Austin – Jonas Chartock, Founding President and CEO of the Charter School Policy Institute (CSPI) in Austin, Texas has been named by the State University of New York Board of Trustees as Executive Director of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute. The New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 granted SUNY the power to authorize 100 charters, offering instruction in Kindergarten through 12th grade. There are currently 43 SUNY authorized charter schools operating across New York State, serving just over 14,000 students.