2017-05-15T14:46:38-05:00 2016-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2015-07-01 364675452 WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL WEST 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER 7169231534 2017-05-15 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ANDREA TODORO 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 4170477 0 X WWW.WESTBUFFALOCHARTER.ORG X 2010 NY TO CREATE A STIMULATING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SAFE, INVITING, RESPECTFUL SCHOOL CULTURE. 9 9 0 15 0 0 373587 172657 3725094 3938053 -3500 0 126730 50510 4221911 4161220 0 0 0 0 2289057 2533012 0 0 0 1545616 1373395 3834673 3906407 387238 254813 5115449 5124166 4421438 4175342 694011 948824 X WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL (WBCS) RECEIVED ITS INITIAL CHARTER IN MARCH 2010 AND BEGAN SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES K-2 IN AUGUST 2012. ONE GRADE LEVEL PER YEAR THROUGH FOURTH GRADE FOLLOWED AND THE SCHOOL WAS FULLY ENROLLED, SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES K-4 BY AUGUST 2014. IN KEEPING WITH THE ORIGINAL WBCS MISSION, A MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION IS NOW BEING PLANNED. IN FEBRUARY 2016, WBCS WAS APPROVED BY NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (NYSED) TO EXPAND ITS PROGRAM TO EIGHTH GRADE. WBCS WILL EXPAND ONE GRADE PER YEAR AND WILL BE FULLY ENROLLED WITH 500 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 BY AUGUST 2019.WBCS DEMOGRAPHICS ARE UNLIKE THE TYPICAL BPS DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL. EACH YEAR, WBCS ENROLLS ALMOST 90% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, 30% LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS AND 15% TO 20% STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. WBCS ENTERED ITS FOURTH YEAR RANKED SECOND IN BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR ELA AND THIRD FOR MATH. 0 0 3271716 3949099 IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARRIVED WITH SEVERE EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS WITH OVER 73% OF STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE-LEVEL. IN THE FIRST YEAR OF NYS ASSESSMENTS, WBCS EXCEEDED THE DISTRICT AVERAGES BY MORE THAN 10% IN BOTH ELA AND MATH WHICH RANKED WBCS SECOND IN ELA SCORES AND FOURTH IN MATH SCORES WHEN COMPARED TO ALL DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR YERAS AND NONE OF WHICH REPORT SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS TO WBCS RELATIVE TO SUB-GROUPS (POVERTY, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILIITIES). 3271716 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 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 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 JOANNE HAEFNER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES DEUSCHLE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD BAER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA STARK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE DELSASSO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH COZZO MA MS LMHC TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SAMPSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY CANDELARIO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 40.00 X 115015 0 35218 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 112214 0 34787 227229 0 70005 2 0 1 0 BUFFALO HEARING & SPEECH CENTER 50 E NORTH STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND RELATED SERVICES 287129 1 156080 16577 172657 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611710 3938053 3938053 3938053 12640 9257 3383 3383 E-RATE 900099 9040 9040 38087 38087 47127 4161220 3985180 0 3383 295021 295021 1662961 1585232 77729 180423 173152 7271 166624 148374 18250 227983 204360 23623 835 835 104251 50328 53923 19347 19347 155855 111731 44124 46140 34605 11535 25803 15483 10320 35838 32254 3584 309444 278500 30944 176852 146787 30065 41153 24693 16460 CONTRACTED SERVICES 346972 346972 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 65613 54916 10697 STUDENT SERVICES 44982 44982 310 310 3906407 3271716 634691 0 306262 429778 302581 117182 25475 109169 5026315 563023 4476386 4463292 4745 4745 5115449 5124166 582063 609235 3839375 3566107 4421438 4175342 X 694011 948824 694011 948824 5115449 5124166 254813 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 212806 212806 1350000 121152 1228848 3093957 241276 2852681 369552 200595 168957 4463292 4161220 0 4161220 0 4161220 3906407 0 3906407 0 3906407 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 115015 0 0 0 0 0 17706 0 17716 0 150437 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 11 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 CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR