2025-04-04T16:56:32-04:00 2024-07-31 943458074 GUTIERREZ MADARIAGA CPA PA 2525 PONCE DE LEON BLVD SUITE 300 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 990 2023-08-01 921948323 TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM INC TEAC 220 MIRACLE MILE STE 236 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 LESLIE MILLER SAIONTZ PRESIDENT 2025-02-25 true true JOHN-PAUL MADARIAGA P01396578 3057781899 2025-04-04 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LESLIE MILLER SAIONTZ 220 MIRACLE MILE SUITE 236 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 1944618 false X HTTPS://TEACHERACCELERATOR.ORG/ X 2023 FL THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS), CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND GUARANTEES JOB PLACEMENT AS A FULL-TIME TEACHER. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), AND FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS, ACHIEVE MIAMI, AND TEACH FOR AMERICA-MIAMI-DADE WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE PIPELINES TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN, AND MENTOR NEW COHORTS OF E 4 3 8 0 1082331 1868364 0 8439 76254 0 1090770 1944618 50000 0 329587 986819 0 60282 752744 813177 1082331 1849996 8439 94622 1516990 1743261 1492646 1592989 24344 150272 X THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS), CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND GUARANTEES JOB PLACEMENT AS A FULL-TIME TEACHER. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), AND FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS, ACHIEVE MIAMI, AND TEACH FOR AMERICA-MIAMI-DADE WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE PIPELINES TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN, AND MENTOR NEW COHORTS OF E false false 1658415 50000 THE TEACHER SHORTAGE IS ACUTELY AFFECTING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AS RECENTLY AS THE START OF THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 5,000 TEACHER VACANCIES ACROSS FLORIDA. ACHIEVE MIAMI'S TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM HAS TACKLED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH DYNAMIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEDICATED TO CREATING A TEACHER PIPELINE THAT FILLS THIS VITAL NEED. IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR (2023), TAP OPERATED EVEN MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN ANTICIPATED AND DEVELOPED A CLEAR, SCALABLE SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. TAP'S SECOND YEAR INCLUDED EXCITING MILESTONES, HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: - TAP RECRUITED AND TRAINED 163 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 4 COURSES OFFERED TO 9 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 210 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THEY WERE PREPARED TO TEACH. - CREATED A ROBUST MENTORSHIP MODEL BASED ON A CULTURE OF EXCITEMENT REGARDING THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING. - TAP EXPANDED ITS NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. - TAP INCREASED ITS STAFF CAPACITY BY CREATING 2 NEW FULL-TIME POSITIONS. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 89% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES SELF-REPORTED AS "STRONG STARTERS," INDICATING THAT THEY CAN RESPONSIBLY BEGIN A SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO LEAD A CLASSROOM OF LEARNERS. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL- TIME TEACHERS ACROSS MIAMI. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS) AND PARTNERING PRIVATE AND CHARTER NETWORKS TO PLACE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), AND FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS, (2) A PAID SUMMER TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS, WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE PIPELINES TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN, AND MENTOR NEW COHORTS OF EDUCATORS TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER. IN 2024, TAP WILL FACILITATE THE HIRE OF 150 NEW TEACHERS (REACHING OVER 3,000 STUDENTS) IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BY PLACING NEW TEACHERS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS. 1658415 true true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 false 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL X TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM 7863473499 220 MIRACLE MILE STE 236 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 X LESLIE MILLER SAIONTZ PRESIDENT 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENT SAIONTZ DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA GRILLO DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVELYN GREER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYDIA MUNIZ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 1868364 68150 1868364 76254 76254 1944618 76254 X 50000 50000 896567 861338 17859 17370 20704 5731 14973 69548 60971 3001 5576 3500 3500 190652 133393 22158 35101 60130 60130 4367 1384 2983 10907 4533 6374 37560 37560 CANDIDATE AND INTERSHIP 146608 145745 863 PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 77850 77850 IN-KIND EXPENSE 68150 61017 4898 2235 UNIVERSITY TEACHING 60616 60616 152837 135707 17130 1849996 1658415 131299 60282 275982 1192855 1241008 541993 8413 1516990 1743261 138599 47168 1242669 1545821 111378 1492646 1592989 X 24344 150272 24344 150272 1516990 1743261 94622 31306 X false true X true false X 1082331 1868364 2950695 1082331 1868364 2950695 2950695 8439 76254 84693 8439 76254 84693 1090770 1944618 3035388 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED SHORT TERM TREASURY SECURITIES 541993 F 541993 X 1975924 31306 31306 1944618 1944618 1849996 1849996 1849996 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC NO 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" ("ASC NO 740") IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS. ASC 740 REQUIRED THAT THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT 7/31/24, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS WITH US FEDERAL AND OTHER TAX AUTHORITIES FOR WHICH STATUE LIMITATIONS MAY GO BACK TO THE YEAR ENDED 2021. X MATERIALS/BOOKS 1 68150 FAIR MARKET VALUE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS), CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND GUARANTEES JOB PLACEMENT AS A FULL-TIME TEACHER. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), AND FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS, ACHIEVE MIAMI, AND TEACH FOR AMERICA-MIAMI-DADE WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE PIPELINES TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN, AND MENTOR NEW COHORTS OF EDUCATORS TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER. IN 2024, TAP FACILITATED THE TRAINING OF OVER 150 NEW TEACHERS (REACHING OVER 3,000 STUDENTS) IN SCHOOLS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, POSITIVELY IMPACTING CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BY PLACING NEW TEACHERS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE TEACHER SHORTAGE IS ACUTELY AFFECTING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AS RECENTLY AS THE START OF THE 2023- 2024 SCHOOL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 5,000 TEACHER VACANCIES ACROSS FLORIDA. ACHIEVE MIAMI'S TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM HAS TACKLED THIS PROBLEM THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH DYNAMIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEDICATED TO CREATING A TEACHER PIPELINE THAT FILLS THIS VITAL NEED. IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR (2023), TAP OPERATED EVEN MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN ANTICIPATED AND DEVELOPED A CLEAR, SCALABLE SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. TAP'S SECOND YEAR INCLUDED EXCITING MILESTONES, HIGHLIGHTED BELOW: - TAP RECRUITED AND TRAINED 163 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 4 COURSES OFFERED TO 9 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 210 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THEY WERE PREPARED TO TEACH. - CREATED A ROBUST MENTORSHIP MODEL BASED ON A CULTURE OF EXCITEMENT REGARDING THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING. - TAP EXPANDED ITS NETWORK TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. - TAP INCREASED ITS STAFF CAPACITY BY CREATING 2 NEW FULL-TIME POSITIONS. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 89% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES SELF-REPORTED AS "STRONG STARTERS," INDICATING THAT THEY CAN RESPONSIBLY BEGIN A SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO LEAD A CLASSROOM OF LEARNERS. ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM (TAP) IS OUR COMMUNITY'S SOLUTION TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. TAP PROVIDES COLLEGE SENIORS NOT MAJORING IN EDUCATION AND CAREER-CHANGING PROFESSIONALS WITH DEGREES NOT IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION WITH TRAINING TO BECOME FULL- TIME TEACHERS ACROSS MIAMI. TAP FACILITATES HIRE WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (M-DCPS) AND PARTNERING PRIVATE AND CHARTER NETWORKS TO PLACE ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AS FULL-TIME TEACHERS. TAP CONSISTS OF 4 COMPONENTS: (1) A COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY TEACHING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), AND FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) WITH FIELD EXPERIENCE IN K-12 CLASSROOMS, (2) A PAID SUMMER TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS, WHERE TAP PARTICIPANTS TEACH STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER 305 PROGRAM (3) CERTIFICATION SUPPORT, AND (4) MENTORSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE FIRST YEAR TEACHING. TAP'S MISSION IS TO CREATE PIPELINES TO MOBILIZE, TRAIN, AND MENTOR NEW COHORTS OF EDUCATORS TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER. IN 2024, TAP WILL FACILITATE THE HIRE OF 150 NEW TEACHERS (REACHING OVER 3,000 STUDENTS) IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION BY PLACING NEW TEACHERS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 LESLIE SAIONTZ BRENT SAIONTZ PRESIDENT DIRECTOR MOTHER AND SON FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FOR ANY ITEMS THAT PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ANY DIRECTOR WITH SUCH A CONFLICT ABSTAINS FROM VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES TOP MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION BASED ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND COMPARISONS WITH COMPENSATION DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, THEN SUCH COMPENSATION IS APPROVED AND DOCUMENTED WITH A FORMAL VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS, COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS ALONG WITH ALL STAFF IS DISCUSSED AND PLANNED FOR AS PART OF THE BOARD'S BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS AND TIMETABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 133,393 22,158 35,101