Rochester City School District

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The Rochester City School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 33,000 students in the city of Rochester in Monroe County, with over 6,000 employees and an operating budget of $484 million (~$14,854 per student).[1]

The average class size is 19-25 students and the student-teacher ratio is 18-22:1(elementary), 26-30:1(middle-high school).[1]

On November 13, 2007, Jean-Claude Brizard, an executive in the New York City School District, was named Superintendent of Schools, effective January 1, 2008, succeeding Interim Superintendent and former Fairport Central School District Superintendent Dr. William Cala, who had succeeded Superintendent Dr. Manuel J. Rivera.[2][3]

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[edit] Board of Education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Unlike most suburban districts, the BOE and Budget are approved by the Rochester City Council.

Current board members (July 2007) are:

  • Domingo Garcia - President
  • Malik Evans - Vice President
  • Thomas Brennan
  • Cynthia Elliott
  • Willa Powell
  • Shirley Thompson
  • Van Henri White

[edit] Schools

The District operates 39 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools, one adult/family learning center, and several alternative education programs.

[edit] Elementary schools

Most elementary schools are grades K-6, some also offer Pre-K.

[edit] Northeast Zone

  • Dag Hammarskjold School No. 6
  • Roberto Clemente School No. 8
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9
  • Lincoln School No. 22
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25
  • Henry Hudson School No. 28
  • James J. Audubon School No. 33
  • Henry W. Longfellow School No. 36
  • Andrew J. Townson School No. 39
  • Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45
  • Charles Carroll School No. 46
  • Helen Barrett Montogomery School No. 50
  • Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52

[edit] Northwest Zone

  • John Williams School No. 5
  • Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7
  • Enrico Fermi School No. 17
  • General Elwell S. Otis School No. 30
  • Dr. Louis A. Cerulli School No. 34
  • Kodak Park School No. 41
  • Abelard Reynolds School No. 42
  • Theodore Roosevelt School No. 43

[edit] South Zone

  • Martin B. Anderson School No. 1
  • Clara Barton School No. 2
  • Nathaniel Rochester Community School No. 3
  • George Mather Forbes School No. 4
  • James P.B. Duffy School No. 12
  • Chester Dewey School No. 14
  • John Walton Spencer School No. 16
  • Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19
  • Francis Parker School No. 23
  • Adlai E. Stevenson School No. 29
  • Pinnacle School No. 35
  • Lincoln Park School No. 44

[edit] Citywide Schools

  • Franklin Montessori School
  • The Children's School of Rochester School No. 15
  • Henry Lomb School No. 20
  • The Flower City School No. 54
  • Early Childhood School of Rochester No. 57
  • World of Inquiry School No. 58

[edit] Secondary schools

Secondary schools are grades 7-12.

[edit] Performance

In 2007, the New York State Education Department named 14 Rochester elementary schools among the state’s “most improved” schools in English language arts and/or math. Newsweek ranked Wilson Magnet High School 49th among the nation’s top 100 high schools based on advanced curriculum.

The Children's Institute, a non-profit children’s advocacy organization, has ranked the district's pre-K program one of the best in the nation.

[edit] Configuration redesign

In 2003, a plan to redesign the grade-level configuration was approved by the Board of Education. It changed the district from one comprised of elementary schools (preK-5), middle schools (6-8) and high schools (9-12) to one of elementary schools (pre-K-6) and secondary schools (7-12). The plan was implemented in stages over four years.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b 2007 Facts & Figures booklet, Monroe County School Boards Association MCSBA
  2. ^ Rochester City Schools name new Superintendent. WHEC-TV (2007-11-14). Retrieved on 2007-11-29.
  3. ^ [http://www.rcsdk12.org/BOE/index.htm Board, Brizard sign; he will begin work in January]. Rochester City School District (2007-11-30). Retrieved on 2007-12-01.

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