THE STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY
OF THE STATE OF |
TO: |
EMSC-VESID Committee |
FROM: |
Jean C. Stevens |
SUBJECT: |
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DATE: |
May 17, 2006 |
STRATEGIC
GOAL: |
Goals 1 and 2 |
AUTHORIZATION(S): |
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Issue for
Decision
Should the
Regents approve requests for revisions to existing charters of two charter
schools submitted by the Board of Trustees of the State University of New
York?
Required by State statute, Education Law 2852.
Proposed
Handling
This question will come before the Regents
EMSC-VESID Committee on May 22, 2006 for action. It will then come before the full Board
for final action on May 23, 2006.
Procedural
History
Under the
New York Charter Schools Act of 1998, the Board of Regents and the charter
entity are authorized to approve revisions to charters. The Board is also authorized to make
recommendations regarding the revision of existing charters on applications
submitted by another charter entity or directly to it as a charter entity. Subsequent to approval, the Board must
then issue the initial charter or the renewal charter for each school, as
applicable.
Background
Information
We received two requests for approval of
revisions to the existing charters for the
The initial charter for the
The initial charter for the
The enrollment plan and potential fiscal
impact for the schools are included in the attachment. Complete copies of the proposed charters
and materials submitted by the SUNY Board of Trustees pertaining to the
amendments are available from Shelia Evans Tranumn at
718-722-2796.
Recommendation
VOTED: That the Board of Regents return the proposed revisions to the charter of the Bronx Charter School for Better Learning to the Charter Schools Institute with the comment that the charter as revised: (1) does not demonstrate that the curriculum proposed to be taught in the 5th grade will be aligned with the New York State learning standards; and (2) does not provide evidence that students in 5th grade will receive instruction in all 11 subject areas..
VOTED: That the Board of Regents approve the proposed revisions to the charter of the UFT Elementary Charter School, and any amendment to its provisional charter that is necessary, to change its name to the “UFT Charter School” and expand its approved program over the remaining term of its charter to eventually serve grades K-9 in year five of its charter..
Timetable for
Implementation
Material changes that the Regents approve will become effective on the date of the Regents action.
Attachment
Enrollment
Plan
for the
Grades |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
1 |
50 |
51 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
2 |
|
51 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
3 |
|
|
54 |
54 |
54 |
4 |
|
|
|
54 |
54 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
54 |
Totals |
50 |
102 |
162 |
216 |
270 |
Previous
Enrollment Plan
for the
Grades |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
K |
|
|
|
50 |
50 |
1 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
2 |
|
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
3 |
|
|
50 |
50 |
50 |
4 |
|
|
|
50 |
50 |
Totals |
50 |
100 |
150 |
250 |
250 |
Projected Fiscal
Impact of the
(
Borough –
School
Year |
Number of
Students |
Projected
Payment |
Projected
Impact |
2006-07 |
216 |
$2,239,132 |
.0121% |
2007-08 |
270 |
$2,798,915 |
.0151% |
Future
Enrollment Plan of the
Grades |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
K |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
1 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
2 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
3 |
- |
75 |
75 |
75 |
4 |
- |
- |
75 |
75 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
6 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
75 |
7 |
- |
120 |
120 |
120 |
8 |
- |
- |
115 |
115 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
100 |
Totals |
350 |
525 |
735 |
860 |
Projected Fiscal
Impact of the
(
Borough –
School
Year |
Number of
Students |
Projected
Payment* |
Projected
Impact |
2006-07 |
350 |
$3,471,984 |
.0193% |
2007-08 |
525 |
$5,442,335 |
.0293% |
2008-09 |
735 |
$7.962,137 |
.0416% |
2009-10 |
860 |
$9,735,472 |
.0494% |
*
Assumes a 3
percent annual increase in the District’s budget from the base of $17 billion in
2004-2005 and a 4.5 percent annual increase in the average expense per pupil per
year from the 2004-2005 rate of $9,084.