The Bethpage Union Free School District (BUFSD) in
Bethpage, New York
Bethpage (formerly known as Central Park) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 16,429 at the 2010 United States Cen ...
contains 5 schools. The boundaries of the school district include parts of some surrounding hamlets (such as
Old Bethpage
Old Bethpage is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located on Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 5,283 at the 2020 United States Census. It is served by the Old Be ...
,
Plainview, and
Plainedge
Plainedge is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 8,817 at the 2010 census.
The area was once known as Turkeyville.
Geography
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The District has a projector and computer in almost every classroom and many computer labs. There are over 3,000 students and over 280 teachers. The Superintendent of Schools is David Schneider. The Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Technology is Michael Spence, former principal of Bethpage Senior High school. Scott Harrington is the Assistant Superintendent for Business, and Caroline Lavelle is the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources.
Current schools
*
Bethpage High School
Bethpage High School is the only high school in Bethpage, New York. Located in Nassau County on Long Island, the school is situated at the corner of Stewart Avenue and Cherry Avenue, across from the Bethpage Community Park. On average, each ...
, grades 9–12, was completed in 1959. Located at the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Stewart Avenue; led by Principal Nicholas Jantz.
* JFK Middle School, completed between 1950 and 1952, at one time or another has housed every grade (from K to 12). All three elementary schools feed into this one middle school, which presently has grades 6 to 8 and is under Principal Kevin Fullerton.
*Central Boulevard Elementary, completed 1955–1956,
is run by Principal Steven P. Furrey.
* Charles Campagne Elementary, completed in 1962,
[
] is led by Principal Erin Lindsay-DiFiglia.
* Kramer Lane Elementary, built in 1957,
is within the Plainview Postal District and is run by Principal Kerri McCarthy.
Former schools
*Bedelltown Elementary (first school in the area, built 1858, was at Broadway & Plainview Road, rebuilt on higher ground in 1890s at Broadway and Cherry Avenue)
At the time of its founding, the school district's name was Bedelltown.
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]
*Powell Avenue Elementary (built 1912, demolished for the 1963 construction of the Bethpage Public Library)
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*Pine Avenue Elementary (built 1954, closed 1980)]
See also
*List of Long Island public school districts and schools
Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk counties are home to 125 public school districts, containing a total of 656 public schools.
The list below contains each of Long Island's school districts, along with their respective schools.
A
Amaganse ...
*List of school districts in New York
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) divides the state into nine Joint Management Team (JMT) Regions, excluding New York City. Each JMT contains one or more Regional Information Centers (RIC), which contain one or more Boards of Cooperat ...
*Island Trees Union Free School District
Island Trees Union Free School District is a school district in central Nassau County, New York, Nassau County on Long Island, approximately 31 miles east of New York City. The district includes parts of the following Political subdivisions of N ...
*Levittown, New York
Levittown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. It is located halfway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a tota ...
References
External links
Official Website
1952 Library of Congress photos of Bethpage school
now designated JFK Middle School
Bethpage School Board web site
Bethpage, New York
School districts in Nassau County, New York
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