Victor Central School District Explained

Victor Central School District
Motto:Respecting diversity and cultivating kindness
City:Victor
Address:953 High St.
County:Ontario County
State:New York
Type:Public
Staff:475
Grades:K–12
Superintendent:Dr. Timothy Terranova, Ed.D.
Mascot:The Blue Devils
Colors:Blue and Gold
Zipcode:14564
Country:USA

The Victor Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 4,500 students in the Village of Victor and portions of the towns of Farmington and Victor in Ontario County; portions of the town of Perinton in Monroe County; and portions of the town of Macedon in Wayne County, with an operating budget of approximately $64 million (~$9,884 per student in 2004[1]). The average class size is 24 students (all grades), as of 2006.[2] The student-teacher ratio is 14-15:1(elementary), 13-14:1(middle-high school).[3] As of 2018, there are a total of 475 staff members.[4]

Superintendent

Timothy Terranova is the Superintendent of Schools, as of February 13, 2020.

Board of education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections for board members are held each year in May, along with a vote on the budget.

The current board members are:[5]

Schools

All of the District's schools are located on a 166acres campus, which consists of four buildings surrounded by various athletic fields and playgrounds.

Although the Junior and Senior High Schools are physically the same building, they are considered separate in most other aspects.

Elementary schools

Principal: Robert DeRose

Principal: Heidi Robb

Principal: Ashley Socola

Middle school

Principal: Brian D. Gee

High school

Principal: Brian Siesto

Performance

The District's 86% graduation rate exceeds the State Standard of 55%.[2]

For the past 12 years, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has named the Junior High School a New York State high performing school in addition to a "School to Watch". In 2013, the NYSED named the Junior and Senior High Schools "Reward Schools" in the "High Performance" category. 98% of students from the class of 2018 graduated with a Regents Diploma, while 63% earned the higher Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. In addition, a total of 99 students were inducted into the National Honor Society that same year.[11]

School buses and transportation

Notes and References

  1. http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/data/q/stid=33/llid=116/stllid=313/locid=1028292/catid=860/secid=3144/compid=-1 SchoolMatters - Victor Central School District
  2. https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb/District.do?county=ONTARIO&district=431701060000 nySTART 2006 Report Card for Victor Central School District
  3. Web site: K-12 school quality information and parenting resources . 2022-05-28 . GreatSchools.org.
  4. Web site: Home - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2018-08-19.
  5. Web site: Board of Education - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2018-08-19.
  6. Web site: Welcome to VECS - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  7. Web site: Welcome to VPS - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  8. Web site: Welcome to VIS - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  9. Web site: Welcome to VJHS - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  10. Web site: Welcome to VSHS - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2020-05-19.
  11. Web site: Superintendent of Schools - Victor Central Schools. www.victorschools.org. en-US. 2018-08-19.