Regents Meeting
October
23-24, 2006
CHARTERS
CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS
1.
Alcove Preservation Association,
Alcove
2.
Newark Public
Library, Newark
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
3.
Blauvelt
Free Library,
Blauvelt
4.
Chazy Public
Library, Chazy
6.
Norwood Library, Norwood
7.
Philmont
Public Library, Philmont
8.
Raquette
Lake Free Library,
Raquette Lake
9.
Roxbury
Library, Roxbury
10.
Stillwater Free
Library, Stillwater
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
11.
American
Light and Tower, Rochester
12. Chateaugay
Historical Society, Chateaugay
13. Genesee
Warbirds, Batavia
14. The
Museum of Democracy, New York
City
15.
Oswego County Veterans Museum and Heritage Center, Oswego
16. Spencerport
Depot and Canal
Museum,
Spencerport
DISSOLUTION
OF CHARTER
17. Andes
Public Library, Andes
l. CULTURAL
EDUCATION
ABSOLUTE CHARTERS
No. 1
ALCOVE PRESERVATION
ASSOCIATION
Alcove, Albany County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 1998 to promote the
history of the hamlet of Alcove in the Town of Coeymans.
The Office of
Cultural Education recommends
that the provisional charter be made absolute.
No. 2
NEWARK PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Newark, Wayne County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a public library to serve the
residents of the Newark Central School
District. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that an absolute charter in the first instance be
granted.
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
No. 3
BLAUVELT FREE LIBRARY
Blauvelt, Rockland County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents on October 28, 1909 to operate
an association library. Such
provisional charter was extended by Regents action on June 20, 1941, June 20,
1947, October 24, 1958, June 23, 1967 and made absolute on May 25, 1973. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to designate the geographic boundary to be the
Census Designated Place identified as Blauvelt, New York as of the 2000 Census,
to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation upon whom
process in any action or proceeding against it may be served, and to add the
language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural
Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 4
CHAZY PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Chazy, Clinton County
An
absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action
of the Board of Regents on December 19, 1901 to operate a school district public
library. The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to designate the service area
as the Chazy Union Free School District, to designate the Commissioner of
Education as agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or
proceeding against it may be served, and to add the language necessary to
maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 5
NATIONAL
WARPLANE MUSEUM
Horseheads, Chemung County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “National
Warplane Museum of Geneseo” on April 22, 1983 to operate a museum. Such provisional charter was extended by
Regents action on November 21, 1986, September 24, 1993 and was last amended by
Regents action on February 4, 1997 to change the corporate name to “National Warplane Museum.” The board of trustees has applied
for an amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate name to “Wings of Eagles
Discovery Center.” The
Office of Cultural Education recommends that the provisional charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 6
NORWOOD
LIBRARY
Norwood, St. Lawrence
County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents on August 29, 1912 to operate
an association library. Such
provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on December 13, 1922 and
amended on January 22, 1980. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to
designate the service area as that portion of the Norwood-Norfolk Central School
District that falls within the towns of Potsdam and Stockholm, exempting those
areas served by the Hepburn Library of Madrid and the Hepburn Library of Norfolk
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.
PHILMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Philmont, Columbia County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents on September 26, 1952 to operate a
public library. Such provisional
charter was extended by Regents action on March 29, 1957, September 28, 1962,
October 25, 1968 and made absolute on March 29, 1974. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to define the service area as the Village of
Philmont, to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation
upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be served, and to
add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue
Code §501(c)(3). The Office of
Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
RAQUETTE
LAKE FREE
LIBRARY
Raquette Lake, Hamilton County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents on May 25, 1922 to operate
an association library. Such
provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on February 11, 1938.
The board of trustees has
applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to define the service area to
be the Raquette Lake Union Free School District, to designate the Commissioner
of Education as agent of the corporation upon whom process in any action or
proceeding against it may be served, and to add the language necessary to
maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the absolute charter be amended
accordingly.
No. 9
ROXBURY
LIBRARY
Roxbury, Delaware County
An
absolute charter in the first instance was granted to this corporation by action
of the Board of Regents on June 29, 1903 to operate an association library. The board of trustees has applied for an
amendment to the absolute charter to change the corporate name to “Roxbury
Library Association,” to designate the service area to be the Town of Roxbury,
to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the corporation upon whom
process in any action or proceeding against it may be served, and to add the
language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code
§501(c)(3). The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute
charter be amended accordingly.
No. 10
STILLWATER FREE
LIBRARY
Stillwater, Saratoga County
A
provisional charter was granted to this corporation by action of the Board of
Regents on September 19, 1958 to operate a
library. Such provisional charter
was extended by Regents action on September 27, 1963 and made absolute on
December 11, 1976. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to designate the
service area to be the Town of Stillwater excluding areas included in the
Mechanicville School District which are served by the Mechanicville District
Public Library, to designate the Commissioner of Education as agent of the
corporation upon whom process in any action or proceeding against it may be
served, and to add the language necessary to maintain tax-exempt status under
Internal Revenue Code §501(c)(3).
The Office of Cultural Education recommends that the absolute charter be
amended accordingly.
PROVISIONAL
CHARTERS
No. 11
AMERICAN LIGHT AND
TOWER
Rochester, Monroe County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to gather, preserve, advance and disseminate
knowledge about lighthouses throughout the United States;
to
maintain and preserve Crossover Island Lighthouse, St. Lawrence International
Seaway, Thousand Islands, New York; to gather, collect, own, hold, preserve,
display and make available for study appropriate historical artifacts, books,
manuscripts, papers, photographs, and other records and materials; and undertake
additional projects to maintain and preserve lighthouses throughout the United
States. The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of five years.
No.
12
CHATEAUGAY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Chateaugay, Franklin County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a historical society to promote history and
original historical research; to disseminate and encourage a greater knowledge
of the history of the State of New York and particularly the Village and Town of
Chateaugay in Franklin County; to gather, collect, own, hold, preserve, display
and make available for study appropriate historical artifacts, books,
manuscripts, papers, photographs, and other records and materials; to encourage
the suitable marking of places of historic interest; to bring together those
people interested in history, encourage public interest in history, sponsor
historical meetings, programs and events, sponsor exhibits, and issue
publications in any format; to
cooperate with county and state officials and historical organizations in the
collection and preservation of materials of countywide and statewide
significance. The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of five years.
No.
13
GENESEE
WARBIRDS
Batavia, Genesee County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to acquire, collect, restore, maintain,
display and fly tactical classic jet aircraft and other aircraft of historic or
unique character; to emphasize the preservation and teaching of the
history, maintenance, fabrication, and flying skills of these aircraft; to
preserve these tactical classic jets and historic or unique aircraft in flying
condition whenever possible so as to allow the public the benefit of seeing
these aircraft in flight; and to promote, attend, sponsor and host air shows,
fly-ins and air racing. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 14
THE MUSEUM OF DEMOCRACY
New York
City, New York
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum
to own,
hold, support and display a manifold collection of political and historical
artifacts and memorabilia, both originating in the United States and
internationally, relating to the exchange of ideas concerning freedom and
democracy; promote educational programs such as conferences and seminars to
effectively disseminate points of view concerning freedom and democracy; support the publication of new and
newsworthy research and articles on freedom and democracy; and to support and
increase the understanding of personal, familial and societal awareness of
freedom and democracy. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No.
15
OSWEGO
COUNTY VETERANS MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER
Oswego, Oswego County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to promote education and research with respect
to the military heritage and forces of New York throughout its history as it
relates to Oswego County veterans; to
establish a military museum and secure its operation in the interest of New York
citizens and the veterans of Oswego County; to acquire by purchase, gift,
devise, loan or otherwise, title to or the custody and control of any items
which can be useful in building a collection of military artifacts and
documents, and in deriving financial support or carrying out any of the purposes
of the museum; and to allow and facilitate the citizens of the State of New York
and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and interests to participate in
the funding of the Oswego County Veterans Museum and Heritage
Center. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a period of five
years.
No. 16
SPENCERPORT DEPOT AND CANAL MUSEUM
Spencerport, Monroe County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a museum to establish and maintain a history museum,
historical
research and reference center, and visitor center relating to the history of the
Erie Canal, the Ogden Telephone Company, and transportation and communication in
the Village of Spencerport and Town of Ogden in the County of Monroe, State of
New York; 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 honor the memory of
Donald F. and Maxine B. Davison, owners of the Ogden Telephone Company, active
citizens whose philanthropy has benefited the community; to present living history lessons to
students in the community; to provide a community meeting place, promote
tradition and heritage, and provide facilities to visitors and canal travelers;
to promote and support historical research and scholarship, issue publications
in any format, and organize historical and cultural activities, programs and
events for the public; to cooperate with Ogden Historical Society and with
county and state officials and historical organizations to collect, preserve and
display materials of local, countywide and statewide significance. The Office
of Cultural Education recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of five years.
DISSOLUTION
OF CHARTER
ANDES PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Andes, Delaware County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on May 25, 1922 to operate a
public library to serve the Village of Andes. Such provisional charter was
extended by Regents action on May 16, 1941, January 17, 1947 and made absolute
on October 26, 1951. The board of
trustees has petitioned the Board of Regents for the dissolution of the charter
as the corporation is no longer in operation and all taxes payable by the
corporation have been paid. The
trustees request Regents approval of the transfer of the library assets to the
Andes Public Library, which was incorporated by action of the Board of Regents
under an absolute charter on September 11, 2006 to serve the Town of Andes. The Office of Cultural Education
recommends that the absolute charter of the Andes Public Library, chartered to
serve the village, be dissolved and that approval be given to the distribution
of the corporation’s assets to the Andes Public Library, chartered to serve the
town.
Regents
Meeting
October 23-24,
2006
CHARTERS
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
1.
Children’s
Learning Center at Morningside Heights, New
York City
2.
The
Gillen Brewer School, New
York City
3.
School For Language And
Communication Development, Glen
Cove
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
6.
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Brooklyn
7.
George Jackson Academy, New
York City
8.
The Hudson Valley
Circle of Learning School,
Washingtonville
9.
Kid’s
Place Early Childhood Day
School, Ronkonkoma
10. Little
Flower Nursery
School, Mamaroneck
11.
Manhattan
Center for Early Learning, New York
City
APPLICATION
FOR REGENTS CONSENT TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED
NAME
12. Threefold
Educational Foundation and School, Spring
Valley
ll. ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AMENDMENT
OF CHARTERS
CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER AT MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
New York
City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 10, 2000 to operate a
preschool. The board of trustees
has applied for an amendment to the provisional charter to change the corporate
address to 90 LaSalle
Street, New York, New York 10027, and 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.
No. 2
THE GILLEN BREWER
SCHOOL
New York
City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on January 14, 1994 to operate a
center-based preschool, kindergarten, and school program for developmentally
delayed and learning disabled children.
Such provisional charter was made absolute by Regents action on June 12,
1997. The board of
trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to change the
corporate address to 410 East 92nd Street, New York, New York 10128
and to restate the corporate purposes as follows: “The purpose for which such
corporation is formed is to operate and maintain a center-based preschool for
developmentally delayed and otherwise learning-disabled children from three to
five years of age; an elementary school for children with such disabilities
offering instruction from kindergarten through grade 6; and an after-school
program for development of age appropriate recreational skills and interests for
children attending the preschool and elementary school operated by the
corporation.” The Office of Nonpublic School Services
recommends that the absolute charter be amended accordingly.
No. 3
SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
DEVELOPMENT
Glen
Cove, Nassau County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents under the corporate name “School
for Language and Communication Disorders” on March 22, 1985 to provide preschool
and kindergarten educational programs for mentally retarded and developmentally
disabled children with language and communication disorders. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on June 19, 1987, including a change of corporate name to “School
for Language and Communication Development” and, as so amended, extended. Such provisional charter was further
amended by Regents action on September 18, 1992 and, as so amended, made
absolute. Such absolute charter was
amended by Regents action on various occasions with the last amendment being
granted on February 8, 2005. The
board of trustees has applied for an amendment to the absolute charter to add
authority for the corporation to also operate at 70-20 47th Avenue,
Woodside, New
York 11377-6010. The
Office of Nonpublic School Services recommends that the absolute charter
be amended accordingly.
No. 4
MARIA’S GARDEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
New Paltz, Ulster
County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to establish, maintain, and operate a
nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age, a
kindergarten, and a grade one through six elementary school. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of three years.
No. 5
SOUTHERN TIER CATHOLIC
SCHOOL
Olean,
Cattaraugus County
The board of trustees has petitioned the
Board of Regents to form a corporation to operate a pre-kindergarten through
grade eight Catholic school. The Office of
Nonpublic School Services recommends that a provisional charter be granted for a
period of three years.
EXTENSION OF
CHARTERS
No. 6
BROOKLYN JESUIT
PREP
Brooklyn, Kings County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 2003 to operate a
grade five through eight school for economically deprived young people in the
City of New
York. 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.
GEORGE
JACKSON ACADEMY
New York
City, New
York County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 2003 to operate a
private elementary and secondary school for
grades one through twelve. 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. 8
THE HUDSON VALLEY CIRCLE OF LEARNING SCHOOL
Washingtonville, Orange County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on February 10, 1998 to operate a
nursery school for preschool children, a
kindergarten, and a grade one through three elementary
school.
Such provisional
charter was amended by Regents action on April 27, 1999 and February 11, 2003
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.
No. 9
KID’S PLACE EARLY CHILDHOOD DAY
SCHOOL
Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on June 17, 2003 to operate a day
care center, a center-based preschool for three to five year old children with
disabilities, a nursery school for preschool children, a kindergarten, a grade one through three elementary
school and a school for gifted and talented children. Such corporation was consolidated by
Regents action on June 17, 2003 with Hide-and-Seek Children’s Services, Inc., a
not-for-profit corporation. 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 FLOWER NURSERY
SCHOOL
Mamaroneck, Westchester County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on July 17, 2003 to operate a
nursery school for preschool children from three to five years of age. Such provisional charter was amended by
Regents action on July 21, 2004.
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. 11
MANHATTAN
CENTER FOR EARLY
LEARNING
New York
City, New York
County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on November 3, 1995, nunc pro tunc
to July 1, 1995, to operate a center-based preschool for children with disabilities from three
to five years of age and a day care center pursuant to §460-a of the Social
Services Law.
Such provisional
charter was extended by Regents action on December 20, 1996, September 17, 1999
and December 13, 2002. 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.
APPLICATION
FOR REGENTS CONSENT TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED
NAME
No. 12
THREEFOLD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION AND
SCHOOL
Spring Valley, Rockland County
A provisional charter was granted to this
corporation by action of the Board of Regents on October 29, 1965 to operate a
pre-school, kindergarten and elementary school. Such provisional charter was made
absolute by Regents action on June 27, 1969. Such absolute charter was amended by
Regents action on February 20, 1975 and July 28, 1978. 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 “Green Meadow Waldorf School.” The Office of the Nonpublic School
Services recommends that the consent of the Board of Regents to the filing of
such certificate of assumed name be granted.
Regents
Meeting
October
23-24, 2006
CHARTERS
HIGHER AND
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AMENDMENT OF
CHARTERS
1.
American Museum of Natural History, New York City
2.
Elmira College, Elmira
