l. CULTURAL
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 1
THE BROOKLYN
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Brooklyn, Kings County
An absolute charter in the first instance was
granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents on October 28,
1909. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory of Music.” The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 2
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION, INC.
Albany, Albany County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on October 15, 1948. Such provisional charter was made absolute
by Regents action on March 28, 1952.
Such absolute charter was amended by action of the Board of Regents on
March 20, 1959 and May 20, 1983. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate address to 5785 State Highway
80, Cooperstown, New York 13326. The Office of Cultural Education recommends
that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 3
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL
HOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Coeymans
Hollow, Albany County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on December 20, 1963. Such provisional charter was made absolute by
Regents action on January 29, 1969. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt
status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 4
THE NEW
YORK ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES
New York City, New York County
This corporation was incorporated by Special
Act of the New York State Legislature by Chapter 197 of the Laws of 1818 on
April 20, 1818 under the corporate name “The Lyceum of Natural History in the
City of New York” to foster continuing education in the field of the
sciences. Such absolute charter was
amended by Order of the Supreme Court of the State of New York on January 5,
1876 to change the corporate name to “The New York Academy of Sciences” and
amended by Chapter 181 of the Laws of 1902 on March 19, 1902 and by action of
the Board of Regents on December 15, 1978 and last amended by Regents action
March 15, 2005. The board of trustees
has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate
address to 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street in the city, county and
State of New York. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the
absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 5
PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION
Ithaca, Tompkins County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the
Board of Regents on October 12, 1933.
Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on November
20, 1936. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to increase the maximum number
of trustees to 35. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 6
WILLIAM H. BUSH MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Martinsburg, Lewis County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents under the corporate name
“Martinsburg Free Library” on July 2, 1913 to operate an association
library. Such provisional charter was
amended by Regents action on November 18, 1925 to change the corporate name to
“William H. Bush Free Library” and amended again on October 29, 1926. Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action on December 20, 1940, December 20, 1946 and April 25, 1952 and
was made absolute by Regents action on September 28, 1956. Such absolute charter was amended on July 25,
1980 to add dissolution language and to change the corporate name to “William
H. Bush Memorial Library.” The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to specify the
service area to be the Town of Martinsburg and to designate the Commissioner of
Education as agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or
proceeding against it may be served. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
BRONX CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Bronx, Bronx County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish and maintain a museum for
children and youth, parents and teachers in the Borough of the Bronx of the
City of New York. The Office of Cultural Education recommends that a
provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
PIERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Piermont, Rockland County
The board of
trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish
and maintain one or more history museums or historic house museums in the
Village of Piermont, Rockland County. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five years.
No.
9
ROCKEFELLER ARCHIVE
CENTER
Sleepy Hollow,
Westchester County
The
board of trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for
an absolute charter in the first instance to form a corporation to support and
benefit The Rockefeller University, including collecting, organizing,
preserving and providing access to the University’s historical papers and
records and associated publications. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted
for a period of five years in order to allow the corporation time to secure
ownership of its archival collections and otherwise demonstrate that it can
meet the requirements for an absolute charter.
CERTIFICATES OF
INCORPORATION
No. 10
CITY ISLAND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
Bronx, Bronx County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to preserve and protect buildings of
historic value on the City Island, county of Bronx, State of New York. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that a certificate of incorporation be
issued.
No. 11
FINGER LAKES FINNS
Newfield, Tompkins County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to promote the history of
Finnish-Americans and to promote historical research. The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that a certificate of incorporation be issued.
AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF
INCORPORATION
No. 12
YOUNG-MORSE HISTORIC
SITE
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County
A certificate of
incorporation was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of Regents
on March 2, 1979. Such
certificate of incorporation was amended by Regents action on December 13,
1985. The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to amend the dissolution
clause to reflect the following: It is the recommendation of the organization that ownership in fee of
the two parcels purchased with third-party contribution funds from Scenic
Hudson Land Trust, Inc., specifically “Southwood
Parcel,” Tax Map Designation: 6061-04-901110, (Dutchess
County Liber 1835 Page 191), and “P&L South Road
Parcel,” Tax Map Designation: 6161-03-020050; (Dutchess
County Liber 1233 Page 259), be transferred to Scenic
Hudson Land Trust, Inc., or other similar situated land trust, in the event of
dissolution of the Young-Morse Historic Site. The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the certificate of incorporation
be amended accordingly.
Regents Meeting
June 19-20, 2006
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY,
MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTER
1. All
My Children Day Care and Nursery School, Jamaica Estates
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
2. Faith Christian Elementary School,
Brooklyn
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
5. Hudson Valley Sudbury School, Woodstock
6. Little River
Community School, Canton
7. Montessori School of Syracuse, Syracuse
ll. ELEMENTARY,
MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTER
ALL MY CHILDREN DAY
CARE AND NURSERY SCHOOL
Jamaica Estates,
Queens 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 preschool children from three to five years of age. An order to consolidate with All My Children
Day Care, Inc. was granted by Regents action on September 17, 1999. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the provisional charter to add authority for the corporation to
also operate at sites 16907 Jewel Avenue, Flushing, New York 11365 and 108-22
69th Avenue, Forest Hills, New York 11375 and add authority for the
corporation to provide services for children with disabilities between the ages
of three to five, including but not limited to, evaluations, special classes,
Special Education Itinerant Services, related services, special classes within
integrated settings, within center based programs and within public schools in
school districts in Queens, Kings and Nassau counties. The board of trustees further requests that
the provisional charter, as so amended, be made absolute. The Office of
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
has been provided with an opportunity to review this action and the trustees
have been advised that the granting of any amendment thereof does not
constitute approval for state funding for the programs and services under the
jurisdiction of VESID as so amended, for an absolute charter. 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
FAITH CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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 grade one through eight elementary school. Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action on December 13, 2002. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to
change the corporate address to 4422 Avenue J, Brooklyn, New York 11234, and as
so amended, be extended. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly and, as so amended, 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.
PROVISIONAL CHARTERS
No. 3
JEWISH COMMUNITY PROJECT OF LOWER MANHATTAN
NURSERY SCHOOL
New York City, New York County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a nursery school for
preschool children from two and one-half to five years of age. The Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends
that a provisional charter be granted for a period of three years.
NORA CRONIN PRESENTATION ACADEMY
New Windsor, Orange County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a school for girls in grades
five through eight. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for
a period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 5
HUDSON VALLEY SUDBURY SCHOOL
Woodstock, Ulster County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation
by action of the Board of Regents on July 18, 2002 to
operate a kindergarten, and grades one through twelve school. The board of
trustees has petitioned for an extension of 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.
LITTLE RIVER COMMUNITY
SCHOOL
Canton, St. Lawrence County
A provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the
Board of Regents on November 6, 1998 to operate a kindergarten and grades one
through eight elementary school. Such
provisional charter was amended to add authority to operate a grade nine
through twelve secondary school and, as so amended, extended by Regents action
on April 24, 2001. The board of trustees
has petitioned for an extension of 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. 7
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF SYRACUSE
Syracuse, Onondaga
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name
"The Montessori Learning Center" on June 9, 1995 to operate a
kindergarten for five year olds and a grade one through six elementary school.
Such provisional charter was amended by Regents action on June 14, 1996 and, as
so amended, extended and was amended by Regents action on June 12, 1997 and on
July 16, 1999 to change the corporate name to "The Montessori Learning
Center and The Montessori Academy" and, as so amended, extended, and was
further amended on April 23, 2002 and, as so amended, extended. Such provisional charter was last amended on
June 17, 2003 to change the corporate name to “Montessori School of Syracuse”
and, as so amended, extended. The board of trustees has petitioned for an
extension of 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.
Regents Meeting
June
19-20, 2006
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF CHARTERS
1.
Hilbert College, Hamburg
2. Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown
