2016-02-12T07:14:21-06:00 2015-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2014-07-01 364675452 WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL WEST 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER 7169231534 2016-02-09 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z ANDREA TODORO 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 4237041 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 120491 373587 2898051 3725094 0 -3500 6455 126730 3024997 4221911 0 0 0 0 1594416 2289057 0 0 0 1400025 1545616 2994441 3834673 30556 387238 4618158 5115449 4311385 4421438 306773 694011 X WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL IS DETERMINED TO HELP EACH STUDENT REACH HIS OR HER FULLEST POTENTIAL. DAILY INSTRUCTION CONTAINS A UNIQUE BLEND OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SKILLS AND INTENSIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION. WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAXIMIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES. 0 0 3235195 3837823 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). 3235195 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 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 JOSEPH COZZO MA MS LMHC PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES SAMPSON TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARUP SEN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANNE HAEFNER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY CANDELARIO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BAER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE STEVENS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES DEUSCHLE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 40.00 X 101188 0 33599 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 101940 0 33351 203128 0 66950 2 0 0 0 BUFFALO HEARING & SPEECH CENTER 50 E NORTH STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND RELATED SERVICES 350757 1 330893 42694 25566 373587 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611710 3725094 3725094 3725094 1595 5095 -3500 -3500 -3500 20536 10035 10501 10501 INSURANCE SETTLEMENT 900099 115329 115329 900 900 116229 4221911 3837823 0 10501 277003 277003 1476496 1394842 81654 206539 201512 5027 128529 122870 5659 200490 178426 22064 10883 10883 122959 80304 42655 14644 14644 156606 126405 30201 34549 28676 5873 35293 29293 6000 22511 20260 2251 322135 267373 54762 162021 134478 27543 34949 29008 5941 CONTRACTED SERVICES 457080 457080 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 123868 102810 21058 STUDENT SERVICES 47214 47214 904 904 3834673 3235195 599478 0 282944 306262 67961 302581 25475 4862557 386171 4262508 4476386 4745 4745 4618158 5115449 523112 582063 3788273 3839375 4311385 4421438 X 306773 694011 306773 694011 4618158 5115449 387238 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 150000 150000 1350000 86538 1263462 3006311 162030 2844281 356246 137603 218643 4476386 4221911 0 4221911 0 4221911 3834673 0 3834673 0 3834673 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). FUNDRAISING 20535 20535 10035 20535 20535 10035 10035 10500 X EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS 1 25566 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 AND 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