The West Irondequoit Central School District is a
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that serves approximately 4000 students in the western half of the town of
Irondequoit
Irondequoit is a town (and census-designated place) in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of 2019, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 50,055. Irondequoit is a suburb of the city of Rochester, lying just north and east o ...
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, with over 600 employees and an operating budget of $82.4 million (~$20,319 per student).
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The average class size is 21 students and the student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1(elementary), 13.6:1(middle-high school).
History
A high school building was erected in 1924 as the Irondequoit Free Union School, District Number 3. In 1953, District Number 3 and District Number 4 combined to become the West Irondequoit Central School District.
Board of education
The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections are held each May for board members and to vote on the School District Budget. Student representatives, elected by the student body for 1-year terms, also attend BOE meetings; their vote is unofficial.
Current board members are:
*Matthew Metras, President
*Matthew Sullivan, Vice President
*Justin Connor
*Ann Cunningham
*Courtney Shouse
*Rosa Vargas-Cronin
*John Vay
Schools
Elementary school
*Briarwood Elementary School (K-3), Principal - Brenna Farrell
*Brookview Elementary School (K-3), Principal - Alicia Spitz
*Colebrook Elementary School (K-3), Principal - Brenna Farrell
*Listwood Elementary School (K-3), Principal - Gayle Pavone
*Seneca Elementary (K-3), Principal - Alicia Spitz
*Southlawn Elementary (K-3), Principal - Gayle Pavone
Middle school
*Iroquois Middle School (4-6), Principal - Christian Zwahlen
*Rogers Middle School (4-6), Principal - Dr. Christine Brown-Richards
High school
*Dake Junior High School (7-8), Principal - Dave Dunn, Joyce Akwaa, Nicholas DiMartino
*Irondequoit High School
Irondequoit High School (IHS) is a public high school in the town of Irondequoit, a major suburb of Rochester, New York.
History
Irondequoit District Number 3 renamed their original ''Irondequoit Union Free School'' as Irondequoit High School in 1 ...
(9-12), Principal - Alecia Zipp-McLaughlin
Reorganization
To improve K-3 achievement, the administration of the elementary schools changed in July 2007 one principal per school to one principal for each pair of schools: Briarwood/Colebrook, Brookview/Seneca and Listwood/Southlawn.
References
External links
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York State School Boards Association
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Education in Monroe County, New York
School districts in New York (state)
School districts established in 1953