Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District

Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District
Established	early 1970s[1]
Type	Public
Superintendent	James F. McKenna
Location	Town of Southold, NY, US
Website	http://www.mufsd.com/

Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District is a public school district located on the North Fork of Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It primarily serves the western part of the Town of Southold, as well as a small portion of the Town of Riverhead, and includes the census-designated places of Mattituck, Cutchogue and Laurel, and portions of Jamesport and Peconic. To the east, the district is bordered by the Southold Union Free School District; and on the west, the Riverhead Central School District.

The total enrollment for the 2007-2008 school year was 1,614 students.^[2]

The superintendent is James F. McKenna.

Schools

Mattituck-Cutchogue Jr/Sr High School (often referred to as Mattituck High School) caters to students in 7th grade-12th grade. It also operates an email service for these students. The high school building was originally built in 1934.^[3]

Officials include^[4]

• Superintendent- James Mckenna
• Assistant Superintendent- Anne Smith
• Principal- Shawn Petretti
• Vice principal- David. Smith
• Jr. High Dean- Pat Arslanian
• High school Dean- Frank Massa

Cutchogue East Elementary School caters to students in grades from kindergarten to 6th grade. They have a strict policy on kindness and grade students with a 1-4 grading system. Through the years this has been considered a very good school.

Officials include^[5]

• Principal- Anne Smith
• Vice principal- Deborah Guryn

History

The school district was formed in the early 1970s when the Cutchogue and Mattituck school districts combined.^[1] After a vote in 1997, the 100-student Laurel school district was added.^[6]

In recent years, one of the major problems in this district has been the budget.^[7] It passed in 2007, but was turned down in 2005,^[8] leading to austerity.^[9] From there an organization was created, The Mattituck Cutchogue Fund For Students.^[10] They re-stored the sports and activities for that year but later said that they would not be doing this again.^[11] It was felt as a sort of threat to the community and from then on the budget has passed.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "SCHOOL ELECTIONS ARE HELD ON L. I". The New York Times. July 12, 1973. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0711FF3859137A93C0A8178CD85F478785F9&scp=24&sq=%22Mattituck-Cutchogue%22&st=cse. ("A proposed $2,455,866 budget for the recently merged school district ...")
2. ^ The New York State District Report Card, Accountability and Overview Report, 2007-08
3. ^ Ain, Stewart (March 21, 2004). "School Expansion Vote For Mattituck-Cutchogue". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/21/nyregion/in-brief-school-expansion-vote-for-mattituck-cutchogue.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
4. ^ Mattituck-Cutchogue Jr/Sr High School, mufsd.com, Accessed 2009-10-08
5. ^ Cutchogue East Elementary School, mufsd.com, Accessed 2009-10-08
6. ^ Saslow, Linda (March 9, 1997). "Vote to Decide Merger of Two School Districts". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/nyregion/vote-to-decide-merger-of-two-school-districts.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
7. ^ Ain, Stewart (Apr. 4, 2004). "Bond Issues Are Defeated in Roslyn and Mattituck". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/04/nyregion/in-brief-bond-issues-are-defeated-in-roslyn-and-mattituck.html. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
8. ^ Saslow, Linda; Lyons, Patrick J. (May. 29, 2005). "Revote Plans, District by District". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02EEDD1E39F93AA15756C0A9639C8B63&scp=3&sq=%22Mattituck-Cutchogue%22%20budget&st=cse. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
9. ^ Saslow, Linda (July 3, 2005). "21 School Districts Adopt Austerity Budgets". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE5D81431F930A35754C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved May 12, 2010. 
10. ^ Messinger, Leah; Molinet, Jason (July 22, 2005). "They just want a sporting chance". Newsday. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/870628311.html?dids=870628311:870628311&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+22%2C+2005&author=LEAH+MESSINGER+AND+JASON+MOLINET.+STAFF+WRITERS%3B+Staff+writer+Karla+Schuster+contributed+to+this+story.&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=They+just+want+a+sporting+chance%2C+With+some+districts+cutting+athletics+due+to+budgetary+constraints%2C+parents+look+for+ways+to+restore+programs&pqatl=google. 
11. ^ "LI schools save for sports one dollar at a time". Newsday. Feb. 1, 2006. 

External links

• Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District