Fairport Central School District

Fairport Central School District
Location
38 West Church Street
Fairport, New York 14450-2130

Monroe County
Coordinates 43°05′57″N 77°26′41″W / 43.0991°N 77.4448°W / 43.0991; -77.4448 (District office)Coordinates: 43°05′57″N 77°26′41″W / 43.0991°N 77.4448°W / 43.0991; -77.4448 (District office)
District information
Type Public
A great place to teach and learn
Grades K–12
Established September 1951 (1951-09)
Superintendent Brett C. Provenzano
Chair of the board Marilyn A. Monkelbaan
Governing agency New York State Education Department
Accreditation(s) New York State Education Department
Schools Four elementary schools (K–5, K–2, 3–5)
Two middle schools (6–8)
One junior high school (9)
One senior high school (10–12)
Budget Increase US$119.2 million (2015–2016)[1]
District ID 3610890[2]
Students and staff
Students Decrease 5959 (2015–2016)[1]
Faculty Increase 653 (2015–2016)[1]
Staff Increase 571 (2015–2016)[1]
Student-teacher ratio K–2: 18:1, 3–5: 22:1, 6–8: 24:1, 9–12: 23:1[1]
Athletic conference New York State Public High School Athletic Association section V
Monroe County Public School Athletic Conference
District mascot Red Raiders
Colors Red, white and blue
              
Other information
Unions NYSUT, Fairport Educators' Association
Schedule www.fairport.org/files/filesystem/revised%20calendar%202016-17%20for%20web1.pdf
Website www.fairport.org

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).[1]

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.[1] The median teacher experience is 14 years and the median teacher salary is $63,602.[1]

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.[3][4] In 1872, the Fairport Classical and Union School opened on West Church Street.[5] 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.[6]

Voters approved centralization of Perinton school districts 2 through 9 on April 30, 1951[7] and the centralized district began operating the following September.[8] 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,[9] 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.[10] 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[11]

Village school district superintendents
Name Tenure
H. Claude Hardy January 1921 – June 1925[12]
Thomas G. Coffee[13] July 1925 – August 1951
Central school district superintendents
Name Tenure
Frank A. Brokaw September 1951 – June 1964[14]
William McGregor Deller July 1964 – June 1973[15]
William J. McPhee July 1973 – October 1977[16]
Robert W. Mason October 1977[16] – June 1978 (interim)
Anthony J. Teresa July 1978[17] – June 1987
Myles M. Bigenwald[18] June 1987 – June 1988 (acting)
Paul R. Doyle July 1988[19] – February 1995[20][21]
Timothy J. McElheran February 1995 – June 1998 (interim)[22]
William C. Cala July 1998[23] – June 2006[24][25]
Barbara J. Gregory July 2006 – September 2006 (interim)
Scott R. Covell September 2006 – November 2006 (interim)
Jon G. Hunter November 2006[26] – December 2013
William C. Cala January 2014[27] – June 2015 (interim)
Brett C. Provenzano July 1, 2015[28] – present

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

Main office in the Streppa building in the village of Fairport. The Streppa building was built on the site of the former Fairport Classical and Union Free School in 1971.[29]

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

Student statistics

Number of students per grade[30]
Grade Number of Students Percent
Kindergarten 372 [30]
Grades 1 - 5 2589 [30]
Grades 6 - 8 1629 [30]
Grades 9 - 12 2233[31][32]|align="right" |
Student distribution by ethnicity[30]
Ethnicity Number of Students Percent
African American 4%
Hispanic 2%
White 91%
Native American 0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4%

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.

Name Position Committees
Marilyn A. Monkelbean [33] President MCSBA Executive Committee, MCSBA Board Presidents, Board Policy Committee
Peter D. Forsgren [33] Vice President Audit Committee, MCSBA Labor Relations Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, Health & Wellness Committee, Facilities Committee
Damon W. Buffum [33] Board Member MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Audit Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, Chemical Prevention Advisory Council, SAVE Committee, Technology Committee
Margaret S. Cardona [33] Board Member Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Information Exchange Committee
Joyce Kostyk [33] Board Member Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Legislative Committee, Technology Committee
Marci Horsford [33] Board Member
Maureen M. Nupp [33] Board Member Audit Committee, SAVE Committee, MCSBA Legislative Committee, Budget Advisory Committee, Chemical Prevention Advisory Council, Policy Committee

Caron Saunders is currently the District Clerk.[33]

Schools

Elementary schools

Brooks Hill Elementary School

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.[8]

Dudley Elementary School

Principal: Karen Fingar

Asst. Principal: Ryan Charno

Lead Teacher: Sarah Klosner
Dudley Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Northside Elementary School.[8] It is named after longtime schoolboard member Robert A. Dudley.

Jefferson Avenue Elementary School

Principal: Richard Greene

Asst. Principal: Amy Busby

Lead Teacher: Kristin Irwin
Jefferson Avenue Elementary School opened in 1966.[8]

Northside Elementary School

Principal: Carolyn Shea

Asst. Principal: Erin Moretter

Lead Teacher: Travis Wood
Northside Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Dudley Elementary School.[8] It is named after the original Northside School which was located on East Avenue in the village of Fairport.[34]

Middle school

Johanna Perrin 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.[8]

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.[35][8] The original Martha Brown School was located in the former West Avenue School, which was renamed in her honor in 1959.[8][9]

High schools

Minerva DeLand High School

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.[8]

Fairport High School looking east

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.[8]

School photographs

References

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  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FCSD Board of Education
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