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THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234 |
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TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents |
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FROM: |
Kathy A. Ahearn |
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COMMITTEE: |
Cultural
Education EMSC-VESID Higher Education and Professional Practice |
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TITLE OF
ITEM: |
Summary recommendations with respect to charter applications |
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DATE OF
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May 28, 2004 |
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PROPOSED
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Approval |
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RATIONALE FOR
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Granting of charter applications pursuant to statutory authority |
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STRATEGIC
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Goal 2 |
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AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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SUMMARY:
Attached are summary recommendations with respect to charter applications. A total of 22 charter actions are recommended involving 23 institutions, including 1 library, 5 museums, 2 historical societies, 12 nonpublic schools, 2 chartered postsecondary institutions and 1 other education corporation.
I recommend that the Regents approve each application in accordance with the recommendations contained in the respective summaries.
l. Cultural
Education
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 1
SAGTIKOS MANOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Islip, Suffolk County
A absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 1, 1963 to preserve and work for the preservation of historical buildings and landmarks in Suffolk County, New York, and to acquire, own and maintain one or more such landmarks and historical buildings, to maintain a museum and exhibit therein letters and other written material and artifacts of historical interest; and to promote and encourage historical research, to foster and promote public knowledge of and interest in local and national history. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 2
SWAN LIBRARY
Albion, Orleans County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 21,
1899 to operate an association library. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on September 24, 1993 to enlarge and clearly define the library’s
service area to include all parts of the towns of Barre, Albion, Gaines and
Carlton not within the Lyndonville or Medina Central School Districts; to add
the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3) and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent of the
corporation for the purpose of service of process. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the number of
trustees from seven to not less than five nor more than eleven and to specify
that the term of the trustees is four years. Janet M. Welch and the Office of
Cultural Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
WEST SENECA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM
West Seneca, Erie County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 20, 1957 to promote and encourage historical research; to gather and disseminate information concerning the early history of the first settlers of the town of West Seneca and of western New York; to gather and preserve books, manuscripts, papers, relics, household implements, farming tools, clothing and other articles used by these settlers; and in general to collect and preserve any articles having historical value or significance. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 4
CUBA CHEESE MUSEUM
Cuba, Allegany County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain a history museum relating to cheese and dairy industry; to collect, own, hold, maintain, preserve, and make available appropriate historical objects and artifacts; to arrange, create, maintain and promote appropriate historical exhibits and displays; and to promote and support historical research and scholarship, issue publications in all formats, and organize historical and cultural activities, programs, and events for the public. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 5
MARATHON AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Marathon, Cortland County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to discover, procure, and preserve whatever shall relate to the natural, civil, literary and ecclesiastical history of the town of Marathon and the surrounding area, and to establish and maintain collections of art and archeology. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
No. 6
JOHN W. JONES MUSEUM
Elmira, Chemung County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 9, 1998 to perpetuate the memory and the spirit of the men and women of the Southern Tier of New York who supported the Underground Railroad and worked to protect the freedom of those who escaped slavery in the period surrounding the Civil War; to encourage historical research into the relationship among the Underground Railroad, the Civil War and the Southern Tier of New York; to locate, study, preserve and make available for public study and examination the documents, records and artifacts of the people and institutions of the Southern Tier of New York involved in the Underground Railroad and the Civil War; and to specifically purchase, restore and maintain the home of John W. Jones and related artifacts as a museum in memory of his role in the Underground Railroad in the Southern Tier. The board of trustees has applied for an extension of the provisional charter. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist, Christine Kleinegger and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that the provisional charter be extended for a period of five years to allow the corporation additional time to, among other things, focus on opening the John W. Jones house as a historic house and museum; to arrange to store the collections in the museum; to develop an exhibit program that will utilize the collections and research being generated; to develop a curriculum for school groups and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
No. 7
SHAKER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY and MOUNT LEBANON
SHAKER VILLAGE
Old Chatham, Columbia County and New Lebanon,
Columbia County
The boards of trustees of Shaker Museum and
Library and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village have petitioned the Board of Regents,
pursuant to Education Law §223, for an order of consolidation of Shaker Museum
and Library and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village. Shaker Museum and Library was
incorporated by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “Shaker
Museum Foundation” on July 21, 1950; such provisional charter was made absolute
by action of the Board of Regents on July 29, 1955. Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on July 27, 1990 to change the corporate name to
“Shaker Museum and Library.” Mount Lebanon Shaker Village was incorporated by
action of the Board of Regents under a provisional charter granted on October
23, 1984 and consolidated on that date with Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation. Such provisional charter was made absolute by action of
the Board of Regents on March 25, 1988. Such absolute charter was consolidated
with Mount Lebanon Heritage Foundation, an education corporation incorporated by
the Board of Regents on July 28, 1989, on May 21, 1993 with the surviving
corporation being “Mount Lebanon Shaker Village.” Upon the effective date of the
consolidation of Shaker Museum and Library and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village,
Shaker Museum and Library will
assume all the assets, liabilities and responsibilities of both organizations.
The consolidated corporation will operate under the absolute charter granted to
Shaker Museum and Library. Clifford A. Siegfried, David W. Palmquist
and the Office of Cultural Education recommend that an order of consolidation of the Shaker Museum and
Library and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village be
granted.
Regents Meeting
June 21 and 22, 2004
CHARTERS
CULTURAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1. Sagtikos Manor Historical Society, Islip
2. Swan Library, Albion
3. West Seneca Historical Society and Museum, West Seneca
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
4. Cuba Cheese Museum, Cuba
5. Marathon Area Historical Society, Marathon
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
6. John W. Jones Museum, Elmira
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
7.
Shaker Museum and Library and Mount Lebanon Shaker Village, Old Chatham
and New Lebanon
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
No. 1
LITTLE PALS
PRESCHOOL
Monroe, Orange
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 13, 2000 to establish and operate a nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to establish and operate day care centers and as so amended, for an absolute charter. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has consented to this action pursuant to §460-a of the Social Services Law. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, be made absolute.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 2
MORRISS CENTER SCHOOL
Bridgehampton, Suffolk County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “The Hampton Day School” on February 27, 1970 to operate and maintain a nursery school, kindergarten and grades one through twelve elementary and secondary school. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on May 24, 1974 and was amended by Regents action on January 25, 1978 to delete authority for the school to operate a secondary program and, as so amended, made absolute. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on July 17, 1998 to add authority for the school to also operate a grade nine program and September 17, 1999 to add authority for the school to also operate a grades ten through twelve program and on September 12, 2003 to change the corporate name to “Morriss Center School.” The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to expand the authority of the corporation to include such educational, cultural, artistic and scientific activities in support of, and/or in conjunction with, the School and its surrounding community. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 3
RAINBOW K
Buffalo, Erie County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on May 25, 1984 to establish an all-day kindergarten. Such provisional charter was amended by Regents action on February 21, 1986 to authorize the corporation to operate a nursery school. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on December 11, 1987. Such absolute charter was amended on December 20, 1996 to add authority for the corporation to also operate a first grade program. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to authorize the corporation to also operate a grade two. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 4
TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS CORPORATION
New York City, New York County
This corporation was formed by an order of consolidation of the Board of Regents on September 20, 1946 consolidating the New York Protestant Episcopal Public School and the Pawling School. The New York Protestant Episcopal Public School was incorporated by Chapter 52 of the Laws of 1806, under the corporate name “Trustees of the First Protestant Episcopal Public School in the City of New York,” which name was subsequently changed to New York Protestant Episcopal Public School by Chapter 289 of the Laws of 1827. The Pawling School was incorporated by the Board of Regents by the issuance of a provisional charter on June 19, 1930; which provisional charter was made absolute by action of the Board of Regents on January 17, 1941. The charter was amended and restated in its entirety by Regents action on February 26, 1976. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to increase the maximum number of trustees from 30 to 35. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 5
HEBREW ACADEMY SCHOOL OF ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
Schenectady, Schenectady
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten for five-year-olds; a grades one through eight elementary school; and a grades nine through twelve secondary school. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 6
KNEE HI TO
KNOWLEDGE
Wampsville, Madison
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for children from three to four years of age and a play group for children two years of age. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 7
MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a grades one through twelve school. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 8
THE MOSAIC
SCHOOL
Port Washington, Nassau
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a center-based school for children with disabilities from five to twenty-one years of age. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 9
MY FIRST
SCHOOL
Floral Park, Nassau
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age, and a before and after school enrichment program for five-year-olds who attend half-time kindergarten in other schools. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 10
JOHN A. COLEMAN CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL
Hurley, Ulster
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 12, 2001 to operate a
Roman Catholic secondary school for grades nine through twelve. The board of
trustees has applied for an extension to the provisional charter. Thomas E.
Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the provisional
charter be extended for three years to allow the corporation additional time to
develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements
for an absolute charter.
No. 11
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF
AQUEBOGUE
Aquebogue, Suffolk
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 4, 1994 to operate a
nursery school for children from three to five years of age, a kindergarten for
five-year-olds, a grades one through six elementary school, a before and after
school care program for children from five to twelve years of age and a summer
day camp for children from three to twelve years of age. The State Department of
Health and the State Department of Social Services waived their consent in
regard to the operation of the summer day camp. Such provisional charter was
amended by Regents action on November 11, 2000 to change the corporate address
and, as so amended, extended. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment
to the provisional charter to authorize the corporation to also operate grades
seven and eight, and, as so amended, extended. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommend that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly and, as so amended, extended for three years to allow the
corporation additional time to develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate
that it can meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
No. 12
TRUMANSBURG COMMUNITY NURSERY
SCHOOL
Trumansburg, Tompkins
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 6, 2001 to operate a
nursery school for children from three to five years of age. The board of
trustees has applied for an extension to the provisional charter. Thomas E.
Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic School Services recommend that the provisional
charter be extended for three years to allow the corporation additional time to
develop its programs and otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements
for an absolute charter.
CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
No. 13
SUMMER ON THE HILL
Bronx, Bronx County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to provide a summer and academic year
enrichment program for selected gifted students enrolled in New York schools
between second and twelfth grades. Thomas E. Hogan and the Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommend that a certificate of incorporation be
issued.
Regents Meeting
June 21 and 22, 2004
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTER
1. Little Pals Preschool, Monroe
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
2. Morriss Center School, Bridgehampton
3. Rainbow K, Buffalo
4. Trinity Episcopal Schools Corporation, New York City
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
5. Hebrew Academy School of Academic Excellence, Schenectady
6. Knee Hi to Knowledge, Wampsville
7. Manhattan Christian Academy, New York City
8. The Mosaic School, Port Washington
9. My First School, Floral Park
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
10. John A. Coleman Catholic High School, Hurley
11. Our Redeemer Lutheran School of Aquebogue, Aquebogue
12. Trumansburg Community Nursery School, Trumansburg
CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
13. Summer on the Hill, Bronx
lll. HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
No. 1
TOURO
COLLEGE
New York City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 26, 1970 to operate a four-year
college with liberal arts programs with an emphasis on the relevance of the
Jewish heritage to the general culture of Western civilization. Such provisional
charter was amended on April 11, 1973, on June 28, 1974, and extended on June
27, 1975 and was consolidated by Regents action on June 21, 1979 with Jewish
Teachers Seminary and People’s University, a domestic corporation incorporated
pursuant to Chapter 593 of the Laws of 1935 and with Herzliah Hebrew Teachers
Institute, Inc., which was incorporated by action of the Board of Regents under
the corporate name “Herzliah Hebrew Academy, Inc.” on February 15, 1923 and
amended by Regents action on February 15, 1946 to change the corporate name to
“Herzliah Hebrew Teachers Institute, Inc.” Such provisional charter was amended
and extended numerous times, and was made absolute by Regents action on January
17, 1990. Such absolute charter was again amended by Regents action on September
19, 1997 and on April 29, 2003 to add authority for the University to confer the
degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) at the Main Campus in Manhattan
and at its Branch Campus in Huntington, New York. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add authority for the
University to establish a branch campus at Bay Shore, Suffolk County and to
authorize it to award at that branch campus the degrees of Associate in Applied
Science (A.A.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and
Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.). Johanna Duncan-Poitier and the Office of
Higher Education recommend that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
No. 2
JUNGIAN PSYCHOANALYTIC
ASSOCIATION
Clinton Corners, Dutchess
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to promote and cultivate the continuing
education and professional competence of its membership of Jungian analysts; to
promote the continuing development and presentation of analytical training to
the larger professional and lay community through research, conferences and
publications; to promote, sponsor and carry out a professional education program
for the theoretical and clinical education of future Jungian analysts through a
course of studies, individual and group supervisions, and participation in
ongoing professional seminars; and undertake the regular and continuous
oversight of the professional and training aims through peer review and outcome
studies with the participation of public representatives. Johanna Duncan-Poitier
and the Office of the Professions recommend that a provisional charter be
granted for a period of five years.
Regents Meeting
June 21 and 22, 2004
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
1. Touro College, New York City
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
2. Jungian Psychoanalytic Association, Clinton Corners