Rochester City School District

The Rochester City School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 33,000 students in the city of Rochester in Monroe County, with over 6,000 employees and an operating budget of $484 million (~$14,854 per student).2007 Facts & Figures booklet, Monroe County School Boards Association [http://www.mcsba.org MCSBA] ]

The average class size is 19-25 students and the student-teacher ratio is 18-22:1(elementary), 26-30:1(middle-high school).

On November 13 2007, Jean-Claude Brizard, an executive in the New York City School District, was named Superintendent of Schools, effective January 1 2008, succeeding Interim Superintendent and former Fairport Central School District Superintendent Dr. William Cala, who had succeeded Superintendent Dr. Manuel J. Rivera. [cite web | title = Rochester City Schools name new Superintendent | publisher = WHEC-TV | url = http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S256129.shtml?cat=566 |date=2007-11-14 | accessdate = 2007-11-29] [cite web | title = Board, Brizard sign;he will begin work in January | publisher = Rochester City School District | url = http://www.rcsdk12.org/BOE/index.htm |date=2007-11-30 | accessdate = 2007-12-01]

Board of Education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Unlike most suburban districts, the BOE and Budget are approved by the Rochester City Council.

Current board members (July 2007) are:
*Domingo Garcia - President
*Malik Evans - Vice President
*Thomas Brennan
*Cynthia Elliott
*Willa Powell
*Shirley Thompson
*Van Henri White

chools

The District operates 39 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools, one adult/family learning center, and several alternative education programs.

Elementary schools

Most elementary schools are grades K-6, some also offer Pre-K.

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

outh 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

*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

econdary schools

Secondary schools are grades 7-12.
*Bioscience & Health Career School at Franklin (7-12)
*Charlotte High School
*Dr. Freddie Thomas High School
*East High School
*Frederick Douglass Preparatory School
*Global Media Arts High School at Franklin
*International Finance & Economic Development Career School at Franklin
*John Marshall High School
*Monroe High School
*Nathaniel Rochester Community School
*Northeast College Preparatory School
*Northwest College Preparatory School
*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 Without Walls
*Thomas Jefferson High School
*Wilson Magnet High School

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.rcsdk12.org/ Rochester City School District Website]
* [http://www.nyssba.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm New York State School Boards Association]