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, with over 6,000 employees and a 2010–2011 operating budget of $693.7 million (approximately $16,500 per student). The average class size ranges from 18 to 25 students. Rochester City Schools consistently post below-average results when compared to the rest of New York State.
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.
The board of education consists of seven members, elected biennially, who serve staggered four-year terms.
The current board members are:
Van Henri White, President
Cynthia Elliot, Vice President
Mary Adams
Jose Cruz
Malik Evans
Elizabeth Hallmark
Willa Powell
Ja'quez Cochran, Student Representative
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
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.
Martin B. Anderson School No. 1 (PreK-6), Principal - Kimberly Harris-Pappin
Clara Barton School No. 2 (PreK-6), Principal - Pamela Rutland
Nathaniel Rochester Community School No. 3 (K-8), Principal - Rodney Moore
George Mather Forbes School No. 4 (K-8), Principal - Karon Jackson
John Williams School No. 5 (PreK-8), Principal - Joanne Wideman
Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7 (PreK-6), Principal - David Lincoln
Roberto Clemente School No. 8 (PreK-8), Principal - Laurel Avery-DeToy
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 9 (PreK-6), Principal - Sharon Jackson
Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School No. 10 (PreK-6), Principal - Camaron Clyburn
James P.B. Duffy School No. 12 (K-7), Principal - Jen Gkourlias
The Children's School of Rochester No. 15 (K-6), - Principal - Jay Piper
John Walton Spencer School No. 16 (PreK-8), Principal - Carla Roberts
Enrico Fermi School No. 17 (PreK-8), Principal - Caterina Leone-Mannino
Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19 (PreK-8), Principal - Margaret Brazwell
Henry Lomb School No. 20 (PreK-6), Principal - D'Onnarae Johnson
Abraham Lincoln School No. 22 (PreK-6), Principal - Clinton Bell
Francis Parker School No. 23 (PreK-6), Principal - John Gonzalez
Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25 (PreK-6), Principal - Deborah Lazio
Henry Hudson School No. 28 (K-8), Principal - Susan Ladd
Adlai E. Stevenson School No. 29 (PreK-6), Principal - Joe Baldino
John James Audubon School No. 33 (PreK-6), Principal - Larry Ellison
Dr. Louis A. Cerulli School No. 34 (PreK-6), Principal - Carmine Peluso
Pinnacle School No. 35 (K-6), Principal - Brenda Santana
Andrew J. Townson School No. 39 (PreK-6), Principal - Jacquelyn Cox
Kodak Park School No. 41 (PreK-6), Principal - Lisa Whitlow
Abelard Reynolds School No. 42 (PreK-6), Principal - Beverley Pringle
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 43 (PreK-6), Principal - Richard Smith
Lincoln Park School No. 44 (PreK, 1-6), Principal - Donna Gattelaro-Andersen
Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45 (PreK-8), Principal - Rhonda Morien
Charles Carroll School No. 46 (PreK-6), Principal - T'Hani Pantoja
Helen Barrett Montgomery School No. 50 (PreK-8), Principal - Connie Wehner
Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52 (PreK-6), Principal - Mary Aronson
Montessori Academy School No. 53 (PreK-6), Principal - Shirley Green
The Flower City School No. 54 (K-6), Principal - Lessie Hamilton-Rose
Early Childhood School of Rochester No. 57 (PreK-2), Principal - Roshon Bradley
World of Inquiry School No. 58 (K-12), Principal - Sheelarani Webster
Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Academy (K-5, 7-8), Principal - Deasure Matthew
East Lower School (6-8), Principal - Tanya Wilson
East Upper School (9-12), Principal - Marlene Blocker
Edison Career & Technology High School (9-12), Principal - Walter Larkin
Integrated Arts & Technology High School (7-12), Principal - Kevin Klein
James Monroe High School (7-12), Principal - Sandra Chevalier-Blackman
Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School Commencement Academy (9-12), Principal - Julie Roselli
Leadership Academy for Young Men (7-12), Principal - Wakili Moore
Northeast College High School (9-12), Principal - Linus Guillory
Northwest Junior High at Douglass (7-8), Principal - Barbara Zelazny
Rochester Early College International High School (9-12), Principal - Uma Mehta
School of the Arts (7-12), Principal - Brenda Pacheco
School Without Walls Commencement Academy (9-12), Principal - Idonia Owens
Vanguard Collegiate High School (9-12), Principal - Bonnie Atkins
Other Programs and Departments
All City High (7-12), Administrator - Armando Ramirez
Big Picture Learning School (9-12), Administrator - Michael Allen
Family Learning Center, Administrator - Paul Burke
Florence S. Brown PreK Center (PreK-2), Administrator - Rose Marie Urzetta
Homeless Students & Families Program (PreK-12), Administrator - Elizabeth Reyes
LyncX Academy (7-12), Administrator - Christopher Smith
Native American Resource Center, Administrator - Perry Ground
NorthSTAR, Administrator - Marcia Pease
Office of Parent Engagement, Administrator - Eva Thomas
P-TECH Rochester Pathways to Technology Program (9-10), Administrator - Anthony Smith
Rochester Early Childhood Education Center (PreK 3 & 4), Administrator - Lisa Traficante-Loncao
Rochester International Academy (4-12), Administrator - Mary Andrecolich-Diaz
Rochester Preschool Parent Program, Administrator - Rebecca Boyle
Student Equity & Placement/Language Assessment, Administrator - Karl Kania
Universal Prekindergarten & Early Childhood Programs (Pre-K), Administrator - Robin Hooper
Young Mothers & Interim Health Academy/Home Hospital Tutoring, Administrator - Anthony Robinson
Youth & Justice Program, Administrator - Margaret Porter
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.
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.
