2015-04-27T12:23:53-05:00 2014-06-30 160765486 LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLP 369 FRANKLIN STREET BUFFALO NY 14202 990 2013-07-01 364675452 WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL WEST 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 JOSEPH COZZO FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 7169231534 2015-04-17 1 DONNA M GONSER P01448922 7168563300 2013 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z ANDREA TODORO 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 3031179 0 X WWW.WESTBUFFALOCHARTER.ORG X 2010 NY TO CREATE A STIMULATING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SAFE, INVITING, RESPECTFUL SCHOOL CULTURE. 7 7 0 15 0 0 635945 120491 1727838 2898051 0 0 6204 6455 2369987 3024997 0 0 0 0 1061571 1594416 0 0 0 1022442 1400025 2084013 2994441 285974 30556 4443657 4618158 4167440 4311385 276217 306773 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 2425264 2899774 IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION, THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARRIVED WITH SEVERE EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS WITH OVER 73% OF STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE-LEVEL. HOWEVER, THIS 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 YEARS AND NONE OF WHICH REPORT SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS TO WBCS RELATIVE TO SUB-GROUPS (POVERTY, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILIITIES). 2425264 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X ELIZABETH STERNS 7169231534 113 LAFAYETTE AVE BUFFALO NY 14213 JOSEPH COZZO 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 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 ANDREA TODORO SCHOOL LEADER 40.00 X 86922 0 28041 ELIZABETH STERNS FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 86538 0 27987 173460 0 56028 0 0 0 0 BUFFALO HEARING & SPEECH CENTER 50 E NORTH STREET BUFFALO NY 14203 SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND RELATED SERVICE 283186 1 85027 35464 19015 120491 ENROLLMENT REVENUE 611710 2898051 2898051 2898051 10914 6182 4732 4732 1723 1723 1723 3024997 2899774 0 4732 249225 249225 990176 939735 50441 137866 137866 86595 86595 130554 109701 20853 19215 19215 85468 43581 41887 12532 12532 128422 125930 2492 5118 5118 57874 49307 8567 14801 11100 3701 320641 256066 64575 128579 102683 25896 31922 31922 CONTRACTED SERVICES 435020 435020 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 117371 89063 28308 TRANSPORTATION 38617 38617 4445 4445 2994441 2425264 569177 0 73312 282944 251001 67961 7402 4488253 225745 4107197 4262508 4745 4745 4443657 4618158 371677 523112 3795763 3788273 4167440 4311385 X 276217 306773 276217 306773 4443657 4618158 30556 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 150000 150000 1350000 51923 1298077 2465722 91918 2373804 295759 81904 213855 226772 226772 4262508 3024997 0 3024997 0 3024997 2994441 0 2994441 0 2994441 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 AND WILL BE 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). 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 OFFICER 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 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT.