- Canandaigua City School District
Infobox School
motto = "Committed to Excellence"
established =1793
fundingtype = Public
schooltype = high school
district =Canandaigua City School District
grades = K-12
superintendent = Mr. Donald Raw
address = 143 North Pearl St.
city = Canandaigua
state =New York
zipcode = 14424
country = USA
enrollment = 4120
faculty = 323
mascot = Braves
colors = Cherry andgrey color box|red color box|grey
homepage = [http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/ www.canandaiguaschools.org] |The Canandaigua City District is a public
school district in New York State that serves approximately 4100 students in the city of Canandaigua and the town of Canandaigua and portions of the towns of Bristol, Farmington, East Bloomfield, Gorham, Hopewell and South Bristol in Ontario County, with an operating budget of $57 million (~$11,500 per student).The
student-teacher ratio is 13:1(elementary), 12-13:1(middle-high school). [ [http://www.greatschools.net/schools.page?city=Canandaigua&lc=e&state=NY&lc=m&lc=h Great Schools - Canandaigua Schools] ]The District motto is "Committed to Excellence".
Donald Raw, Jr. is the Superintendent of Schools.
Board of Education
The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 9 members who serve rotating 5-year terms. Elections are held each May for board members and to vote on the School District Budget.
Current board members (July 2007 [ [http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/files/10072/MAY15%2E07%2Edoc May 15, 2007 School Board Election Results (Word)] ] [ [http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/files/12756/ANNUAL%2E07%2Edoc July 10, 2007 Re-Organizational Meeting Minutes (Word)] ] ) are:
*Tarry Shipley - President
*Jeanie Grimm - Vice-President
*Norma Barton
*Cheryl Anne Brewer
*Regina (Jeannie) Kesel
*Frieda O'Hanlon
*John A. Polimeni
*Donna Cotter
*Joseph Delforte Jr.chools
All of the District's schools have been accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , making its K-12 program one of the few such fully accredited programs in New York State.Elementary schools
*Canandaigua Primary School (K-2)
*Canandaigua Elementary School (3-5)Middle school
*Canandaigua Middle School (6-8)
High school
*Canandaigua Academy (9-12)
=Bird's Eye* [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r4fpck8js58n&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9564177&encType=1 Canandaigua Primary]
* [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r4ffr58js9cx&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1718925&encType=1 Canandaigua Elementary]
* [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r4h38p8jt4q2&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9565324&encType=1 Canandaigua Middle]
* [http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=r4jf058jtc64&style=o&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1647736&encType=1 Canandaigua Academy]Performance
The American School Board Journal has named the District a "Magna Award" winner five times, most recently in
2006 .The Academy’s library website was named a
2003 "International Best of the Web" site for large high schools. Students have access to each school's library from home via web site, a 2003 NYSPRA "Award of Excellence" web site.The
United States Department of Education awarded its highest honor, the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award, to Canandaigua schools in1986 and1996 .As of February 2002, the school earned the designation of "
International Baccalaureate World School," offering theInternational Baccalaureate Diploma Programme . [ [http://www.ibo.org/school/001356/ Canandaigua Academy ] ] 17 graduates received the diploma in 2007. [ [http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/district.cfm?subpage=12684 District - Canandaigua City School District ] ]In November 2007, a first-grade class at Canandaigua Primary School won a national prize for a video they created that encourages girls to pursue technology careers. They were selected first from 85 schools in the
United States ,Australia andNew Zealand . [cite news |title=Canandaigua class wins national video prize |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/NEWS01/711280355 |publisher="Democrat and Chronicle" |date=2007-11-28 |accessdate=2007-11-29 ]References
External links
* [http://www.canandaiguaschools.org/ Canandaigua City School District Website]
* [http://canandaigua.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B41DA16CE-1E8D-417D-BCCF-A6176FA074D1%7D Canandaigua Schools]
* [http://www.nyssba.org/scriptcontent/index.cfm New York State School Boards Association]
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