Buffalo Public Schools

Buffalo Public Schools
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Location
712 City Hall, Buffalo, New York, United States Erie County, Western New York
Coordinates	42°53′11.73″N 78°52′45.49″W
District information
Type	Public
Motto	"Putting children & families first to ensure high academic achievement for all."
Grades	Pre-K-12 and Adult education
Established	1838
Superintendent	Kriner Cash
Schools	Elementary:45 High School:18 20 Adult Ed:2
Budget	$798,200,000
Students and staff
Teachers	2860.6 (FTE)
Staff	2142.7 (FTE)
Student–teacher ratio	12.8:1
Other information
Website	www.buffaloschools.org

Buffalo Public Schools serves approximately 34,000 students in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state of New York. It is located in Erie County of western New York and operates nearly 70 facilities.

History

The Buffalo Public School System was started in 1838, 13 years after the completion of the Erie Canal and only 6 years after the 1832 incorporation of the City of Buffalo. Buffalo was the first city in the state of New York to have a free public education system supported by local taxes. Although New York City had a free public education system prior to 1838, NYC obtained additional funding through private donations and sources. Buffalo Public Schools' first Superintendent of Schools, Oliver Gray Steele (1805–1879), was a prominent and successful business man. Originally from Connecticut, Steele relocated to Buffalo in 1827. He held three different terms as Superintendent between 1838 and 1852, during which twelve new elementary facilities were built, bringing the total to 15 elementary buildings. A building for a dedicated high school was also purchased during this time. Steele is credited as being the "Father of the Public Schools of Buffalo" as his reorganization of the schools in Buffalo enabled children to have access to a free public education. Over 35 people have held the position of Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools since that time.

Administration

Board of Education

The Board of Education of the Buffalo City School District is the policy-making body for the Buffalo Public Schools, as provided by the Constitution of the State of New York, and is under the general supervision of the New York State Education Department. The board consists of 9 members elected by popular vote of District residents.

Board Members

• Sharon Belton-Cottman – President/Ferry District Representative
• Jennifer Mecozzi – Vice President of Executive Affairs/West District Representative
• Ann Rivera – Vice President of Student Achievement/Member-at-Large
• Kathy Evans-Brown–Member-At-Large
• Terrance Heard – Member-at-Large
• Hope Jay – North District Representative
• Louis Petrucci – Park District Representative
• Lawrence Scott – Member-at-Large
• Paulette Woods – Central District Representative
• Mariya Sami – Student Representative

Schools

Elementary schools

Except where noted, all schools serve Grades PreK-8

List of Primary Schools
P.S.	Name	Neighborhood	Principal	Assistant Principal(s)	Description
3	D'Youville Porter Campus School	Front Park	Freddy Barrera	Guadalupe Diaz Christopher Farrell	Lower West Side community school
6	Buffalo Elementary School of Technology	Willert Park	Karen Piotrowski	Wendy Emerling Todd Strange
17	Early Childhood Center 17	Cold Springs	Marianna Cecchini	Amber Berry	Houses Grades PreK-4
18	Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence	Front Park	Aakta Patel	Tracy Cotter Heather Maier
19	Native American Magnet School	Grant Ferry	Michael Suwala	Rashida Walls Kate Wendling
27	Hillery Park Elementary School	Seneca	Vincent Vanderlip	Andrea Lee Samantha Nasca
30	Frank A. Sedita Academy	Front Park	Rafael Perez	Wilfredo Garcia Sarah Gunter	West Side community school
31	Harriet Ross Tubman School	Emslie	Heather English	Julie Walsh Ben Willis
32	Bennett Park Montessori School	Willert Park	Jennifer Stockmeyer	Peter Gottfried Julie Kuebler	Montessori school ages 3 to Grade 8
33	Bilingual Center	First Ward	Hadassa Bachellor	Fred Sales	Designated for bilingual students
37	Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School	Medical Park	Serena Restivo	Sam Reynolds Maureen Williams	Fruit Belt neighborhood community school
43	Lovejoy Discovery School	Lovejoy	Orniece Hill	Lisa Lovallo-Coyle Patricia Lattuca	Lovejoy community school
45	International School	Grant Ferry	Jennifer English	Joel Blasdell Camille Zitz	Primarily serves ENL/refugee students
48	School 48 @ MLK	Medical Park	Matthew Pegg	Janet Longo	Spanish language immersion program (PK-4)
50	North Park Community School	North Park	Carla Graves	Unseld Robinson	Houses Grades PK-2
53	Community School	Kingsley	Denisca Thompson	Shannon Moreland
54	Dr. George E. Blackman School of Excellence	Parkside	Greg Johnson	Dawne McNeal	Houses PK-4
59	Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet	MLK Park	Mirlene Dere	Natasha Mehta Derek Swader Chanelle Wallace [interim]	Science-themed East Side community school (3-8)
59A	Annex 59	Polonia		Mark Shoemaker	Annex to School 59 (PK-2)
61	Arthur O. Eve School of Distinction	Leroy	Parette Walker	Elizabeth Dirr	Houses PK-4
64	Frederick Law Olmsted School	Park Meadow	Marquita Bryant	Josh Freeburg	Gifted & Talented/Language Immersion programs (PK-4)
65	Roosevelt Early Childhood Center	Riverside	Amy Chavez [interim]	Stephanie Adams [interim]	Houses PK-4
67	Discovery School	South Abbott	Karen Murray	John Paul Zeis	Hands-On/Inquiry Learning Focus
69	Houghton Academy	Kaisertown	Rose Schneider	Kevin Garcia
72	Lorraine Elementary School	Abbott McKinley	Jeff Banks	Jenna Black Sarah Vittoria	Medical Careers Exploratory School
74	Hamlin Park Claude & Ouida Clapp Academy	Hamlin Park	Patrick Cook	Cameron Hall	Hamlin Park neighborhood community school
76	Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy	Columbus	Miguel Medina	Carolyn Flattery Elizabeth Kuras Maria Rosario-Cala	Lower West Side community school for bilingual students
79	William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence	Military	Marlon Lee	Michael Ryndak Kim Nixon-Williams
80	Highgate Heights School	Kensington	Gayle Irving-White	Marielle Foster Gregelle Fulcher	University district community school
81	School 81	North Park	Nick Klaich	Denise Cobbs Ryan Shepherd
82	Early Childhood Center 82	Kenfield	Tracie-Michele Lewis	Kristin Mazur	Houses PK-4
84	Health Care Center for Children	Grider	Jennifer Kapsiak	Michelle Reczek	Self-contained setting for students with medical challenges (K-12)
89	Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence	Grider	Natasha Hendricks	Ashley Elliott Nicole Smith LeeQuisha Volious	East side community school
92	B.U.I.L.D. Community School	MLK Park	Tanika Shedrick	Nate Barnes Karen Gantz Donald White	East Side community school
93	Southside Elementary School	Seneca	Patricia Dixon	Marcus Anderson Katie Goldman Ashley Nsengiyumva	South Buffalo community school
94	West Hertel Academy	Military	Elaine Nieman	Bradley Barringer Lafraya Wilson	Black Rock community school
95	Waterfront Elementary School	Columbus	Terence Jenkins	Nicole Dias Catherine Polina
97	Harvey Austin School	Emerson	Demario Strickland	Cassandra Gasbarrini Melissa Jasulavich	East Side community school
99	Stanley Makowski Early Childhood Center	Kingsley	Dawn DiNatale	Jennifer Mohorter Kathleen Sciolino	IB and cultural infusion programs (PK-4)

Secondary schools

Except where noted, all schools serve Grades 9-12

List of Secondary Schools
P.S.	School Name	Neighborhood	Principal	Assistant Principal(s)	Description
42	Occupational Training Center	Downtown	Tom Vitale		Vocational training for students with disabilities until Age 21
131	The Academy School	Leroy	Casey Young-Welch	Jamie St. John Bert Stevenson	Alternative education for suspended students (7-12)
156	Frederick Law Olmsted School	Kenfield	Giovanna Cotto	Jim Fredo Leslie Potempa Clair Licata-Michael	Gifted & talented middle/high school program (5-12)
192	Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts	Masten Park	Jody Covington	Rebecca Ryan Jon Welka	Magnet school for fine and performing students (5-12)
195	City Honors School	Medical Park	Bill Kresse	Tandy Hamilton Angela Hannah Carla McDow	School for high-performing students with IB program and AP classes (5-12)
196	Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School	Medical Park	Beth Brown		Annex to PS 197 housed at School 48 (5-8)
197		Grider	Kevin Eberle	Sarah Cosgrove Danielle Womack	Health Information Technology and Medical Pathways programs (9-12)
198	The International Preparatory School	Front Park	Ella Dunne	Amy Chase Patrick Doyle Erich Wheeler	West Side community school with CTE programs in business and architecture
206	South Park High School	Triangle	Michael Morris	Molly Forero Joshua Miller Katey Thomas Carlos Wallace	South Buffalo community school with CTE programs in Solar Technology and Horticulture
207	Lafayette International High School	Forest	John Starkey	Jen Springer	West Side community school with ENL programs for immigrant and refugee students
208	Riverside Academy	Riverside	Teena Jones	Elena Collins Colleen Cunningham	Riverside community school with CTE programs in aquaculture and tourism
212	Leonardo da Vinci High School	Front Park	Greg Lodinsky	Lizzy Crispin Martin Lyonga	Students take classes on campus from D'Youville College
301	Burgard Vocational High School	Leroy	Charlene Watson	Andrew Drouin Eric Johnson Tracey Travis	CTE programs in Automotive/Machine Tool Technology and Welding in partnership with Alfred State College
302	Emerson School of Hospitality	Downtown	Debbie Stokes	Aarin Pellitieri	Students learn hospitality/culinary skills with an on-site restaurant
304	Hutchinson Central Technical High School	Columbus	Gabriella Morquecho	Pedro Estrada Dennis Lesniak Greg Stefanone Dan Zack	Technology prep school with concentrations in Biochemistry and Engineering
305	McKinley Vocational High School	Black Rock	Carmelita Burgin [interim]	Rhonda Neal John Pilato Danielle Ware Karen Kibler [interim]	CTE programs in Aquatic ecology and applied trades (Carpentry, Electricity, HVAC, Printing and Plumbing)
309	East Community High School	MLK Park	Traci Cofield	Janice Bowden Moustafa Khalil	CTE programs in Law Enforcement and Public Safety
335	Middle Early College High School	Starin Central	David Potter	Bill Merriman	Students take 5 years of high school via Erie Community College
355	Buffalo School of Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management	Downtown	Katie Schuta	Daniel Bass	Annex to Emerson School of Hospitality
357	Pathways Academy	MLK Park	Valarie Kent	Maria Conrad	Virtual and in-person alternative education for undercredited students
363	Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology	Starin Central	Carlos Alvarez	Jamie Barden Marty Buchnowski	CTE programs in Computer Science and Programming
366	Research Laboratory High School		Angela Cullen	Chris Spence	Bioinformatics/Life Science research

Defunct schools

List of Defunct Schools
P.S.	School Name	Neighborhood	Low Grade	High Grade	Year Closed	Building Status
1	School 1	Lakeview	K	8	1976	Demolished
2	School 2	Downtown	K	8	1961	Demolished
4	Harbor Heights Elementary School	First Ward	K	8	2002	Houses The Academy School
5	School 5	Kaisertown	K	8	1955	Demolished
7	School 7	Babcock	K	8	1950	Demolished
8	Follow Through Urban Learning Lab School	Masten Park	K	8	2004	Vacant
9	School 9	Schiller Park	K	8	1980	Demolished
10	School 10	Downtown	K	8	1955	Demolished
11	Poplar Academy	Schiller Park	K	4	2009	Buffalo Academy of Science Middle School
12	Harriet Ross Tubman Early Childhood Center	Willert Park	K	4	2005	House Office of Special Education
13	School 13	Downtown	K	12	2003	Private Apartments/Office Space
14	School 14	Downtown	K	8	1930s	Demolished
15	School 15	Downtown	K	8	1965	Demolished
16	School 16	Bryant	K	8	1976	Private Apartments
20	School 20	Black Rock	K	8	1935	Demolished
21	School 21	North Park	K	8	1980	Demolished
22	School 22	Central Park	K	8	1980	Private Apartments
23	School 23	Genesee Moselle	K	8	1980	Demolished
24	School 24	Broadway-Fillmore	K	8	2002	Redeveloped as apartments
25	School 25	Babcock	K	8	1949	Demolished
26	School 26	Babcock	K	8	1982	Demolished
28	Triangle Academy	Triangle	K	8	1949	Houses BPS' Center for Innovation, Technology and Training
29	School 29	South Park	K	8	1980	Vacant
30	School 30	Elmwood Village	K	8	1976	Demolished
34	School 34	First Ward	K	8	1976	Demolished
35	School 35	South Ellicott	K	8	1933	Demolished
36	Days Park Early Childhood Center	Allentown	PreK	4	2009	Houses Elmwood Village Charter School
39	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Institute	Medical Park	PreK	8	2016	Houses School 48 and MST Prep Annex
40	School 40	Babcock	PreK	6	2006	Houses Buffalo Academy of Science Elementary School
41	School 41	Johnson	PreK	8	1976	Demolished
42	School 42	Black Rock	PreK	8	1979	Community Center/Apartments
44	Lincoln Academy	Lovejoy	K	8	2005	Vacant
47	School 47	Willert Park	PreK	8	1978	Demolished
48	School 48	Masten Park	K	8	1979	Demolished
49	School 49	Front Park	K	8	1980	Community Services building
50	School 50	Emslie	Special	Education	1975	Demolished
51	Black Rock Academy	Black Rock	PreK	8	2005	Vacant
52	School 52	Forest	K	8	1980	Demolished
55	School 55	Broadway-Fillmore	K	8	1955	Demolished
56	School 56	Albright	PreK	8	2007	Under reconstruction (apartments & office space)
57	Broadway Village Elementary School	Broadway-Fillmore	PreK	6	2003	Under reconstruction (Lt. Matt Urban Center)
58	School 58	Broadway-Fillmore	K	8	1961	Demolished
59	School 59	MLK Park	K	8	1976	Demolished
60	School 60	Riverside	PreK	4	2002	Serves as low-income aparts
62	School 62	MLK Park	K	8	1980	Houses Crucial Human Services
63	School 63	LaSalle	PreK	8	2007	Houses The Lofts at University Heights
70	Indian Park Academy	Cazenovia Park	K	8	2002	Houses Western New York Maritime Charter Middle School
71	WEB Early Childhood Center	Schiller Park	PreK	4	2007	Houses King Center Charter School
73	School 73	Columbus	K	8	1970	Demolished
75	School 75	Emslie	K	8	1979	Vacant
77	School 77	Front Park	PreK	4	2006	Senior housing and West Side community center
78	School 78	LaSalle	PreK	8	2008	Vacant
79	School 79	Military	K	8	1976	Northwest Community Center
83	School 83	University Heights	K	4	1976	Houses Anderson Gallery for University at Buffalo
85	School 85	Kensington	K	4	1976	Houses Charter School for Inquiry
86	St. Lawrence Academy	Starin Central	PreK	4	2004	Houses BPS' Adult Learning Program
87	School 87	Willert Park	5	12	2007	Houses Office of Curriculum & Instruction
88	School 88	North Park	K	4	1979	North Buffalo Community Center
93	School 93	Masten Park	K	4	1970's	Community Action Organization
96	Campus West School	Black Rock	PreK	8	2011	Used by Buffalo State College
142	Fulton Academic Complex	Perry	K	8	1982	Houses Schofield Adult Day Healthcare Center
171	WEB Middle School	Schiller Park	5	8	2006	Houses Buffalo Public Schools Commissionary
192	Buffalo Traditional School	Masten Park	5	12	2005	Houses Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts
200	Bennett High School	Starin Central	9	12	2017	Houses Bennett Campus
202	Grover Cleveland High School	Front Park	9	12	2011	Houses The International Preparatory School
203	Kensington High School	Kenfield	9	12	2003	Houses Frederick Law Olmsted High School
204	Lafayette High School	Forest	9	12	2018	Houses Lafayette Community School Campus
205	Riverside Institute of Technology	Riverside	9	12	2019	Houses Riverside Academy
302	Emerson Vocational High School	Emerson	9	12	2002	Houses Harvey Austin School
306	Seneca Vocational High School	Grider	9	12	2003	Houses Math Science Technology Campus
307	East High School	MLK Park	9	12	2018	Houses East Community School Campus
307	Buffalo Vocational Technical Center	MLK Park	9	12	2003	Houses East Campus

External links

• Buffalo Public Schools
• U.S. Dept. of Education National Center for Education Statistics
• New York State Education Department
• Buffalo City Schools New York State Report Card 2007