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Academy School 131
Address
Map
2495 Main Street

Leroy

Buffalo
,
Erie
,
New York
14214
Information
School number131
PrincipalCasey Young-Welch
Assistant
Principals		Jamie L. St. John
Bert L. Stevenson
Grades7-12
WebsiteAcademy School

The Academy School 131 (also known as Alternative High School is an alternative school located in Buffalo, New York. It has gone through two separate eras, and was located at 268 Oak Street in Downtown Buffalo. The original Buffalo Alternative High School was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts, with a new alternative high school program being re-opened in Buffalo in 2006.

History

Buffalo Alternative was created in 1975 to house students who were disruptive, chronically suspended, young parents, otherwise unsuccessful in the traditional school setting. The main campus (or "Center School") was at 280 Oak Street (formerly the home to Boys Vocational High School), along with several satellite sites were established in instances of overcrowding and also to offer more specialized programs. The satellite sites included the "City-As-School" program at 320 Porter Avenue, home of an internship program for Alternative High students, the Fulton Bilingual Program at 220 Fulton Street for bilingual students, and the Fulton Junior High Program for junior high school students. Students who met criterion were allowed to either return to the traditional high school setting or graduate from Alternative High.

The school's facilities were lacking due to budgetary reasons, and the school was finally closed in 2003. Academy School 131 was created in 2006 to serve as the alternative program in Buffalo. Currently, the Oak Street campus serves as a combination of office space for the City of Buffalo as well as residential apartments.

The new alternative program (known as The Academy School) began in 2006 and was originally operated through a firm called Resultech and was located at former School 44 1369 Broadway. The Resultech partnership was dissolved in 2008 due to backlash from administrators and students.

The school began with two campuses, one at Public School 44 at 1369 Broadway Street for grades 9-12, and the other at 1409 East Delevan Avenue for grades 1–8. In 2011, the elementary program was moved to School 40 in Babcock. The high school program was moved to School 4 on South Park Avenue in 2014, with grades 1-8 moving in shortly thereafter. In Fall 2017, Grades 7 and 8 moved to the former School 18 Annex on the city's West Side but returned to School 4 the next year. Academy School moved to the Tri-Main Center in North Buffalo for the 2020-2021 school year.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

  • Mr. William J. Bell–1987-1990 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, retired)
  • Mr. William F. Riley–1986-1988 (Program Coordinator - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)
  • Mr. Franklin R. Weitz–1988-1990 (Assistant Principal - South Park Prep, retired)
  • Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1990-1995 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Assistant Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
  • Mr. Thomas C. Aquino–1995-2002 (Supervisor of Teacher Aides - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
  • Ms. Jody M. Covington–2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts[6])
  • Ms. Denise McMichael-Houston–2006-2008 (Director of Recruitment/Diversity - Buffalo Public Schools,[7] named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Elementary School of Technology)
  • Mr. Michael T. Morris–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Opportunity Center at Fulton,[8] named Assistant Principal of South Park High School[4])
  • Mr. Rafael A. Mercado–2010-2015 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Assistant Principal of Emerson School of Hospitality)
  • Ms. Adriann T. Johnson-Cofield–2015-2016 (Dean of Students - BUILD Academy, named Acting Principal of Buffalo Academy School)
  • Ms. Janice M. Bowden–2016-2019 (Acting Principal - East High School, named Assistant Principal of East Community High School)
  • Mrs. Naomi R Cerre–2019-2020 (Assistant Principal - East Community High School, named Interim Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)

Former administrators

Year Superintendent Principal Assistant Principal 40/171
Principal
1977-1978 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1978-1979 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1979-1980 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1980-1981 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1981-1982 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1982-1983 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1983-1984 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1984-1985 Eugene Reville Tom Giordano
1985-1986 Eugene Reville John Hanlon
1986-1987 Eugene Reville John Hanlon Bill Riley
1987-1988 Eugene Reville Gerald Hesson Bill Riley Bill Bell
1988-1989 Albert Thompson* Ben Randle Frank Weitz Bill Bell
1989-1990 Albert Thompson* Ben Randle Frank Weitz Bill Bell
1990-1991 Albert Thompson Bob Barton Dan Geary
1991-1992 Albert Thompson Bob Barton Dan Geary
1992-1993 Albert Thompson Bob Barton Dan Geary
1993-1994 Albert Thompson Ray Perrault Dan Geary
1994-1995 Albert Thompson Ray Perrault Dan Geary
1995-1996 Albert Thompson Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
1996-1997 Jim Harris Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
1997-1998 Jim Harris Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
1998-1999 Jim Harris Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
1999-2000 Jim Harris Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
2000-2001 Marion Canedo Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
2001-2002 Marion Canedo Elzie Fisher Tom Aquino
2002-2003 Marion Canedo Elzie Fisher
2006-2007 James Williams Baines/Mott Covington/Morris Denise Houston
2007-2008 James Williams Greg Mott Mike Morris Denise Houston
2008-2009 James Williams Greg Mott Mike Morris
2009-2010 James Williams Greg Mott Mike Morris Elzie Fisher
2010-2011 James Williams Casey Young Rafael Mercado Elzie Fisher
2011-2012 Amber Dixon* Mike Mogavero Rafael Mercado Elzie Fisher
2012-2013 Pam Brown Mike Mogavero Rafael Mercado Elzie Fisher
2013-2014 Pam Brown Mike Mogavero Rafael Mercado Elzie Fisher
2014-2015 Don Oligive* Mike Mogavero Rafael Mercado Elzie Fisher
2015-2016 Kriner Cash Mike Mogavero Traci Cofield Nate McCrea
2016-2017 Kriner Cash Traci Cofield* Janice Bowden Nate McCrea
2017-2018 Kriner Cash Traci Cofield Janice Bowden Bert Stevenson Nate McCrea
2018-2019 Kriner Cash Traci Cofield Janice Bowden Bert Stevenson Nate McCrea
2019-2020 Kriner Cash Casey Young Jamie St. John Naomi Cerre
2020-2021 Kriner Cash Casey Young Jamie St. John Bert Stevenson
  • School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975 to 2003.
    School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975 to 2003.
  • School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
    School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
  • School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009 to 2011.
    School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009 to 2011.
  • 320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
    320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
  • School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006 to 2013.
    School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006 to 2013.
  • School 40, where the Academy Program was housed from 2011 to 2015.
    School 40, where the Academy Program was housed from 2011 to 2015.
  • School 4, where the Academy School was housed from 2015 to 2020.
    School 4, where the Academy School was housed from 2015 to 2020.

References

  1. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, July 12). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  2. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2007, January 10). Meeting of the Board of Education: Principal Transfers[permanent dead link].
  3. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, October 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  4. ^ a b Buffalo Public Schools (2010, August 25). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  5. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  6. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, November 1). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  7. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, December 6). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].
  8. ^ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, August 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments[permanent dead link].

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