Rochester City School District

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For other school districts with similar names, see Rochester Community Schools.
Rochester City School District
File:Rochester City School District official logo.png
Every child is a work of art. Create a masterpiece.[1]
Location
Rochester, New York
District information
Type Public
Grades Pre-kindergarten, K-12, Incarcerated Youth High School, Adult Evening High School
Established 1841
Accreditation New York State Board of Regents
Schools 60 pre-K sites
40 elementary
19 secondary
1 Montessori
1 program for young mothers
1 family/adult learning center[2]
Budget Decrease US$693.7 million (2010–2011)[3]
Students and staff
Students 32,000 children
10,000 adults[4]
Teachers 3,900 (2010–2011)[5]
Staff 300 administrators
2,300 support personnel (2010–2011)[5]
Student-teacher ratio 8.1:1 (2011)[2]
Other information
Unions NYSUT, Rochester Teachers Association
Website rcsdk12.org

The Rochester City School District is a public school district that serves approximately 32,000 children and 10,000 adults in the city of Rochester, New York,[4] with over 6,000 employees[5] and a 2010–2011 operating budget of $693.7 million (approximately $16,500 per student).[3] The average class size ranges from 18 to 25 students.[2] Rochester City Schools consistently post below-average results when compared to the rest of New York State.[6]

Organization

The school district is run by a board of education that sets school policy and approves school spending. The board hires a superintendent under contract to carry out its policies.

Board of education

The board of education consists of eight members, elected biennially, who serve staggered four-year terms.

Superintendent

The superintendent carries out board policy from the district's administrative offices on Broad Street in the city of Rochester. Beneath the superintendent are the following executives[7]

  • Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning
  • Chief of School Innovation
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Chief of Youth Development and Family Services
  • Chief Communications Officer
  • Chief of Accountability
  • Chief of Human Capital Initiatives
  • Deputy Superintendent of Administration

All school chiefs report to the Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.

Past superintendents
Name Tenure Name Tenure
Isaac F. Mack 1841 – 1845 James S. Wishart January 1, 1961 – August 31, 1961 (acting)
Samuel L. Selden January 1, 1846 – November 1, 1846 Robert L. Springer September 1, 1961 – May 31, 1963
Belden R. McAlpine November 2, 1846 – 1847 Herman R. Goldberg June 1, 1963 – July 31, 1963 (acting)
August 1, 1963 – March 1, 1971
Daniel Holbrook 1847 – 1850
1857 – 1858
1862 – 1864		 John M. Franco March 1, 1971 – June 16, 1971 (acting)
June 17, 1971 – 1980
Reuben D. Jones 1850 – 1856 Laval S. Wilson 1980 – 1985
Isaac S. Hobbie 1856 – 1857 Peter J. McWalters 1985 (acting)
1986 – 1992
Philip H. Curtis 1858 – 1861 Manuel J. Rivera 1992 – 1994
2003 – 2007
Charles N. Simmons 1864 – 1869
1876 – 1878
1881 – 1882		 Loretta Johnson 1994 – 1995 (acting)
Sylvanus A. Ellis 1869 – 1875
1882 – 1892		 Clifford B. Janey 1995 – 2002
Alonzo L. Mabbett 1878 – 1881 William C. Cala 2007 – December 31, 2007
Milton Noyes 1892 – 1900 Jean-Claude Brizard[8][9] January 1, 2008 – May 13, 2011
Charles B. Gilbert 1901 – 1909 Bolgen Vargas May 16, 2011 – December 31, 2015 [10]
Clarence F. Carroll 1903 – 1911
Herbert S. Weet 1911 – 1933
James M. Spinning 1934 – November 1, 1954
Howard C. Seymour November 1, 1954 – December 31, 1960

Facilities

Schools

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

Elementary schools

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

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
  • John James 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 Montgomery School No. 50
  • Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52
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
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
Citywide Schools
  • Office of Adult Career and Education Services
  • 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

Secondary schools

Secondary schools are grades 7–12.

  • Charlotte High School.JPG

    Charlotte

  • DrFreddieThomasHighSchool.JPG

    Dr. Freddie Thomas

  • FrederickDouglassHighSchoolRochester.JPG

    Douglass

  • EdisonTechnicalHighSchool.JPG

    Edison

  • BenjaminFranklinHighSchool.JPG

    Franklin

  • ThomasJeffersonHighSchoolMainEntrance.JPG

    Jefferson

  • JamesMadisonHighSchool.JPG

    Madison

  • JohnMarshallHighSchool.JPG

    Marshall

  • JamesMonroeHighSchoolMainEntrance.JPG

    Monroe

  • SchoolOfTheArts.JPG

    SOTA

  • SchoolWithoutWallsCommencementAcademy.JPG

    School Without Walls

  • JosephCWilson HighSchoolEastSide.JPG

    Wilson

Charter schools

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.

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 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.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rcsdk12.org/Page/24
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