2024-03-14T14:23:42-05:00 2023-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2022-07-01 364675452 WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL WEST 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14213 AMY JONES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 7169231534 2024-03-06 1 AMY JONES 999009999 1 SARAH M HOPKINS P02010701 7168563300 2024-03-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANDREA TODORO 113 LAFAYETTE AVENUE BUFFALO NY 14213 8474314 0 X WWW.WESTBUFFALOCHARTER.ORG X 2010 NY TO CREATE A STIMULATING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SAFE, INVITING, RESPECTFUL SCHOOL CULTURE. 10 10 126 50 0 0 1116347 1155285 7217970 7272238 0 0 49963 46791 8384280 8474314 0 0 0 0 5527109 6005479 0 0 0 2134095 1974056 7661204 7979535 723076 494779 15355080 15562536 7915297 7316653 7439783 8245883 X TOMORROW'S FUTURE LEADERS ARE SITTING IN OUR CLASSROOMS TODAY. WITH SMALL CLASS SIZES, A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE LEARNING STANDARDS, AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS, WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL (WBCS) DEVELOPS AN EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION OF LITERACY SKILLS FOR ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL IS A PLACE WHERE DIVERSITY IS CELEBRATED, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE ACCEPTED, AND STUDENT SUCCESS IS MAXIMIZED. 0 0 6346710 7319029 WBCS BEGAN OPERATING IN AUGUST 2012 WITH GRADES K- 2, EXPANDING TO 4TH GRADE BY 2014. WHILE ITS ORIGINAL CHARTER CALLED FOR A K- 4 GRADE SPAN, THE NYSED DEPARTMENT APPROVED THE SCHOOL'S APPLICATION IN FEBRUARY 2016 TO EXPAND ITS PROGRAM THROUGH 8TH GRADE. THE APPLICATION WAS MADE DUE TO THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN GRADES K-4 AS WELL AS STRONG STUDENT AND FAMILY REQUESTS FOR AN EXPANDED PROGRAM. IN JULY 2016, WBCS BEGAN PHASE ONE OF A TWO-PHASED EXPANSION PLAN. THE FIRST PHASE WAS A $1.7 MILLION EXPANSION TO ITS ORIGINAL BUILDING WHICH THE SCHOOL FULLY SELF-FINANCED FROM OPERATING CASH FLOW. THIS EIGHT-CLASSROOM ADDITION WOULD PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE IMMEDIATE GRADE EXPANSION NEEDS WHILE CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING WERE FINALIZED FOR THE REMAINING SPACE NEEDS. IN JULY 2017, WBCS BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON PHASE TWO, A 30,000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION WHICH WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES AND A FULL-SIZED GYM. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS EXPANSION WAS APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED $3.5 MILLION TO PAY OFF THE PREVIOUS MORTGAGE AND LEASE. THE TOTAL PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2018 AND CURRENTLY HOUSES GRADES K-8 WITH ENROLLMENT CAPPED AT 500 STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL HAS ALWAYS ENROLLED A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (SWD) HOWEVER MANY STUDENTS WITH MORE SEVERE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES WOULD OFTEN TRANSFER BACK TO THE DISTRICT UPON THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL'S COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION (CSE) RECOMMENDATION THAT A MORE RESTRICTIVE (SELF-CONTAINED) CLASSROOM WOULD BETTER MEET THE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS. DUE TO THIS TREND, THE SCHOOL CREATED ITS OWN SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM IN 2019 (8:1:1) AND NOW HAS TWO MULTI-AGE 8:1:1 CLASSROOMS WHICH ACCOMMODATE 16 STUDENTS REQUIRING A SELF-CONTAINED SETTING. THIS ALSO INCREASED THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL BY 16 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS WITHOUT INCREASING THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS CLASS SIZES. 6346710 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 126 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X AMY JONES 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 PETER HEFFLEY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHRECK VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LORREI DICAMILLO SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES DEUSCHLE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIELYNN BELL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LICATA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD RAMBALLY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE ROBINSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR THOMAS SCHENK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STEVENS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 40.00 X 165614 0 40258 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFF 40.00 X 168560 0 40567 334174 0 80825 2 0 1 0 0 1137135 18150 1155285 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611710 7272238 7272238 7272238 46791 46791 46791 8474314 7319029 0 0 421930 421930 4359815 3710273 649542 321602 283178 38424 511240 455786 55454 390892 308805 82087 212447 212447 19886 17897 1989 333994 280682 53312 117432 88074 29358 85395 79417 5978 73234 65911 7323 386606 359544 27062 454280 422480 31800 56351 52406 3945 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 173920 161746 12174 STUDENT SERVICES 60511 60511 7979535 6346710 1632825 0 1700320 1786367 581755 528427 862463 898895 134344 239446 48363 14718368 3116222 11928627 11602146 147571 458892 15355080 15562536 967548 1003630 171596 0 6776153 6313023 7915297 7316653 X 7366783 8245883 73000 0 7439783 8245883 15355080 15562536 X 494779 311321 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 408880 408880 13194769 2292292 10902477 1114719 823930 290789 11602146 8785635 311321 311321 8474314 0 8474314 7979535 0 7979535 0 7979535 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 311,321. 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 CHARTER SCHOOLS, BY LAW, ARE REQUIRED TO ACCEPT ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF SOCIAL ECONOMIC, RACE OR ABILITY. THIS IS STATED IN WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL'S FORMAL "ENROLLMENT POLICY." SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4 CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE FREE THEREFORE THERE ARE NO RECORDS DOCUMENTING THAT SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE AWARDED ON A RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS. SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID THE SCHOOL IS THE RECIPIENT OF AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SOURCES. THE AWARDS AND REIMBURSEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS COMPLIANCE AND FINANCIAL AUDITS BY THE FUNDING SOURCE(S). 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFF 157871 0 5000 0 5689 0 16963 0 23604 0 209127 0 0 0 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 160614 0 5000 0 0 0 16654 0 23604 0 205872 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED THE DETAILED REVIEW OF FORM 990 TO THE FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER. ONCE REVIEWED, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY AS REQUIRED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, USED COMPARATIVE SALARY INFORMATION FROM SIMILAR POSITIONS IN OTHER LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST; ALL BOARD MINUTES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 311,321. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.