Burgard Vocational High School

Burgard Vocational High School
Humanity, Integrity, Scholarship
Address
400 Kensington Avenue Buffalo, NY Kensington Buffalo, New York, Erie, 14214 United States
Coordinates	42°55′44.14″N 78°50′10.61″W / 42.9289278°N 78.8362806°W / 42.9289278; -78.8362806Coordinates: 42°55′44.14″N 78°50′10.61″W / 42.9289278°N 78.8362806°W / 42.9289278; -78.8362806
Information
Type	Vocational school
Established	1929
Status	Priority School
School district	Buffalo Public Schools
School number	301
Interim Principal	Elizabeth C. Crispin
Interim Assistant Principal	Jamie L. St. John
Grades	9-12
Campus size	5 acres (20,000 m²)
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Blue and White
Team name	Bulldogs
Newspaper	The Blueprint
Yearbook	The Technician
Website	Burgard High School

Burgard Vocational High School is a vocational high school located in Buffalo, New York, USA. It holds about 800 students from Grades 9 - 12 and teaches according to the Board of Regents. The current Acting Principal is Elizabeth Crispin .^[1]

History

The school was founded in 1910 as a combined printing class between Public School #5 and Public School #44 on Elm Street in Buffalo. In 1914, it became known as the Elm Technical School. A $1,000,000 construction project was begun to construct a new facility for the school, with the land being donated by Henry P. Burgard.^[2]

In 2009, a renovation was completed on the school that expanded the main office and created new science and computer labs, technology shops, and renovation to the automobile shops. Locker rooms were also expanded.^[3] While the school was being reconstructed, freshmen and sophomores were housed at School 171 on East Delavan Avenue.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

William B. Kamprath–1931-1957^[4] (Principal - Elm Vocational School, retired)
Joseph F. Crotty–1957-1970 (Vice Principal - Burgard Vocational High School, died)
J. Patrick Curry–1970-1984 (Vice Principal - Seneca Vocational High School, retired^[5])
James F. Harmon–1984-1985 (Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, retired)
John J. Mattimore–1985-1989 (Principal - South Park High School, retired^[6])
Rocco A. Lamparelli–1989-1990 (Supervising Principal - Buffalo Public Schools' Secondary Schools, retired)
Thomas P. Kopera–1990-2002^[7] (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School,^[8] retired)
James J. Pautler–2002-2006^[9] (Assistant Principal - Kensington High School, assigned to Buffalo Public Schools' Office of Shared Accountability^[10])
Carlos J. Villarroel [interim]–2006-2007 (Vice Principal - Burgard High School,^[11] named Assistant Principal of Frank A. Sedita Academy^[10])
Florence S. Krieter–2007-2010 (Interim Assistant Principal - Burgard High School,^[10] assigned to Buffalo Schools' Department of School Turnarounds^[12])
Genelle E. Morris-Adams–2010 [interim] (Director of Data Analysis - Buffalo Public Schools,^[13] returned to District Office)
Brian M. Wiesinger–2010-2014 (Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction - Iroquois Central School District, named Headmaster of South Buffalo Charter School^[14])

Academics

Burgard offers Regents level courses as required by New York State. Burgard's curriculum includes a career and technical component in classes such as Automotive Repair Technology, Virtual Enterprise, Welding, Computer-aided design (CAD) & CAM Robotics, and Building Management.^[15]

2010 controversy

In 2010, Burgard was placed on New York State's list of consistently low-achieving high schools in the state. The school's current graduation rate is 44%, below state standards, and saw a drop in on test scores on Regents exams in all subject areas except Earth science^[16] New state requirements state that schools on the list that do not show improvement must either convert to a charter school, replace the building principal and at least 50% of its staff, create incentive pay for high-performing staff and implement staff development for teachers that do not, or close entirely.^[17] Superintendent James Williams initially announced that he would keep Principal Florence Schimert-Krieter in place at Burgard despite the fact that doing so would cost the school and district federal funds,^[18] approximately two million dollars per year for three years.^[19] Following a visit by the state education department, Williams announced that he would remove Krieter as well as the principals at two other Buffalo high schools,^[12] with the changes taking effect October 15, 2010.^[20] Around that time, it was announced that Burgard had failed to meet the requirements for those grants, and would not receive that funding.^[21]

Notable alumni

Andre Coleman–former professional football player with the San Diego Chargers and Edmonton Eskimos (Class of 2002)
Al Dekdebrun

References

↑ Buffalo Public Schools. Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Burgard Public Schools: Burgard High School 301
↑ LaChiusa, C. Burgard Vocational HS Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Buffalo Architectural History.
↑ Ramtech Engineers. (Ramtech Engineers - Projects - Buffalo Public Schools - Burgard High School. Burgard High School Retrieved September 9, 2010, from Ramtech Engineers:
↑ "Truck and Bus". (2006, August 14). Retrieved September 19, 2010, from Karl R. Joser Photos: Burgard High School Photo
↑ J. PATRICK CURRY, RETIRED BURGARD PRINCIPAL. (1994, December 29). The Buffalo News.
↑ John J. Mattimore, Principal in Buffalo schools . (2011, May 2). The Buffalo News
↑ Mills, R. P. (2002). The New York State School Report Card for Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo City School District. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
↑ Hammersley, M. (1990, August 2). School chief details proposed staff changes. The Buffalo News, p. SPLIT.
↑ Mills, R. P. (2006). New York State School Report Card Comprehensive Information Report. Albany: New York State Department Of Education.
1 2 3 Buffalo Public Schools (2007, February 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, December 6). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
1 2 Pasiack, M. B. (2010, November 12). Principals shifted to positions on central staff. The Buffalo News .
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2010, December 1). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Tan, S. (2014, August 1). Principal of Burgard High School resigning. The Buffalo News.
↑ Burgard virtual tour. (2009). [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.buffaloschools.org//videos.cfm?vID=2043
↑ Jones, M. H. (2010). New York State Education Department Joint Intervention Team (JIT) Review: The Written Report. Albany: New York State Education Department.
↑ Simon, P. (2010, January 22). 7 Buffalo schools on state list face reforms. The Buffalo News.
↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, July 25). Williams will keep principals at three failing schools. The Buffalo News.
↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, August 17). Profile: Burgard Vocational High School. The Buffalo News.
↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, October 19). Ways To Say Goodbye. The Buffalo News
↑ Pasiack, M. B. (2010, October 19). State OKs grant for 4 schools. The Buffalo News.

External links

School Website

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 39 Martin Luther King Multicultural Institute PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International 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 91 BUILD Academy 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 Academy Programs @ 4 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 200 Bennett High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 206 South Park 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 307 East High School PS 353 S.T.A.R. Academy @ Lafayette PS 402 Occupational Training Center PS 415 Middle Early College High School

Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 PS 63 Campus North School 87 PS 96 Campus West School Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School

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