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Support PPACS
Now your Business Can Help Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Grow!
It's easy to support our school and support our programs!
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is offering a special program for schools that will provide financial aid. Called the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), the program is administered by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) and Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School has been accepted to participate! Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School has the potential of receiving up to $1,000,000 through this program but we need your company's support.
Here's How it Works...
Through Pennsylvania's EITC Program, your business can take the money you Owe in State Corporate Taxes and give up to $200,000 to Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School instead!
How Can My Company Get Started?
It is a simple, one page application, filled out by your CFO, and faxed to the EITC director ON July, 1, 2007.
The form is available on the www.newpa.com website at the following link: EITC Program Guidelines and Application.
- Call Joan Pescatore, Coordinator of Communication and Community Relations at 215-551-4000
- Speak to your Chief Financial Officer and determine the amount of state corporate taxes that your company pays.
- Download the EITC Program Guidelines and Application PDF and give it to your CFO.
- Fill out the EITC Program Guidelines and Application PDF and fax it to EITC offices @ 717-772-3581. The EITC Offices must receive the form on July1, 2007. Not before, not after, but ON July 1.
- For more information call Rhonda Hill, EITC Program, Department of Community and Economic Development at 717-346-8005.
EITC Potential Programs
In our 7th year of operation, the Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School is excited to offer the community a special opportunity in our daily programs and curriculum. Now, however, with the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, we can offer even more specialized, unique and exciting instruction to our growing community of students. Please consider allocating your state corporate tax dollars to Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School's special programs for the 2006-2007 school year. For your reference, the three programs that we are attempting to fund are listed and synopsized below. However, much more detailed information is available about all three by contacting Joan Pescatore at 215-551-4000.
The Creative Ticket to Learning
Named "The Children of Theatre Street", this after-school Theatre Arts-in-Education Program is designed to enhance the learning of core-curriculum academic subjects and teach students the intricacies of theater and acting. Student will meet with teaching artists and professional actors after school for six hours per week over a twenty-five week period.
This unique program, partners students with professional actors, scenic designers, lighting and sound technicians. Students will study stage basics, dramatic interpretation and creative dramatics, stage movement, improvisation, vocal technique, pantomime and rehearsal process.
Students will also attend a series of selected productions at local theaters. The teaching artist will help students prepare for and reflect upon their visit to the theater. Specific themes and connections will provide students with opportunities to explore and build key life skills.
The program will culminate with a full-length production in a mainstream theater with matinee performances scheduled for local school audiences.
Creative Writing Club
Creative Writing is the most academically challenging component of the after-school program. Studies include journalism, fiction and non-fiction, poetry, public speaking and playwriting. Students will explore the creative aspects of essay writing and gain experience in fiction through reading and writing short stories. They will learn how to write editorials, news and feature articles for school publications. They will be encouraged to work with students from other art disciplines to help broaden their sense of the role of writing. This program is designed to foster artistic expression, explore the functions and values of writing, stimulate imagination and clarify thinking. Students will learn to respond to and analyze the writing of other authors, and work cooperatively to generate discussion and responses to what is read. These strategies will also reinforce the skills taught in the core-curriculum and bridge the arts and core curriculum together.
'24 Challenge Club
'24 Challenge is an after-school math club that is designed to improve math and reasoning skills and teach children the relationship between numbers through a game. The use of numbered game cards gives students the opportunity to test their skill and speed at calculating to reach the number '24'. The game is a teaching tool that has proven to successfully engage students from diverse economic and social backgrounds. After learning game rules, students compete to become school winners. Those winners move on to the city tournament where regional winners from all public, parochial and private schools are present. Tournaments activate entire communities and involve parents and families in the goal to raise mathematics achievement among students. The original 'Single Digits 24 Game' has evolved into nine editions. A level of the game can be introduced as early as Kindergarten, increasing the level of difficulty with each consecutive grade.
Fast Facts!
- Act 4 of 2001, authorizes tax credits for businesses that make contributions to approved Educational Improvement Organizations such as Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School. This program is administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development. (DCED)
- A total of $13,333,333 million is available beginning July 1, 2007, on a first-come, first served basis.
- Tax credits may be applied to the Corporate Net Income Tax, Capital Stock Franchise Tax, Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax, Title Insurance Company Shares Tax, Insurance Premiums Tax or Mutual Thrift Institutions Tax.
- Tax credits are limited to 75% of the business's contribution, with a maximum of $200,000 annually (meaning the business would have to contribute $266,667 in order to obtain the maximum tax credit amount).
- If a business agrees to make the same contribution for two consecutive tax years, it may receive a tax credit equal to 90% of its contribution, again up to a maximum of $200,000 annually (meaning a contribution of $222,222 each year for two years in order to obtain the maximum tax credit amount).
- Tax credits are awarded to businesses on a first come, first-served basis. The guidelines provide the process and the simple forms for business to participate. They are posted on the DCED website: www.inventpa.com.
- Only gifts to organizations on the approved list may be recognized for awarding tax credits. Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School is an approved organization.
- Applications received on July 1, 2007 will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be given out until the tax credits are exhausted.
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