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Niagara Falls City School District

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Type
  
Public

Established
  
Early 1900s

Unions
  
NYSUT

Grade
  
Pre-kindergarten

Grades
  
Pre-kindergarten, K-12

Superintendent
  
Mark Laurrie

Website
  
www.nfschools.net

Schools
  
11

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Budget
  
121.1 million USD (proposed 2011–2012)

Motto
  
Learning for all...Whatever it takes...

Accreditation
  
University of the State of New York

Profiles

The Niagara Falls City School District is a public school district containing 11 schools in Niagara Falls, New York. The current Superintendent of Schools is Mark Laurrie.

Contents

Map of Niagara Falls City School District

History

The district was founded in the early 1900s.

In 1953 the district purchased land in Love Canal from Hooker Chemical Company, fully aware that the land had been used as a toxic waste disposal site. This would eventually lead to the Love Canal disaster.

In the year 2000, the state-of-the-art Niagara Falls High School was built, retiring two aging high schools.

Board of education

The Board of education is made up of nine members. The current board members are:

  • James Cancemi, President
  • Robert M. Restaino
  • Ron Barstys
  • Earl F. Bass
  • Rev. Kevin Dobbs
  • Arthur "Art" Jocoy, Jr.
  • Anthony Paretto
  • Russel Petrozzi
  • Nicholas Vilardo
  • High schools

  • Niagara Falls High School- Opened 1888, new school built in 2000. Chief Educational Administrator - Robert L. Bradley, Jr.
  • Middle schools

  • Gaskill Preparatory School- Opened 1921, Principal - Sheila Smith
  • LaSalle Preparatory School- Opened 1946, Principal - James Spanbauer
  • Primary schools

  • Cataract Elementary School- Opened 2007, in former place of Niagara Middle School, Principal - Jeff Showers
  • 79th Street Elementary School- Opened 1969, Principal - Diane Coty
  • Harry F. Abate Elementary School- Opened 1972, Principal - Cynthia Jones
  • Geraldine J. Mann Elementary- Opened 1966, Principal - Tina Smeal
  • Henry J. Kalfas Elementary School- Opened 1970, Principal - Italo J. Baldassarre
  • Maple Avenue Elementary School- Opened 1922, Principal - Maria Chille-Zafuto
  • Hyde Park Elementary- Opened 1919, Principal - Mary Kerins
  • Niagara Street School- Opened 1919. The old Niagara Street School has been torn down. A new Niagara Street School has been built in the old school's place, and was opened in 2007. Principal - Rocco Merino
  • Other

  • Niagara Falls Community Education Center, Coordinator - Dorothy Brundidge
  • Former high schools

  • LaSalle High School 1955-2000
  • Trott Vocational High School
  • Former middle schools

  • Niagara Middle School 1995-2007
  • Niagara Middle School (NMS) is latter Cataract Elementary School is still NMS's basic school structure on the outside but on the interior has a more friendly school elementary environment.

  • North Junior Middle School  ?-1982
  • South Junior Middle School 1923-1986
  • Former primary schools

  • 99th Street School (knowingly built atop of the Love Canal toxic waste dump)- February 1955 - August 2, 1978
  • 60th Street School(now Alternative High school) 1962-2007
  • 66th Street school (Now district Administration Building) 1951-2007
  • Cayuga Drive School
  • Ferry Avenue Elementary School ? - 1980
  • Whitney Avenue School
  • Ashland Avenue School
  • Cleveland Avenue School
  • Center Avenue School
  • 3rd Street School
  • 5th Street School
  • 10th Street School
  • 13th Street School
  • 17th Street School
  • 22nd Street School
  • 24th Street School
  • 39th Street School
  • 93rd Street School (closed due to concerns about toxic waste from the nearby Love Canal)
  • References

    Niagara Falls City School District Wikipedia