The Iroquois Central School District is a large school district about outside of
Buffalo, New York
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that consists of about of land in the towns of
Elma,
Marilla,
Wales
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,
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,
Lancaster, and
Bennington. The district consists of about 2,895 students in six schools. The superintendent of schools is Douglas Scofield. The district was founded in 1955.
Administration
The District offices are located at 2111 Girdle Road in Elma. The current Superintendent is Douglas Scofield.
Administrators
*Douglas Scofield–Superintendent
Board of education
*David Lowrey–President
Selected former superintendents
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses''
*Dr. Merton Haynes, PhD–1970-1988.
*Michael A. Glover–1994-2003 (Superintendent -
Waterville Central School District
Waterville Central School District is a school district headquartered in Waterville, New York
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, named Superintendent of
Genesee Valley BOCES
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United States
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*Genesee ...
)
*James Knowles
nterimndash;2002-2003 (Principal - Iroquois High School, retired)
*Neil A. Rochelle–2003-2010 (Superintendent -
Keshequa Central School District, named Program Coordinator for Guam Department of Education)
*Bruce Fraser–2010-2011
nterim(Superintendent -
Lockport City School District, retired)
Iroquois High School
Iroquois High School is located at 2111 Girdle Road and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Christopher Ginestre, and the current assistant principals are Douglas Beetow and Alexis Langheier.
History
Selected former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted with in parentheses''
*Thomas L. Schnepper–1970-1991 (Asst. Principal - Niles Township High School - Skokie, Illinois; retired).
*Richard A. Marotto–1990-1997 (Principal -
Lewiston-Porter High School
Lewiston-Porter Central School District, colloquially referred to as "Lew-Port", is a school district in the towns of Lewiston and Porter, New York, about from the city of Niagara Falls.
District
Lewiston-Porter educates students from Youngst ...
, retired)
*James L. Knowles–1997-2002 (Social Studies teacher/Athletic Director - Iroquois High School, named Interim Superintendent of Iroquois Central School District)
*Robert A. Coniglio–2002-2005 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois High School, named Assistant Principal of
Pioneer High School)
*Dennis G. Kenney–2005-2017 (Superintendent -
Perry Central School District, retired)
*Dean Ramirez–2017-2021 (Principal - Lewiston-Porter Middle School, named Assistant Superintendent of Orchard Park Central School District)
Athletics
Iroquois, a wrestling powerhouse in the 1950s and '60s, established a then-national record for consecutive wins. The streak (1957-1967) reached 150 matches.
Iroquois Intermediate/Middle School
Iroquois Intermediate/Middle School is located at 2111 Girdle Road and serves grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. The current principal is Ross Esslinger and the current assistant principal is Patrick O'Brien.
History
Selected former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses''
*K. Gary Bartoo;1978-1998 (Teacher, retired)
*Charles Funke–1991-2000 (Assistant Principal/Athletics Director - Iroquois Senior High School, retired)
*Anne Marotta–2000-2003 (Principal -
Letchworth Middle School, named Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction at
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District
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)
*Brian M. Wiesinger–2003-2007 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois Senior High School, named Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum at Iroquois Central School District)
*Ann Marie Spitzer–2007-2010 (Assistant Principal -
West Seneca East Middle School, resigned)
Elma Primary School
Elma Primary School is located at 711 Rice Road and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Darcy Walker.
History
Selected former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses''
*Rebecca Todd–?-1997
*Renee Lorenz–1997-2006 (Principal -
Akron Elementary
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, retired)
*Martin D. Cox–2006-2007 (Principal -
A.J. Clark Elementary School, named Principal of
DeSales High School)
*Julie Schwab–2007-2008 (Principal - Marilla Primary, named Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology for
Silver Creek Central School District
Silver Creek Central School District is a public school district serving Silver Creek, New York. The district has three schools to serve students in prekindergarten through grade 12.
Academics
In 2009, Silver Creek High School ranked 69th out ...
)
Marilla Primary School
Iroquois Primary School is located at 11683 Bullis Road in Marilla and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Amy Stanfield.
Selected former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses''
*Mrs. Judith Craig–1991-1998 (unknown, retired)
*Dr. Gloria Zimmerman–1998-2004 (Director of Special Education -
North Tonawanda City School District
North Tonawanda City School District is a public school district that covers North Tonawanda, New York. The school district consists of 3,371 students (2017) in grades PreK-12 (One PreK center, three K-3 elementary schools, one 4-6 intermediate ...
, retired)
*Ms. Julie Schwab–2004-2007 (Assistant Principal -
Errick Road Elementary, named Principal of Elma Primary)
Wales Primary
Wales Primary School (Woodchuck School) is located at 4650 Woodchuck Road in the town of Wales, New York and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Kimberly Morrison.
History
Former principals
''Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted within parentheses''
*Sarah Chambers–?-2001
*Kevin McGowan–2001-2006 (Assistant Principal - Iroquois Senior High School, named Superintendent of
Warsaw Central School District
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)
Business First ranking
In recent years, the district has been on the
honor roll of Buffalo Business First WNY Schools Ratings which are based on test scores. In 2008 it was ranked ninth. The high school was ranked eighth among
public high schools
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, and the middle school was ranked tenth among public middle schools.
References
External links
Official site
{{Authority control
Education in Erie County, New York
School districts in New York (state)