Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law.
Ascend 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:
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is located at 1501 Pitkin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212, 205 Rockaway Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11212, and 123 East 95th St, Brooklyn, NY in CSDs 17, 18, and 23 and chartered to serve 1,407 students in grades K-12 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, According to the renewal application, the school will serve 1,448 students in grades K-12.
Brownsville Ascend Charter School is located at 1501 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 in CSD 23 and chartered to serve 1,024 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 July 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will serve 797 students in grades K-8.
Bushwick Ascend Charter School is located at 2 Aberdeen St, Brooklyn, NY 11207 and 751 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 in CSD 32 and is chartered to serve 872 students in grades K-8 for the 2023-24 school year, the final year of the current charter The school sought a five-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will serve 784 students in grades K-8.
Canarsie Ascend Charter School is located at 744 East 87th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236 and 9719 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY in CSD 18 and chartered to serve 976 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 serve 985 students in grades K-8.
Central Brooklyn Charter School is located at 1886 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 and 465 East 29th St, Brooklyn, NY 11207 in CSD 22 and chartered to serve 747 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 serve 788 students in grades K-8.
Cypress Hills Charter School is located at 369 Grant Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208 in CSD 19 and chartered to serve 522 students in grades K-6 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 serve 552 students in grades K-8.
East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School is located at 260 Shepard Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 in CSD 18 and chartered to serve 134 students in grades K-4 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 grow to serve 159 students in grades K-4.
East Flatbush Ascend Charter School is located at 870 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 in CSD 18 and chartered to serve 254 students in grades K-4 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 serve 281 students in grades K-4.
Flatbush Ascend Charter School is located at 123 Linden Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11226 in CSD 17 and chartered to serve 405 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 August 1, 2024. According to the renewal application, the school will serve 451 students in grades K-8.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2023, 2) approved the renewal on December 13, 2023, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about April 17, 2024.
Jul
15
2024
Academy of the City Charter School
Queens CSD 30
Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law.
Academy of the City Charter School is located at 23-40 Astoria Blvd, Astoria, NY 11102 and 31-29 60th St, Woodside, NY 11377 in Community School District (“CSD”) 30 and chartered to serve 728 students in grades K-8. 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 735 students in grades K-8.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2023, 2) approved the renewal on December 13, 2023, and 3) the renewal was approved by operation of law on or about April 17, 2024.
Jul
15
2024
Truxton Charter School
Homer Central School District
Final Notice – The following charter renewal has been approved by operation of law.
Truxton Charter School is located at 6337 Academy Street, Truxton, New York, and is chartered to serve 138 students in grades K-6 for the school year 2023-24. The SUNY Trustees approved a three-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2024. According to the renewal, the school will serve 120 students in grades K-6.
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 June 6, 2024.
Jul
15
2024
Rochester Prep Charter Schools
Rochester City School District
Final Notice – The following charter revision has been approved by operation of law.
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one school, requested to change the education corporation’s name to Rochester Prep Charter Schools and to change each of its schools’ names as follows:
Current School Name
Proposed New School Name
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School
Rochester Prep Charter School 1
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus
Rochester Prep Charter School 2
Rochester Preparatory Charter School 3
Rochester Prep Charter School 3
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee: 1) received the revision application on or about August 23, 2023, 2) approved the revision on December 13, 2023, and 3) the revision was approved by operation of law on or about April 3, 2024.
Jul
03
2024
First Notice: 2024 Request for Proposals – Outside NYC Cycle
Auburn Enlarged City School District, Freeport Union Free School District, Hempstead Union Free School District, New Rochelle City School District, Olean City School District, Rochester City School District, Syracuse City School District
First Notice – SUNY has received the below new charter school applications.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this request as soon as September 15, 2024. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] and in the subject line please include the proposed school name followed by “New Charter School Application.”
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following revision application:
Success Academy Charter Schools – NYC, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, has requested the following enrollment revision:
Success Academy Charter School – Harlem 6, located at 268 East 207th Street, Bronx, NY 10467 in Community School Districts 10, is chartered 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 requests an enrollment revision to serve 431 students in grades K-2 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 633 students in grades K-4 by the 2026-27 school year.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as September 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 “Success Academy Charter School – Harlem 6 Revision Application.”
Jun
26
2024
Harlem Prep Charter School
Manhattan CSD 3, Manhattan CSD 4
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following revision application:
Democracy Prep New York Charter Schools, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, has requested the following enrollment revision:
Harlem Prep Charter School, located at 101-111 West 116th, NY, NY, 10026, 232 East 103rd St., NY, NY 10029, and 240 East 123rd St., NY, NY 10035 in Community School Districts (“CSD”) 3 and 4, is chartered to serve 765 students in grades 3-12 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 862 students in grades 3-12 for the 2028-29 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requests an enrollment revision to serve 809 students in grades K-12 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 843 students in grades K-12 by the 2028-29 school year.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as September 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 “Harlem Prep Charter School Revision Application.”
May
15
2024
Buffalo Commons Charter School
Buffalo City School District
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following revision application:
Buffalo Commons Charter School, located at 833 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14203 in the Buffalo City School District, is chartered to serve 200 students in grades K-3 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 300 students in grades K-5 for the 2026-27 school year, the final year of current charter term. The school requests an enrollment decrease to serve 110 students in grades K-3 for the 2024-25 school year growing to serve 191 students in grades K-5 for the 2026-27 school year.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as July 9, 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 Commons Charter School Revision Application.”
Apr
22
2024
New Visions AIM Charter High School II
Bronx CSD 12, Queens CSD 24
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
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 has 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 Trustees received the revision application on or about December 15, 2023, and the Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee, approved the revision on or about March 27, 2024.
Apr
22
2024
New Visions AIM Charter High School I
Brooklyn CSD 17, Manhattan CSD 4
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees have approved the following revision application.
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 Trustees received the revision application on or about December 15, 2023, and the Institute, as the SUNY Trustees’ designee, approved the revision on or about March 27, 2024.
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