The Grand Island Central School District is a
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State public school district that serves the town of
Grand Island in
Erie
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County. The district consists of 5 schools–3 elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The middle and high schools share the same address and building. From 2013 to 2017, the district underwent a $58 million renovation, dubbed the "Capital Project" locally. This project included improvements to the district's lighting, air conditioning, auditoriums, gymnasiums, wireless Internet, as well as the addition of new academic wings. Grand Island is known regionally for their music program, and was designated for their community excellence in 2012-2016. More recently, mostly due to the Capital Project, Grand Island has also become more involved in state and regional technology-related activities.
Administration
The district offices are located at 1100 Ransom Road in Grand Island. The current superintendent is Brian Graham.
Selected former superintendents
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses''
*Veronica E. Connor–1947-1973 (Superintendent-Principal - Charlotte Sidway Elementary School, retired)
*Oscar J. Pultz–1973-1979
*Robert C. Courtemanche–1979-1986 (Superintendent -
Central Falls School District, named Superintendent of
Middletown Central School District)
*Robert J. McCarthy
nterimndash;1986
*Lee J. Cravotta–1986-1991 (Principal - Schalmont Middle School, named Superintendent of
Oswego City School District[McNeil, H. (1991, July 9). Island superintendent leaving for Oswego. ''The Buffalo News''])
*Merton L. Haynes
nterimndash;1991-1992 (Interim Superintendent -
East Aurora Union Free School District
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,
[Isle board names Haynes interim schools chief. (1991, August 6). ''The Buffalo News''] resigned)
*Paul D. Fields–1992-2002 (Assistant Superintendent -
Alden Central School District, retired
[Grand Island school chief is leaving. (2002, April 24). ''The Buffalo News'', p. B3.])
*Vincent J. Coppola
nterimndash;2002 (Executive Director - Western New York Educational Service Council at the
University at Buffalo
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,
[Piganto, T. J. (2002, May 14). Coppola to be interim school chief. ''The Buffalo News'', p. B3.] returned to position)
*Thomas Ramming–2002-2006 (Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources -
Williamsville Central School District
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,
[Williams, D. (2002, October 1). Board picks Ramming as superintendent. ''The Buffalo News'', p. B3.] retired)
*Lawrence J. Zacher
nterimndash;2006-2007 (Interim Superintendent -
Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District {{short description, School district in the U.S. state of New York
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, named Interim Superintendent of
Owen D. Young Central School)
*Robert J. Christmann–2007-2013 (Superintendent -
Newark Central School District
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, retired
[Winchester, L. (2012, July 10). School superintendent to retire. ''The Buffalo News'', p. B3.])
*Paul G. Hashem
nterimndash;2013 (Interim Principal -
Amsdell Heights Middle School, named Interim Superintendent of Frontier Central School District)
*Teresa M. Lawrence–2013-2016 (Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction -
Clarence Central School District Clarence may refer to:
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, contract not renewed)
*Brian Graham; 2016–Present
List of schools
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Grand Island Senior High School (New York)
Grand Island Senior High School is a public high school located at 1100 Ransom Road in Grand Island, New York, serving over 1,000 students in grades 9–12. The school follows the New York State Regents Board curriculum. Advanced Placement cla ...
(Built in 1963)
*Veronica E. Connor Middle School (Opened on April 14, 1969)
*Huth Road Elementary School (Built in 1958)
*William Kaegebein Elementary School (Built in 1952)
*Charlotte Sidway School (Built in 1936, enlarged in 1947 and 1950)
References
External links
Grand Island Central School District
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School districts in Erie County, New York