Charter school for kids with autism to open in September Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 A new charter school open to all students, including students on the autism spectrum, will open in September. (Staten Island Advance)Staff-Shot Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island students on the autism spectrum, and those with other disabilities, can now enroll in a boroughwide college preparatory charter school. The Richmond Preparatory Charter School will open for all Staten Island students in September, particularly those on the autism spectrum. With a computer science focus, it will integrate all students in its classes and activities. It will be the fourth school opened by education corporation Integration Charter Schools — which operates Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, New Ventures Charter School and The Lois & Richard Nicotra Early College Charter School.