Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2007
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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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Erin M. O'Grady-Parent |
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Charter Applications for July 2007
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July 11, 2007
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Goal 2
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Summary
Issue for Decision
Approval of charter applications.
Reason(s) for Consideration
Required by State Statute (Education Law section 216).
Proposed Handling
Discussion and approval in accordance with the respective recommendations contained in the attached summaries of charter applications.
Procedural History
N/A
Background Information
Summary recommendations have been prepared for a total of 21 charter actions.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Regents approve each application in accordance with the recommendations contained in the respective summaries.
Timetable for Implementation
N/A
Regents Meeting July 25, 2007
CHARTERS
CULTURAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
1. Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville
2. Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
3. Kingston Historic Boatworks, Kingston
4. The Pine Hollow Arboretum, Slingerlands
DISSOLUTION OF CHARTER
5. D.R. Evarts Library, Athens
l. Cultural Education
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
No. 1
BRONXVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Bronxville, Westchester County
An absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 28, 1906 to operate a public library. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on March 7, 1907. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served; to state that the number of trustees shall be not less than seven nor more than nine; and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 2
ROCHESTER MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
Rochester, Monroe County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 15, 1935 under the corporate name “Rochester Museum Association” to operate a museum. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on November 16, 1939 and was amended on June 28, 1968 to change the corporate name to “Rochester Museum and Science Center.” The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to increase the number of trustees from twenty-five to forty-five. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
No. 3
KINGSTON HISTORIC BOATWORKS
Kingston, Ulster County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to enrich and enliven the City and waterfront of Kingston, New York by illustrating its past, reconstructing historic uses, and educating the public about the history of maritime and allied transport and industry on the Hudson River and its tributaries and canals by operating working shipyards, boatworks and associated exhibits as a museum; to restore, exhibit, collect, preserve, research and interpret vessels, boats, barges, engines, wharfs, cranes, structures, associated industries, transport and other artifacts related to the maritime heritage of the Hudson River and its tributaries; to exhibit, collect, preserve, protect, restore, research and interpret material, documents, oral histories and art related to river transportation, related transportation, industries and recreation which developed in response to the Hudson River; to create educational programs and materials which develop public awareness of the history of life, transportation, communities and industry along the Hudson River; to foster an understanding of both the importance of and the changing nature of the complex ecology of the River and its tributaries, especially as related to its history; to cooperate with other business and not-for-profit organizations in order to pursue the Corporation’s principal purposes; to educate the public about methods of construction of vessels, whether of wood, steel, iron or other materials, through demonstration projects, construction of vessels built with traditional method, construction of replica vessels, and repair and restoration of historic vessels in public and as part of a classroom experience; to own or lease real property, tools, workshops, wharfs, docks and other facilities in furtherance of the Museum’s central purposes; to hold easements on historic vessels and other artifacts in order to protect and preserve them; to cooperate with the Hudson River Maritime Museum in projects and activities of mutual interest. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 4
THE PINE HOLLOW ARBORETUM
Slingerlands, Albany County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to preserve, manage and enhance native and introduced species of trees, shrubs and other plants in a natural and aesthetic environment; introduce rare or endangered plant species to promote their preservation; alter local environments in limited ways to control invasive species, enhance plant species viability and maintain aesthetic relationships; allow for the co-existence of animal and plant life insofar as possible in promoting the existence of that plant life selected by the corporation; promote and assist in education, research and public understanding involving trees, shrubs and other plants in an environmentally sound landscape; and showcase the aesthetic, historic, scientific, environmental, conservation and educational value of grouping of various plant species. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
DISSOLUTION OF CHARTER
No. 5
D.R. EVARTS LIBRARY
Athens, Greene County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 12, 1908 to operate a public library. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on February 26, 1914. The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the charter as the corporation is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the corporation have been paid. The trustees request Regents approval of the transfer of the library assets of D.R. Evarts Library to the D.R. Evarts Library District, which was incorporated by action of the Board of Regents under an absolute charter in the first instance on February 8, 2005. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter of the D.R. Evarts Library be dissolved and that its library property be transferred to the D.R. Evarts Library District.
Regents Meeting
July 25, 2007
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTER
1. Mizzentop Day School, Pawling
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
2. Brooklyn Amity School, Brooklyn
3. The Canandaigua Montessori School, Canandaigua
4. Children of Mary Nursery Kindergarten, West Haverstraw
5. French American School of New York, Larchmont
6. Long Island Amity School, Bay Shore
7. South Buffalo Catholic School, Buffalo
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
8. The American Jewish Day School of Long Island, Rockville Centre
9. Luria Academy of Brooklyn, Brooklyn
10. Maggie Alston Early Learning Center, Bronx
11. Oxford Christian Academy, Jamaica
12. Promise Lutheran Day School, Baldwin
13. River of Life Christian Academy, Saugerties
EXTENSION OF PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
14. Brooklyn Free School, Brooklyn
15. Jamaica Montessori Associates, Jamaica
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTER
No. 1
MIZZENTOP DAY SCHOOL
Pawling, Dutchess County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 6, 1998 to operate a nursery school, kindergarten, and a grades one through three elementary school. Such provisional charter was amended and extended by Regents action on February 6, 2001. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate address to 64 East Main Street, Pawling, New York, 12564 and as so amended, for an absolute charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, be made absolute.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
No. 2
BROOKLYN AMITY SCHOOL
Brooklyn, Kings County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Tolerance Academy of America” on November 6, 1998 to operate a kindergarten, and a grade one through twelve school. Such provisional charter was amended by Regents action on July 16, 1999 to change the corporate name to “Brooklyn Amity School” and was extended by Regents action on February 8, 2000, April 29, 2003, and May 23, 2006. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate at 1501 Hendrickson Street, Brooklyn, New York 11234. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly.
No. 3
THE CANANDAIGUA MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Canandaigua, Ontario County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 15, 1978 to operate a nursery school and kindergarten. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 25, 1982, January 17, 1990, and July 23, 1993. Such provisional charter was amended by Regents action on September 20, 1996 to add authority to operate a grade one and, as so amended, extended and further extended on February 8, 2000 and February 23, 2004. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate grades two through six and a before and after school care program and, as so amended, be extended. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, extended for a period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
No. 4
CHILDREN OF MARY NURSERY KINDERGARTEN
West Haverstraw, Rockland County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 27, 1984 to operate a nursery school program. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on April 22, 1988. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate a day care center. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 5
FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
Larchmont, Westchester County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 20, 1980 to operate a nursery through grade six school. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on December 16, 1983 and amended by Regents action on January 22, 1986, May 20, 1988, May 24, 1991, and February 10, 1998. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate grades eleven through twelve. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 6
LONG ISLAND AMITY SCHOOL
Bay Shore, Suffolk County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 14, 2006 to operate a kindergarten, and a grade one through eight school. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate a pre-kindergarten and grades nine through twelve. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly.
No. 7
SOUTH BUFFALO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Buffalo, Erie County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Trinity Catholic Academy” on September 10, 2004 to operate a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and a grade one through eight elementary school. Such provisional charter was amended to include a name change to the “South Buffalo Catholic School” and, as so amended, extended by Regents action on May 23, 2006. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to add authority for the corporation to also operate at Ambrose Catholic Academy site, 260 Okell Street, Buffalo, New York 14220, to delete the incorrect location reference “Niagara Falls” in the May 23, 2006 amendment, and to substitute an updated list of Members and Trustees of the corporation and, as so amended, be extended. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, extended for a period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
No. 8
THE AMERICAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL OF LONG ISLAND
Rockville Centre, Nassau County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and a grades one through eight elementary school. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 9
LURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, Kings County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a preschool, kindergarten, grades one through six elementary school, and after school activities for children ages six through twelve years of age. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 10
MAGGIE ALSTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Bronx, Bronx County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age, with and without disabilities, a universal pre-k program for four year olds, a kindergarten for five year olds, with and without disabilities, and day care centers in Bronx County. The Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) has been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the trustees have been advised that the granting of a provisional charter does not constitute approval for state funding for programs and services under the jurisdiction of VESID. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 11
OXFORD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Jamaica, Queens County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten for five year olds, and a grades one through six elementary school. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 12
PROMISE LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL
Baldwin, Nassau County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten through grade eight school for children of varying abilities, including children with special needs, gifted and/or disabled. The Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) has been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the trustees have been advised that the granting of a provisional charter does not constitute approval for state funding for programs and services under the jurisdiction of VESID. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 13
RIVER OF LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Saugerties, Ulster County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a grade nine through twelve school. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
EXTENSION OF PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
No. 14
BROOKLYN FREE SCHOOL
Brooklyn, Kings County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 5, 2004 to operate a pre-kindergarten through twelve school. The board of trustees has petitioned for an extension of the provisional charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be extended for a period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
No. 15
JAMAICA MONTESSORI ASSOCIATES
Jamaica, Queens County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 12, 2004 to operate and maintain special education and ancillary educational programs and services for pre-school and school-age children with disabilities. The board of trustees has petitioned for an extension of the provisional charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be extended for a period of three years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
Regents Meeting
July 25, 2007
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
1. Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital, New York City
III.
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
No. 1
HELENE FULD COLLEGE OF NURSING OF NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL
New York City, New York County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation under the corporate name “Helene Fuld School of Nursing of the Hospital for Joint Diseases” by action of the Board of Regents on September 25, 1964 to operate, maintain and conduct a school to educate men and women for the profession of nursing. Such provisional charter was amended and made absolute by Regents action on September 26, 1975. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on June 19, 1980, to change the corporate name to “Helene Fuld School of Nursing of Joint Diseases North General Hospital;” May 24, 1985; and April 26, 1991, to change the corporate name to “Helene Fuld School of Nursing of North General Hospital. Such absolute charter was last amended by Regents action on February 7, 1996 to include a name change to “Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital.” The College and its affiliated North General Hospital have agreed to legally separate from each other so that the Hospital no longer will have legal rights to participate in the election of College trustees or management of the business or affairs of the College. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “Helene Fuld College of Nursing,” to remove all reference to the existence and/or rights of members, and to provide for corporate governance by means of a self-perpetuating College Board consisting of a range of seven to twenty-five trustees. The Office of Professions recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.