Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence

Dr. Lydia Wright School of Excellence
Dr. Lydia Wright School of Excellence
Address
	106 Appenheimer Street; Kensington Heights; 14214
Information
Status	Priority School
School number	89
Principal	Tonya B. Chavers
Grades	PK-8
S.A.M.	Natasha Hendricks
Website	Lydia Wright School

42°55′28″N 78°50′07″W / 42.924322°N 78.835187°W / 42.924322; -78.835187

Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence is an elementary school serving the East Side of Buffalo, New York. located at 106 Appenheimer Street and serves Grades PreK through 8. The current principal is Dr. Tonya Chavers, and the current assistant principals are Mr. Cameron Hall and Ms. Carolyn Flattery.

History

The school opened in 1961 as "Fillmore Middle School". In 1977 it became "Campus East School". It was renamed in 2000 for Dr. Lydia Wright, the first African-American pediatrician in Buffalo and member of the Buffalo Board of Education^[2]

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Morris Raiken–1961-1969 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, retired)
Anthony D. Vetrano–1969-1974 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
Gerald H. Hesson–1974-1977 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, named Principal of Kensington High School)
Lillian G. Kozminski–1977-1980 (Assistant Principal - Fillmore Middle School, named Principal of School 70)
Priscilla Niedermeyer-Hammond–1980-1995 (unknown, retired)
Victor Filadora–1995-2000 (Principal - D'Youville Porter Campus School, retired)
Mary Jo Conrad–2000-2011 (unknown, named Principal of Discovery School 67^[3])
Phyllis Fatima Morrell–2011-2013 (Principal - Lafayette High School, named Supervising Principal of Buffalo Public Schools)

References

^ School Administration Manager
^ Simon, P. (2000, December 21). Board to hire construction chief. The Buffalo News, p. B3.
^ Buffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.

External links

Official website

[1] School Administration Manager

[NameChange-2] Simon, P. (2000, December 21). Board to hire construction chief. The Buffalo News, p. B3.

[2011Sept14-3] Buffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Buffalo Public Schools
Elementary Schools	PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology PS 17 Early Childhood Center PS 18 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence PS 19 Native American Magnet School PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary PS 30 Frank A. Sedita Academy PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori PS 33 Bilingual Center PS 37 Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 48 @ 39 PS 50 North Park Academy Community School PS 53 Community School PS 54 Dr. George E. Blackman ECC PS 59 Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet Annex 59A PS 61 Early Childhood Center PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 65 Roosevelt ECC PS 66 North Park Middle Academy PS 67 Discovery School PS 69 Houghton Academy PS 72 Lorraine Elementary PS 74 Hamlin Park School PS 76 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy PS 79 Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence PS 80 Highgate Heights PS 81 School PS 82 Early Childhood Center PS 84 Health Care Center for Children at ECMC PS 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence PS 92 BUILD Academy Community School PS 93 Southside Elementary PS 94 West Hertel Academy PS 95 Waterfront School PS 97 Harvey Austin School PS 99 Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center
Middle/High Schools	PS 131 The Academy School PS 156 Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington PS 192 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts PS 195 City Honors School PS 197 Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School PS 198 The International Preparatory School
High Schools	PS 206 South Park High School PS 207 Lafayette International High School PS 208 Riverside Academy High School PS 212 Leonardo da Vinci High School PS 301 Burgard High School PS 302 Emerson School of Hospitality PS 304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School PS 305 McKinley High School PS 309 East Community High School PS 335 Middle Early College High School PS 353 Newcomer Academy @ Lafayette PS 355 The New Buffalo School of Culinary Art & Hospitality Management PS 357 Pathways Academy @ East PS 363 Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology PS 366 Research Laboratory High School PS 402 Occupational Training Center
Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 School 24 School 44 School 57 School 60 School 63 School 77 School 87 Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 200 Bennett High School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School PS 307 East High School