Albany City School District
Encyclopedia
The City School District of Albany (also known as the Albany City School District) is the public school district
of Albany
, New York
. The district is an independent public entity. It is governed by the City School District of Albany Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-partisan elections for staggered, four-year terms. The board selects a superintendent, who is the district's chief administrative official. The district's offices are located in Academy Park. It publishes a seasonal newsletter called Capital Education.
The district has twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, one comprehensive high school, and several other institutions of various types serving about 8,200 students. It spends an average of $9,227 per pupil and has a student to teacher ratio
of 13.7 (the national averages are $6,058 and 15.9 respectively).
In recent years, a number of new charter school
s have opened in Albany, placing increasing financial pressure on the district. Before the charter schools opened, the district had approximately 10,000 students.
Source: http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/index.htm
Source: http://www.albanyschools.org/district/board/Meettheboard.html
As of 2011, the superintendent is paid a salary of $170,000, down from the previous base salary of $185,000.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
of Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. The district is an independent public entity. It is governed by the City School District of Albany Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-partisan elections for staggered, four-year terms. The board selects a superintendent, who is the district's chief administrative official. The district's offices are located in Academy Park. It publishes a seasonal newsletter called Capital Education.
The district has twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, one comprehensive high school, and several other institutions of various types serving about 8,200 students. It spends an average of $9,227 per pupil and has a student to teacher ratio
Ratio
In mathematics, a ratio is a relationship between two numbers of the same kind , usually expressed as "a to b" or a:b, sometimes expressed arithmetically as a dimensionless quotient of the two which explicitly indicates how many times the first number contains the second In mathematics, a ratio is...
of 13.7 (the national averages are $6,058 and 15.9 respectively).
In recent years, a number of new charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
s have opened in Albany, placing increasing financial pressure on the district. Before the charter schools opened, the district had approximately 10,000 students.
Schools
High schools
- Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center (Career Academy)
- Albany High SchoolAlbany High School, Albany, New YorkAlbany High School in Albany, New York, United States, is a public high school with an enrollment of about 2,400 students for the 2010-11 school year. The school is part of the City School District of Albany. It opened on September 7, 1868 as the Albany Free Academy...
(comprehensive high school)
Middle schools
- William S. Hackett Middle School
- Stephen & Harriet Myers Middle School
- North Albany Academy (K-8)
Elementary schools
- Albany School of Humanities (ASH)
- Arbor Hill Elementary Community School
- Eagle Point Elementary School (formerly Public School 27)
- Giffen Memorial Elementary School
- Montessori Magnet School
- North Albany Academy (formerly Public School 20)
- Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science & Technology (TOAST)
- Pine Hills Elementary School (formerly Public School 16)
- Delaware Community School (formerly Public School 18)
- New Scotland Elementary (formerly Public School 19)
- Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy
- Sheridan Preparatory Academy
Other
- Adult Learning Center (now located in the former Philip Livingston Magnet Academy middle school building)
Source: http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/index.htm
Board of education
Seven (7) Board members are elected in November to four year terms. Each term expires on December 31.- Daniel Egan (president, elected in 2008, term expires in 2012)
- Rose Brandon (vice president, elected in 2008, term expires in 2012)
- Felicia Green (elected in 2008, term expires in 2012)
- Edith Leet (elected in 2019, term expires in 2013)
- Melissa Mackey (elected in 2007 term expires in 2011)
- Alexandra Streznewski (elected in 2010, term expires in 2014)
Source: http://www.albanyschools.org/district/board/Meettheboard.html
Recent Superintendents
- 1975-82: David Bray
- 1982-1989: David Brown
- 1989-94: John Bach
- 1994-96: Arthur "Sam" Walton
- 1996-1997: Eleanor Bartlett (interim)
- 1997-2003: Lonnie Palmer
- 2003-04: Michael Johnson
- 2004-09: Eva C. Joseph, Ed.D.
- 2009–Present: Raymond Colucciello, Ed.D.
As of 2011, the superintendent is paid a salary of $170,000, down from the previous base salary of $185,000.
External links
- Albany Schools Section of TimesUnion.com
- Albany PTA Blog
- Report Cards on Albany Schools
- Superintendent's Contract, See Through NY. Retrieved 12 October 2008
- Teachers' Contract, See Through NY. Retrieved 12 October 2008