Meeting of the Board of Regents | September 2009

SUMMARY

Issues for Decision

Should the Regents approve the staff’s recommendation concerning the issuance of the initial charter for the Health Sciences Charter School (Kenmore-Tonawanda)? 

Reason(s) for Consideration

              Required by State statute, Education Law §2852.

Background Information

The application to establish the Health Sciences Charter School (“the School”) was approved by the Board of Regents at its July 28, 2009 meeting.  Staff recommends that the initial charter and provisional charter now be issued.

Recommendation

VOTED: That the Board of Regents issues a charter and provisional charter to the Health Sciences Charter School for a term of five years, up through and including June 30, 2014.

Reasons for Recommendations

The proposed charter school: (1) meets the requirements set out in Article 56 of the Education Law, and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations; (2) will operate in an educationally and fiscally sound manner; (3) is likely to improve student learning and achievement and materially further the purposes set out in subdivision two of section twenty-eight hundred fifty of Article 56 of the Education Law; and (4) will have a significant educational benefit to the students expected to attend the proposed charter school.

Timetable for Implementation

The Regents action for the Health Sciences Charter School is effective immediately.