Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
TO CREATE A STIMULATING ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND A SAFE, INVITING, RESPECTFUL SCHOOL CULTURE.
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. 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. IN 2019, WBCS EXPANDED ITS SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO INCLUDE TWO NEW SELF-CONTAINED SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, THE ONLY CHARTER SCHOOL IN WESTERN NY TO OFFER THIS. IT NOW ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 520 STUDENTS ANNUALLY AND EMPLOYS MORE THAN 100 STAFF MEMBERS. ITS GRADUATES GO ON TO ENROLL IN THE AREA'S MOST COMPETITIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MANY ON FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Andrea Todoro | SCHOOL LEADER | 40 | $162,172 |
| Elizabeth Sterns | FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFF | 40 | $159,487 |
| Michelle Stevens | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Lynn Shea | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Thomas Schenk | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Deborah Licata | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| James Deuschle | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Lorrei Dicamillo | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Schreck | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Heffley | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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