Meeting of the Board of Regents | July 2003

Tuesday, July 1, 2003 - 11:00pm

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

TO:	The Honorable the Members of the Board of Regents
FROM:	James A. Kadamus
COMMITTEE:	Full Board
TITLE OF ITEM:	Annual Report to the Governor and Legislature on the Status of Charter Schools in New York State 2001-02
DATE OF SUBMISSION:	June 19, 2003
PROPOSED HANDLING:	Action
RATIONALE FOR ITEM:	Required by Education Law �2857(3)
STRATEGIC GOAL:	Goals 1 and 2
AUTHORIZATION(S):

SUMMARY:

The Board of Regents is required to report annually to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly on the status of charter schools in New York State, per �2857(3) of the Education Law. This report contains all of the required elements as well as a section that includes observations and reflections based upon concerns that have arisen since the enactment of Article 56. This report is being submitted to the Regents for approval prior to its submission to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly.

VOTED: That the Board of Regents approve the 2001-02 Annual Report to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly on the status of charter schools in New York State in the 2001-02 school year, pursuant to �2857(3) of the Education Law.

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY

AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS

THE STATUS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK STATE

2001-2002

July 2003

Table of Contents

Background and Introduction��4

Executive Summary��5

The Number, Distribution, and Brief Description of New Charter Schools Operating

in New York State in 2001-02��8

Fiscal and Programmatic Impact of Charter Schools��..14

Academic Progress of Students Attending Charter Schools �� 26

Financial Audits of Charter Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Other Information Regarding Charter Schools ��39

Glossary of Terms �� 42

List of Tables

Table 1: Approved Charter Schools Open for Instruction in New York State During 2001-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9

Table 2: Student Enrollment by Grade, Ethnicity and Gender. Summary of Data Reported by All Charter Schools 2001-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Table 3: Current Fiscal Impact of Charter Schools Open for Instruction During

2001-02��.�.��.15

Table 4: Projected Fiscal Impact of Charter Schools 2002-03��20

Table 5: Grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA) 2001-02 School Year Results��.��27

Table 5a: Grade 4 Mathematics 2001-02 School Year Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..29

Table 6: Grade 8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2001-02 School

Year Results�� . 31

Table 7: General Education Students First Entering Grade 9 in September 1998 Summary of Regents English and Mathematics Graduation Requirements Results as of June 2002�� 33

Table 8: Charter Schools Data Related to Financial Position and Change in Net Assets 2001-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Table 9: Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets for Charter

Schools 2001-02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

List of Appendices

Appendix A: Approved Charter Schools in New York State��.43

Appendix B: Fiscal and Programmatic Impact of Charter Schools.

Locally-Provided Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Background and Introduction

The New York Charter Schools Act, now Article 56 of the Education Law, was enacted on December 17, 1998. This Act amended existing Education Law to allow for the creation of charter schools. The stated purpose of the Article "is to authorize a system of charter schools to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently of existing schools and school districts in order to accomplish the following objectives:

Improve student learning and achievement;
Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at risk of academic failure;
Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel;
Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and
Provide schools with a method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results"(�2850(2) of Education Law).

Article 56 also requires the Board of Regents to report annually to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly on the status of charter schools in New York State (�2857(3) of Education Law). This report covers the 2001-02 school year.

This report includes data submitted by the charter schools and local school districts.

Executive Summary

This report provides data required by �2857(3) of Education Law, and covers the 2001-02 school year, during which a total of 32 charter schools were open for instruction. Of these 32 schools, four were chartered by the Board of Regents, 22 were chartered by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, and six were chartered by the Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools. Twelve had management companies as partners, while 20 did not. There were six schools with Edison Schools, Inc. as a partner, three schools with Victory Schools, Inc. as a partner, two schools with Beacon Education Management, LLC as a partner, and one school with National Heritage Academies as the management partner. There were 17 charter schools located in New York City, five in Buffalo, four in Rochester, and one each in Albany, East Hampton (Wainscott Common School District), Riverhead, Roosevelt, Syracuse, and Troy. The largest student enrollment reported was 976 at the Charter School of Science and Technology, the smallest 47 at the Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School. There were 21 schools that served K-6 students in a variety of grade configurations (e.g., K-1, K-2), one served high school students in grades 9-12, two served students in grades K-7, two served students in grades K-8, and one each served students in grades 1, 2, 6, and 7, 2-8, 5-7, 5-8, K-9, and K-12.

According to the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) forms that were submitted, a total of 7,960 students were reported enrolled in these 32 charter schools during 2001-02. Most (5,417) were reported as Black (not Hispanic origin) and the fewest (40) were reported as being American Indian or Alaskan Native. Hispanics made up the second largest population, with 1,278 students enrolled. Most students (6,695) were enrolled in grades K-6, while 1,265 were enrolled in grades 7-12. This includes 29 students reported as "Ungraded Elementary" and four students reported as "Ungraded Secondary." Among the elementary students, most (3,663) continue to be enrolled in grades K-3. Grade 6 had the lowest enrollment (669) at the elementary level. At the secondary level, most students (827) continue to be enrolled in grades 7 and 8, while 438 were enrolled in grades 9-12.

The adjusted expense per pupil (AEP) is the amount of money that a student�s district of residence pays to the charter school for each student while s/he is enrolled in the charter school. The funds are to be paid in six installments throughout the year. The AEP varies by district. The lowest (AEP) paid was $5,902 per student in the Cleveland Hill Union Free School District, and the highest was $33,379 per pupil paid by the Bridgehampton Union Free School District. The mean AEP was $7,425. Overall fiscal impact in New York City appeared to be negligible (0.193 percent impact on the district budget). In 2000-01, fiscal impact ranged from .01 percent of the school budget for several school districts with a small number of students attending charter schools to 4.40 percent of the Albany City School District budget. Cumulative impact was 2.90 percent on the Rochester City School District budget and 2.66 percent on the Buffalo City School District budget.

According to the information provided by the financial statements, the largest per pupil expenditure was reported to be $25,271 for the Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School, with the Roosevelt Children�s Academy Charter School second at a reported $14,551 per pupil. The third highest was for the Harlem Day Charter School, at a reported $13,532 per student. The lowest per pupil expenditures reported were for the Central New York Charter School for Math and Science at $6,989 per student, the South Buffalo Charter School at a reported $7,165 per student, and the Renaissance Charter School at a reported $7,214 per student.

Academic achievement, as measured by State exams, was mixed. For those schools for which the 2001-02 school year was the first year of instruction, the test results should be interpreted as a baseline by which all future test results will be judged. The grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics scores for the Ark Community Charter School and the King Center Charter School placed them among those farthest from State standards. The Ark Community Charter School (for which 2001-02 was the baseline year) had nearly 91 percent of its students scoring at or below Level 2 on the grade 4 ELA exam. The King Center Charter School had nearly 89 percent of its students scoring at or below Level 2 on the grade 4 ELA exam, and slightly more than 94 percent of its students scoring at or below Level 2 on the grade 4 math exam. The REACH Charter School had 88 percent of its students score at or below Level 2 on the grade 4 ELA exam. On the grade 4 math exam, the Stepping Stone Academy Charter School had 90 percent of its students at or below Level 2, and the Charter School of Science and Technology had 86 percent of its students also at or below Level 2.

In contrast, the South Buffalo Charter School had 64 percent of its students at or above Level 3 on the grade 4 ELA exam (up from nearly 57 percent the prior year), and the Renaissance Charter School had nearly 83 percent of its students (up from 60 percent last year) at or above Level 3 on the grade 4 math exam.

On the grade 8 exams, the results for the REACH Charter School place it among the farthest from State standards. All of its students (100 percent) scored at or below Level 2 on both the grade 8 ELA and math exams. The results for both the Charter School of Science and Technology and the Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School (both located in Rochester) also place both of them among those schools farthest from the State standards. The Charter School of Science and Technology had 93 of its students at or below Level 2 on both the grade 8 ELA and grade 8 math exams. The Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School had slightly more than 95 percent of its students score at or below Level 2 on both grade 8 exams.

In contrast, only the KIPP Academy Charter School results show more students at or above Level 3 for both the grade 8 ELA and math exams. Nearly 62 percent of its students scored at or above Level 3 on both exams.

Results for the 1998 grade 9 cohort show that most students in both the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School (82.4 percent) and the Renaissance Charter School (84.0 percent) scored between 55 and 100 on the Regents exam in English or received Regents credit for an approved alternative exam. The results further show that most students (84.0 percent) attending the Renaissance Charter School scored between 55 and 100 on the Regents exam in mathematics or received Regents credit for an approved alternative exam. In the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School, most students (70.6 percent) did not take the Regents exam in mathematics. Of those who did, most (23.5 percent) scored between 55 and 100 on the Regents exam in mathematics or received Regents credit for an approved alternative exam.

The charter schools report a total of 147 English language learners, with 108 being enrolled in grades K-6 and the remaining 39 students enrolled in grades 7-12.

Two charter schools, the Austin L Carr Charter School in Hudson and the REACH Charter School in New York City, had their charters revoked by their charter entities and their provisional charters revoked by the Board of Regents at its July 2002 meeting. The Austin L. Carr Charter School never opened for instruction, but the REACH Charter School did provide instruction during the 2000-01 and 2001-02 school years. The REACH Charter School did not provide its required 2001-02 annual report, so no data beyond the State assessment results for that school are reported herein.

In addition to the REACH Charter School, neither the KIPP Academy Charter School nor the Riverhead Charter School provided the required financial statements. The statements for the Riverhead Charter School were still being finalized by the auditors as of April 2003. Despite repeated requests to the charter school and to the Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools (as the charter entity), the KIPP Academy Charter School refused to provide any financial information.

Additional information is provided that describes many of the issues and concerns that have been raised regarding the implementation of Article 56, the New York Charter Schools Act. Suggestions are made for possible amendments to the legislation.

The Number, Distribution, and Brief Description of New Charter Schools Operating in New York State in 2001-02

Appendix A contains a list of all charter schools in New York.

Table 1 provides information for each charter school open for instruction during the 2001-02 school year and includes the grades and number of students to be served, the management company (if applicable), the specific educational approach to be used, the date that instruction commenced, and the charter entity.

Table 2 shows the distribution of students reported enrolled by grade, ethnicity, and gender.

Table 1

Approved Charter Schools Open for Instruction in New York State During 2001-02

Name and Address	New or Conversion	District of Location	Grades Served	Total Number of Students	Management Company	Educational Approach	Opening Date	Charter Entity
Amber Charter School 310 Lenox Avenue New York, NY 10027	New	NYC (CSD 5)	K-2	160	None	Leonard Bernstein Center Artful Learning Model; dual language immersion (Spanish/English)	9/00	SUNY
Ark Community Charter School 2247 13^th Street Troy, NY 12180-3017	New	Troy	K-5	96	None		9/01	SUNY
Beginning with Children Charter School 11 Bartlett Street Brooklyn, NY 11206-5001	Conversion	NYC (CSD 14)	K-8	450	None		9/01	Chancellor
Bronx Preparatory Charter School 1508 Webster Avenue Bronx, NY 10457	New	NYC (CSD 9)	5-7	150	None	Classical, college-preparatory curriculum	9/00	SUNY
Carl C. Icahn Charter School 1525 Brook Avenue Bronx, NY 10457-8005	New	NYC (CSD 9)	K-2	108	None		9/01	SUNY
Central New York Charter School for Math and Science 601 East Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13202	New	Syracuse	K-7	576	Beacon Education Management, LLC	Core Knowledge	8/00	SUNY
Charter School for Applied Technologies 2303 Kenmore Avenue Buffalo, NY 14207	New	Kenmore-Tonawanda	K-6	700	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/01	Regents
Name and Address	New or Conversion	District of Location	Grades Served	Total Number of Students	Management Company	Educational Approach	Opening Date	Charter Entity
Charter School of Science and Technology 690 St. Paul Street Rochester, NY 14605	New	Rochester	K-9	976	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/00	SUNY
Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School 175 Daniels Hole Road Wainscott, NY 11975	New	Wainscott	K-4	50	None	Thematic approach in a community-based setting	1/01	SUNY
Clearpool Charter School 644 McDonough Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11233	New	NYC (CSD 16)	K-2	114	None	Project-based instruction	9/00	Chancellor
Community Partnership Charter School 171 Clermont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205	New	NYC (CSD 13)	K-2	170	None	Hands-on learning	9/00	SUNY
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School 938 Clifford Avenue Rochester, NY 14621	New	Rochester	K-3	160	None	New Standards of the America�s Choice Design	9/00	SUNY
Family Life Academy Charter School 14 West 170^th Street Bronx, NY 10452-3227	New	NYC (CSD 9)	K-1	100	None		9/01	SUNY
Genesee Community Charter School 657 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14607-2177	New	Rochester	K-3	120	None	Expeditionary Learning-Outward Bound	9/01	Regents
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School 1 East 104^th Street New York, NY 10029	New	NYC (CSD 4)	1-7	154	None	Constructivist	9/00	SUNY
Harlem Day Charter School 240 East 123^rd Street New York, NY 10035-2038	New	NYC (CSD 4)	K-1	80	None		9/01	SUNY
Name and Address	New or Conversion	District of Location	Grades Served	Total Number of Students	Management Company	Educational Approach	Opening Date	Charter Entity
Harriet Tubman Charter School 3565 Third Avenue Bronx, NY 10456-3403	New	NYC (CSD 9)	K-3	120	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/01	Regents
John A. Reisenbach Charter School 257 W. 177^th Street New York, NY 10026-2115	New	NYC (CSD 5)	1-2, 6-7	360	The Learning Project, Inc.	DISTAR, Saxon Math, Success for All, Grapho-Phonix	9/99	SUNY
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School 17 Battery Place New York, NY 10004	Conversion	NYC (CSD 2)	9-12	160	None	Cooperative learning; thematic projects/units	9/00	Chancellor
King Center Charter School 938 Genesee Street Buffalo, NY 14211-3025	New	Buffalo	K-4	100	None	Individualized	9/00	SUNY
KIPP Academy Charter School 250 East 156^th Street Bronx, NY 10451	Conversion	NYC (CSD 7)	5-8	240	None	Extended-day, college preparatory program	9/00	Chancellor
Merrick Academy � Queens Public Charter School 207-01 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village, NY 11428	New	NYC (CSD 29)	K-3	175	Victory Schools, Inc.	Direct Instruction, Core Knowledge	9/00	SUNY
New Covenant Charter School 50 North Lark Street Albany, NY 12210	New	Albany	K-7	701	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/99	SUNY
REACH Charter School 220 East 106^th Street New York, NY 10029	Conversion	NYC (CSD 4)	2-8	153	None	Personalized instruction, academic grouping	9/00	Chancellor

Name and Address	New or Conversion	District of Location	Grades Served	Total Number of Students	Management Company	Educational Approach	Opening Date	Charter Entity
Renaissance Charter School 35-59 81^st Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372	Conversion	NYC (CSD 30)	K-12	500	None	Core studies, project-based learning, and community involvement	9/00	Chancellor
Riverhead Charter School 3685 Middle Country Road Calverton, NY 11933	New	Riverhead	K-4	175	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/01	Regents
Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School 82 St. Paul Street Rochester, NY 14604	New	Rochester	K-8	332	National Heritage Academies	Back-to-basics academics, character development	9/00	SUNY
Roosevelt Children�s Academy Charter School 105 Pleasant Avenue Roosevelt, NY 11575	New	Roosevelt	1-3	147	Victory Schools, Inc.	Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge	9/00	SUNY
Sisulu Children�s Charter School 125 W. 115^th Street New York, NY 10026-2908	New	NYC (CSD 5)	1-4	322	Victory Schools, Inc.	Direct Instruction and Core Knowledge	9/99	SUNY
South Buffalo Charter School 2219 South Park Avenue Buffalo, NY 14220	New	Buffalo	K-5	308	Beacon Educational Management, LLC	Core Knowledge	9/00	SUNY
Stepping Stone Academy Charter School 907 East Ferry Street Buffalo, NY 14211-1423	New	Buffalo	K-5	300	Edison Schools, Inc.	Integrated subject matter in five domains	9/01	SUNY
Tapestry Charter School 40 North Street Buffalo, NY 14202-1106	New	Buffalo	K-4	100	None		9/01	SUNY

Table 2

Student Enrollment by Grade, Ethnicity and Gender

Summary of Data Reported by All Charter Schools

2001-02

Grade	American Indian or Alaskan Native		Black (not Hispanic origin)		Asian or Pacific Islander		Hispanic		White (not Hispanic origin)		Total Enrollment
Grade	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total Enrollment
Kindergarten (1/2-day)
Kindergarten (full-day)	3	4	384	355	9	7	96	82	87	96	1,123
First	2	1	479	494	7	9	79	92	89	92	1,344
Second	3	1	427	468	2	7	65	61	89	73	1,196
Third	2	2	343	320	5	3	53	56	91	73	948
Fourth	3	1	245	227	8	4	44	35	86	54	707
Fifth	2	3	209	225	3	4	55	60	70	48	679
Sixth	3	2	208	245	3	4	65	60	48	31	669
Ungraded Elementary			13	16							29
Seventh	2	1	199	176	3	3	53	80	17	9	543
Eighth	1		82	94	5	8	33	47	8	6	284
Ninth	1		43	44	6	2	21	28	5	6	156
Tenth		1	25	27	3	4	22	20	4	3	109
Eleventh	2		19	27	6	4	22	19	4	6	109
Twelfth			11	8	2		14	16	6	3	60
Ungraded Secondary*			2	2							4
Totals	24	16	2,689	2,728	62	59	622	656	604	500	7,960

Note: Ungraded Elementary and Ungraded Secondary refer to students with disabilities who spend 60% or more of their time in special education classes. Nongraded students who are not students with disabilities should be assigned, according to age, to a grade above.

Fiscal and Programmatic Impact of Charter Schools

Article 56 requires that this report contain information on the current and projected fiscal impact of charter schools on the delivery of services by the public school system. Appendix B contains information obtained from the public school districts in which charter schools are located. They were asked to provide such information from their point of view. It was assumed that the districts themselves would be in the best position to ascertain what type and level of impact, if any, the charter schools had upon the districts. A copy of the letter that was sent to the superintendent of each district is also included in Appendix B.

Table 3 shows the fiscal information for each charter school for the 2001-02 school year. Included are the name of each charter school, the reported sending districts, the number of students reported enrolled for the 2001-02 school year, the adjusted expense per pupil (AEP) for the 2001-02 school year, and the AEP multiplied by the number of students. It should be noted that this fiscal analysis is based upon the assumption that all charter school students would have been enrolled in their district of residence if the charter school had not been in existence, and that the school districts would not have incurred costs for special education, transportation, textbooks, and health services beyond the costs that the districts would have incurred if the charter school students had been enrolled in their districts of residence.

Projections for the same categories of information are also provided for the charter schools� subsequent years of operation in Table 4, based upon the enrollments anticipated in their applications and an initial charter term of five years. Given that returning students, students residing in the district of location, and siblings must be given preference in admission, it is assumed for the purpose of Table 4 that all students enrolled in these charter schools will come from the district of location. The reader is cautioned that the actual distribution of students will likely vary in many instances.

To provide a more comprehensive picture of the projected fiscal impact of charter schools during 2001-02, those charter schools commencing instruction during 2002-03 are also included in Table 4 and are denoted by use of italic script.

Table 3

Current Fiscal Impact of Charter Schools

Open for Instruction During 2001-02

Name	Sending District	Number of Students 2001-02*	AEP Per Student 2001-02	Total AEP 2001-02	District�s 2001-02 Approved General Fund Budget	Percent of Impact on District Budget
Amber Charter School	Freeport	1	$8,920	$8,920	$91,764,288	0.01
Amber Charter School	NYC	118	$7,006	$826,708	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Ark Community Charter School	Lansingburgh	6	$7,055	$42,330	$24,542,924	0.17
Ark Community Charter School	Troy	90	$8,640	$777,600	$64,415,500	1.21
Beginning with Children Charter School	NYC	417	$7,006	$2,921,502	$11,708,945,394	0.02
Bronx Preparatory Charter School	NYC	146	$7,006	$1,022,876	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Carl C. Icahn Charter School	NYC	108	$7,006	$756,648	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Central New York Charter School for Math and Science	Baldwinsville	1	$6,875	$6,875	$60,182,308	0.01
	E. Syracuse-Minoa	5	$8,351	$41,755	$48,121,080	0.09
	Jamesville-DeWitt	4	$8,223	$32,892	$30,202,610	0.11
	Lafayette	3	$8,308	$24,924	$12,372,682	0.20
	Liverpool	5	$7,935	$39,675	$94,350,717	0.04
	Lyncourt	1	$7,180	$7,180	$4,045,735	0.18
	N. Syracuse	13	$6,544	$85,072	$95,257,209	0.09
	Onondaga	2	$7,015	$14,030	$11,755,058	0.12
	Phoenix	2	$7,342	$14,684	$29,243,071	0.05
	Syracuse	423	$6,343	$2,683,089	$201,400,000	1.33
	W. Genesee	1	$6,479	$6,479	$44,742,010	0.01
	Westhill	2	$7,058	$14,116	$20,462,600	0.07
Charter School for Applied Technologies	Amherst	8	$8,116	$64,928	$34,707,551	0.19
	Buffalo	602	$8,268	$4,977,336	$435,878,089	1.14
	Cleveland Hill	1	$5,902	$5,902	$20,123,182	0.03
	Depew	1	$7,996	$7,996	$29,093,207	0.28
	Grand Island	2	$7,150	$14,300	$34,964,063	0.04
	Hamburg	1	$7,132	$7,132	$41,689,246	0.02
	Kenmore-Tonawanda	36	$8,065	$290,340	$106,765,299	0.27
	Lackawanna	16	$8,244	$131,904	$27,600,000	0.48
	Lancaster	4	$6,398	$25,592	$57,808,414	0.04
	Maryvale	1	$7,673	$7,673	$28,481,943	0.03
	Niagara Falls	1	$7,795	$7,795	$104,959,516	0.01
	Niagara-Wheatfield	2	$7,487	$14,974	$45,397,030	0.03
Charter School of Science and Technology	Greece	4	$6,818	$27,272	$149,133,346	0.02
	Rochester	971	$7,548	$7,329,108	$410,538,903	1.79
	W. Irondequoit	1	$7,269	$7,269	$40,498,080	0.02
Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School	Bridgehamp-ton	1	$33,379	$33,379	$7,426,715	0.45
	E. Hampton	17	$12,566	$213,622	$33,116,548	0.65
	Hampton Bays	1	$8,892	$8,892	$20,868,235	0.04
	Montauk	5	$10,672	$53,360	$10,335,084	0.52
	Sag Harbor	5	$13,464	$67,320	$17,591,070	0.38
	Shelter Island	1	$17,107	$17,107	$5,836,806	0.29
	Southampton	3	$15,374	$46,122	$35,437,843	0.13
	Springs	14	$9,916	$138,824	$11,704,050	1.19
Clearpool Charter School	NYC	127	$7,006	$889,762	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Community Partnership Charter School	NYC	149	$7,006	$1,043,894	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	E. Irondequoit	1	$7,025	$7,025	$41,832,782	0.02
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	Rochester	159	$7,548	$1,200,132	$410,538,903	0.29
Family Life Academy Charter School	NYC	99	$7,006	$693,594	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Genesee Community Charter School	Brighton	1	$7,989	$7,989	$41,931,252	0.02
	Gananda	1	$6,507	$6,507	$15,432,303	0.04
	Gates-Chili	1	$7,643	$7,643	$59,851,779	0.01
	Penfield	2	$8,071	$16,142	$58,656,394	0.03
	Rochester	105	$7,548	$792,540	$410,538,903	0.19
	Spencerport	4	$6,540	$26,160	$48,783,636	0.05
	Webster	1	$7,246	$7,246	$92,944,760	0.01
	W. Irondequoit	2	$7,269	$14,538	$40,498,080	0.04
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School	NYC	151	$7,006	$1,057,906	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Harlem Day Charter School	NYC	50	$7,006	$350,300	$11,708,945,394	0.003
Harriet Tubman Charter School	NYC	118	$7,006	$826,708	$11,708,945,394	0.01
John A. Reisenbach Charter School	NYC	276	$7,006	$1,933,656	$11,708,945,394	0.02
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	NYC	188	$7,006	$1,317,128	$11,708,945,394	0.01
King Center Charter School	Buffalo	101	$8,268	$835,068	$435,878,089	0.19
KIPP Academy Charter School	NYC	236	$7,006	$1,653,416	$11,708,945,394	0.01
Merrick Academy � Queens Public Charter School	NYC	169	$7,006	$1,184,014	$11,708,945,394	0.01
New Covenant Charter School	Albany	686	$7,742	$5,311,012	$120,638,597	4.40
	Cohoes	1	$7,020	$7,020	$29,042,468	0.02
	Guilderland	1	$7,327	$7,327	$61,563,224	0.01
	N. Colonie	3	$7,322	$21,966	$54,750,000	0.04
	Ravena	1	$8,318	$8,318	$32,003,556	0.03
	Rennselaer	3	$8,204	$24,612	$14,185,334	0.17
	Troy	13	$8,640	$112,320	$64,415,500	0.17
	Watervliet	4	$5,966	$23,864	$15,304,521	0.16
REACH Charter School	NYC	NA	$7,006	NA	$11,708,945,394	NA
Renaissance Charter School	NYC	476	$7,006	$3,334,856	$11,708,945,394	0.03
Riverhead Charter School	Center Moriches	1	$10,131	$10,131	$19,773,200	0.05
	Hampton Bays	5	$8,892	$44,460	$20,868,235	0.21
	Longwood	66	$9,518	$628,188	$135,216,405	0.47
	Riverhead	132	$9,560	$1,261,920	$65,209,167	1.94
	S. Manor	4	$7,819	$31,276	$9,715,605	0.32
	Southampton	1	$15,374	$15,374	$35,437,843	0.04
	Westhampton	1	$10,910	$10,910	$28,144,425	0.04
	William Floyd	15	$8,165	$122,475	$125,763,674	0.10
Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School	Rochester	343	$7,548	$2,588,964	$410,538,903	0.63
Roosevelt Children�s Academy Charter School	East Meadow	1	$10,293	$10,293	$116,821,392	0.01
	Freeport	8	$8,920	$71,360	$91,764,288	0.08
	Hempstead	30	$13,045	$391,350	$104,000,000	0.38
	Locust Valley	1	$13,874	$13,874	$43,798,552	0.03
	Malverne	1	$10,916	$10,916	$29,995,992	0.04
	Roosevelt	142	$7,910	$1,123,220	$39,595,572	2.84
	Uniondale	7	$12,279	$85,953	$102,886,544	0.08
Sisulu Children�s Charter School	NYC	297	$7,006	$2,080,782	$11,708,945,394	0.02
South Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	298	$8,268	$2,463,864	$435,878,089	0.57
	Lackawanna	10	$8,244	$82,440	$27,600,000	0.30
	W. Seneca	3	$6,513	$19,539	$77,016,002	0.03
Stepping Stone Academy Charter School	Buffalo	297	$8,268	$2,455,596	$435,878,089	0.56
Tapestry Charter School	Buffalo	103	$8,268	$851,604	$435,878,089	0.20
	Cheektowaga	1	$6,694	$6,694	$25,707,602	0.03
	W. Seneca	1	$6,513	$6,513	$77,016,002	0.01
Totals	NA	7,943	NA	$58,975,785	NA	NA

Average AEP per Student: $7,425

*From Schedule U of the State Aid Claim Worksheet and Projections (�3601 and �3604(11) of Education Law). The total number of students differs from that in Table 2 because the data are reported at different times of the year, and the difference represents the mobility of the students.

Table 4

Projected Fiscal Impact of Charter Schools

2002-03

Name	Sending District	Projected Total Number of Students 2002-03*	AEP Per Student 2002-03	Projected Total AEP 2002-03	District�s 2002-03 Approved General Fund Budget	Percent of Projected Impact on District Budget
Amber Charter School	NYC	200	$7,967	$1,593,400	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Amber Charter School	Freeport		$9,857		$98,418,384
Ark Community Charter School	Troy	96	$8,769	$841,824	$62,652,468	1.34
Beginning with Children Charter School	NYC	450	$7,967	$3,585,150	$12,360,782,961	0.03
Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys	Albany	45	$7,897	$355,365	$128,956,981	0.28
Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls	Albany	45	$7,897	$355,365	$128,956,981	0.28
Bronx Preparatory Charter School	NYC	200	$7,967	$1,593,400	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Carl C. Icahn Charter School	NYC	144	$7,967	$1,147,248	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Central New York Charter School for Math and Science	Baldwinsville		$7,357		$60,418,659
	E. Syracuse-Minoa		$9,041		$50,560,330
	Jamesville-DeWitt		$8,635		$31,472,973
	Lafayette		$9,279		$12,813,661
	Liverpool		$8,383		$95,114,606
	Lyncourt		$8,196		$4,449,499
	N. Syracuse		$7,139		$97,247,767
	Onondaga		$7,327		$12,048,698
	Phoenix		$7,872		$29,653,148
	Syracuse	660	$6,759	$4,460,940	$208,800,000	2.14
	W. Genesee		$6,810		$46,065,065
	Westhill		$7,424		$21,275,600
Charter School for Applied Technologies	Amherst		$8,501		$34,707,551
	Buffalo		$8,783		$444,644,182
	Cleveland Hill		$6,568		$20,726,805
	Depew		$8,696		$30,652,493
	Grand Island		$7,832		$35, 991,736
	Hamburg		$7,300		$42,832,728
	Kenmore-Tonawanda	800	$8,073	$6,458,400	$107,816,566	6.00
	Lackawanna		$8,091		$29,980,000
	Lancaster		$6,805		$58,310,984
	Maryvale		$8,228		$29,475,285
	Niagara Falls		$8,384		$102,628,945
	Niagara-Wheatfield		$8,682		$46,589,772
Charter School of Science and Technology	Greece		$7,575		$153,761,699
	Rochester	1,021	$8,485	$8,663,185	$422,042,816	2.05
	W. Irondequoit		$7,828		$43,312,359
Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School	Bridgehamp-ton		$35,858		$8,644,177
	E. Hampton		$13,183		$35,100,490
	Hampton Bays		$8,066		$23,145,167
	Montauk		$11,836		$10,225,572
	Sag Harbor		$14,154		$19,762,860
	Shelter Island		$18,681		$6,240,635
	Southampton		$15,660		$37,771,361
	Springs		$11,835		$12,366,796
	Wainscott	72	$30,483	$2,194,776	$1,740,635	126.1
Clearpool Charter School	NYC	154	$7,967	$1,226,918	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Community Partnership Charter School	NYC	240	$7,967	$1,912,080	$12,360,782,961	0.02
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	E. Irondequoit		$7,000		$43,483,082
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	Rochester	200	$8,485	$1,697,000	$422,042,816	0.40
Explore Charter School	NYC	160	$7,967	$1,274,720	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Family Life Academy Charter School	NYC	156	$7,967	$1,242,852	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Genesee Community Charter School	Brighton		$8,788		$44,002,655
	Gananda		$6,177		$15,004,972
	Gates-Chili		$8,189		$61,834,829
	Penfield		$8,510		$61,756,402
	Rochester	150	$8,485	$1,272,750	$422,042,816	0.30
	Spencerport		$7,134		$50,335,097
	Webster		$7,755		$98,088,413
	W. Irondequoit		$7,828		$43,312,359
Global Concepts Charter School	Lackawanna	172	$8,091	$1,391,652	$29,980,000	4.64
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School	NYC	176	$7,967	$1,402,192	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Harlem Day Charter School	NYC	120	$7,967	$956,040	$12,360,782,961	0.01
Harriet Tubman Charter School	NYC	138	$7,967	$1,099,446	$12,360,782,961	0.01
International Charter School of Schenectady	Schenectady	300	$7,464	$2,239,200	$93,467,189	2.40
John A. Reisenbach Charter School	NYC	300	$7,967	$2,390,100	$12,360,782,961	0.02
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	NYC	410	$7,967	$3,266,470	$12,360,782,961	0.03
King Center Charter School	Buffalo	100	$8,783	$878,300	$444,644,182	0.20
KIPP Academy Charter School	NYC	240	$7,967	$1,912,080	$12,360,782,961	0.02
Merrick Academy � Queens Public Charter School	NYC	350	$7,967	$2,788,450	$12,360,782,961	0.02
New Covenant Charter School	Albany	813	$7,897	$6,420,261	$128,956,981	4.98
	Cohoes		$7,963		$27,132,306
	Guilderland		$7,636		$63,316,079
	N. Colonie		$7,667		$57,530,000
	Ravena		$8,544		$32,366,655
	Rensselaer		$8,766		$14,135,869
	Troy		$8,769		$62,652,468
	Watervliet		$6,349		$15,401,926
Our World Neighborhood Charter School	NYC	450	$7,967	$3,585,150	$12,360,782,961	0.03
Renaissance Charter School	NYC	500	$7,967	$3,983,500	$12,360,782,961	0.03
Riverhead Charter School	Center Moriches		$11,533		$21,255,700
	Hampton Bays		$8,066		$23,145,167
	Longwood		$9,523		$142,034,272
	Riverhead	408	$9,660	$3,941,280	$71,120,126	5.54
	S. Manor		$8,422		$10,886,365
	Southampton		$15,660		$37,771,361
	Westhampton		$11,888		$29,895,290
	William Floyd		$8,633		$132,691,991
Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School	Rochester	460	$8,485	$3,903,100	$422,042,816	0.93
Roosevelt Children�s Academy Charter School	East Meadow		$10,946		$119,805,050
	Freeport		$9,857		$98,418,384
	Hempstead		$13,159		$108,721,513
	Locust Valley		$14,762		$46,599,052
	Malverne		$11,766		$31,494,671
	Roosevelt	250	$9,680	$2,420,000	$46,735,734	5.18
	Uniondale		$13,694		$108,543,488
Sisulu Children�s Charter School	NYC	327	$7,967	$2,605,209	$12,360,782,961	0.02
South Buffalo Charter School	Buffalo	383	$8,783	$3,363,889	$444,644,182	0.76
	Lackawanna		$8,091		$29,980,000
	W. Seneca		$6,725		$79,076,297
Southside Academy Charter School	Syracuse	148	$6,759	$1,000,332	$208,800,000	0.48
Stepping Stone Academy Charter School	Buffalo	712	$8,783	$6,253,496	$444,644,182	1.41
Tapestry Charter School	Buffalo	132	$8,783	$1,159,356	$444,644,182	0.26
	Cheektowaga		$6,801		$26,386,921
	W. Seneca		$6,725		$79,076,297
Projected Totals	NA	11,682	NA	$96,834,876	NA	NA

Average Projected AEP per Student: $8,289

*Based upon enrollment projected in the charter or other agreement with the charter entity. The actual distribution of students will likely vary over more than one district for most charter schools.

Academic Progress of Students Attending Charter Schools

Article 56 requires that this annual report contain a comparison of the academic progress of students attending charter schools with that of students attending comparable public and non-public schools, wherever practicable. Students attending charter schools are required to take State tests to the same extent required of other public school students. In 2001-02, 17 charter schools served grades in which State tests were required. Tables 5 and 5a show the State test results for each charter school as compared with the State test results for its district of location. For comparison purposes in New York City, the district of location is either the community school district in which the charter school is located or all other high schools citywide (including alternative high schools).

A comparison with all non-public schools was not practicable.

Note that the description for each of the performance levels on the grades 4 and 8 State tests is as follows:

Level 1: These students have serious academic deficiencies.

Level 2: These students need extra help to meet the standards and pass the Regents examination.

Level 3: These students meet the standards and, with continued steady growth, should pass the Regents examination.

Level 4: These students exceed the standards and are moving toward high performance on the Regents examination.

Table 5

Grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA)

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Ark Community Charter School

Troy City School District

Beginning with Children Charter School

New York City CSD # 14

Central New York Charter School for Math

and Science

Syracuse City School District

Charter School for Applied Technologies

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Charter School of Science and Technology

Rochester City School District

Child Development Ctr. Of the Hamptons CS

Wainscott Common School District

Harbor Science and Arts Charter School

New York City CSD #4

King Center Charter School

Buffalo City School District

New Covenant Charter School

Albany City School District

319

1,676

1,700

101

670

100

3,031

1,478

3,140

761

18.2

4.4

6.0

16.5

30.3

19.9

20.8

1.3

36.0

10.7

12.5

0.0

9.1

15.6

27.8

19.4

40.0

12.2

72.7

32.0

42.0

40.8

50.0

44.0

48.5

26.3

48.0

42.9

62.5

0.0

63.6

48.1

61.1

46.7

45.0

39.4

9.1

53.0

46.0

32.3

19.7

28.6

27.7

47.9

16.0

36.9

25.0

0.0

27.3

27.9

11.1

27.3

13.8

37.6

0.0

10.7

6.0

10.4

0.0

7.5

3.0

24.5

0.0

9.6

0.0

8.3

0.0

6.6

1.3

10.8

Table 5 (continued)

Grade 4 English Language Arts (ELA)

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

REACH Charter School

New York City CSD #1

Renaissance Charter School

New York City CSD #30

Riverhead Charter School

Riverhead Central School District

Rochester Leadership Academy Charter

School

Rochester City School District

Sisulu Children�s Academy Charter

School

New York City CSD # 5

South Buffalo Charter School

Buffalo City School District

Stepping Stone Academy Charter School

Buffalo City School District

Tapestry Charter School

Buffalo City School District

837

2,912

365

3,031

967

3,140

61.5

13.3

4.3

10.7

28.6

6.0

20.5

10.7

17.4

22.1

2.0

19.4

33.3

19.4

25.0

19.4

26.9

43.4

47.8

37.2

35.7

33.2

52.3

42.9

60.9

48.9

34.0

46.7

50.0

46.7

25.0

46.7

11.5

35.6

30.4

36.5

28.6

46.3

27.3

36.9

21.7

23.7

50.0

27.3

14.6

27.3

25.0

27.3

0.0

7.8

17.4

15.6

7.1

14.5

0.0

9.6

0.0

5.3

14.0

6.6

2.1

6.6

25.0

6.6

Table 5a

Grade 4 Mathematics

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Ark Community Charter School

Troy City School District

320

0.0

4.7

64.3

32.2

28.6

51.6

7.1

11.6

Beginning with Children Charter School

New York City CSD # 14

1,742

4.0

11.0

32.0

32.5

56.0

42.0

8.0

14.5

Central New York Charter School for Math and Science

Syracuse City School District

1,790

29.9

16.8

43.3

38.2

25.4

35.7

1.5

9.3

Charter School for Applied Technologies

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

103

672

18.4

2.1

48.5

10.9

27.2

50.9

5.8

36.2

Charter School of Science and Technology

Rochester City School District

102

3,039

40.2

13.4

46.1

41.7

13.7

37.8

0.0

7.1

Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School

Wainscott Common School District

0.0

37.5

0.0

62.5

0.0

Harbor Science and Arts Charter School

New York City CSD #4

1,514

30.0

12.1

30.0

40.6

40.0

40.4

0.0

6.9

King Center Charter School

Buffalo City School District

3,277

50.0

13.7

44.4

40.9

5.6

37.2

0.0

8.1

New Covenant Charter School

Albany City School District

764

26.9

8.5

41.0

34.4

29.5

41.6

2.6

15.4

REACH Charter School

New York City CSD #1

857

66.7

10.6

20.8

40.5

12.5

39.6

0.0

9.3

Renaissance Charter School

New York City CSD #30

2,928

8.7

7.4

8.7

27.7

47.8

47.9

34.8

16.9

Riverhead Charter School

Riverhead Central School District

371

23.1

4.6

46.2

25.1

15.4

52.8

15.4

17.5

Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School

Rochester City School District

3,039

15.0

13.4

50.0

41.7

32.5

37.8

2.5

7.1

Table 5a (continued)

Grade 4 Mathematics

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Sisulu Children�s Academy Charter School

New York City CSD # 5

967

50.0

17.7

45.5

48.3

4.5

29.4

0.0

4.7

South Buffalo Charter School

Buffalo City School District

3,277

2.0

13.7

38.0

40.9

54.0

37.2

6.0

8.1

Stepping Stone Academy Charter School

Buffalo City School District

3,277

42.0

13.7

48.0

40.9

10.0

37.2

0.0

8.1

Tapestry Charter School

Buffalo City School District

3,277

6.7

13.7

40.0

40.9

33.3

37.2

20.0

8.1

Table 6

Grade 8 English Language Arts (ELA)

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Beginning with Children Charter School

New York CSD # 14

1,566

11.9

18.6

47.6

60.4

33.3

18.1

7.1

2.9

Charter School of Science and Technology

Rochester City School District

105

2,245

15.2

12.7

78.1

68.9

5.7

16.6

1.0

1.9

KIPP Academy Charter School

New York City CSD # 7

1,042

0.0

20.2

38.5

66.0

44.2

12.8

17.3

1.1

REACH Charter School

New York City CSD #1

522

14.3

17.0

85.7

60.5

0.0

18.8

0.0

3.6

Renaissance Charter School

New York City CSD #30

2,094

5.3

9.7

57.9

61.5

28.9

23.3

7.9

5.5

Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School

Rochester City School District

2,245

16.7

12.7

79.2

68.9

4.2

16.6

0.0

1.9

Table 6 (continued)

Grade 8 Mathematics

2001-02 School Year Results

Charter School/District of Location

Number Tested

Percent of Students At:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Beginning with Children Charter School

New York City CSD # 14

1,607

5.0

36.8

70.0

37.7

22.5

21.2

2.5

4.3

Charter School of Science and Technology

Rochester City School District

108

2,444

64.8

53.3

27.8

34.7

7.4

11.4

0.0

0.6

KIPP Academy Charter School

New York City CSD # 7

1,115

1.9

54.9

36.5

33.5

44.2

11.3

17.3

0.4

REACH Charter School

New York City CSD #1

588

71.4

33.0

28.6

35.0

0.0

24.0

0.0

8.0

Renaissance Charter School

New York City CSD #30

2,234

7.7

30.2

48.7

38.7

35.9

24.8

7.7

6.4

Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School

Rochester City School District

2,444

65.2

53.3

30.4

34.7

4.3

11.4

0.0

0.6

Table 7

General Education Students First Entering Grade 9 in September 1998

Summary of Regents English and Mathematics Graduation Requirements

Results as of June 2002

Test and School

Number of General Education Students in Cohort

Percent of Cohort:

Not Tested

Receiving Regents Credit for Approved Alternative

Scoring

0-54

Scoring 55-64

Scoring 65-84

Scoring 85-100

Scoring 55-100 or Receiving Regents Credits for an Approved Alternative

Regents English

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy

Charter School

Renaissance Charter School

NYC Public HS

45,591

17.6

4.0

15.6

12.0

5.3

29.4

12.0

15.6

52.9

72.0

52.5

10.9

82.4

84.0

79.1

Regents Mathematics

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy

Charter School

Renaissance Charter School

NYC Public HS

45,591

70.6

4.0

14.1

5.9

12.0

11.4

23.5

4.0

15.4

72.0

34.1

8.0

24.9

23.5

84.0

74.4

Financial Audits of Charter Schools

Education Law Article 56 requires that charter schools obtain annual independent financial audits by a licensed certified public accountant or public accountant as set forth in their charter. These independent audits must be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting and audit standards.

The following tables present data obtained from charter school annual financial statement audits for the 2001-02 school year. Information from the statements was consolidated where possible to facilitate comparisons among schools.

Table 8 summarizes the financial position of each school as well as the net results of operations for the year. Ten of the schools submitting statements had a decrease in unrestricted net assets (fund balance) for the year and seven schools had total liabilities exceeding total assets. Overall, unrestricted net assets increased by $4.8 million to a net total of $8.8 million for all schools.

Table 9 shows a breakdown of revenues and expenses. Revenue and Support totaled $76.2 million, an increase of $34 million from the 2000-01 school year. The base funding that a charter school receives depends on the number of students enrolled and the adjusted expense per pupil (AEP). The base funding is received from the districts of residence for the enrolled students and represents the primary source of funds for charter schools. Base funding amounts are reported under the heading of Government Contracts and Grants on Table 9. Schools also may receive private grants, contributions and other revenue (such as interest). Government contracts and grants accounted for 88 percent of total Revenue and Support for the charter schools reporting fiscal data. Private grants, contributions and other revenue accounted for about nine percent of total.

Expenses totaled $71.3 million, an increase of $30 million from the 2000-01 school year. Most school financial statements show a breakdown of expenses by the categories of program and management and general expenses. For schools reporting expenses in this manner, program expenses were 71 percent of total expenses.

Table 8

Charter Schools Data Related to Financial Position and Change in Net Assets 2001-02

School Name	Assets	Liabilities	Total Net Assets or Fund Balance	Change in Unrestricted Net Assets or Fund Balance (see Table 9)
Ark Community Charter School	$675,884	$109,292	$566,592	$421,442
Amber Charter School	461,168	85,521	375,647	-31,751
Beginning with Children Charter School	1,191,468	784,515	406,953	389,308
Bronx Preparatory Charter School	1,148,242	379,046	769,196	337,152
Carl C. Icahn Charter School	547,671	403,983	143,688	39,962
Central New York CS for Math and Science	7,284,216	7,679,734	-395,518	-86,570
Charter School for Applied Technologies	8,071,597	7,693,891	377,706	377,706
Charter School of Science and Technology	2,578,883	2,456,531	122,352	-7,413
Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School	316,842	387,737	-70,895	-78,056
Clearpool Charter School	25,524	154,985	-129,461	79,281
Community Partnership Charter School	766,544	521,789	244,755	43,689
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	484,593	200,627	283,966	40,778
Family Life Academy Charter School	535,684	141,170	394,514	394,514
Genesee Community Charter School	709,022	175,225	533,797	338,989
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School	232,499	320,202	-87,703	-192,794
Harlem Day Charter School	3,098,417	368,123	2,730,294	2,180,294
Harriet Tubman Charter School	1,017,478	838,050	179,428	-28,683
John A. Reisenbach Charter School	2,585,454	2,333,267	252,187	-645,374
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	1,092,872	331,389	761,483	509,327
King Center Charter School	340,533	109,778	230,755	259,648
KIPP Academy Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School	1,526,992	1,283,617	243,375	268,713
New Covenant Charter School	14,025,547	14,131,031	-105,484	-30,165
REACH Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Renaissance Charter School	1,804,604	0	1,804,604	131,820
School Name	Assets	Liabilities	Total Net Assets or Fund Balance	Change in Unrestricted Net Assets or Fund Balance (see Table 9)
Riverhead Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School	121,147	86,095	35,052	4,874
Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	1,751,534	1,927,086	-175,552	-159,366
Sisulu Children's Charter School	642,398	2,521,109	-1,878,711	-667,205
South Buffalo Charter School	1,544,427	686,713	857,714	690,495
Stepping Stone Academy Charter School	4,020,475	3,947,115	73,360	73,360
Tapestry Charter School	477,797	254,142	223,655	185,314
Totals	$59,079,512	$50,311,763	$8,767,749	$4,839,289

Source: Audited Financial Statements July 1, 2001 � June 30, 2002.

Table 9

Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets for Charter Schools 2001-02

	Revenues				Expenses
School Name	Government Contracts and Grants	Private Grants, Contributions and Other Revenue	Net Assets Released from Restrictions or Proceeds From Long-Term Debt	Total Revenue & Support	Program		Mgmt. & General		Total Expenses	Change in Unrestricted Net Assets or Fund Balance
Ark Community Charter School	$1,147,815	$272,719	$0	$1,420,534	$881,379		$117,713		$999,092	$421,442
Amber Charter School	1,191,434	120,590	10,000	1,322,024	1,187,908		165,867		1,353,775	-31,751
Beginning with Children Charter School	3,743,299	351,175	0	4,094,474	3,216,281		488,885		3,705,166	389,308
Bronx Preparatory Charter School	1,289,095	742,474	0	2,031,569	1,291,381		403,036		1,694,417	337,152
Carl C. Icahn Charter School	614,222	20	275,644	889,886	710,156	139,768			849,924	39,962
Central New York CS for Math and Science	3,847,312	91,973	0	3,939,285	2,936,530	1,089,325			4,025,855	-86,570
Charter School for Applied Technologies	6,473,547	1,878	0	6,475,425	4,353,569		1,744,150		6,097,719	377,706
Charter School of Science and Technology	8,381,686	116,662	0	8,498,348	6,548,475		1,957,286		8,505,761	-7,413
Child Development Center of the Hamptons CS	775,005	112,924	297,550	1,185,479	1,086,678		176,857		1,263,535	-78,056
Clearpool Charter School	805,345	412,934	0	1,218,279	799,487		339,511		1,138,998	79,281
Community Partnership Charter School	1,598,884	210,102	0	1,808,986	1,503,459		261,838		1,765,297	43,689
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	1,508,743	88,132	30,653	1,627,528	1,253,772		332,978		1,586,750	40,778
Family Life Academy Charter School	713,986	17,050	563,254	1,294,290	683,186		216,590		899,776	394,514
Genesee Community Charter School	911,982	421,909	93,830	1,427,721	872,136		216,596		1,088,732	338,989
Harbor Science and Arts Charter School	1,318,205	123,586	0	1,441,791	1,577,465		57,120		1,634,585	-192,794
Harlem Day Charter School	833,670	2,429,219	0	3,262,889	625,215		457,380		1,082,595	2,180,294
Harriet Tubman Charter School	1,095,985	157,285		1,253,270	572,037		709,916		1,281,953	-28,683
John A. Reisenbach Charter School	2,063,664	327,650	0	2,391,314	2,257,087		779,601		3,036,688	-645,374
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy CS	1,939,574	67,819	0	2,007,393	1,429,554		68,512		1,498,066	509,327
King Center Charter School	826,800	8,438	367,300	1,202,538	570,186		372,704		942,890	259,648
KIPP Academy Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Merrick Academy-Queens Public CS	2,036,184	43,154	0	2,079,338	797,083	1,013,542			1,810,625	268,713
New Covenant Charter School	6,308,709	223,924	91,420	6,624,053	4,867,819	1,794,714			6,662,533	-30,165
REACH Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Renaissance Charter School	3,749,351	1,245	0	3,750,596	2,737,410		869,618		3,607,028	131,820
Riverhead Charter School	Financial statements not received.
Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School	2,769,844	2,735	0	2,772,579	1,099,399		1,668,306		2,767,705	4,874
Roosevelt Children's Academy Charter School	1,933,495	46,165	0	1,979,660	1,172,075			966,951	2,139,026	-159,366
Sisulu Children's Charter School	2,769,125	68,920	0	2,838,045	1,899,228			1,606,022	3,505,250	-667,205
South Buffalo Charter School	2,878,360	19,051	0	2,897,411	1,735,669		471,247		2,206,916	690,495
Stepping Stone Academy Charter School	2,521,857	197,561	280,318	2,999,736	1,153,171		1,773,205		2,926,376	73,360
Tapestry Charter School	842,255	24,095	554,640	1,420,990	793,213		442,463		1,235,676	185,314
Totals	$66,889,433	$6,701,389	$2,564,609	$76,155,431	$50,611,008		$20,701,701		$71,312,709	$4,839,289

Source: Audited Financial Statements July 1, 2001 � June 30, 2002.

Note:

Other Information Regarding Charter Schools

Article 56 authorizes the Board of Regents to include in this report any other information that it deems necessary. This section includes observations and reflections based on concerns that have arisen since the enactment of Article 56. Though the Department has developed policies and procedures to address both the letter and the spirit of the statute, concerns remain. The most relevant of these concerns are listed below in an attempt to help focus future discussion on potential amendment recommendations to the Legislature.

Application Process

There is no provision in Article 56 that would expedite the processing of unapprovable applications for charter schools without requiring action by the charter entity.
The legislation should clarify under which circumstances preferences may be given to "at-risk" students.
The time period by which a charter entity must take action on an application as stated in �2852(1) of Education Law is too short. Applications received before October 1 must be acted upon by December 31^st of that year. This does not allow sufficient time for staff of a charter entity to work with applicants to modify and improve their applications.
The time period of 60 days for the Board of Regents to review and approve proposed charters submitted by another charter entity, pursuant to �2852(5-a) of Education Law, is also too short. This does not allow sufficient time for Department staff to interact with the other charter entity and its applicants to agree upon and make changes to the proposed charters prior to Regents approval.
The statute should be amended to provide clear guidance on the issues of programmatic and fiscal impact of the charter school upon the affected school districts. A definition or formula should be provided to assist a charter entity in determining when such an impact would be too great to allow.
The Commissioner of Education should have the discretionary ability to consent to a proposed minor amendment to a charter by any charter entity with the approval of the Board of Regents. This would help to avoid delays resulting from the need for Regents approval at their monthly meetings of minor changes in a charter and would also permit changes in emergency circumstances.

Conversion Process

The conversion process should be more clearly delineated in legislation, which should require that the Board of Education enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the school before its conversion. The MOU should define any support and services that will be provided by the Board to the charter school and specify such agreements as have been reached regarding facilities, disposition of supplies and equipment, and personnel issues such as pension benefits.
The legislation should further outline provisions for the vote by parents for the conversion of an existing public school to a charter school.
The statute should clarify for conversion charter schools the processes that are necessary during the time when it is in transition from its previous existence as a district school to its new legal status as a charter school.

Admissions Process

The statute should be amended to permit, in the case of New York City, the geographic region used for determining preference for admission to be the community school district.

Charter School Operation

The statute should be amended to require charter schools to be subject to the same building code compliance requirements as other public schools.
The statute should clarify the extent to which the school district of location, in the case of the conversion of an existing public school to charter school status, can provide services to charter school students and claim State aid for those services as if the students were enrolled in a district-operated program.
The statute should be amended to clarify the authority of a BOCES to provide services to charter schools.
The date for the receipt of the financial statements and audit should be changed from August 1 to October 1 of each year, to coincide with the due date for other public schools.

Funding

The formula that provides per-pupil funding for charter schools should be revised to account for the differing cost factors in providing an elementary versus a secondary education experience to students.

Glossary of Terms

Adjusted expense per pupil (AEP): the amount of money that a student�s district of residence pays to the charter school for each student while s/he is enrolled in the charter school. The funds are to be paid in six installments throughout the year. The AEP varies by district.

Article 56: the New York Charter Schools Act of 1998. This is the State legislation authorizing the creation of charter schools.

Charter entity: an agency authorized to approve applications and enter into charter agreements with applicants. A charter entity is also responsible for overseeing each charter school it approves for the purposes of ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and charter provisions. In New York State, the charter entities are the Board of Regents, the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, the Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools, and any local board of education. Only the Board of Regents may actually issue a charter.

Charter school: a public school whose authority to provide education is through a "charter" (a type of contract) between a charter entity and an applicant or applicants pursuant to the requirements of Article 56 of the Education Law.

District of location: the public school district in which the charter school is physically located.

District of residence/sending district: the public school district in which the student resides. This is not necessarily the same as the district of location.

Appendix A

Approved Charter Schools in New York State

Projected Charter School Enrollments in New York State

April 28, 2003

Name of School	School Year	Grades	Students
Amber Charter School	2000-01	K-1	120
310 Lenox Avenue, 2^nd Floor, New York NY 10027-4411	2001-02	K-2	160
Jon Moscow 212-534-9667 fax 212-534-6225	2002-03	K-3	200
SUNY	2003-04	K-4	240
No management company	2004-05	K-5	280

Ark Community Charter School	2001-02	K-5	96
2247 13^th Street, Troy NY 12180-3017	2002-03	K-5	96
Mary Theresa Streck 518-274-6312 fax 518-274-3615	2003-04	K-5	96
SUNY	2004-05	K-5	96
No management company	2005-06	K-5	96

Beginning with Children Charter School	2001-02	K-8	450
11 Bartlett Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206-5001	2002-03	K-8	450
Sonia Ortiz-Gulardo, Principal 718-388-8847 fax 212-753-5927	2003-04	K-8	450
Chancellor (conversion)	2004-05	K-8	450
No management company	2005-06	K-8	450

Brighter Choice Charter School for Boys	2001-02	*	*
250 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206-2610	2002-03	K-1	45
Patrick Kelly 518-694-4100	2003-04	K-2	70
Regents	2004-05	K-3	95
No management company	2005-06	K-4	120

Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls	2001-02	*	*
250 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206-2610	2002-03	K-1	45
Patrick Kelly 518-694-4100	2003-04	K-2	70
Regents	2004-05	K-3	95
No management company	2005-06	K-4	120

Bronx Charter School for Better Learning	2003-04	1	50
c/o 23 Mulberry Drive, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987-4814	2004-05	1-2	100
Theodore F. Swartz 845-753-2227 fax 845-753-2228	2005-06	1-3	150
SUNY	2006-07	K-4	250
No management company	2007-08	K-4	250

Bronx Charter School for Children	2003-04	K-1	132
305 7^th Avenue 2^nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-6008	2004-05	K-2	176
Jane Ehrenberg Rosen 212-886-5605 fax 646-336-1851	2005-06	K-3	220
Regents	2006-07	K-4	264
No management company	2007-08	K-5	308

Bronx Charter School for Excellence	2003-04	*	*
c/o 161 W. 15^th Street, Apt. 5D, New York, NY 10022	2004-05	K-1	100
Mary Grace Eapen 917-318-4087 fax 212-243-0903	2005-06	K-2	150
SUNY	2006-07	K-3	200
No management company	2007-08	K-4	250

Bronx Charter School for the Arts	2002-03	*	*
1231 Lafayette Street, Bronx, NY 10474-5307	2003-04	K-3	160
Xanthe Jory 718-893-1042 fax 718-589-7535	2004-05	K-4	200
Regents	2005-06	K-5	240
No management company	2006-07	K-6	280

Bronx Preparatory Charter School	2000-01	5-6	100
1508 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457-8015	2001-02	5-7	150
Kristin Kearns Jordan 718-294-0841 fax 718-294-2381	2002-03	5-8	200
SUNY	2003-04	5-9	250
No management company	2004-05	5-10	300

Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	2003-04	K-5	240
475 East 57^th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203	2004-05	K-6	480
Omar Wasow 212-431-4477 ext. 231 fax 212-505-3478	2005-06	K-7	555
SUNY	2006-07	K-8	630
National Heritage Academies	2007-08	K-8	655

Buffalo United Charter School	2002-03	*	*
c/o 282 Babcock Street, Buffalo, NY 14210	2003-04	K-4	240
Diane Rowe 716-825-1016 fax 716-825-0243	2004-05	K-6	400
SUNY	2005-06	K-6	480
National Heritage Academies	2006-07	K-7	555

Carl C. Icahn Charter School	2001-02	K-2	108
1525 Brook Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457-8005	2002-03	K-3	144
Jeffrey Litt, Principal 718-716-8105 fax 718-716-6716	2003-04	K-4	180
SUNY	2004-05	K-4	180
No management company	2005-06	K-4	180

Central New York Charter School for Math and Science	2000-01	K-6	504
601 East Genesee Street, Syracuse NY 13202-3100	2001-02	K-7	576
Robert Bone 315-472-5914 fax 315-472-5917	2002-03	(K-8) K-6	(648) 660
SUNY	2003-04	(K-9) K-6	(720) 660
Beacon Education Management, LLC	2004-05	(K-10) K-6	(792) 660

Charter School for Applied Technologies	2001-02	K-6	700
2303 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207	2002-03	K-7	800
Lawrence Ljungberg, Principal 716-897-7505 fax 716-876-9758	2003-04	K-8	900
Regents	2004-05	K-9	1,000
Edison Schools, Inc.	2005-06	K-10	1,100

Charter School for Science and Technology	2000-01	K-8	876
690 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14605-1742	2001-02	K-9	976
Andrew Lyle 716-454-0100 fax 716-454-3215	2002-03	(K-10) K-8	(1,076) 1,021
SUNY	2003-04	(K-11) K-8	(1,176) 1,100
Edison Schools, Inc.	2004-05	K-12	1,276

Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School	2000-01	K-4	24
175 Daniels Hole Road, P. O. Box 404, Wainscott, NY 11975-0404	2001-02	K-4	50
Shirley K. Klein 631-537-6330 fax 631-537-6965	2002-03	(K-4) K-5	(60) 72
SUNY	2003-04	(K-4) K-5	72
No management company	2004-05	(K-4) K-5	72

Clearpool Charter School	2000-01	K-1	74
644 McDonough Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233	2001-02	K-2	114
Omigbade Escayg, Principal 718-452-3423 fax 718-452-3435	2002-03	K-3	154
Chancellor	2003-04	K-4	194
No management company	2004-05	K-5	234

COMMUNITY Charter School	2001-02	*	*
404 Edison Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215	2002-03	(K-4) *	(246) *
Marcia L. Lamkin 716-833-5967 fax 716-833-6392	2003-04	(K-5) K-4	(424) 246
Regents	2004-05	(K-6) K-5	(496) 424
Chancellor Beacon Academies, Inc.	2005-06	(K-7) K-6	(568) 496

Community Partnership Charter School	2000-01	K-1	100
171 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205-3316	2001-02	K-2	170
Ellen Rice 718-330-0480 fax 718-330-0295	2002-03	K-3	240
SUNY	2003-04	K-4	300
No management company	2004-05	K-5	350

East Harlem Village Academy Charter School	2002-03	*	*
413 East 120^th Street, New York, NY 10035	2003-04	5(6)	104
Deborah Kinney 212-874-2690	2004-05	5-6 (6-7)	208
SUNY	2005-06	5-7 (6-8)	312
No management company	2006-07	5-8 (6-9)	416

East New York Village Academy Charter School	2002-03	*	*
c/o Village Academies, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017	2003-04	5 (6)	104
Deborah Kinney 212-874-2690	2004-05	5-6 (6-7)	208
SUNY	2005-06	5-7 (6-8)	312
No management company	2006-07	5-8 (6-9)	416

Enterprise Charter School	2003-04	K-8	405
c/o 672 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209	2004-05	K-8	405
Gary Stillman 716-602-7333	2005-06	K-8	405
Buffalo Board of Education	2006-07	K-8	405
No management company	2007-08	K-8	405

Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	2000-01	K-2	120
938 Clifford Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621-4808	2001-02	K-3	160
Miriam Vasquez 716-544-6170 fax 716-544-3848	2002-03	K-4	200
SUNY	2003-04	K-5	240
No management company	2004-05	K-6	280

EXPLORE Charter School	2001-02	*	*
250 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201	2002-03	K-2	120
Morton Ballen 212-678-3587	2003-04	K-3	160
Chancellor	2004-05	K-4	200
No management company	2005-06	K-5	240

Family Academy Charter School of New York	2002-03	*	*
c/o 240 West 113^th Street, Rm. 213, New York, NY 10026	2003-04	(K-2) *	(162) *
Nancy McDonnell 212-749-1581 fax 212-749-1581	2004-05	(K-3) K-2	(216) 162
SUNY	2005-06	(K-4) K-3	(270) 216
No management company	2006-07	(K-5) K-4	(324) 270

Family Life Academy Charter School	2001-02	K-1	100
14 West 170^th Street, Bronx NY 10452-3227	2002-03	K-2	(142) 156
Isabel Gutierrez 718-410-8100 fax 718-410-8800	2003-04	K-3	182
SUNY	2004-05	K-4	219
No management company	2005-06	K-5	255

Genesee Community Charter School	2000-01	*	*
657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607-2177	2001-02	K-3	120
Lisa A. Wing 716-271-4552 ext. 265# fax 716-271-5904	2002-03	K-4	150
Regents	2003-04	K-5	180
No management company	2004-05	K-5	180

Global Concepts Charter School	2002-03	K-3	(150) 172
1001 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218	2003-04	K-4	240
Kathy Dimitrievski 716-821-1903 fax 716-821-9563	2004-05	K-5	300
Regents	2005-06	K-5	360
No management company	2006-07	K-5	360

Harbor Science and Arts Charter School	2000-01	1-6	132
1 East 104^th Street, Suite 603, New York, NY 10029-4495	2001-02	1-7	154
Noemi Donoso 212-427-2244 fax 212-360-7429	2002-03	1-8	176
SUNY	2003-04	K-8	196
No management company	2004-05	K-8	196

Harlem Day Charter School	2001-02	K-1	80
240 E. 123^rd Street, New York, NY 10035-2038	2002-03	K-2	120
Tess Alviar 212-876-9953 fax 212-876-9926	2003-04	K-3	160
SUNY	2004-05	K-4	200
No management company	2005-06	K-5	240

Harriet Tubman Charter School	2000-01	*	*
3565 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456-3403	2001-02	K-3	(120) 246
Michele Pierce, Principal 718-537-9912 fax 718-537-9858	2002-03	K-4	(321) 138
Regents	2003-04	K-5	396
Edison Schools, Inc./LearnNow, Inc.	2004-05	K-6	471

International Charter School of Schenectady	2000-01	*	*
408 Eleanor Street, Schenectady, NY 12306-3122	2001-02	*	*
Lillian Turner, Principal 518-344-5107 or -5105 (fax: -5106)	2002-03	K-4	300
SUNY	2003-04	K-5	425
Schenectady Education Management LLC (SABIS)	2004-05	K-6	550

John A. Reisenbach Charter School	1999-2000	K, 5	120
257 West 117^th Street, New York, NY 10026-2115	2000-01	K-1, 5-6	240
Karolyn Belcher 212-666-3941 fax 212-666-3944	2001-02	(K-2, 5-7) 1-2, 6-7	360
SUNY	2002-03	(K-3, 5-8) 2,3,7, 8	(480) 300
The Learning Project	2003-04	(K-9) K-4, 8	(600) 450

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School	2000-01	(9-12) 8-12	150
17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004-1207	2001-02	(9-12) 8-12	160
Ronald Tabano 212-635-3800 fax 212-635-3874	2002-03	(9-12) 8-12	410
Chancellor (conversion)	2003-04	(9-12) 8-12	410
No management company	2004-05	(9-12) 8-12	(200) 485

King Center Charter School	2000-01	K-3	80
938 Genesee Street, Buffalo, NY 14211-3025	2001-02	K-4	100
Claity Massey 716-891-7912 fax 716-895-2058	2002-03	K-4	100
SUNY	2003-04	K-4	100
No management company	2004-05	K-4	100

KIPP Academy Charter School	2000-01	5-8	234
250 East 156^th Street, Room 418, Bronx, NY 10451-4796	2001-02	5-8	240
Quinton Vance 718-665-3555 fax 718-585-7982	2002-03	5-8	240
Chancellor (conversion)	2003-04	5-8	240
No management company	2004-05	5-8	240

KIPP Sankofa Charter School	2003-04	5	90
c/o 505 Ashland Avenue, Apt. 2, Buffalo, NY 14222	2004-05	5-6	180
Uchenna Smith 716-316-3379 fax 716-276-2875	2005-06	5-7	270
SUNY	2006-07	5-8	360
No management company	2007-08	5-8	360

KIPP S.T.A.R. College Preparatory Charter School	2003-04	5	90
c/o 618 West 138^th Street, Apt. 2, New York, NY 10031	2004-05	5-6	180
Maggie Runyan-Shefa 917-566-1273 fax 415-276-2875	2005-06	5-7	270
SUNY	2006-07	5-8	360
No management company	2007-08	5-8	360

Merrick Academy � Queens Public Charter School	2000-01	K-2	(350) 125
207-01 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428-1544	2001-02	(K-4) K-3	175
Alma L. Alston 718-479-3753 fax 718-468-4773	2002-03	(K-6) K-4	(600) 350
SUNY	2003-04	(K-8) K-5	(725) 650
Victory Schools, Inc.	2004-05	(K-10) K-6	850

New Covenant Charter School	1999-2000	K-4	550
50 North Lark Street, Albany, NY 12210-1518	2000-01	K-5	**400
Kathleen A. Fuller 518-463-3912 fax 518-626-9916	2001-02	K-7	701
SUNY	2002-03	K-8	813
Edison Schools, Inc.	2003-04	K-8	813

Our World Neighborhood Charter School	2001-02	*	*
21-78 19^th Street, Astoria, NY 11105-3905	2002-03	K-5	(249) 375
Brian Ferguson 212-237-7421 fax 212-237-7421	2003-04	K-6	(475) 530
SUNY	2004-05	K-7	(550) 600
Mosaica Education, Inc.	2005-06	K-8	(675) 700

Pinnacle Charter School	2003-04	K-3	160
136 North Division Street, Buffalo, NY 14209	2004-05	K-6	280
Dr. Judith Schiffert 716-633-8146	2005-06	K-8	360
Regents	2006-07	K-8	360
No management company	2007-08	K-8	540

The ReadNet Bronx Charter School at Metropolitan College	2001-02	*	*
529 Courtlandt Avenue, 5^th Floor, Bronx, NY 10451-5007	2002-03	(K-1) *	(80) *
Robin Hubbard 212-838-2344 fax 212-980-1741	2003-04	(K-2) K-1	(120) 80
Regents	2004-05	(K-3) K-2	(160) 120
No management company	2005-06	(K-4) K-3	(200) 160

Renaissance Charter School	2000-01	K-12	500
35-59 81^st Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372-5033	2001-02	K-12	500
Monte Joffee 718-803-0060 fax 718-803-3785	2002-03	K-12	500
Chancellor (conversion)	2003-04	K-12	500
No management company	2004-05	K-12	500

Riverhead Charter School	2001-02	K-4	(246 )175
3685 Middle Country Road, Calverton, NY 11933	2002-03	K-5	(400) 290
Stephen Cohen, Principal 631-369-5800 fax 631-369-2948	2003-04	K-5	474
Regents	2004-05	K-5	540
Edison Schools, Inc.	2005-06	K-5	600

Rochester Leadership Academy Charter School	2000-01	K-8	436
82 St. Paul Street, Rochester, NY 14604-1311	2001-02	K-8	(332) 576
Frances Barr 716-454-5000 fax 716-454-5123	2002-03	K-8	(624) 460
SUNY	2003-04	K-8	648
National Heritage Academies	2004-05	K-8	648
Roosevelt Children�s Academy Charter School	2000-01	K-2	247
105 Pleasant Avenue, Roosevelt, NY 11575 30 Union Place (K only)	2001-02	K-3 (1-3)	187 (147)
Kevin Colpoys, Principal 516-867-6202 fax 516-867-6206	2002-03	K-4	(447) 250
SUNY	2003-04	K-5	547
Victory Schools, Inc.	2004-05	K-6	647

Sisulu Children�s Charter School	1999-2000	K-2	247
Grade 1: 125 West 115^th Street, New York NY 10026-2908	2000-01	K-3	346
Grades 2-4: 441 Manhattan Avenue, New York, NY 10026	2001-02	(K-4)1-4	322
Fred Birkett, Principal 212-663-8216 fax 212-866-5793	2002-03	K-5	(547) 327
SUNY	2003-04	K-6	647
Victory Schools, Inc.

South Buffalo Charter School	2000-01	K-4	234
2219 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14220-2202	2001-02	K-5	(305) 432
Gregory P. Speranza, Principal 716-826-7213 fax 716-826-7168	2002-03	K-6	(504) 383
SUNY	2003-04	K-7	(576) 458
Chancellor Beacon Academies, Inc.	2004-05	K-8	(648) 533

Southside Academy Charter School	2002-03	K-5	(240) 148
800 South Wilbur Avenue, Bldg. 1C, Syracuse NY 13204	2003-04	K-6	480
Piri Taborosi 315-476-3019 fax 315-476-6639	2004-05	K-7	555
Regents	2005-06	K-8	630
National Heritage Academies	2006-07	K-8	655

Stepping Stone Academy Charter School	2001-02	K-5	300
907 East Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211-1423	2002-03	K-6	712
Ronald Piccirilli, Principal 716-895-5766 x. 2105 fax 716-894-7931	2003-04	K-7	820
SUNY	2004-05	K-8	928
Edison Schools, Inc.	2005-06	K-8	928

Sullivan Charter School	2001-02	*	*
c/o 166 Cone Avenue, Central Islip NY 11722	2002-03	(K-2) *	(225) *
Florence Joyner 631-841-0841 fax 631-841-0841	2003-04	(K-7) K-2	(600) 225
Regents	2004-05	(K-8) K-7	(675) 600
Edison Schools, Inc.	2005-06	K-8	675

Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School	2003-04	7-9	200
c/o 211 Lafayette Road, #504, Syracuse, NY 13205	2004-05	7-10	250
Dr. Ehat Erclani 315-443-3564	2005-06	7-11	300
Regents	2006-07	7-12	350
No management company	2007-08	7-12	350

Tapestry Charter School	2001-02	K-4	100
40 North Street, Buffalo, NY 14202-1106	2002-03	K-5	(120) 132
Joy Pepper 716-332-0754 fax 716-332-0758	2003-04	K-6	(140) 162
SUNY	2004-05	K-6	160
No management company	2005-06	K-6	180