YOU UNDERSTAND? 1 MONTH FROM NOW, IT WILL BE FORGOTTEN.
So how long is several years? Do you really know what is in Mr. Sener's heart or the secrets he hides? Tom, you seem like a bright person, are we to understand you have NEVER seen 1 clue or hint of F. Gulen's books, teachings, mentioned by your buddies? That is hard to believe. So why is it that F. Gulen's web site and his Today's Zaman have both ran an article regarding YOUR SCHOOL FULTON SCIENCE ACADEMY denying the accuracies of the audit? Why is that? Can you explain this at all? NY Times had the connection laid out very nicely. Mr. Sener will have to deny it because this is what he has been taught at an early age from the time that he attended a Gulen Lighthouse School in Turkey. They become emotionally broken down over struggling with the truth about their affiliation. I am sure your friend Mr. Sener is very troubled and sad by having to lie to his American friends: Angela and Tom. By the way, can you tell us how many of the parents have seen the truth by conducting their own research and had that henky feeling in their stomach? Many of them have contacted me and said "There was something wrong but I could never put my finger on it because the school was always ellusive, side-stepping questions or giving generic answers. Here is F. Gulen's article about your school, I guess the truth is out. http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
I don't know what made you so angry. I see that you are really interested in this Gulen Movement thing. Even I can say you are obsessed with it. It's not my intention to deal with people here and you are not the person I should address. It's the first time and the last time I am writing regarding your posts. As a descent citizen of US who lives in Georgia, also, as an observer of this news, I just wanted to share my personal opinions about FSA and about the recent audit report. After seeing your posts right after my comments, I saw your other posts above my post. You have entered multiple posts at different times. Interestingly, your first post was entered at 3:26 AM in a week day. And others follow each other. Also, you can easily confront with people even with Mr. Sener, the one of the nicest people in the world I have met. Are you really here to observe and share your opinions? Even in the morning of a weekday at 3AM? Or, you are one of the bloggers of Gulen opponents out there? It's so obvious you are not here as an observer. Buenas noches nos de' Dios!
' Take ACTION during ELECTION '. It may be too late as the citizens of this county have NOT taken active roles in monitoring and guiding these Board Members. Often times, these Community School Board Meetings are empty except for a handful of same folks who come to these meetings (same faces most of the time and less than a dozen of those similar faces). So, where are the rest of you??? If you work during those morning hours, then take a half day or play tag team with your spouse/significant other in taking turns to attend these. Or, even play tag team with your neighbor(s), church member(s), ALTA member(s), or any friend(s) so that they can share their notes with you... get more involved in the process so that more people get the 'real picture' of what goes on. It'll open your eyes. You'll see how it's important that we ELECT the RIGHT PEOPLE to begin with... and that the RIGHT PEOPLE seeks to SERVE. This is where it starts.
I am not angry I am happy that the truth is out about your school and cemaat. If you want to win an argument start assuming responsibilty instead of blaming Wells Fargo, the county and State BOE, IAG forensics accountant, Avossa, NY Times, etc., There are plenty of people in the community of Georgia that want you out because you cannot be trusted with money and lack the business professionalism to understand your mistakes and shortcommings (a sign of a successful business) I don't have to answer to you because I am an American Tax payer that is fed up with paying for your H1-b visas. This audit is the scratch of the surface, wait till the other schools are audited. You would be getting a lot further by making a statement to the community about your shortcommings, and chalk it up to a learning experience that will be corrected as you move forward with your private school. Talk about a shared responsibility rather than finger pointing the blame to others. After all, it was much of your poor decision making that caused you to be in this terrible situation. You see Peter S. when you lie, you just lie more to lie out of a lie. If you don't plan on suing all the parties you claim have done you wrong or who were unfair. It is best you move on, ask the community for forgiveness, be sincere. Change the name of Fulton Science Academy and re market yourselves. All the videos, PR, campaign contributions will not change your status you are CLOSED.
You don’t need to tell me the things you have already written 1000 times. I understand you hate these people. I am just curious why are spending this much time and energy with this issue. Is this your full time job?
To Javier; Yes it is your business to sue the Fulton BOE if you feel they have been unfair or have "created" this unfortunate situation. If you could be non biased you would see FSA administrators, Grace Institute and Fulton Educational Services share an equal blame. Anyone can sue for anything, it all depends if the FSA administration would like to spend the money and effort for a lawsuit and if the outcome would be in their favor. The only thing I have written "1000 times" is that your school is CLOSED, it was DENIED. After you have repeated 1000 times how unfair the process was up to and including defaulting on a loan from Wells Fargo, that somehow that is everyone elses fault. I spend no more time and energy with this issue than your side does being ineffective at complaining about "unfairness" but not keeping your focus on what your battle really is. I am merely, trying to help you focus on the fact that you have lost sight of the end game with your rantings of unfairness and no focus on that new private school moving forward.
I, like the other posters, am just trying to tell you that the closing of FSA is retarded. Why are you so jubilant about its closing? Your first post (at 3 AM) said that you are speaking "advice" to Mr Sener. How do you "know" all this, do you know him personally, had him over for tea, and stalk him? Your posts, no offense, make me angry, as they have no basis and make no sense. Who cares if FSA got T-shirts from a Gülenist company? Should I attack a school because their uniforms are made in Vietnam?
Your school and it's administrators are the problem with their Turkocentric emphasis. Putting my tax dollars into the Gulenist Sponsored Turkish Olympiads, taking the parents and children to Turkey, teaching Turkish cooking. There are plenty of lawsuits and examples of these Gulenist operated schools prejudicial behavior and they are losing in the courts, having to settle before it reaches a court date. Let me correct you on the word "racist" Turkish is an ethnicity, not a race we are all the human race and caucausian. Some Turkish people have a huge asian influence as there ancestors hail from Central Asia Mongolia before they barbarically conquered other lands. Thereby the Turkish people you see today have the blood of conquered lands in them. Here is your Fethullah Gulen's website specifically talking about Fulton Science Academy's audit issues. The funny thing is why is YOUR school on Gulen's website if you are not a Gulenist operated school? The other interesting thing is they put a picture of their Texas Harmony Science Academy with the article about Fulton Science Academy. You lose America wins, pay your defaulted loan and other money back and move on. http://www.fethullahgulen.org/press-room/news/4191-todays-zaman-us-charter-school-dismisses-audits-claims-of-financial-wrongdoing.html
"the closing of FSA is retarded" When you lie, steal and mislead American taxpayers how is it retarded? Ask your attorney, who is fleecing you out of more money if he has a leg to stand on. Again, you spend more money intended for education of children needlessly to an Attorney who will not save your school. Move on. If "Xenophobia" or "Islamophobia" and playing victim is your only defense you have no causes of action. By saying the school district is guilty of privacy breach because they had the names of the student's that FSA GAVE TO THEM you are wrong. You can go all over the Internet and UTube and find countless examples of FSA and the Istanbul Center interviewing parents and students of FSA PRINTING THEIR names and asking them "Why Turkish is important for their children to learn" Who is exploiting who? The chicken before the egg my friend.
As a student of the school, I can say that it is a very good school in relation to other public schools. I have a friend at Taylor Road MS and he says he barely gets any work based off of what I get. Also, who cares if a Gülen association is sponsoring our schools? I agree that Turkish might not be the most important language to learn, FSA's Olympiads usually get 1st place out of 10 schools in almost every Olympiad. I wouldn't care if the Chinese government was sponsoring our Olympiads. I saw that you are correcting me on Turkish not being a race. I agree that it's not a race, but what I was talking about is you saying "Hasta la vista Javier el perro". And also, isn't Georgia one of the absolute worst states for education in the US? And still, FSA got nationwide recognition. That should account for something. It's almost as if Avossa only wants dumb schools to survive in Georgia.
Your school was given a 3 year renewal option but refused it. If you are a "student" at the school, I commend you for having some mature points to ponder. However, I find it hard to believe you are a mere "student" Tomorrow is your last day 6/30 as a charter. The decision has been made after months of trying to negiotiate with your board, the county and state BOE, etc., Your school didn't want to negiotiate they wanted to dictate as they do in other countries. Yes, Georgia is one of the worst states for education and it is equally the worst for CHARTER schools cheating on exams and academics. Read the report by USA Today Reporter Greg Toppo. You should care about the Turkish Olympiad, you and your fellow students are just a few of the tools used to further the movement. You are no exception, and there is over 8 Turkish Olympiads in the USA that these schools and their front groups sponsor. Then the winners get to go to the big Gulen show in Turkey for the international Gulen Turkish Olympiad. Where this year over 100 countries participated and over 1,000 children at Gulenist operated schools. This year Erdogan spoke and referenced Gulen and asked for the person responsible for these Olympiads return back to Turkey. Lets see if Gulen will and face the public for his past attempts to overthrow a secular country. FSA students learning Turkish and the Kolbasti is hardly a measure of success. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v49_mQ15h04
Truly good luck as you continue your education at the private school. Hardly doubt if you will be at the same location since the land is owned by Wells Fargo. Do your school a favor and seek out another location and change the name of the school.
That is a stretch. Lets just say it will be remembered for being denied a charter renewal because they couldn't assume responsibilities and lacked transparency with financials. Needless to say it will go down in history as one of the few charter schools foreclosed on by Wells Fargo Bank. Your version is only in the minds of a few...shrinking everyday. Lets see how it works out with the default and other shameful things that will be comming to the surface.
You cannot argue with me or anyone else because truth is undebatable. So If I am getting paid to tell the truth about your miserable group that is defrauding Wells Fargo as well as the community of Alpharetta...where would it be that I might be getting these funds? Is everything a "conspiracy theory" to your group? NY Times, USA Today, CNN NEWS, "60 minutes" PBS, etc., ALL credible American news sources are they too getting paid to report the truth? What appalling comments directed at FSA students are you refering to? The only ones that have exploited them is you and the other school administrators by releasing their names without prior consent to the auditors. Lets not forget how you have flooded the Internet using the children's names and their parents to promote theTurkish Olympiad and the school as some sort of "sick" endorsement of your average school. You promote your school way too much and now are under the microscope by Wells Fargo. People that matter? You mean like your new landlord Wells Fargo? According to your dribble no one matters ----not even the Fulton County School board and Superintendant. Because they don't go along with your agenda and shut you down they are all insignificant? Good luck with that private school and creating a hostile environment in Alpharetta, Georgia for your families. Seriously, hope you can pull it off but it isn't looking too good my friend because you have a blabbermouth and can't shut up.
So if you think Fulton County broke multiple laws, why don't you spend another $25,000 with your attorneys trying to prove that. Meanwhile you owe Wells Fargo $19 million and will have to answer to those default charges. The only one lying to the public is your hired mouthpiece and it won't hold up in a court of law because it is biased paid for. Keep dreaming Muhammad, while lyou are chasing windmills you will be losing your land and field of dreams for that huge school not to mention the audit of the other 2 schools that will happen. You guys are really winning friends and influencing people in Georgia trying to sue American government officials. Keep up the good work, I am sure it will backfire on you as it always does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbwqeSV8Wc4
First of all I hope you can see through your cult paranoia enough to discuss who or whom it might be that is paying me to "confuse" everyone? There is no confusing anyone - it is very clear your school LOST it's charter and soon the Fulton Science Academy will as well. If you cannot be transparent and honest with at least the remaining parents, you should at least come clean with yourself and what Fetos real agenda is worldwide. The only one that is paid or is a tool puppet is Hizmet, you are brainwashed from an early age of 12 taken to one of the (wink wink) "so-called" Gulen Lighthouses where you are seperated from your parents and taught the Gulen way, to eat, to breath, to live EVERYTHING Gulen no matter if that means lying, manipulating and in most cases playing naive victim. So if I and others that are exposing your lies in the USA are getting paid "to confuse" everyone....who is paying us? FBI? CIA? Ergenekon? Kemalists? Who? Do tell.