BLUEPRINT

BLUEPRINT IS ACCELERATING THE PACE OF URBAN SCHOOL REFORM AS A NON-PROFIT DEVELOPER FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES. BY PARTNERING WITH SOME OF THE NATION'S HIGHEST PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, WE ARE HELPING THESE GROUPS EXPAND AND SERVE MORE FAMILIES. WE CREATE SMALL, ACADEMICALLY-FRIENDLY, SUSTAINABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE CHARTER SCHOOL CAMPUSES AT A FRACTION OF THE "COST-PER-SEAT" INCURRED BY TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS. TO DATE, BLUEPRINT HAS COMPLETED NEARLY $1.4 BILLION IN TOTAL PROJECTS, LEVERAGING PHILANTHROPY, PRIVATE FINANCING, AND STATE FUNDING TO CREATE 115 FACILITIES SERVING 55,000 STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MUNICIPALITIES. THE MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS SUPPORTED BY BLUEPRINT'S SERVICES SERVE AT LEAST 75% SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. BLUEPRINT BUILDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE SMALLER, MORE CUSTOMIZED LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE YIELDING SUPERIOR ACADEMIC RESULTS. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ADMISSION IS OPEN TO ALL AND DETERMINED BY AN UNBIASED LOTTERY OF THE APPLICANTS TO THE SCHOOL. THE DEMAND FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS CONTINUES TO GROW AS MORE PARENTS BECOME AWARE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. BLUEPRINT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MAKING THIS TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION. VIA THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, BLUEPRINT HELPS SCHOOLS OVERCOME TREMENDOUS BARRIERS TO FIND, FINANCE, ENTITLE, BUILD AND SECURE FACILITIES. BLUEPRINT'S DEVELOPMENT FEE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEES ARE BELOW MARKET AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS ARE MORE EXPANSIVE THAN THOSE OFFERED IN THE MARKET. AS A LANDLORD, BLUEPRINT CHARGES A BELOW-MARKET RENT. WHEN EACH CHARTER SCHOOL TENANT REACHES A STATE OF MATURITY DEFINED BY METRICS INVOLVING ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, BLUEPRINT WORKS WITH EACH SCHOOL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SECURE LONG-TERM FINANCING TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF THEIR CAMPUSES AT COST FROM BLUEPRINT. IN DOING SO, CHARTER SCHOOLS ACQUIRE REAL ASSETS AND LONG-TERM BALANCE SHEET STABILITY WHILE BLUEPRINT RECYCLES COMMITTED EQUITY SO EACH PHILANTHROPIC DOLLAR GENERATES ADDITIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL SEATS MANY TIMES OVER. BLUEPRINT'S PARTNERS CONTINUE TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE LEADING FOUNDATIONS INVOLVED IN URBAN EDUCATION REFORM. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEED THE ACTIVITIES OF BLUEPRINT WITH LARGE ENOUGH SUPPORT TO JUMPSTART BLUEPRINT'S CAPITAL INTENSIVE BUSINESS MODEL.