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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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October 8, 2004 |
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PROPOSED
HANDLING: |
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 19 charter actions are recommended involving 19 institutions, including 3 libraries, 5 museums, 2 historical societies, 8 nonpublic schools and 1 chartered postsecondary institution.
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
AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM
New York City, New York County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation under the corporate name “Museum of Early American Folk Arts” by action of the Board of Regents on June 23, 1961 to establish a museum of early American folk arts and their development. Such provisional charter was amended to change the corporate name to “Museum of American Folk Art” and, as amended, made absolute by Regents action on October 28, 1966; such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on July 27, 1979, January 18, 1989 and June 12, 2001 to change the corporate name to “American Folk Art Museum.” The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to amend the purposes to include “related art expressions throughout the world, including but not limited to the work of contemporary self-taught artists.” The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 2
AVOCA FREE
LIBRARY
Avoca, Steuben
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 4, 1915 to operate an
association library to serve the town of Avoca, county of Steuben. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on December 20, 1940, January
17, 1947, June 29, 1951, February 24, 1956, February 24, 1961 and June 24, 1966
and was made absolute by Regents action on March 25, 1977. 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),
to designate the Commissioner of Education as the representative of the
corporation upon whom process may be served, and to change the number of
trustees from five to not less than five nor more than fifteen. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
HEARTLAND LIVING
MUSEUM
Evans Mills, Jefferson
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 14, 2003 to operate a
museum. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional
charter to change the corporate name to “North Country Historic Village.” The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 4
CLARKSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Clarksville, Albany County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a historical society. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 5
THE GREATER FLEISCHMANNS MUSEUM OF MEMORIES
Fleischmanns, Delaware County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a museum of local history. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 6
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
New York City, New York County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a historical society chronicling the history of the United States Court of International Trade and its predecessor tribunals. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 7
MUSEUM OF BIBLICAL ART
New York City, New York County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a museum of Judeo-Christian art. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No. 8
OAK ORCHARD LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM
Albion, Orleans County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to rebuild and maintain a historically correct lighthouse and to operate a museum. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
No. 9
PLATTEKILL LIBRARY
Modena, Ulster County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 23, 1984 to operate an association library. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on April 14, 1989. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on July 28, 1989. The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the charter as the corporation is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the corporation have been paid. The trustees request Regents approval of the transfer of the library property to Plattekill Public Library, which was incorporated by action of the Board of Regents under a provisional charter on February 11, 2003. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter of the Plattekill Library be dissolved and that its library property be transferred to the Plattekill Public Library.
RESTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
No. 10
CARLE PLACE PUBLIC LIBRARY FUNDING
DISTRICT
Carle Place, Nassau
County
This corporation was incorporated by a
special act of the New York State Legislature, under Chapter 457 of the Laws of
2001, on November 13, 2001 to establish a public library funding district. Such
certificate was amended by Chapter 80 of the Laws of 2003 on June 18, 2003 and
Chapter 620 of the Laws of 2003 on September 30, 2003. The board of directors
has applied to restate the certificate of incorporation in its entirety which
will specify that the corporation is authorized to provide library services to
the residents of the district by contracting for same with the trustees of any
public or free association library registered with the Board of Regents or with
the trustees of a cooperative library system approved by the Commissioner of
Education to furnish library services to the people of the district; to add
language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue code
§501(c)(3); and to designate the Commissioner of Education as the agent for the
purpose of service of process. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the certificate of
incorporation be restated accordingly.
Regents Meeting
November 4 and 5, 2004
CHARTERS
CULTURAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1. American Folk Art Museum, New York City
2. Avoca Free Library, Avoca
3. Heartland Living Museum, Evans Mills
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
4. Clarksville Historical Society, Clarksville
5. The Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories, Fleischmanns
6. The Historical Society of the United States Court of International Trade, New York City
7. Museum of Biblical Art, New York City
8. Oak Orchard Lighthouse Museum, Albion
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
9. Plattekill Library, Modena
RESTATEMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORTION
10. Carle Place Public Library Funding District, Carle Place
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTERS
No. 1
BAY RIDGE
PREPARATORY
Brooklyn, Kings
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 1998 to operate a kindergarten and a grade one through twelve school. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to authorize the corporation to change the corporate name to “Bay Ridge Preparatory School,” to change the corporate address to 8101 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11209, to authorize the corporation to also operate at 7420 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11209-2508 and to operate a pre-kindergarten and, as so amended, made absolute. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so amended, be made absolute.
No. 2
CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
New York City,
New York County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate nursery schools, kindergartens, and elementary schools. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that an absolute charter in the first instance be granted.
No. 3
NATIVITY MISSION
CENTER
New York City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 24, 2001 to operate a
grade six through eight school. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to add authority to also operate an after
school program for students from eight to eighteen years of age and a summer
camp for students from eight to fifteen years of age at Camp Monserrate, Lake
Placid, New York 12496 and as so amended, made absolute. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter be amended accordingly and, as so
amended, be made absolute.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
No. 4
THE SOLOMON SCHECHTER SCHOOL OF
QUEENS
Flushing, Queens
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 1, 1957 to operate a kindergarten and a grades one through eight school. Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on March 23, 1962. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on February 23, 1968, May 25, 1973 and July 18, 1997. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to increase the maximum number of trustees to 37. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 5
BROOKLYN FREE
SCHOOL
Brooklyn, Kings
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a pre-kindergarten through grade twelve independent school. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
No. 6
JOHN A. COLEMAN
SCHOOL
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to provide early intervention services to children aged birth to three years of age with special needs; to operate a preschool for children with disabilities from two to five years of age; a school for children with disabilities from four to twenty-one years of age; and to operate day care centers. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
No. 7
NOAH’S ARK COMMUNITY
PRESCHOOL
Avoca, Steuben
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 12, 2001 to operate a
nursery school. The board of trustees has applied for an extension to the
provisional charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends 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.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
No. 8
EARLY LEARNING CENTER OF WHITE
PLAINS
White Plains, Westchester
County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 20, 2001 to operate an early intervention program; a center-based special education program for preschool children with handicapping conditions; a universal pre-kindergarten; a nursery school; a kindergarten and before and after-school programs. The school is no longer in operation with the dissolution of the corporation having been approved by the State Supreme Court and all taxes payable by the corporation have been paid. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the Board of Regents approve the dissolution of the corporation.
Regents Meeting
November 4 and 5, 2004
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS
1. Bay Ridge Preparatory, Brooklyn
2. Catholic Elementary School Association, New York City
3. Nativity Mission Center, New York City
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
4. The Solomon Schechter School of Queens, Flushing
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
5. Brooklyn Free School, Brooklyn
6. John A. Coleman School, New York City
EXTENSION OF
CHARTER
7. Noah’s Ark Community Preschool, Avoca
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
8. Early Learning Center of White Plains, White Plains
lll. HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTER
No. 1
DOMINICAN COLLEGE OF BLAUVELT
Blauvelt, Rockland County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation under the corporate name “Dominican Junior College of Blauvelt” by action of the Board of Regents on July 25, 1952 to operate a college. Such provisional charter was amended by action of the Board of Regents on June 28, 1957; June 26, 1959 to change the corporate name to “Dominican College of Blauvelt” and, as so amended, extended; further extended on January 24, 1964 and made absolute by Regents action on June 24, 1966. Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on May 25, 1973, March 26, 1993, January 14, 1994 and July 19, 1996. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to authorize the corporation to issue the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.). The Office of Higher Education and the Office of the Professions recommend that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
Regents Meeting
November 4 and 5, 2004
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1. Dominican College of Blauvelt, Blauvelt