Renewal Applications for Buffalo City School District
Buffalo City School District
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following renewal applications:
Education Corporation and/or School
Address(es)
District
End of Current Term Students
End of Current Term Grades
Proposed Term (years)
Start of Proposed Term
End of Proposed Term Students
End of Proposed Term Grades
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School
528 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204
Buffalo City School District
224
5-8
5
August 1, 2025
230
5-8
South Buffalo Charter School
154 South Ogden St, Buffalo, NY 14210
Buffalo City School District
900
K-8
5
July 1, 2025
900
K-8
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of these applications as early as December 1, 2024. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School Renewal Application” or “South Buffalo Charter School Renewal Application.”
Sep
13
2024
KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools
Albany City Public School District
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following renewal application:
Education Corporation and/or School
Address(es)
District
End of Current Term Students
End of Current Term Grades
Proposed Term (years)
Start of Proposed Term
End of Proposed Term Students
End of Proposed Term Grades
KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools, an education corporation operating more than one school, seeks to renew its charter and its authority to operate the following school:
KIPP Tech Valley Charter School
1 Dudley Heights, Albany, NY 12210
321 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY 12210
City School District of Albany
901
K-8
5
August 1, 2025
852
K-8
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as December 1, 2024. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools Renewal Application.”
Aug
27
2024
Second Notice: 2024 Request for Proposals – NYC Cycle Approvals
*The SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee approved the application for Success Academy Charter School – NYC 15 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.
**The SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee approved the applications denoted with two asterisks, but after taking its right to grant no more than one charter to each applicant group and/or education corporation into consideration, an insufficient number of charters was available in New York City on July 17, 2024 to issue these charters.
Aug
27
2024
Finger Lakes Classical Academy Charter School
Auburn Enlarged City School District
Withdrawal Notice – The following application to establish a new charter school has been withdrawn from review by the SUNY Trustees in its capacity as a charter authorizer:
Final Notice – The following charter revision has been approved by operation of law:
New Visions AIM Charter High School II is located at 1010 Reverend James A. Polite Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459 in CSD 12 and is currently chartered to serve 250 students in grades 9-12 through the 2026-27 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school currently contracts with New Visions for Public Schools, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation, to manage certain business and academic-related services. The school requested to cease its relationship with New Visions for Public Schools, Inc., effective June 30, 2024, and transition all applicable responsibilities to The Urban Dove, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation. The request also asked to (1) change the education corporation and school name to “Urban Dove Team Charter School III;” (2) revise the enrollment to serve 150 students ages 15-21 for the 2024-25 school year and growing to serve 305 students ages 15-21 by the 2026-27 school year, and (3) move the location of the school to a private facility in CSD 24 (Queens). The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about December 15, 2023, 2) approved the revision on March 27, 2024, and 3) the revision was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
Aug
27
2024
New Visions AIM Charter High School I
Brooklyn CSD 17, Manhattan CSD 4
Final Notice – The following charter revision has been approved by operation of law:
New Visions AIM Charter High School I is located at 1150 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212, in CSD 17 and is currently chartered to serve 200 students in grades 9-12 through the 2026-27 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school currently contracts with New Visions for Public Schools, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation, to manage certain business and academic-related services. The school requested to cease its relationship with New Visions for Public Schools, Inc., effective June 30, 2024, and transition all applicable responsibilities to The Urban Dove, Inc., a New York not-for-profit corporation. The request also asked to (1) change the education corporation and school name to “Urban Dove Team Charter School IV;” (2) revise the enrollment to serve 150 students ages 15-21 for the 2024-25 school year and growing to serve 305 students ages 15-21 by the 2026-27 school year; and (3) move the location of the school to a private facility in CSD 4 (Manhattan). The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about December 15, 2023, 2) approved the revision on March 27, 2024, and 3) the revision was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
Aug
27
2024
Manhattan Charter School II
Manhattan CSD 1
Final Notice – The following charter revision has been approved by operation of law:
Manhattan Charter Schools, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, requested the following enrollment revision:
Manhattan Charter School II, located at 220 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002, in CSD 1, is chartered to serve 145 students in grades K-5 through the 2026-27 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requested to phase out the elementary program and add a middle school program, allowing a full K-8 program between Manhattan Charter School and Manhattan Charter School II. The school proposed to serve 145 students in grades 2-6 for the 2024-25 school year and growing to serve 215 students in grades 4-8 by the 2026-27 school year.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the revision application on or about December 15, 2023, 2) approved the revision on March 27, 2024, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
Aug
27
2024
Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School
Manhattan CSD 4
Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law:
Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School is located at 445 E. 115th St, Manhattan, NY 10029 in CSD 4 and is charted serve 150 students in grades K-5 for the school year 2023-2024. The SUNY Trustees approved a three-year charter renewal commencing August 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will expand to serve 180 students in grades K-5. The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2023, 2) approved the renewal on January 30, 2024, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
Aug
27
2024
Manhattan Charter School
Manhattan CSD 1
Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law:
Manhattan Charter School is located at 100 Attorney St, New York, NY 10002, in CSD 1, and is chartered to serve 240 students in grades K-5 for the 2023-24 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school sought a five-year renewal of the charter commencing July 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will expand to serve 243 students in grades K-5. The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2023, 2) approved the renewal on January 30, 2024, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
Aug
27
2024
DREAM Charter Schools
Bronx CSD 7, Manhattan CSD 4
Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law:
DREAM Charter Schools, an education corporation operating more than one charter, sought to renew its corporate authority for a full term of five years as well as its authority to operate the following charter schools:
DREAM Charter School East Harlem is located at 1991 Second Ave, New York, NY 10029 and 20 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454, in CSDs 4 and 7, and is chartered to serve 528 students in grades K-8 for the 2023-24 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school sought a five-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will continue to serve 528 students in grades K-8.
DREAM Charter School Mott Haven is located at 20 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454 in CSD 7 and is chartered to serve 1006 students in grades K-4 and 6-12for the 2023-24 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school sought a five-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will grow to serve 1,363 students in grades K-12.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2023, 2) approved the renewal on March 27, 2024, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about July 24, 2024.
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