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City School District of Albany

School district in the U.S. state of New York

Summary

School district in the U.S. state of New York

Field	Value
name	City School District of Albany
logo	[[File:ACSDLogo1.jpg	250 px]]
type	Public
budget	US$234 million
established	1830
grades	Pre-kindergarten, K-12, Incarcerated Youth High School, Adult Evening High School
superintendent	Joseph Hochreiter
schools	17
governing_agency	New York State Education Department
students	10,068
free_label	Unions
free_text	NYSUT, Albany Public School Teachers Association
location	Albany, New York
country	United States
website

[[Old Albany Academy Building]], the district headquarters

The City School District of Albany (also known as the Albany City School District) is the public school district of Albany, New York. The district is an independent public entity. It is governed by the City School District of Albany Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-partisan elections for staggered, four-year terms. The board selects a superintendent, who is the district's chief administrative official. The district's offices are located in the Old Albany Academy Building at Academy Park. It publishes a seasonal newsletter called Capital Education.

The district has eleven elementary schools, four middle schools, one comprehensive high school, and several other programs of various types, including alternative-education programs in grades 7-12 at the Tony Clement Center for Education, and the Albany International Center, which serves English-language learners in grades 6-12. The 2018-2019 school year saw enrollment at 10,068

Schools

Albany High School]] on Washington Avenue

High schools

Albany High School- comprehensive high school) (Grade 9-Grade 12), which includes the Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center

Middle schools

Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School (Grade 6-Grade 8)
Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence (Grade 6-Grade 8)
William S. Hackett Middle School (Grade 6-Grade 8)
North Albany Middle School (new program starting with Grade 6; building formerly housed PS 20 & N. Albany Academy)

Elementary schools

Albany School of Humanities (ASH) (formerly Public School 23)
Arbor Hill Elementary Community School
Delaware Community School (formerly Public School 18)
Eagle Point Elementary School (formerly Public School 27)
Giffen Memorial Elementary School
Montessori Magnet School
New Scotland Elementary (formerly Public School 19)
Roots Academy at West Hill (formerly Public School 21 and Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy)
Pine Hills Elementary School (formerly Public School 16)
Sheridan Preparatory Academy
Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) (formerly Public School 24)

Other

Albany International Center (Grade 6 - Grade 12)
Tony Clement Center for Education (Grade 7- Grade 12)

Board of education

There are seven board members, elected in May in conjunction the annual school budget vote. Board members serve staggered four-year terms, which expire on June 30. Officers are elected by the members. Current board members, as of February 2020:

Vickie Smith (President)
Anne Savage (Vice President)
Sridar Chittur, Ph.D. (Secretary)
Damarise Mann
Tabetha Wilson
Ellen Krejci
Hassan Elminyawi

Recent superintendents

1975–1982: David Bray
1982–1989: David Brown
1989–1994: John Bach
1994–1996: Arthur "Sam" Walton
1996–1997: Eleanor Bartlett (interim)
1997–2003: Lonnie Palmer
2003–2004: Michael Johnson
2004–2009: Eva C. Joseph, Ed.D.
2009–2012: Raymond Colucciello, Ed.D.
2012–2016: Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D.
2016-2017: Kimberly Young Wilkins, Ed.D. (interim)
2017–2023: Kaweeda G. Adams
2023: John Yagielski (interim)
2023–present: Joseph Hochreiter

References

[http://www.albanyschools.org/district/communications/publications/publications.htm City School District of Albany -- Publications]. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
"Our Demographics".
(2 November 2018). "Plan finalized for bigger, newer middle school".
Melissa Manno. (December 23, 2022). "Roots Academy at West Hill is new name for Albany's Philip J. Schuyler school". Times Union.
Source: City School District of Albany -- Our Schools [http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/index.htm City School District of Albany -- Our Schools] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-10-17)
Brad Kelly. (June 30, 1989). "Last Day in School Brown Vows Not to Second-Guess Successor". Times Union.
Vincent Jackson. (June 15, 1994). "District's First Superintendent Not to Rise Up through the Ranks". Times Union.
Rick Karlin. (July 3, 1996). "Walton Quits; Albany Stunned". Times Union.
Tim O'Brien. (June 1, 1997). "Schools Chief Is Chosen in Albany". Times Union.
Brian Nearing. (June 3, 2004). "Johnson Exit Rattles District". Times Union.
Mark Mishler. (March 25, 2009). "Superintendent Announces Retirement". Times Union.
Kathleen Moore. (May 17, 2023). "Albany city schools superintendent leaving in January". Times Union.
Kathleen Moore. (October 11, 2022). "Westchester County superintendent, who was on leave, picked to lead Albany". Times Union.

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