Imagine Schools is a charter management organization in the United States, operating 55 schools in 9 states. They are K-8, for the most part.[2] In 2015, Imagine schools had enrolled 29,812 students.[3]: 87 

Imagine Schools was founded by Dennis and Eileen Bakke with $155 million of the fortune Dennis had earned as chief executive officer of AES Corporation, a global energy provider which he co-founded in 1981.[4]

History

Beacon Education Management was founded in 1996.[5] In June 2004, Imagine Schools Inc., led by Dennis Bakke, acquired Chancellor Beacon Academies, adding over 70 charter schools and nearly 20,000 students to its management. Bakke and his wife, Eileen, co-founded Imagine Schools in January 2004.[6]

By 2008, Imagine had grown to 56 schools.[7]

In 2015, Imagine Schools was ordered to pay a $1 million judgment as part of a self-dealing scheme. As part of a complex arrangement, Imagine Schools had negotiated above market rents for its facilities, which it actually owned through a subsidiary.[8]

Peer group

In 2015, Imagine adopted non-profit tax status.[1] Similar organizations are known as charter management organizations (CMOs). Other large non-profits are KIPP (209 schools) and Cosmos.[citation needed]

Similar services are provided by for-profit entities known as education management organizations (EMOs). K12 was the largest in the US in 2011–2012.[9] K12 does not manage any brick-and-mortar schools, instead delivering schooling on line.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Imagine Schools Inc Form 990 2015". Propublica. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Imagine Annual Report 2015 (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Woodworth, James L (2017). "Charter Management Organizations 2017" (PDF). Center for Research on Education Outcomes. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Strom, Stephanie (April 23, 2010). "For School Company, Issues of Money and Control". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Chancellor Beacon Academies, Inc. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Zehr, Mary Ann (June 9, 2004). "Multimillionaire Buys Major Charter School Manager". Education Week. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Imagine Annual Report 2008 (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "$1 million judgment against charter school operator". The New York Times. January 20, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Charter School Operators". In Perspective. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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