Type Public Superintendent Brett C. Provenzano Number of students 5,959 (2015–2016) Staff 571 (2015–2016) | Grades K–12 Chair of the board Marilyn A. Monkelbaan Date founded September 1951 Colors Red, White, Blue | |
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Established September 1951; 65 years ago (1951-09) Governing agency New York State Education Department Budget 119.2 million USD (2015–2016) Motto A great place to teach and learn Accreditation New York State Education Department Profiles | ||
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 6,000 students in most of the town of Perinton and the village of Fairport in Monroe County, with over 1,200 employees and an operating budget of $119.2 million ($20,004 per student).
Contents
- Map of Fairport Central School District Perinton NY USA
- History
- General information
- Central administration
- Board of education
- Elementary schools
- Middle school
- High schools
- References
Map of Fairport Central School District, Perinton, NY, USA
The student-teacher ratios are 18:1 for grades K–2, 22:1 for grades 3–5, 24:1 for grades 6–8, and 23:1 for grades 9–12. The median teacher experience is 14 years and the median teacher salary is $63,602.
As of 2016, Brett Provenzano is the superintendent.
History
The predecessor for the district was a series of eleven district schools opened in the Town of Perinton in the 1810s through the 1830s. From 1826 until 1872, the village was served by the district 9 school which was situated in two different buildings on East Church Street. In 1872, the Fairport Classical and Union School opened on West Church Street. Along with the Northside School (1886) on East Avenue and Fairport High School (1924) on West Avenue, it became part of system of schools that served the town population increasingly concentrated in the village. In 1920, the board of education for the village schools hired its first superintendent.
Voters approved centralization of Perinton school districts 2 through 9 on April 30, 1951 and the centralized district began operating the following September. At that point most of the district schools had closed and students attended one of the village schools (the Northside School on East Avenue, the Southside School on West Church Street, or Fairport High School on West Avenue). The district opened the Johanna Perrin School on Potter Place in the Village in 1954, razing the Southside School (the former Fairport Classical and Union Free School) the following year. In 1957, the district renamed the high school on West Avenue in honor of Martha A. Brown, and constructed a new high school, Minerva DeLand, in 1959. The Brooks Hill Primary School followed in 1962 and the Jefferson Avenue Elementary School in 1966. In 1965, the Martha Brown School moved to a new building on Ayrault Road. In 1970, the district opened Dudley and Northside elementary schools as well as the current high school on Ayrault Road. In the early 2000s the district briefly considered opening an additional elementary school in the hamlet of Egypt (to be named "White Brook" after the former district school 12), but could not secure enough funding from the state. In 1999 the village of Fairport, the FCSD and Monroe #1 BOCES announced a collaboration to have public ch 12 used for more than government meetings and programs. A full-time staff was put together to accomplish this goal. As of 2013, this channel is no longer in use. Board of Education meetings may be viewed online at fairport.org
General information
The Fairport Central School District consists mostly of students from the Perinton/Fairport region, and is an avid participant in the Urban-Suburban program.
Central administration
Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Brett Provenzano
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & Labor Relations: Kate Hill
Assistant Superintendent of Business: Matthew Stevens
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction: Kerstin Wheeler
Director of Facilities: Ross Ciulla
Director of Technology: Tom Devitt
Director of Humanities: TBD
Communications & Public Relations Specialist: Christina Lewis Gursslin
Director of Food Service: Michelle Resavage
Director of Math, Science, Technology: Kristen Larsen
Director of Transportation: Peter Lawrence
Director of Special Education: Sheila M. McCarthy
Director of Student Services: Deborah Miles
Director of Staff Development: Kevin Henchen
Director of Special Areas: Susan Walz
Director of Health, Physical Education & Athletics: Fritz Kilian
Board of education
The Board of Education (BOE) consists of seven members who serve rotating three-year terms. Elections, when necessary, are held each May to fill the seats of members whose terms have expired. These elections occur alongside voting on the School District's annual budget.
Caron Saunders is currently the District Clerk.
Elementary schools
Principal: Meredith A. Klus
Asst. Principal: Maurin L. Jeffries
Lead Teacher: Joy Keller
Brooks Hill School opened in 1962 as a primary school and is named after Lewis Brooks who once farmed the land on which it stands.
Principal: Karen Fingar
Asst. Principal: Ryan Charno
Lead Teacher: Sarah Klosner
Dudley Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Northside Elementary School. It is named after longtime schoolboard member Robert A. Dudley.
Principal: Richard Greene
Asst. Principal: Amy Busby
Lead Teacher: Kristin Irwin
Jefferson Avenue Elementary School opened in 1966.
Principal: Carolyn Shea
Asst. Principal: Erin Moretter
Lead Teacher: Travis Wood
Northside Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Dudley Elementary School. It is named after the original Northside School which was located on East Avenue in the village of Fairport.
Middle school
Principal: Patrick Grow
Asst. Principal: Rebecca Short
Perrin Middle School opened in 1954 as an elementary school and is named after the first white woman to settle in Perinton.
Principal: David Dunn
Asst. Principal: Ryan Clair
The Ayrault Road Martha Brown School opened in 1965 as a junior high school and is named after longtime Fairport teacher Martha A. Brown. The original Martha Brown School was located in the former West Avenue School, which was renamed in her honor in 1959.
High schools
Principal: Pam Ciranni
Asst. Principal: Kevin Page
DeLand High School opened in 1959 as the high school and is named after the longtime principal of the Fairport High School on West Avenue.
Principal: Robert Clark
Assistant Principals:
Red House: LeAnna Watt
White House: Jason Lehmbeck
Blue House: Domenic Monacelli
Fairport High School opened in 1970, partially replacing Minerva DeLand, which educates the districts ninth grade students.