APPLETREE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION

ATI IS A WASHINGTON, DC-BASED NONPROFIT COMMITTED TO PROVIDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE FOUNDATIONS THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. ATI IS ACHIEVING ITS MISSION IN THREE RELATED WAYS: - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. ATI IS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE TEACHING AND LEARNING CHALLENGES FACING YOUNG CHILDREN. AS PART OF ITS ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, ATI IN 2010 BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPRIETARY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND EVIDENCE-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL, CALLED EVERY CHILD READY, FOR THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. EVERY CHILD READY WAS DEVELOPED WITH SUPPORT FROM A US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION READING FIRST GRANT, A FIVE-YEAR INVESTING IN INNOVATION GRANT (ALSO FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION), AS WELL AS WITH FUNDING FROM NUMEROUS MAJOR PHILANTHROPIES. APPROXIMATELY 140 NON- APPLETREE CLASSROOMS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CONNECTICUT, MISSOURI, NEW YORK CITY, AND TEXAS NOW USE EVERY CHILD READY OR ITS RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. ATI IS CONSTANTLY IMPROVING AND REFINING EVERY CHILD READY BASED UPON ITS REAL-WORLD USE IN THESE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ITS OWN ONGOING RESEARCH AND EVOLVING BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, ATI IS A THOUGHT LEADER IN ITS FIELD, WORKING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS AND ADVOCATES TO UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPROVE EARLY-EDUCATION OUTCOMES. - DIRECT EDUCATION OF CHILDREN. IN SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024, ATI PROVIDED FULL-SCHOOL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 515 THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AT ACHIEVEMENT PREP CHARTER SCHOOL, LEARN DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, ROCKETSHIP RISE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, ROCKETSHIP LEGACY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ROCKETSHIP INFINITY COMMUNITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, APPLETREE MANAGED THE EARLY-EDUCATION PROGRAM AT HARMONY DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. ALL THESE SCHOOLS USE ATI'S EVERY CHILD READY INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. - SUPPORT FOR OTHER EARLY-EDUCATION SCHOOLS. ATI PROVIDED THE EVERY CHILD READY INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL TO THE EIGHT CAMPUSES OF APPLETREE EARLY LEARNING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL (AELPCS) IN SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024. ATI ALSO PROVIDED CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND GRANTS AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO AELPCS, AND, IN ADDITION, LEASES AND SUBLEASES FACILITIES TO AELPCS. ATI AND AELPCS ARE RELATED PARTIES AS THEY SHARE COMMON BOARD MEMBERS. ATI'S EXPERT STAFF OF EDUCATORS ALSO SUPPORTED OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC, AS WELL AS CHARTER SCHOOLS IN MISSOURI, NEW YORK CITY, AND TEXAS. ATI PROVIDED THESE SCHOOLS WITH EVERY CHILD READY CURRICULUM AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.