2018-05-14T09:50:19-05:00 2017-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2016-07-01 364675452 WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL WEST 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER 7169231534 2018-05-10 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2018-05-09 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ANDREA TODORO 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 5221968 0 X WWW.WESTBUFFALOCHARTER.ORG X 2010 NY TO CREATE A STIMULATING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SAFE, INVITING, RESPECTFUL SCHOOL CULTURE. 8 8 0 15 0 0 172657 452159 3938053 4697646 0 0 50510 72163 4161220 5221968 0 0 0 0 2533012 2990505 0 0 0 1373395 1495151 3906407 4485656 254813 736312 5124166 6881853 4175342 5196717 948824 1685136 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 3531307 4760795 WBCS BEGAN OPERATIONS IN AUGUST 2012 OFFERING GRADES K-2 WITH PLANS TO EXPAND TO GRADE 4 BY THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR WHICH IT DID. THE ORIGINAL CHARTER ALLOWED FOR A K-4 SCHOOL WITH TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 300 STUDENTS. BY THE END OF ITS THIRD YEAR, WBCS HAD PROVEN ITSELF AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN BUFFALO AND ONE OF THE MOST ETHNICALLY AND RACIALLY DIVERSE. DUE TO ITS ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND LIMITED OPTIONS FOR ITS OUTGOING FOURTH GRADERS, WBCS APPLIED FOR A MATERIAL REVISION TO ITS CHARTER SO THAT IT COULD EXPAND ITS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MIDDLE SCHOOL. IN DECEMBER 2016 THE NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT APPROVED THAT REQUEST AND WBCS IMMEDIATELY STARTED ITS PROGRAM AND FACILITY EXPANSION. THIS WAS A TWO-PHASED APPROACH WHICH ADDED A 13,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION AND GRADES 5TH AND 6TH GRADES BY JUNE 2017. THIS PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED BY WBCS OPERATIONS AND NO ADDITIONAL DEBT WAS INCURRED. IN JULY 2017, WBCS CLOSED ON A $10 MILLION LOAN TO FINANCE THE SECOND PHASE OF THE EXPANSION. THIS PHASE TOTALED 31,000 SQUARE FEET AND INCLUDED A GYMNASIUM, NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES AND NINE NEW CLASSROOMS. WBCS WILL BE FULLY EXPANDED TO GRADE 8 FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR AND WILL BE FULLY ENROLLED WITH 500 STUDENTS. WBCS CONTINUES TO ENROLL ALMOST 90% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, 30% LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS AND 15% TO 20% STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WBCS CONTINUES TO PLACE IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL SCHOOLS IN BUFFALO, DISTRICT AND CHARTER. 3531307 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 X 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ELIZABETH STERNS 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 DR ARUP SEN PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STEVENS VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BAER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES DEUSCHLE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES SAMPSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE PEARCE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY FRIEDMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN SHEA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 40.00 X 128981 0 33493 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 126318 0 33621 255299 0 67114 2 0 1 0 BUFFALO HEARING & SPEECH CENTER 50 E NORTH STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND RELATED SERVICES 172670 1 361256 90903 452159 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611710 4697646 4697646 4697646 E-RATE 900099 17215 17215 EVENT INCOME 900099 9014 9014 45934 45934 72163 5221968 4760795 0 9014 338074 338074 1986301 1787877 198424 198644 198644 202226 172715 29511 265260 229169 36091 25752 25752 93044 93044 21573 21573 233416 174102 59314 74264 58743 15521 36156 28600 7556 32112 25400 6712 309588 244883 64705 207464 164104 43360 32760 25913 6847 CONTRACTED SERVICES 242114 242114 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 140852 111414 29438 STUDENT SERVICES 46056 46056 4485656 3531307 954349 0 429778 54922 117182 38371 109169 156232 7398070 770487 4463292 6627583 4745 4745 5124166 6881853 609235 1288088 3566107 3908629 4175342 5196717 X 948824 1685136 948824 1685136 5124166 6881853 736312 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 408880 408880 1350000 155769 1194231 5140885 348460 4792425 387291 266258 121033 111014 111014 6627583 5221968 0 5221968 0 5221968 4485656 0 4485656 0 4485656 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 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 128981 0 0 0 0 0 15777 0 17716 0 162474 0 0 0 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 126318 0 0 0 0 0 16110 0 17511 0 159939 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A: ALL PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN OUTSOURCED TO THE ALCOTT GROUP - A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION. ALL PAYROLL TAX FILINGS FOR THE SCHOOL'S EMPLOYEES ARE FILED BY AND INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ALCOTT GROUP'S FILING. 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.