Rochester City School District
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The Rochester City School District is a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 that serves approximately 32,000 children and 10,000 adults in the city of Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, 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.

On November 13, 2007, Jean-Claude Brizard
Jean-Claude Brizard
Jean-Claude Brizard is the CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Directly before coming to Chicago, he served as a superintendent of the Rochester City School District. He started his career as a teacher, then an administrator in the New York School SystemBrizard was born an hour north of...

, an executive in the New York City School District
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...

, was named Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

, effective January 1, 2008, succeeding Interim Superintendent and former Fairport Central School District
Fairport Central School District
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 7,100 students in the village of Fairport and the town of Perinton in Monroe County, with over 1200 employees and an operating budget of $94 million .The average class size is 22.3 students...

 Superintendent Dr. William Cala, who had succeeded Superintendent Dr. Manuel J. Rivera.

Organization

The school district is run by a board of education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....

 that sets school policy and approves school spending. The board hires a superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....

 under contract to carry out its policies.

Board of education

The board of education consists of eight members, elected biennially, who serve staggered four-year terms.

School board members for the 2010–2011 school year are:
Current board members
Member Position Term
Melisza Campos Member January 1, 2008 – December 2011
José Cruz Vice President January 1, 2010 – December 2013
Cynthia Elliott Member January 1, 2010 – December 2013
Malik Evans President January 1, 2008 – December 2011
Sophie Gallivan Student representative September 2010 – June 2011
Willa Powell Member January 1, 2008 – December 2011
Van Henri White Member January 1, 2010 – December 2013
Allen Williams Member January 1, 2008 – December 2011

Superintendent

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.
Past superintendents
Name Tenure Name Tenure
Isaac F. Mack 1841 – 1845 James S. Wishart January 1, 1961 – August 31, 1961 (acting)
Samuel L. Selden
Samuel L. Selden
Samuel Lee Selden was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1862.-Life:...

 
January 1, 1846 – November 1, 1846 Robert L. Springer September 1, 1961 – May 31, 1963
Belden R. McAlpine November 2, 1846 – 1847 Herman R. Goldberg June 1, 1963 – July 31, 1963 (acting)
August 1, 1963 – March 1, 1971
Daniel Holbrook 1847 – 1850
1857 – 1858
1862 – 1864
John M. Franco March 1, 1971 – June 16, 1971 (acting)
June 17, 1971 – 1980
Reuben D. Jones 1850 – 1856 Laval S. Wilson 1980 – 1985
Isaac S. Hobbie 1856 – 1857 Peter J. McWalters 1985 (acting)
1986 – 1992
Philip H. Curtis 1858 – 1861 Manuel J. Rivera 1992 – 1994
2003 – 2007
Charles N. Simmons 1864 – 1869
1876 – 1878
1881 – 1882
Loretta Johnson 1994 – 1995 (acting)
Sylvanus A. Ellis 1869 – 1875
1882 – 1892
Clifford B. Janey 1995 – 2002
Alonzo L. Mabbett 1878 – 1881 William C. Cala 2007 – December 31, 2007
Milton Noyes 1892 – 1900 Jean-Claude Brizard
Jean-Claude Brizard
Jean-Claude Brizard is the CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Directly before coming to Chicago, he served as a superintendent of the Rochester City School District. He started his career as a teacher, then an administrator in the New York School SystemBrizard was born an hour north of...

 
January 1, 2008 – May 13, 2011
Charles B. Gilbert 1901 – 1909 Bolgen Vargas (interim) May 16, 2011 – present
Clarence F. Carroll 1903 – 1911
Herbert S. Weet 1911 – 1933
James M. Spinning 1934 – November 1, 1954
Howard C. Seymour November 1, 1954 – December 31, 1960

Schools

The district operates 39 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools, one adult/family learning center, and several alternative education programs.
Northeast Zone
  • Dag Hammarskjold School No. 6
  • Roberto Clemente School No. 8
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School No. 9
  • Lincoln School No. 22
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne School No. 25
  • Henry Hudson School No. 28
  • James J. Audubon School No. 33
  • Henry W. Longfellow School No. 36
  • Andrew J. Townson School No. 39
  • Mary McLeod Bethune School No. 45
  • Charles Carroll School No. 46
  • Helen Barrett Montogomery School No. 50
  • Frank Fowler Dow School No. 52

Northwest Zone
  • John Williams School No. 5
  • Virgil I. Grissom School No. 7
  • Enrico Fermi School No. 17
  • General Elwell S. Otis School No. 30
  • Dr. Louis A. Cerulli School No. 34
  • Kodak Park School No. 41
  • Abelard Reynolds School No. 42
  • Theodore Roosevelt School No. 43

South Zone
  • Martin B. Anderson School No. 1
  • Clara Barton School No. 2
  • Nathaniel Rochester Community School No. 3
  • George Mather Forbes School No. 4
  • James P.B. Duffy School No. 12
  • Chester Dewey School No. 14
  • John Walton Spencer School No. 16
  • Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School No. 19
  • Francis Parker School No. 23
  • Adlai E. Stevenson School No. 29
  • Pinnacle School No. 35
  • Lincoln Park School No. 44

Citywide Schools
  • Office of Adult Career and Education Services
  • Franklin Montessori School
  • The Children's School of Rochester School No. 15
  • Henry Lomb School No. 20
  • The Flower City School No. 54
  • Early Childhood School of Rochester No. 57
  • World of Inquiry School No. 58

Secondary schools

Secondary schools are grades 7–12.
  • Bioscience & Health Career School at Franklin
  • Charlotte High School
    Charlotte High School, Rochester, New York
    Charlotte High School is a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District. The school is named for Charlotte, formerly an independent town and now a neighborhood in the city of Rochester.-Demographics:*Hispanic 18.9%...

  • Dr. Freddie Thomas High School
  • East High School
    East High School (Rochester, New York)
    East High School is a public high school serving the seventh through twelfth grade in Rochester, NY and is part of the Rochester City School District The Principal is Mr. Anibal Soler.-History:...

  • Frederick Douglass Preparatory School
  • Global Media Arts High School at Franklin
  • International Finance & Economic Development Career School at Franklin
  • John Marshall High School
    John Marshall High School (New York)
    John Marshall High School is located on 180 Ridgeway Ave in Rochester, New York located near Kodak Park.The school was opened in 1936 and the school population was made up of a white population. The school's population is now mostly African American...

  • James Monroe High School
    James Monroe High School (Rochester, New York)
    James Monroe High School is a public high school in Rochester, operated by the Rochester City School District.-Demographics:*Hispanic 53.6%*White 6.5%*African American 38.2%*Asian 1.5%*Native American 0.2%...

  • Nathaniel Rochester Community School
  • Northeast College Preparatory School
  • Northwest College Preparatory School
    Northwest College Preparatory School
    Northwest College Preparatory High School, sometimes referred to as Northwest or just NWCP, is a public high school in Rochester, New York. It is in the Rochester City School District.-History:...

  • School of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship at Edison
  • School of Engineering & Manufacturing at Edison
  • School of Imaging & Information Technology at Edison
  • School of Applied Technology at Edison
  • School of the Arts
    School of the Arts (Rochester, New York)
    School of the Arts is a progressive alternative public middle school and high school in Rochester, NY. Administered by the Rochester City School District, SOTA is located on the corner of Prince Street and University Avenue, within walking distance of the Memorial Art Gallery, Eastman Theatre,...

  • School Without Walls
    School Without Walls (Rochester)
    School Without Walls is the name for a pair of education institutions in Rochester, New York. One is a middle school , and one is a high school Both are examples of alternative schools....

  • Thomas Jefferson High School
  • Wilson Magnet High School
    Wilson Magnet High School
    Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School, sometimes referred to as Wilson Magnet or just Wilson, is a public high school in Rochester, New York. It is in the Rochester City School District.-History:...


Performance

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.

Configuration redesign

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.

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