Meeting of the Board of Regents | November 2010

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

TO:

The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents

FROM:

Erin M. O’Grady-Parent

SUBJECT:

Charter Applications for November 2010

DATE:

October 28, 2010

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goal 2

AUTHORIZATION(S):

Name of Institution

Program Area

County
of Location

Description of Charter Action(s)

Ahira Hall Memorial Library

CE

Chautauqua

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Town of Portland;
• change length of term of trustees to 5 years.

Bridgewater Free Library

CE

Oneida

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Town of Bridgewater;
• change number of trustees to not less than 5 nor more than 15;
• designate Commissioner as agent for service;
• add IRS tax language.

The Charles White Archives

CE

Rockland

Grant 5 year provisional charter.

Charlotte Village and Transportation Museum

CE

Monroe

Extend provisional charter for 5 years.

Clyde-Savannah Public Library

CE

Wayne

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Clyde-Savannah Central School District;
• specify the trustees be elected by qualified voters of Clyde-Savannah Central School District.

The Great Neck Historical Society

CE

Nassau

Extend provisional charter for 5 years.

Kirkland Town Library

CE

Oneida

Amend charter to designate the service area as coterminous with Town of Kirkland.

Lancaster Public Library

CE

Erie

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Town of Lancaster, including Village of Lancaster and the portion of the Village of Depew and the portion of the Town Line Census Designated Place (2000 Census) that lie within Town of Lancaster;
• designate Commissioner as agent for service;
• add IRS tax language.

Lansing Historical Association

CE

Tompkins

Make provisional charter absolute.

Lyons Public Library

CE

Wayne

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Lyons Central School District;
• specify trustees be elected by qualified voters of Lyons Central School District.

Mary E. Seymour Memorial Free Library

CE

Chautauqua

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Town of Stockton;
• change number of trustees to not less than 5 nor more than 11;
• delete archaic language from charter.

Middleville Free Library

CE

Herkimer

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Village of Middleville;
• change length of trustees’ terms to 5 years.

The Museum for African Art

CE

Queens

Extend provisional charter for 5 years.

Pittstown Historical Society

CE

Rensselaer

Extend provisional charter for 5 years.

William K. Sanford Town Library

CE

Albany

Amend charter to:

• designate service area as coterminous with Town of Colonie;
• designate Commissioner as agent for service;
• add IRS tax language.

Christian Brothers Academic School of Syracuse

P-12

Onondaga

Amend charter to change name to “The Christian Brothers Academy of Syracuse, New York” and amend purposes.

Cooke Center for Learning and Development

P-12

New York

Grant 3 year provisional charter.

The Elija School

P-12

Suffolk

Amend charter to:

• change location;
• add additional purposes;
• extend charter for 3 years.

Ithaca Waldorf School

P-12

Tompkins

Extend provisional charter for 3 years.

The Martin Luther School

P-12

Queens

Consolidate with Lutheran High School Association of New York, Inc., with The Martin Luther School as surviving corporation.

Shulamith School for Girls

P-12

Kings

Amend charter to:

• change corporate address;
• delete authority to operate at Brooklyn address.

Shulamith School for Girls of Brooklyn

P-12

Kings

Grant absolute charter in the first instance.

Sons and Daughters at Hayground

P-12

Suffolk

Grant 3 year provisional charter and consolidate with “Our Sons and Daughters, Inc.”, with Sons and Daughters at Hayground as surviving corporation.

World Institute for Management, Entrepreneurship and Communications

HE

Bronx

Extend provisional charter for 5 years.