Middleburgh School District Explained

Middleburgh Central School District
Address:291 Main Street
Zipcode:12122
Country:USA
School Board:Middleburgh Central School Board of Education[1]
Superintendent:Brian Dunn
Faculty:70.30 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:10.18
Enrollment:716 (2019-2020)

The Middleburgh School District is a public school district located in Middleburgh, New York, U.S. It is one of the largest school districts in New York by land area.[2] The district educates about 1,000 students in three schools.

Founding

Middleburgh's school district was serviced originally by a one-room school house. Where the current high school is situated was another school which existed until the current building was erected early in the twentieth century.

Current

The superintendent is Brian Dunn. The elementary school principal is Amy Irwin. The chief counselor for the Home Run Program in the elementary school is Penny Avitabile. The high school principal is Matthew Sloane.

School Board

The Middleburgh School Board meets in the school's library. In the 2008 school board election, challenger Araxi Dutton Palmer was defeated by Kim Smith by a 405–329 margin.[3] [4] Members of the current board include Frank Herodes. The last previous president of the board was Michael Richmond.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.middleburgh.k12.ny.us/~klawyer/board.htm MCS Board of Education
  2. http://www.middleburgh.k12.ny.us/aboutus/aboutus.cfm Middleburgh Central School District website
  3. "5 districts say no to school budget plans", Schenectady Gazette, May 21, 2008.
  4. http://www.timesjournalonline.com/details.asp?id=14868 SCS voters deny budget; all others pass : Times Journal Online - News of Schoharie County