Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees approved 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
Icahn Charter School 1
1506 Brook Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
1525 Brook Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
9
9
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
333
K-8
Icahn Charter School 2
1640 Bronxdale Ave, Bronx, NY 10462
11
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
333
K-8
Icahn Charter School 3
1500 Pelham Pkwy S, Bronx, NY 10461
11
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
330
K-8
Icahn Charter School 4
1500 Pelham Pkwy S, Bronx, NY 10461
11
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
333
K-8
Icahn Charter School 5
1500 Pelham Pkwy S, Bronx, NY 10461
11
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
330
K-8
Icahn Charter School 6
1701 Fulton Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
1776 Mansion St, Bronx, NY 10460
9
9
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
313
K-8
Icahn Charter School 7
1695 Seward Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
1535 Story Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
8
8
324
K-8
5
August 1, 2026
309
K-8
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal applications on August 15, 2025, and 2) approved the renewal applications on January 22, 2026.
Feb
03
2026
Broome Street Academy Charter High School
Manhattan CSD 2
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees approved 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
Broome Street Academy Charter High School*
555 Broome St, New York, NY 10013
2
328
9-12
5
August 1, 2026
200
9-12
* The renewal application was approved with conditions.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on August 15, 2025, and 2) approved the renewal application on January 22, 2026.
Feb
03
2026
KIPP Albany Community Charter School
Albany City Public School District
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees approved 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 Albany Community Charter School*
42 S. Dove St, Albany, NY 12202
65 Krank St, Albany, NY 12202
Albany City School District
724
K-8
3
August 1, 2026
717
K-8
*The renewal application was approved with conditions.
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2025, and 2) approved the renewal application on January 22, 2026.
Feb
03
2026
Tapestry Charter School
Buffalo City School District
Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees approved 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
Tapestry Charter School
111 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216
65 Great Arrow Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216
Buffalo Public Schools
1,090
K-12
5
August 1, 2026
1,126
K-12
The SUNY Trustees: 1) received the renewal application on or about August 15, 2025, and 2) approved the renewal on January 22, 2026.
Jan
26
2026
Lamad Academy Charter School
Brooklyn CSD 18
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following revision application:
Lamad Academy Charter School, located at 1060 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11212 in Community School District 18, is chartered to serve 225 students in grades 6-8 for the 2026-27 school year through the 2029-30 school year, the final year of the current charter term The school requests an enrollment revision to add an elementary and high school program starting in the 2027-28 school year with 150 students in grades K-1 and 75 students in grade 9 growing to serve a total for a total of 600 student in grades K-3 and 6-11 for the 2029-30 school year.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as March 3, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Lamad Academy Charter School Revision Application.”
Dec
29
2025
Diamond Charter School
Hempstead Union Free School District, West Hempstead Union Free School District
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following revision application:
Diamond Charter School is approved to be located in the Hempstead Union Free School District and is chartered to serve 162 students in grades K-1 for the 2026-27 school year growing to serve 486 students in grades K-5 for the 2030-31 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requests to temporarily incubate in the West Hempstead Union Free School District for a period not to exceed two years while facility acquisition and construction are completed within the Hempstead Union Free School District. The school still prioritizes serving the students of the Hempstead Union Free School District.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as January 29, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Diamond Charter School Revision Application.”
Dec
16
2025
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2
Queens CSD 27
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following revision application:
Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools, an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one school, requests the following revision:
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2, located at 135-25 79th Street, Queens, NY 11414 in Community School District 27, is chartered to serve 480 students in grades K-5 for the 2025-26 school year through the 2027-28 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requests an expansion to add a middle school program starting in the 2026-27 school year serving 561 students in grades K-6 and growing to serve 642 students in grades K-7 by the 2027-28 school year, the final year of the current charter term.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as January 22, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 Revision Application.”
Dec
16
2025
Lamad Academy Charter Schools
Brooklyn CSD 18, Queens CSD 27
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following merger request:
Lamad Academy Charter School, a charter school education corporation authorized by SUNY, located at 1060 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 in Community School District (“CSD”) 18, seeks to merge with Lamad Arverne Academy Charter School, a charter school education corporation authorized by SUNY, authorized to open a new charter school to be located in CSD 27 in the 2026-27 school year, such that when the merger is approved, Lamad Academy Charter School would be the successor education corporation authorized by SUNY under the name “Lamad Academy Charter Schools.”
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as January 22, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Lamad Academy Charter Schools Merger Request.”
Dec
12
2025
Wildflower New York Charter School
Bronx CSD 9
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following revision application:
Wildflower New York Charter School, located at 1332 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, New York 10456 in Community School District 9, is chartered to serve 80 students in grades K-5 for the 2025-26 school year growing to serve 114 students in grade K-5 by the 2029-30 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requests an enrollment revision to add a middle school program starting in the 2026-27 school year with five students in grade 6 and growing to serve 151 students in grades K-8 by the 2029-30 school year.
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as January 22, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Wildflower New York Charter School Revision Application.”
Dec
08
2025
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School
Bronx CSD 7
First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following revision application:
Legacy College Preparatory Charter School, located at 400 East 145th Street, Bronx, New York 10454 and 808 Cauldwell Avenue, Bronx, New York 10456 in Community School District 7, is chartered to serve 811 students in grades 6-12 for the 2026-27 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school requests an enrollment revision to add an elementary program starting in the 2026-27 school year with 100 students in grades K-1 for a total of 750 students in grades K-1 and 6-12 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 January 22, 2026. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to [email protected] with the subject line “Legacy College Preparatory Charter School Revision Application.”
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