Sep
13
2024
New Roots Charter School
Ithaca City School District

First Notice – The SUNY Trustees received the following renewal application:

Education Corporation and/or SchoolAddress(es)DistrictEnd of Current Term StudentsEnd of Current Term GradesProposed Term (years)Start of Proposed TermEnd of Proposed Term StudentsEnd of Proposed Term Grades
New Roots Charter School116 N. Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 14850Ithaca City School District1409-125August 1, 20252116-12

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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “New Roots Charter School Renewal Application.”

Sep
13
2024
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 SchoolAddress(es)DistrictEnd of Current Term StudentsEnd of Current Term GradesProposed Term (years)Start of Proposed TermEnd of Proposed Term StudentsEnd of Proposed Term Grades
Buffalo Creek Academy Charter School528 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14204Buffalo City School District2245-85August 1, 20252305-8
South Buffalo Charter School154 South Ogden St, Buffalo, NY 14210Buffalo City School District900K-85July 1, 2025900K-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 charter.legal@suny.edu 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 SchoolAddress(es)DistrictEnd of Current Term StudentsEnd of Current Term GradesProposed Term (years)Start of Proposed TermEnd of Proposed Term StudentsEnd of Proposed Term Grades
KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools, an education corporation operating more than one school, sought to renew its charter and its authority to operate the following school:
KIPP Tech Valley Charter School1 Dudley Heights, Albany, NY 12210
321 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY 12210
City School District of Albany901K-85August 1, 2025852K-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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools Renewal Application.”

Aug
27
2024
Second Notice: 2024 Request for Proposals – NYC Cycle Approvals
Bronx CSD 10, Bronx CSD 11, Bronx CSD 12, Bronx CSD 8, Brooklyn CSD 13, Queens CSD 24, Queens CSD 25, Queens CSD 27, Queens CSD 28, Staten Island CSD 31

Second Notice – The SUNY Trustees approved the following charter applications:

Proposed LocationProposed School NameGrades Year 1Grades Year 5Enrollment Year 1Enrollment Year 5Planned Opening DateName of Applicant(s)Public Contact InformationCMO / Partner Org
New York City Community School District (“CSD”) 27Lamad Arverne Academy Charter School K-1K-5150450September 2025Reverend Alfred CockfieldReverand Alfred Cockfield
718-913-0100
al@lamadacademy.org
None
CSD 12Next Generation Charter SchoolK-1K-5156468August 2026Malik Russell and Melissa AlstonMelissa Alston
646-812-6374
melissa.alston@nngcs.org
None
CSD 8, 10, or 11South Bronx Classical Charter School VK-1K-5120360August 2025Lester Long and Francesca EmanueleLester Long
718-860-4340
llong@classicalcharterschools.org
None
CSD 10*Success Academy Charter School – NYC 15K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 11**Success Academy Charter School – NYC 16K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 24Success Academy Charter School – NYC 17K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 25Success Academy Charter School – NYC 18K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 28**Success Academy Charter School – NYC 19K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 31**Success Academy Charter School – NYC 20K-1K-5190675August 2026Lorenzo SmithMark Broadhurst
646-597-4641
mark.broadhurst@successacademies.org
Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 13Urban Dove Team Charter School VUngradedUngraded110305July 2025Jai NandaJai Nanda
917-575-9842
jnanda@urbandove.org
Urban Dove, Inc.
CSD 24Zeta Charter School – New York City 5K-1K-5180529August 2025Keri HoytLaura Adams
929-447-5281
laura.adams@zetaschools.org
Zeta Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 24**Zeta Charter School – New York City 6K-1K-5180529August 2025Keri HoytLaura Adams
929-447-5281
laura.adams@zetaschools.org
Zeta Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 25Zeta Charter School – New York City 7K-1K-5180529August 2025Keri HoytLaura Adams
929-447-5281
laura.adams@zetaschools.org
Zeta Charter Schools, Inc.
CSD 28Zeta Charter School – New York City 8K-1K-5180529August 2025Keri HoytLaura Adams
929-447-5281
laura.adams@zetaschools.org
Zeta Charter Schools, Inc.

*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
23
2024
Minisink Charter School
Brooklyn CSD 17, Brooklyn CSD 18, Manhattan CSD 5

First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following revision application:

Explore Charter Schools of Brooklyn is an education corporation with the authority to operate more than one charter school, including Explore Enrich Charter School approved to be located in Community School District (“CSD”) 17 or 18.  Minisink Charter School, originally approved by the SUNY Trustees in March of 2019, is being considered to take over authority to operate Explore Enrich Charter School.  As originally approved in 2019, Minisink Charter School will relocate the school to CSD 5.  The school will serve 72 students in grades K-1 for the 2025-26 school year and grow to serve 216 students in grades K-5 by the 2029-30 school year, the final year of the charter term.  Minisink Charter School will partner with New York City Mission Society.

The SUNY Trustees, or their designees, the SUNY Charter Schools Committee, anticipate consideration of this application as early as October 1, 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 “Minisink Charter School Revision Application.”

Minisink Charter School Updated Application

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 charter.legal@suny.edu and in the subject line please include the proposed school name followed by “New Charter School Application.”

Jun
28
2024
Success Academy Charter School – Harlem 6
Bronx CSD 10

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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “Success Academy Charter School – Harlem 6 Revision Application.”

Apr
11
2024
Henry Johnson Charter School
Albany City Public School District

First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following renewal application:

  • Henry Johnson Charter School is located at 30 Watervliet Ave, Albany, NY 12206 in the City School District of Albany and chartered to serve 360 students in grades K-4 for the 2024-25 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school seeks a five-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2025.  According to the renewal application, the school will grow to serve 652 students in grades K-8.

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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “Henry Johnson Charter School Renewal Application.”

Apr
11
2024
Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park
Buffalo City School District

First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following renewal application:

Elmwood Village Charter Schools, an education corporation operating more than one charter, seeks to renew its authority to operate the following charter school:

  • Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park is located at 40 Days Park, Buffalo, NY 14201 in Buffalo City School District and chartered to serve 450 students in grades K-8 for the 2024-25 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school seeks a two-year renewal of the charter commencing July 1, 2025, to align its charter with the other school under the education corporation.  According to the renewal application, the school will continue to serve 450 students in grades K-8.

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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “Elmwood Village Charter School Days Park Renewal Application.”

Apr
11
2024
Uncommon New York City Charter Schools
Brooklyn CSD 14, Brooklyn CSD 17, Brooklyn CSD 18, Brooklyn CSD 23

First Notice – The SUNY Trustees have received the following renewal application:

Uncommon New York City Charter Schools, an education corporation operating more than one charter, seeks to renew its authority to operate the following charter schools:

  • Leadership Preparatory Ocean Hill Charter School is located at 51 Christopher Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 and 6565 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11236 in CSDs 23 and 18, respectively, and chartered to serve 1,458 students in grades K-12 for the 2024-25 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school seeks a one-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2025, to align its charter with other schools under the education corporation.  According to the renewal application, the school will decrease to serve 1,212 students in grades K-12.
  • Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School is located at 1137 Herkimer St, Brooklyn, NY 11233, and 791 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11213 in CSDs 23 and 17, respectively, and chartered to serve 572 students in grades K-8 for the 2024-25 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school seeks a one-year renewal of the charter commencing August 1, 2025, to align its charter with other schools under the education corporation.  According to the renewal application, the school will decrease to serve 451 students in grades K-8
  • Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School is located at 157 Wilson St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 in CSD 14 and chartered to serve 432 students in grades K and 5-8 for the 2024-25 school year, the final year of the current charter term. The school seeks a one-year renewal of the charter commencing July 1, 2025, to align its charter with other schools under the education corporation.  According to the renewal application, the school will decrease to serve 225 students in grades 5-8.

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 charter.legal@suny.edu with the subject line “Uncommon New York City Charter Schools Renewal Application.”