| Fairport Central School District | |
| Location: | 38 West Church Street Fairport, New York 14450-2130 |
| Motto: | A great place to teach and learn |
| Grades: | Pre-K–12 |
| President: | Vacant |
| Vice-President: | Erica Belois-Pacer |
| Superintendent: | Brett C. Provenzano |
| Asst Superintendents: | Douglass Lauf- Human Resources and Labor RelationsMatthew Stevens- Business |
| School Board: | Peter Forsgren Joyce Kostyk Erica Belois-Pacer Margaret Cardona Janice Fortuna Dr. Brian Moritz Dr. Mary Caitlin Wight |
| Accreditations: | New York State Education Department |
| Schools: | Four elementary schools (K–5, K–2, 3–5) Two middle schools (6–8) One junior high school (9) One senior high school (10–12) |
| Budget: | US$127.0 million (2017-2018) |
| Students: | 5802 (2017–2018) |
| Faculty: | 615 (2017–2018) |
| Staff: | 568 (2017–2018) |
| Ratio: | K–2: 18:1, 3–5: 22:1, 6–8: 24:1, 9–12: 24:1 (2017–2018) |
| Conference: | NYSPHSAA Section V Monroe County Public School Athletic Conference |
| Mascot: | Red Raiders |
| Colors: | Red, white and blue |
| Free Label: | Unions |
| Free Text: | NYSUT Fairport Educators' Association |
| Free Text2: | Fairport Parent Teacher Student Associations |
| Free Label3: | State ranking |
| Free Text3: | 78 of 675 (2019)Web site: Fairport Central School District Rankings . 2019 Best School Districts . niche.com . 2018-08-29 . Niche, Inc. . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 5,800 students in most of the town of Perinton and the village of Fairport in Monroe County, with about 1,200 employees and an operating budget of $127.0 million ($21,895 per student).
The student-teacher ratios are 18:1 for grades K–2, 22:1 for grades 3–5, 24:1 for grades 6–8, and 24:1 for grades 9–12. The median teacher experience is 14 years and the median teacher salary is $63,339.
As of 2016, Brett Provenzano is the superintendent.
The predecessor for the district was a series of eleven district schools opened in the Town of Perinton in the 1810s through the 1830s. From 1826 until 1872, the village was served by the district 9 school which was situated in two different buildings on East Church Street.[1] [2] In 1872, the Fairport Classical and Union School opened on West Church Street.[3] Along with the Northside School (1886) on East Avenue and Fairport High School (1924) on West Avenue, it became part of system of schools that served the town population increasingly concentrated in the village. In 1920, the board of education for the village schools hired its first superintendent.[4]
Voters approved centralization of Perinton school districts 2 through 9 on April 30, 1951[5] and the centralized district began operating the following September.[6] At that point most of the district schools had closed and students attended one of the village schools (the Northside School on East Avenue, the Southside School on West Church Street, or Fairport High School on West Avenue). The district opened the Johanna Perrin School on Potter Place in the Village in 1954, razing the Southside School (the former Fairport Classical and Union Free School) the following year. In 1957, the district renamed the high school on West Avenue in honor of Martha A. Brown, and constructed a new high school, Minerva DeLand, in 1959. The Brooks Hill Primary School followed in 1962 and the Jefferson Avenue Elementary School in 1966. In 1965, the Martha Brown School moved to a new building on Ayrault Road. In 1970, the district opened Dudley and Northside elementary schools as well as the current high school on Ayrault Road. In the early 2000s the district briefly considered opening an additional elementary school in the hamlet of Egypt (to be named "White Brook" after the former district school 12), but could not secure enough funding from the state.[7] In 1999 the village of Fairport, the FCSD and Monroe #1 BOCES announced a collaboration to have public ch 12 used for more than government meetings and programs. A full-time staff was put together to accomplish this goal. As of 2013, this channel is no longer in use. Board of Education meetings may be viewed online at fairport.org[8]
| Name | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| H. Claude Hardy | January 1921 – June 1925[9] | |
| Thomas G. Coffee[10] | July 1925 – August 1951 |
| Name | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank A. Brokaw | September 1951 – June 1964[11] | |
| William McGregor Deller | July 1964 – June 1973[12] | |
| William J. McPhee | July 1973 – October 1977[13] | |
| Robert W. Mason | October 1977 – June 1978 (interim) | |
| Anthony J. Teresa | July 1978[14] – June 1987 | |
| Myles M. Bigenwald[15] | June 1987 – June 1988 (acting) | |
| Paul R. Doyle | July 1988[16] – February 1995[17] [18] | |
| Timothy J. McElheran | February 1995 – June 1998 (interim)[19] | |
| William C. Cala | July 1998[20] – June 2006[21] [22] | |
| Barbara J. Gregory | July 2006 – September 2006 (interim) | |
| Scott R. Covell | September 2006 – November 2006 (interim) | |
| Jon G. Hunter | November 2006[23] – December 2013 | |
| William C. Cala | January 2014[24] – June 2015 (interim) | |
| Brett C. Provenzano | July 1, 2015[25] – present |
The Fairport Central School District consists mostly of students from the Perinton/Fairport region, and is an avid participant in the Urban-Suburban program.
Superintendent of Schools: Brett Provenzano
Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & Labor Relations: Douglass Lauf
Assistant Superintendent of Business: Matthew Stevens
Director of Facilities: Aaron Smith
Director of Technology: Tom Devitt
Director of Humanities: Ellen Reed
Communications & Public Relations Specialist: Christina Lewis Gursslin
Director of Food Service: Michelle Resavage
Director of Math, Science, Technology: Kristen Larsen
Director of Transportation: Peter Lawrence
Director of Special Education: Dennis DesRosiers
Director of Student Services: Deborah Miles
Director of Staff Development: Kevin Henchen
Director of Special Areas: Pamula Ciranni
Director of Health, Physical Education & Athletics: Fritz Kilian
| Grade | Number of Students | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 372< | --ref Source here--> | |
| Grades 1 - 5 | 2589< | --ref Source here--> | |
| Grades 6 - 8 | 1629< | --ref Source here--> | |
| Grades 9 - 12 | 2233[27] [28] | ||
| Ethnicity | Number of Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 4% | |
| Hispanic | 2% | |
| White | 91% | |
| Native American | 0% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4% | |
The Board of Education (BOE) consists of seven members who serve rotating three-year terms. Elections, when necessary, are held each May to fill the seats of members whose terms have expired. These elections occur alongside voting on the School District's annual budget.
| Name | Position | Committees | ||||
| [29] | President/Board Member | MCSBA Presidents Committee, MCSBA Labor Relations Committee, MCSBA Executive Committee, Audit & Finance Committee, Wall of Distinction Committee | ||||
| Erica Belois-Pacer | Board Member/Vice-President | MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Audit & Finance Committee, Safety Committee | ||||
| Damon W. Buffum | Board Member | MCSBA Labor Relations Committee, Technology Committee, District Planning Team, Facilities Committee, Safety Committee | ||||
| Margaret S. Cardona | Board Member | Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, District Planning Team, Facilities Committee, Instructional Council Committee | ||||
| Joyce Kostyk | Board Member | Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Legislative Committee, Technology Committee, Instructional Council Committee | ||||
| Mary Caitlin Wight | Board Member | Board Policy Committee, Wellness Committee, MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Code of Conduct Committee |
Principal: Meredith A. Klus
Asst. Principal: Stacie Miller
Lead Teacher: Jean Waldmiller
Brooks Hill School opened in 1962 as a primary school and is named after Lewis Brooks who once farmed the land on which it stands.[6]
Principal: Jamie Naple
Asst. Principal: Sarah Klosner
Dudley Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Northside Elementary School.[6] It is named after longtime schoolboard member Robert A. Dudley.
Principal: Ryan Charno
Asst. Principal: Amy Busby
Lead Teacher: Jeannette Maloy
Jefferson Avenue Elementary School opened in 1966.[6]
Principal: Erin Moretter
Asst. Principal: Jeremy Slack
Northside Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Dudley Elementary School.[6] It is named after the original Northside School which was located on East Avenue in the village of Fairport.[30]
Principal: Patrick Grow
Asst. Principal: Rebecca Short
Perrin Middle School opened in 1954 as an elementary school and is named after the first white woman to settle in Perinton.[6]
Principal: Rebecca Short(2022-)
Asst. Principal: George Barberi(2022-)
The Ayrault Road Martha Brown School opened in 1965 as a junior high school and is named after longtime Fairport teacher Martha A. Brown.[31] [6] The original Martha Brown School was located in the former West Avenue School, which was renamed in her honor in 1959.[6] [32]
Principal: Dominic Monacelli
Assistant Principal: Madison Shepard
DeLand High School opened in 1959 as the district's high school and is named after the longtime principal of the former Fairport High School on West Avenue.[6]
Principal: Robert Clark
Assistant Principals:
Assistant Principal: Madison Shepard
Red House: Ryan Kuhn
White House: Lyndsey Keil
Blue House: Ashley Edwards
Fairport High School opened in 1970, partially replacing Minerva DeLand, which educates the district's ninth grade students.[6]