First Notice – SUNY has received a new charter school application.
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”) 27
Lamad Arverne Academy Charter School
K-1
K-5
150
450
September 2025
Reverend Alfred Cockfield
Reverand Alfred Cockfield
718-913-0100
al@lamadacademy.org
None
The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this request as soon as July 9, 2024. The Institute welcomes any comments you may wish to provide. Please direct any comments or questions to charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “Lamad Arverne Academy Charter School New Charter School Application.”
General inquiry
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Phone: (518) 445-4250
Email: charters (at) suny.edu
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