City School District of Albany explained

City School District of Albany
Budget:	US$234 million
Established:	1830
Grades:	Pre-kindergarten, K-12, Incarcerated Youth High School, Adult Evening High School
Superintendent:	Joseph Hochreiter
Schools:	17
Students:	10,068
Free Label:	Unions
Free Text:	NYSUT, Albany Public School Teachers Association

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 the Old Albany Academy Building at Academy Park. It publishes a seasonal newsletter called Capital Education.^[1]

The district has eleven elementary schools, four middle schools, one comprehensive high school, and several other programs of various types, including alternative-education programs in grades 7-12 at the Tony Clement Center for Education, and the Albany International Center, which serves English-language learners in grades 6-12. The 2018-2019 school year saw enrollment at 10,068^[2]

Schools

High schools

• Albany High School- comprehensive high school) (Grade 9-Grade 12), which includes the Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center

Middle schools

• Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School (Grade 6-Grade 8)
• Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence (Grade 6-Grade 8)
• William S. Hackett Middle School (Grade 6-Grade 8)
• North Albany Middle School (new program starting with Grade 6; building formerly housed PS 20 & N. Albany Academy)

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Elementary schools

• Albany School of Humanities (ASH) (formerly Public School 23)
• Arbor Hill Elementary Community School
• Delaware Community School (formerly Public School 18)
• Eagle Point Elementary School (formerly Public School 27)
• Giffen Memorial Elementary School
• Montessori Magnet School
• New Scotland Elementary (formerly Public School 19)
• Roots Academy at West Hill (formerly Public School 21 and Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy^[4])
• Pine Hills Elementary School (formerly Public School 16)
• Sheridan Preparatory Academy
• Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) (formerly Public School 24)

Other

• Albany International Center (Grade 6 - Grade 12)
• Tony Clement Center for Education (Grade 7- Grade 12)^[5]

Board of education

There are seven board members, elected in May in conjunction the annual school budget vote. Board members serve staggered four-year terms, which expire on June 30. Officers are elected by the members. Current board members, as of February 2020:

• Vickie Smith (President)
• Anne Savage (Vice President)
• Sridar Chittur, Ph.D. (Secretary)
• Damarise Mann
• Tabetha Wilson
• Ellen Krejci
• Hassan Elminyawi

Recent superintendents

• 1975–1982: David Bray
• 1982–1989: David Brown^[6]
• 1989–1994: John Bach
• 1994–1996: Arthur "Sam" Walton^{[7] [8]}
• 1996–1997: Eleanor Bartlett (interim)
• 1997–2003: Lonnie Palmer^[9]
• 2003–2004: Michael Johnson^[10]
• 2004–2009: Eva C. Joseph, Ed.D.^[11]
• 2009–2012: Raymond Colucciello, Ed.D.
• 2012–2016: Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D.
• 2016-2017: Kimberly Young Wilkins, Ed.D. (interim)
• 2017–2023: Kaweeda G. Adams ^[12]
• 2023: John Yagielski (interim)
• 2023-present: Joseph Hochreiter ^[13]

Notes and References

1. http://www.albanyschools.org/district/communications/publications/publications.htm City School District of Albany -- Publications
2. Web site: Our Demographics. 2020-06-07. www.albanyschools.org. en.
3. Web site: Plan finalized for bigger, newer middle school. 2 November 2018.
4. News: Roots Academy at West Hill is new name for Albany's Philip J. Schuyler school . Melissa Manno . Times Union . Albany, New York . December 23, 2022 .
5. Source: City School District of Albany -- Our Schools City School District of Albany -- Our Schools
6. News: Last Day in School Brown Vows Not to Second-Guess Successor . Brad Kelly . Times Union . Albany, New York . June 30, 1989 .
7. News: District's First Superintendent Not to Rise Up through the Ranks . Vincent Jackson . Times Union . Albany, New York . June 15, 1994 .
8. News: Walton Quits; Albany Stunned . Rick Karlin . Times Union . Albany, New York . July 3, 1996 .
9. News: Schools Chief Is Chosen in Albany . Tim O'Brien . Times Union . Albany, New York . June 1, 1997 .
10. News: Johnson Exit Rattles District . Brian Nearing . Times Union . Albany, New York . June 3, 2004 .
11. News: Superintendent Announces Retirement . Mark Mishler . Times Union . Albany, New York . March 25, 2009 .
12. News: Albany city schools superintendent leaving in January . Kathleen Moore . Times Union . Albany, New York . May 17, 2023 .
13. News: Westchester County superintendent, who was on leave, picked to lead Albany . Kathleen Moore . Times Union . Albany, New York . October 11, 2022 .