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THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
EMSC-VESID Committee |
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FROM: |
James A. Kadamus |
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SUBJECT: |
Charter Schools: Initial and Renewal Charters |
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DATE: |
December 28, 2005 |
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STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goals 1 and 2 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY
Issues for
Decision
Based on
approval granted by the Board in December, should the Regents issue the initial
charters for the Elmwood Village Charter School in Buffalo and the Harlem
Success Charter School in New York City and the renewal charters for the
Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys in Albany, the Brighter Choice Charter
School for Girls in Albany, the Charter School for Applied Technologies in
Kenmore and the Riverhead Charter School in Riverhead?
Reason(s) for
Consideration
Required by State statute, Education Law 2852.
Proposed
Handling
This question will come before the
EMSC-VESID Committee on January 9, 2006 for action. It will then come before the full Board
for final action on January 10, 2006.
Procedural
History
Under the
New York Charter Schools Act of 1998, the Board of Regents is authorized to make
recommendations regarding applications submitted directly to it as a charter
entity. Upon receipt of an
application for renewal or for the establishment of a new charter school, the
Board of Regents shall review such applications and proposed charters in
accordance with the standards set forth in the Charter Schools Act. Subsequent to their approval, the Board
must then issue the initial charter or the renewal charter for each school, as
applicable.
Background
Information
We received two applications to establish
new charter schools as direct applicants to the Board of Regents, which were
approved by the Board at its December 2005 meeting. The applications were
for:
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Elmwood
Village Charter School, Buffalo
§
Harlem Success
Charter School, New York City
The Board also approved at your December
2005 meeting the renewal of charters for four Regents-authorized charter
schools. Those renewals were
for:
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Brighter
Choice Charter Schools for Boys, Albany
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Brighter
Choice Charter School for Girls, Albany
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Charter School
for Applied Technologies, Kenmore
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Riverhead
Charter School, Riverhead
The Board is now being asked to approve the
initial and renewal charters for these charter schools based on approval granted
in December. Complete copies of the
initial and renewal charters are available for your review by contacting James
R. Butterworth at 518-474-4817 or Shelia Evans-Tranumn at
718-722-2796.
Recommendation
VOTED: That the Board of Regents issue the following initial charters:
§ Elmwood Village Charter School, Buffalo
§ Harlem Success Charter School, New York City
VOTED: That the Board of Regents issue the following renewal charters:
§ Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys, Albany
§ Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls, Albany
§ Charter School for Applied Technologies, Kenmore
§ Riverhead Charter School, Riverhead
Timetable for
Implementation
The Regents action will become effective on
January 10, 2006.