2026-04-03T11:47:43-04:00 2025-07-31 943458074 GUTIERREZ MADARIAGA CPA PA 2525 PONCE DE LEON BLVD SUITE 300 CORAL GABLES FL 33134 990 2024-08-01 921948323 TEACHER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM INC TEAC 1951 NW 7TH AVENUE STE 600 MIAMI FL 33136 LESLIE MILLER SAIONTZ PRESIDENT 2026-03-09 true true JOHN-PAUL MADARIAGA P01396578 3057781899 2026-04-03 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LESLIE MILLER SAIONTZ 1951 NW 7TH AVE MIAMI FL 33136 2425920 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 (UM), MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU), BARRY UNIVERSITY, AND BROWARD COLLEGE, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS AND ACHIEVE MIAMI 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 "ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM." TAP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A 4 3 167 0 1868364 2335154 0 76254 90766 0 1944618 2425920 50000 0 0 986819 965994 0 117956 813177 1333166 1849996 2299160 94622 126760 1743261 2505869 1592989 2214888 150272 290981 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 (UM), MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU), BARRY UNIVERSITY, AND BROWARD COLLEGE, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS AND ACHIEVE MIAMI 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 "ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM." TAP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A false false 1983790 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 210 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 9 COURSES OFFERED TO 15 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 340 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 A NEW PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUMMER STAFF. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 95% 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. 1983790 true true false false false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 167 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 1951 NW 7TH AVE STE 600 MIAMI FL 33136 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 X 0 0 0 JASMINE CALIN-MICEK SENIOR DIREC 40.00 0.00 X 130623 0 0 130623 1 false false false LAUREN BARNES 1170 NW 11TH STREET MIAMI FL 33136 CONSULTANT 103725 1 191000 2144154 2335154 90766 90766 2425920 90766 776414 665150 79675 31589 38774 23054 12607 3113 150806 121054 27117 2635 3650 3650 183556 96896 6041 80619 54896 54896 32221 21060 11161 34748 34748 CANDIDATE AND INTERSHIP 707841 707615 226 UNIVERSITY TEACHING 103738 103738 TESTING SUPPORT COSTS 71303 71303 SUPPLIES 42182 42140 42 99031 76884 22147 2299160 1983790 197414 117956 1192855 2301360 191000 541993 8413 13509 1743261 2505869 47168 17227 1545821 2197661 1592989 2214888 X 150272 290981 150272 290981 1743261 2505869 126760 13949 X false true X true false X 1082331 1868364 2335154 5285849 1082331 1868364 2335154 5285849 5285849 8439 76254 90766 175459 8439 76254 90766 175459 1090770 1944618 2425920 5461308 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 2439869 13949 13949 2425920 2425920 2299160 2299160 2299160 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 7/31/25, 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 2022. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED AND OWNED SEVERAL SHORT-TERM TREASURY SECURITIES IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2025, AND ALL THE SECURITIES MATURED BY THE FISCAL YEAR END. 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 (UM), MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE (MDC), FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU), BARRY UNIVERSITY, AND BROWARD COLLEGE, (2) A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH M-DCPS AND ACHIEVE MIAMI 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 "ENSURE EVERY STUDENT HAS A QUALIFIED TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM." TAP IS DEDICATED TO CREATING A PIPELINE OF TALENT FOR THE TEACHING PROFESSION BY RECRUITING, PREPARING, AND PLACING ASPIRING EDUCATORS. TAP PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, STREAMLINED PATH THAT EQUIPS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND CAREER CHANGERS WITH THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CERTIFICATION NEEDED TO THRIVE IN THE CLASSROOM. IN 2025, TAP FACILITATED THE TRAINING OF OVER 210 NEW TEACHERS (REACHING OVER 4,000 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 210 TEACHER CANDIDATES IN THE SECOND PROGRAM YEAR. - TAP EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE COURSE OFFERINGS FROM 9 COURSES OFFERED TO 15 COURSES OFFERED. - TAP CANDIDATES COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 52.5 HOURS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING AND 340 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 A NEW PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SUMMER STAFF. - OVER 90% OF TAP CANDIDATES INDICATED THEY FELT PREPARED TO TEACH. - 95% OF TAP CANDIDATES FEEL SUPPORTED IN BECOMING A TEACHER. - OVER 95% 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. 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