THE
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT /
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF |
TO: |
The Honorable the Members of the Board
of Regents
|
FROM: |
Kathy A.
Ahearn |
SUBJECT: |
Charter Applications for December
2006 |
DATE: |
November 16,
2006 |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goal
2 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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Issue for
Decision
Approval of charter
applications.
Reason(s) for
Consideration
Required by
State statute (Education Law section 216).
Proposed
Handling
Discussion and approval in accordance with
the respective recommendations contained in the attached summaries of charter
applications.
Procedural
History
N/A
Summary recommendations have been prepared for a total of 17 charter actions.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Regents approve
each application in accordance with the recommendations contained in the
respective summaries.
Timetable for
Implementation
N/A
Regents Meeting
December
4-5, 2006
CHARTERS
CULTURAL EDUCATION
1.
Branchport Free Library, Branchport
2.
3.
Manjiro Historic Ship Society,
4.
Peck Memorial
Library,
5.
Pine Plains Free Library, Pines
Plains
6.
Valatie Free
Library, Valatie
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
7.
8.
The
9.
The Raices Latin Music Collection and Museum,
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
10.
The Museum
of African American History and Freedom’s Journey Foundation, Inc.,
l. Cultural
Education
No. 1
BRANCHPORT FREE
LIBRARY
Branchport,
No. 2
Haines Falls,
MANJIRO HISTORIC SHIP
SOCIETY
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on May 17, 2005 to build, operate
and maintain a working replica of a nineteenth century New Bedford whaling ship
and to promote United States – Japanese cross-cultural relations. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate name to “Manjiro Historic
Friendship Society.” The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 4
PECK MEMORIAL
LIBRARY
Marathon,
No. 5
PINE PLAINS FREE
LIBRARY
Pine Plains,
No. 6
VALATIE FREE
LIBRARY
Valatie,
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 7
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain the Hull
Peterson House on Genesee Street in the Town of Lancaster, New York as an
historic house museum interpreting the history of the Hull-Peterson family and
general history of Western New York;
to restore, maintain, and preserve the Hull Peterson House and open it to
the public on a regular schedule; 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. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 8
THE
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain a history
museum of African heritage and the cultural contributions made by
African-American individuals, organizations, associations and corporations; 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; to promote and support historical
research and scholarship, issue publications in any format, and organize
historical and cultural activities, lectures, forums, programs and events for
the public; to disseminate information and provide historical perspective on
African-American historical, cultural and literary contributions, including
historical research and archaeological discoveries; to generate community pride,
further the development of the individual, increase the individual’s desire to
succeed and grow, promote good community and human relationships, promote a
healthier sense of local community, further the positive aspects of humanity,
and thus improve the world. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted
for a period of five years.
No. 9
THE RAICES LATIN MUSIC COLLECTION AND
MUSEUM
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain a museum
dedicated to the musical, cultural, and historical preservation of Afro-Hispanic
musical forms as they developed in New York City, particularly the genre
commonly referred to as “salsa;” to collect, own, hold, maintain, preserve, and
make available objects and artifacts, as appropriate; to arrange, create,
design, maintain and promote appropriate exhibits; to promote and support
research and scholarship, and to organize cultural activities, programs, and
events for the public; to promote, support, and/or facilitate the education of
aspiring musicians in the genre. The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
ORDER OF
CONSOLIDATION
No. 10
THE
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 Museum
of African American History and Freedom’s Journey Foundation, Inc.
The
Regents
Meeting
December 4-5,
2006
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE
CHARTER
1.
2.
3.
Northern
Lights School,
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
4.
Sunshine
Learning Annex,
ll.
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
No. 1
Brooklyn,
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 12, 2001 to operate a
nursery school for preschool children from two and one half to five years of
age, a kindergarten for five year olds, a grade one through twelve school, and
day care program. The board of
trustees has applied for an absolute charter. The Office of Nonpublic School
Services recommends that the provisional charter be made
absolute.
COLD SPRING HARBOR
LABORATORY
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the
corporate name “Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory of Quantitative Biology” on
September 28, 1962 to conduct investigations and research in the biological
sciences and related subjects; to further discovery and development therein; and
to diffuse information and provide instruction and training related thereto.
Such absolute charter was amended by Regents action on January 21, 1970 to
change the corporate name to “Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,” October 23, 1987,
September 18, 1998, February 3, 1999 and last amended on October 4, 2002. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add
authority for the corporation to also operate a daycare and a nursery school on
the grounds of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory for the children of the
employees and students of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where such children
are between the ages of six weeks to five years of age. The Office of Nonpublic School
Services recommends the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 3
NORTHERN
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on April 29, 1997 to operate a
nursery school, a kindergarten and a grades one through eight
elementary school. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 13, 2000 and April
29, 2003. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to add authority to also
operate at the First Presbyterian Church, 57 Church Street, Saranac Lake, New
York 12983, to change the corporate address to 5798 NYS Route 86, Wilmington,
New York 12997 and to add authority for the corporation to also operate a “Mommy
& Me” programs at both locations for which parents will always be present,
and that the provisional charter, as so amended, be 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.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTER
No. 4
SUNSHINE LEARNING
ANNEX
St. Albans,
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and operate a day care
center; a nursery school, a kindergarten and a grade one and two school. The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three
years.
DISSOLUTION OF
CHARTER
No. 5
Brookhaven,
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 23, 2004 to operate a
nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age. Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action on February 8, 2005.
The board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for the
dissolution of the charter due to the lack of enrollment throughout the first
year and upcoming year and the result financial difficulties the school
suffered. The school is no longer
in operation and all taxes payable by the corporation have been paid. The corporation has no remaining assets
for distribution. The student
records will be stored at
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
EXTENSION OF CHARTER
1.
Mid-Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis,
APPLICATION
FOR REGENTS CONSENT TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED
NAME
2.
III. HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
No. 1
MID-MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR
PSYCHOANALYSIS
A provisional charter under the name
“Mid-Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis and Group Therapy” was granted to
this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 29, 1985 to
establish a training institute in modern psychoanalysis that will provide
courses in the standard history, theory and technique of psychoanalysis. Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action January 14, 1994 and amended on October 5, 2001 including a
corporate name change to “Mid-Manhattan
Institute for Psychoanalysis” and, as so amended, extended. The board of trustees has
petitioned for an extension of the provisional charter. The Office of
Professions recommends that the provisional charter be extended for a period of
five years to allow the corporation additional time to develop its programs and
otherwise demonstrate that it can meet the requirements for an absolute
charter.
APPLICATION
FOR REGENTS CONSENT TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED
NAME
No. 2
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation under the corporate name “Mid-Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis
and Group Therapy” by action of the Board of Regents on June 26, 1970 to operate
a four-year liberal arts college.
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
amended by Regents action on various occasions with the last amendment being
granted on March 21, 2006.
The board of
trustees has requested that the Board of Regents consent to the filing of a
certificate of assumed name pursuant to General Business Law
§130 to authorize
the corporation to use the assumed name “Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine”
for its medical school located at 27-33 W 23rd Street, New York, New
York. The degree of Doctor of
Osteopathic (D.O.) Medicine will still be awarded by