AMENDMENT
OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATON
15. Company H,
119th N.Y. Volunteers Historical Association, Baldwin
l.
CULTURAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 1
PURCHASE FREE
LIBRARY
Purchase, Westchester
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 28, 1928 to operate a
public library to serve the town of Purchase, New York. Such provisional charter
was extended by Regents action on July 18, 1941 and June 20, 1947. Such
provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on September 28, 1951
and amended on December 14, 1979.
The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute
charter to clarify its service area by specifically describing the boundaries of
such service area and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt
status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 2
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF THE MOVING
IMAGE
Astoria, Queens
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 27, 1984 under the
corporate name “Museum of Motion Pictures and Television” to establish and
maintain a museum dedicated to the history of moving image media. Such
provisional charter was amended by Regents action on November 16, 1984 to change
the corporate name to “American Museum of
the Moving Image.” Such
provisional charter was consolidated by Regents action on February 21, 1986 with
Astoria Motion Picture & Television Center Foundation, Inc. and amended
April 22, 1988 and March 26, 1993, and as so amended, made absolute. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to increase the maximum number of trustees to
50. The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
ARCADIA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Newark, Wayne
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 18, 1992 to promote
and encourage a greater knowledge of the history of the State of New York,
county of Wayne and particularly the town of Arcadia. Such provisional charter
was extended by Regents action on September 18, 1998. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate name to “Newark-Arcadia
Historical Society.” The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the
provisional charter be amended accordingly.
No. 4
JUDAIC CENTER FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE OF
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Syracuse, Onondaga
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 20, 2004 to preserve the
history of Jews in the Central New York community and surrounding area. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate name to “Judaic Heritage
Center of CNY.” The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 5
ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC
WORLD
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to organize educational, historical and
cultural activities, programs and events for the public that promote awareness
of and present the arts of the Islamic world. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 6
LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF
FAME
Lake Grove, Suffolk
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to sponsor and provide experiences that will
inspire the desire to explore and celebrate the diversity of music and its
creators and to develop a Hall of Fame where individuals and organizations with
strong connections to Long Island who have made significant contributions to
music will be honored. The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of five years.
No. 7
MUSEUM OF COMPUTER
ART
Brooklyn, Kings
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to establish and maintain a gallery and a museum of computer
and/or digital art. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period
of five years.
NORTH COUNTRY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to research, preserve and interpret the
history of the Underground Railroad, slavery and abolition. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 9
STEEL PLANT
MUSUEM
Lackawanna, Erie
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to document, preserve, display exhibits and
call public attention to the history of steelmaking in Lackawanna and Western
New York. The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 10
TUGBOAT PRESERVATION
PROJECT
Kingston, Ulster
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to own and restore historic tugboats and
other historic vessels, to educate the public on the importance of historic
vessels, piers, and waterfront uses on New York State’s waterfronts. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 11
WATERFORD MARITIME HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Waterford, Saratoga
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to acquire, preserve and display the Tug
Chancellor, other historic vessels, and other appropriate artifacts significant
in the maritime history of New York State, with particular emphasis on
diesel-powered movement of freight on the New York State canal system. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
No. 12
WATERFORD MARITIME HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND
FRIENDS OF WATERFORD MARITIME HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Waterford, Saratoga
County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of Waterford Maritime Historical Society and
Friends of Waterford Maritime Historical Society. Waterford Maritime Historical
Society has separately petitioned the Board of Regents for a provisional
charter. Friends of Waterford
Maritime Historical Society was incorporated under §402 of the Not-For-Profit
Corporation Law on June 16, 2004.
Waterford Maritime Historical Society will assume all the assets,
liabilities and responsibilities of both organizations. The consolidated
corporation will operate under the provisional charter granted to Waterford
Maritime Historical Society. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that an
order of consolidation of Waterford Maritime Historical Society and Friends of
Waterford Maritime Historical Society, with the surviving corporation being
Waterford Maritime Historical Society, be granted.
CERTIFICATES OF
INCORPORATION
No. 13
HISTORIC MONTGOMERY
ASSOCIATION
Montgomery, Orange
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to raise public awareness and promote the
preservation of the built environment of the village of Montgomery, including
historic neighborhoods, landmarks, buildings, structures, parks, streetscapes,
vistas and sites. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a certificate
of incorporation be issued.
No. 14
THE NEW YORK PROVINCIAL REGIMENT &
BATTALIONS
Kingston, Ulster
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to educate the general public about
contributions of the original members of the New York Provincial Regiment &
Battalions from 1755 to 1763, during the French & Indian War. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that a certificate of incorporation be
issued.
AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
COMPANY H, 119TH N.Y. VOLUNTEERS
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Baldwin, Nassau
County
A certificate of incorporation was granted to
this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 20, 1988 to
research, preserve and disseminate the history of Company H, of the
119th N.Y. State Volunteer Infantry and its role in the American
Civil War. The board of trustees has applied to amend and restate its
certificate of incorporation to indicate that the purposes of the corporation
are to own, exhibit, display, and hold a collection of appropriate artifacts
pertaining to the history of Company H, of the 119th N.Y. State
Volunteer Infantry. The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the certificate of incorporation be amended
accordingly, and as so amended and restated, replaced with a provisional charter
for a period of 5 years.
Regents
Meeting
July 21-22,
2005
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
1.
Big Apple Educational Center,
Brooklyn
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
2.
The Adirondack School of Northeastern New York,
Greenwich
3.
The Beagle School, Saratoga Springs
4.
Mary McDowell Center for Learning,
Brooklyn
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
5.
Bais Yaakov, Faigeh Schonberger, of Adas Yereim,
Brooklyn
6.
Centerpoint Christian Academy,
Angelica
7.
Dessaline Institute, Rosedale
8.
The IDEAL School of Manhattan, New York
City
EXTENSION
OF CHARTERS
10. East Meadow
School, Bronx
ORDERS OF
CONSOLIDATION
12. Dessaline
Institute and Dessaline Institute, Inc.,
Rosedale
13. Kulanu
Torah Academy and Jewish Coalition for Support Services, Inc.,
Lawrence
14. Solomon
Schechter School of Manhattan and Friends of Solomon Schechter, Inc., New York
City
15. The Stone
Circle School and Stone Circle Collective, Inc.,
Ithaca
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTERS
16. The
Children’s School, Centerport
17. The
Graceful Guardian of the Child Montessori School,
Monroe
18. Rochester
Children’s House, Rochester
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
BIG APPLE EDUCATIONAL
CENTER
Brooklyn, Kings
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 17, 1999 to operate a
nursery school for children 3 to 5 years of age, day care centers, a kindergarten and
grades 1 to 6 elementary school at four specified site locations. Such
provisional charter was amended by Regents action on November 9, 2001 to delete
authority to operate at site 84-75 Daniels Street, Jamaica, New York and to add
authority for the corporation to operate at 2937 86th Street,
Brooklyn, New York and as so amended, extended. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on April 23, 2002 to add authority to also operate grades 7 and
8, and further amended on January 12, 2004 by Regents action to add authority to
also operate at 503-507 Lake Street, Brooklyn, New York 11223. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to delete
authority for the corporation to operate at 1981 Homecrest Avenue, Brooklyn, New
York 11229 and 2121 Bragg Street, Brooklyn, New York 11229 and that the
provisional charter be 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 CHARTERS
No. 2
THE ADIRONDACK SCHOOL OF NORTHEASTERN NEW
YORK
Greenwich, Washington
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on March 11, 1997 to operate a
grade 9 to 12 secondary school. Such provisional charter was amended by Regents
action on April 21, 1998 to add authority to operate grades 7 and 8 and to change the
corporate address to 5158 County Route 113, Greenwich, New York and as so
amended, extended; such provisional charter was further extended by Regents action on
April 24, 2001. The board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the
provisional charter to add authority to also operate a grade 6, and as so
amended, extended. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly and, as so amended, extended for a period of 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. 3
THE BEAGLE
SCHOOL
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on September 28, 1972 to
establish, maintain and operate a kindergarten through grade 6 elementary
school. Such provisional charter was extended by Regents action on September 24,
1976 and amended on December 21, 1990 to delete authority for the corporation to
operate K-6 program and to add authority to operate a nursery school and after
school program for children 5 to 6 years of age, and as so amended,
extended. Such provisional charter
was amended by Regents action on March 13, 1996 to add authority for the
corporation to operate a summer nursery and summer preschool program for
children 2 to 5 years of age, and as so amended, made absolute. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add language
necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3). The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
MARY MCDOWELL CENTER FOR
LEARNING
Brooklyn, Kings
County
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 5
BAIS YAAKOV, FAIGEH SCHONBERGER, OF ADAS
YEREIM
Brooklyn, Kings
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a religious school for girls
from preschool to high school with a curriculum that covers topics both in
Hebrew and English. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of three years.
No. 6
CENTERPOINT CHRISTIAN
ACADEMY
Angelica, Allegany
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten for 5 year olds
and grades 1 to 6 elementary school.
The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional
charter be granted for a period of three
years.
No. 7
DESSALINE
INSTITUTE
Rosedale, Queens
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate grades 1 to 6 elementary
school. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of
three years.
No. 8
THE IDEAL SCHOOL OF
MANHATTAN
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a kindergarten and grades 1 to
5 elementary school that recognizes children with different learning styles,
strengths, and abilities and utilizes differentiated, individualized
instruction. The trustees
have been advised that the granting of a provisional charter does not constitute
approval for state funding for the programs and services under the jurisdiction
of the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with
Disabilities (VESID). The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a
provisional charter be granted for a period of one year.
No. 9
IMAGINE
ACADEMY
Brooklyn, Kings
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a private school serving
children in grades kindergarten through 12 and ages 5 through 21, who are
diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, pervasive development disorder, and/or
Aspergers syndrome.
The Office
of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
has also been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the
trustees have been advised that the granting of a provisional charter does not
constitute approval for state funding for the programs and services under the
jurisdiction of VESID.
The
Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be
granted for a period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 10
EAST MEADOW
SCHOOL
Bronx, Bronx
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 24, 1996 to operate a
nursery school, day care center and a kindergarten at two specified location
sites. Such provisional charter was
amended by Regents action on October 5, 2001 to add authority for the
corporation to operate a grade 1 through 8 elementary school, an after school
program and a summer day camp at both location sites, and as so amended,
extended. 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 a period
of 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
THE RIVERDALE NURSERY SCHOOL AND FAMILY
CENTER
Bronx, Bronx
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 18, 2002 to operate a
toddler program for 2 year olds and a nursery school for children 3 to 5 years
of age. The board of trustees has
petitioned for an extension to the provisional charter. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter be extended for a period of 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.
ORDERS OF
CONSOLIDATION
No. 12
DESSALINE INSTITUTE AND DESSALINE INSTITUTE,
INC.
Rosedale, Queens
County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of Dessaline Institute and Dessaline Institute, Inc.
Dessaline
Institute has separately petitioned the Board of Regents for a provisional
charter. Dessaline Institute, Inc. was
incorporated under §402 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on April 3,
2000. Dessaline Institute will
assume all the assets, liabilities and responsibilities of both organizations.
The consolidated corporation will operate under the provisional charter granted
to Dessaline Institute. The Office
of Nonpublic School Services recommends that an order of consolidation of
Dessaline Institute and Dessaline Institute, Inc., with the surviving
corporation being Dessaline Institute, be granted.
No. 13
KULANU TORAH ACADEMY AND JEWISH COALITION FOR
SPECIAL SERVICES, INC.
Lawrence, Nassau
County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of Kulanu Torah Academy and Jewish Coalition for
Special Services, Inc. A provisional charter was granted to Kulanu Torah Academy
by action of the Board of Regents on June 17, 2003. Jewish Coalition for Special Services,
Inc. was incorporated under §402 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on March
21, 2000. Upon the effective date of the consolidation of Kulanu Torah Academy
and Jewish Coalition for Special Services, Inc. Kulanu Torah Academy will assume
all the assets, liabilities and responsibilities of both organizations. The
consolidated corporation will operate under the provisional charter granted to
Kulanu Torah Academy. The Office of Vocational and Educational Services for
Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) has also been provided with an opportunity
to review this action and the trustees have been advised that the granting of a
provisional charter does not constitute approval for state funding for the
programs and services under the jurisdiction of VESID. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that an order of consolidation of Kulanu Torah Academy and Jewish
Coalition for Special Services, Inc. with the surviving corporation being Kulanu
Torah Academy, be granted.
No. 14
SOLOMON SCHECHTER SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN AND
FRIENDS OF SOLOMON SCHECHTER, INC.
New York City, New York
County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan and
Friends of Solomon Schechter, Inc. Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan was
granted a provisional charter by Regents action on September 20, 1996 under the
corporate name “Solomon Schechter Elementary School of Manhattan.” Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on February 11, 2003, including a change of the corporate name to
“Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan” and as so amended, extended. Friends of Solomon Schechter, Inc. was
incorporated under §402 of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on July 11, 1995.
Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan will assume all the assets, liabilities
and responsibilities of both organizations. The consolidated corporation will
operate under the provisional charter granted to Solomon Schechter School of
Manhattan. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that an order of consolidation of Solomon Schechter
School of Manhattan and Friends of Solomon Schechter, Inc., with the surviving
corporation being Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan, be
granted.
No. 15
THE STONE CIRCLE SCHOOL AND THE STONE CIRCLE
COLLECTIVE, INC.
Ithaca, Tompkins
County
The board of trustees and the board of
directors have petitioned the Board of Regents, pursuant to Education Law §223,
for an order of consolidation of The Stone Circle School and The Stone Circle
Collective, Inc. A provisional
charter was granted to The Stone Circle School by action of the Board of Regents
on March 25, 2003. The Stone Circle Collective, Inc. was incorporated under §402
of the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law on September 9, 1999. Upon the effective date of the
consolidation of The Stone Circle School and The Stone Circle Collective, Inc.,
The Stone Circle School will assume all the assets, liabilities and
responsibilities of both organizations. The consolidated corporation will
operate under the provisional charter granted to The Stone Circle School. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that an order of consolidation of The Stone Circle School and The
Stone Circle Collective, Inc., with the surviving corporation being The Stone
Circle School, be granted.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTERS
No. 16
THE CHILDREN’S
SCHOOL
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 4, 1997 to operate a
nursery school, kindergarten and a grades 1 to 3 elementary school. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 13, 2000 and on June
18, 2002, amended to add authority to also conduct grades 4 and 5 and, as so
amended, extended. The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for
the dissolution of the charter since the school is no longer in operation and
all taxes payable by the corporation have been paid and for approval to store
student records with the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District.
There are no remaining assets. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the provisional charter of The Children’s School be dissolved
and approval be given to store student records as
requested.
No. 17
THE GRACEFUL GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD MONTESSORI
SCHOOL
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 24, 2001 under the name
“The Grace Guardian of the Child” to operate a nursery school, a kindergarten
for 5 year olds, and a grade 1 elementary school. On February 23, 2004 such
provisional charter was amended to change the corporate name to “The Graceful
Guardian of the Child Montessori School,” to operate a grade 2, and as so
amended, extended. Such provisional charter was dissolved by Regents action on
June 27, 2005 and approval given to store student records with the
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District. The board of trustees requests Regents
approval of the distribution of the remaining assets of the corporation to The
Garden of the Child, Inc., a non-profit corporation with related educational
purposes. The Office of Nonpublic
School Services recommends that approval be given to the distribution of assets
of The Graceful Guardian of the Child Montessori School to The Garden of the
Child, Inc.
No. 18
ROCHESTER CHILDREN’S
HOUSE
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 22, 1975 to operate a
nursery school and kindergarten. Such provisional charter was made absolute by
Regents action on January 24, 1979 and amended on September 18, 1998. The board
of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the
charter since the school is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the
corporation have been paid. There
are no remaining assets and storage for the student records will not be
necessary due the ages of the children.
The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute
charter of Rochester Children’s House be dissolved.
Regents
Meeting
July 21-22, 2005
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
1.
Center for Economic Research and
Graduate Education – Economics Institute (CERGE-EI), New York
City
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
2.
Metropolitan College of New
York , New York City
3.
Sunbridge College, Spring
Valley
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
4.
The School of Applied Philosophy,
Pittsford
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
5.
The Niagara Educational Foundation, Niagara
Falls
