Royalton-Hartland Central School District

Royalton Hartland School District
Location
Middleport, NY
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Jill Heck
Schools	3
Students and staff
District mascot	Rams
Colors	Purple and White
Other information
Website	www.royhart.org

Royalton Hartland School District (nicknamed "Roy-Hart") is a school district in Middleport, New York, United States and serves the nearby hamlet of Gasport. The superintendent is Jill Heck. The district operates three schools: Royalton-Hartland High School, Royalton-Hartland Middle School, and Royalton-Hartland Elementary School.

Most of the district is in Niagara County. In regards to towns, it includes most of Royalton, southern portions of Hartland, and a small portion of Lockport. The district also includes Middleport village, and Gasport census-designated place. ^[1] A portion of the district extends to Alabama town, Genessee County; ^[2] and Shelby town, Orleans County. ^[3]

Administration

The district offices are located at 54 State Street. The current superintendent is Jill Heck.

Selected former superintendents

• William Bassett
• Gary Brader–1988-1992 (unknown, named Superintendent of Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District) ^[4] )
• Larry Shanley–1992-1993 (Assistant Superintendent - Royalton-Hartland Central School District, retired) ^[5] )
• Peter Kachris ^[5] [interim]–1993-1994
• Judith P. Staples–1994-1997 (Assistant Superintendent - Depew Union Free School District, named Superintendent of Barker Central School District ^[6] )
• Paul J. Bona–1997-2009 (Superintendent - Elizabethtown Lewis Central School District, retired ^[7] )
• Kevin M. MacDonald–2009-2013 (Assistant Superintendent - Orleans/Niagara BOCES, named Superintendent of Genesee Valley Educational Partnership)
• Roger Klatt–2013-2018 (Superintendent - Barker Central School District, retired)
• Henry Stopinski

Royalton-Hartland High School

Royalton-Hartland High School
Address
54 State Street Middleport , Niagara , New York 14105
Information
Principal	Gary R. Bell
Grades	9-12
Website	Royalton-Hartland High School

Royalton Hartland High School is located at 54 State Street and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal isGary Bell.

History

Until 2005, Royalton Hartland High School housed grades 7-12 and was known as Royalton-Hartland Junior/Senior High School. In 2005, the school district was reconsolidated, and the High School was reconfigured to house solely grades 9-12. ^[8]

Selected former principals

Previous assignment and previous assignment denoted in parentheses

• Edward Sanderson
• John H. George
• Thomas Abraham–?-1993 (unknown, named Superintendent of Hartford Central Schools ^[5] )
• Robert Farkas [interim]–1993-1994
• James Christmann–1994-1995 (Principal - Pine Hill Middle School, named Principal of Pioneer High School)
• Dennis A. Priore–1995-1998 (unknown, named Principal of Cleveland Hill Middle School ^[9] )
• Kevin MacDonald–1998-2001 (Assistant Principal - Lewiston-Porter High School, named Director of Alternative Education at Erie 1 BOCES)
• Gary McNunn [interim]–2001-2002
• Kevin L. Shanley–2002-2009 (Principal - Gasport Elementary School, named Superintendent of Cuba-Rushford Central School District)
• Michael J. Murray–2009-2011 (Principal - Mount Morris Elementary School, named director of athletics of Mount Morris Central School District)

Royalton Hartland Middle School

Royalton-Hartland Middle School
Address
78 State Street Middleport , Niagara , New York 14105
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Principal	Danielle E. Alterio
Grades	5-8
Website	Royalton Hartland Middle School

Royalton Hartland Middle School (formerly Middleport Elementary School) is located at 78 State Street in Middleport and serves grades 5 through 8. The current principal is Danielle Alterio.

History

Until 2005, Royalton Hartland Middle School housed grades K-6 and was known as Middleport Elementary School. The school was reconfigured in 2005, and began housing grades 5-8. ^[8]

Royalton-Hartland Elementary School

Royalton-Hartland Elementary
Address
4500 Orchard Place Gasport , Niagara , New York 14067
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational
Principal	Donna VanSlyke
Grades	K-4
Website	Royalton Hartland Elementary

Royalton Hartland Elementary School is located at 4500 Orchard Place in Gasport and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Dan Mault

History

Royalton Hartland Elementary was known as Gasport Elementary School and housed Grades K-6 until 2005. The school was reconfigured to house Grades K-4 and became the district's sole elementary school in 2005.

References

1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Niagara County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Genessee County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2023. - Text list
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orleans County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2023. - Text list
4. (1992, Mar 6). ROY-HART SCHOOLS LAUNCH SEARCH FOR SUPERINTENDENT. The Buffalo News, p. SPLIT. Clipping at Newspapers.com.
5. (1993, Jul 9). ROY-HART NAMES KACHRIS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. The Buffalo News, p. SPLIT. Clipping at Newspapers.com.
6. E. BALDWIN, R. (1997, Jun 17). NEW SUPERINTENDENT SIGNS FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. The Buffalo News, p. B5.. Retrieved from http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0EAF9A38CFADAFCB?p=AWNB - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
7. "ROY-HART: Bona to retire after 40 years in education".
8. Westmoore, P. (2005, September 4). Time to get ready for school. The Buffalo News, p. NC1-2. Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
9. KRYSZAK, J. (1998, Jul 8). ROY-HART EDUCATOR NAMED MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. The Buffalo News, p. B5. Clipping at Newspapers.com.

External links

• Official site