Final Notice – The following new charter school applications have been approved by operation of law.
Proposed Location
Proposed School Name
Grades Year 1
Grades Year 5
Enrollment Year 1
Enrollment Year 5
Planned Opening Date
Name of Applicant(s)
Public Contact Information
CMO / Partner Org
New York City Community School District (“CSD”) 10
*Success Academy Charter School – NYC 15
K-1
K-5
190
675
August 2026
Lorenzo Smith
Mark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 24
**Success Academy Charter School – NYC 17
K-1
K-5
190
675
August 2026
Lorenzo Smith
Mark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 25
**Success Academy Charter School – NYC 18
K-1
K-5
190
675
August 2026
Lorenzo Smith
Mark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
*The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the application on or about February 8, 2024; 2) approved the application on July 17, 2024 and further resolved to transfer the authority to operate Explore Charter Schools of Brooklyn’s Explore Envision Charter School to Success Academy Charter Schools – NYC; and 3) the application and transfer were approved by operation of law on October 3, 2024.
**The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the applications on or about February 8, 2024; 2) approved the applications on July 17, 2024; and 3) the applications were approved by operation of law on January 2, 2025.
Mar
25
2025
Success Academy Charter Schools – NYC
Bronx CSD 10, Bronx CSD 11
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision applications.
Success Academy Charter Schools – NYC, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested the following enrollment revisions:
Success Academy Charter School – NYC 5, located at 760 Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10467 in Community School District (“CSD”) 11, is charted to serve 50 students in grade K for the 2024-2025 school year through 2028-29 school year, the last year of the current charter term. The school requested an enrollment increase to serve 120 students in grade K for the 2024-25 through 2028-29 school years. The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision on or about October 18, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on February 13, 2025.
Success Academy Charter School – Norwood (formerly known as Success Academy Charter School – Harlem 6), located at 268 East 207Th Street, Bronx, NY 10467 in CSD 10, is charted to serve 275 students in grades K-2 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 425 students in grades K-4 for the 2026-27 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requested an enrollment revision to serve 431 students in grades K-2 for the 2024-2025 school year, growing to serve 633 students in grades K-4 by the 2026-27 school year. The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision on or about June 26, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on February 13, 2025.
Mar
14
2025
Final Notice: 2024 Request for Proposals – NYC Cycle
Mark Crusante
202-215-9000
crusante@diamondcharterschool.org
None
Rochester City School District
Green Tech Rochester Elementary Charter School for Boys
K-1
K-5
150
510
August 2025
Dr. Paul Miller
Dr. Paul Miller
585-202-7757
pmiller@charterchampions.org
None
Mar
14
2025
Academic Leadership Charter School
Bronx CSD 7
Final Notice – The following charter revision has been approved by operation of law.
Academic Leadership Charter School, located at 677 East 141st Street, Bronx, NY 10454 and 470 Jackson Avenue, Bronx NY 10455 in Community School District (“CSD”) 7, is chartered to serve 931 students in grades K-8 by the 2027-28 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requested an expansion to add a high school program starting in the 2024-25 school year serving 412 students in grades K-8 and growing to serve 592 students in grades K-12 by the 2027-28 school year. The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the application on or around August 20, 2024; 2) approved the application on October 9, 2024; and, 3) the revision was approved by operation of law on or about February 4, 2025.
Mar
14
2025
Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx II
Bronx CSD 10
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
Public Prep Charter School Academies, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested the following enrollment revision:
Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx II located at 263 East 203rd Street, Bronx, NY 10458 in CSD 10, is chartered to serve 361 students in grades K-8 for the 2024-25 school year, the last year of the current charter term. The school requested an enrollment increase to serve 510 students in grades K-8 for the 2024-25 school year.
The SUNY Charter School Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about October 22, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on December 11, 2024.
Mar
14
2025
KIPP Freedom Charter School
Bronx CSD 10, Bronx CSD 12
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested the following enrollment revision:
KIPP Freedom Charter School, located at 2246 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453 and 1825 Prospect Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457 in CSDs 10 and 12, respectively, is chartered to serve 755 students in grades K-3 and 5-8 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 845 students in grades K-8 for the 2028-29 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requested an enrollment revision to serve 660 students in grades K-3 and 6-8 for the 2024-25 school year, growing to serve 845 students in grades K-8 by the 2028-29 school year. The revision serves to align better the school’s growth pattern such that operating grades in the elementary program grow naturally to complete the planned K-8 program.
The SUNY Charter School Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about September 30, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on February 13, 2025.
Mar
14
2025
Elm Community Charter School
Queens CSD 24
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
Elm Community Charter School, located at 79-17 51st Street, Queens, NY 11373 in Community School District (“CSD”) 24, is currently chartered to serve 468 students in grades K-5 for the 2024-25 through 2027-28 school years. The school sought a revision to add a middle school program beginning in the 2026-27 school year serving 728 students in grades K-6 for the 2026-27 school year and growing to 840 students in grades K-7 for the 2027-28 school year. The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the revision application on or about October 18, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on February 13, 2025.
Mar
14
2025
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School
Brooklyn CSD 13, Brooklyn CSD 15
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested a revision to its overall admissions policy to add an at-risk preference for multi-language learners. The SUNY Charter School Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about October 7, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on February 13, 2025.
Mar
14
2025
Brilla College Preparatory Charter Schools
Bronx CSD 10, Bronx CSD 12, Bronx CSD 7
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
Brilla College Preparatory Charter Schools, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested a revision to its overall admissions policy to add an at-risk preference for students whose school has closed in the previous school year or has announced closure within or after the current school year. The SUNY Charter School Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about October 30, 2024, and 2) approved the revision on December 10, 2024.
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