City School District of Albany

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City School District of Albany
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Location
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades Pre-kindergarten, K-12, Incarcerated Youth High School, Adult Evening High School
Established1830
SuperintendentJoseph Hochreiter
Schools17
BudgetIncrease2.svg US$234 million
Students and staff
Students10,068
Other information
Unions NYSUT, Albany Public School Teachers Association
Website www.albanyschools.org
Old Albany Academy Building, the district headquarters Old Albany Academy 2.jpg
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. [1]

Contents

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 [2]

Schools

Albany High School on Washington Avenue AHSCourtyard.JPG
Albany High School on Washington Avenue
Myers Middle School on Elbel Court Myers Middle School Albany.jpg
Myers Middle School on Elbel Court

High schools

Middle schools

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Elementary schools

Other

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:

Recent superintendents

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References

  1. City School District of Albany -- Publications. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  2. "Our Demographics". www.albanyschools.org. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "Plan finalized for bigger, newer middle school". 2 November 2018.
  4. Melissa Manno (December 23, 2022). "Roots Academy at West Hill is new name for Albany's Philip J. Schuyler school". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  5. Source: City School District of Albany -- Our Schools City School District of Albany -- Our Schools Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Brad Kelly (June 30, 1989). "Last Day in School Brown Vows Not to Second-Guess Successor". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  7. Vincent Jackson (June 15, 1994). "District's First Superintendent Not to Rise Up through the Ranks". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  8. Rick Karlin (July 3, 1996). "Walton Quits; Albany Stunned". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  9. Tim O'Brien (June 1, 1997). "Schools Chief Is Chosen in Albany". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  10. Brian Nearing (June 3, 2004). "Johnson Exit Rattles District". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  11. Mark Mishler (March 25, 2009). "Superintendent Announces Retirement". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  12. Kathleen Moore (May 17, 2023). "Albany city schools superintendent leaving in January". Times Union. Albany, New York.
  13. Kathleen Moore (October 11, 2022). "Westchester County superintendent, who was on leave, picked to lead Albany". Times Union. Albany, New York.