Yonkers Public Schools
Encyclopedia
Yonkers Public Schools is a school district
that serves all of Yonkers
, New York
, USA. It is governed by a mayorally appointed Board of Trustees.
s, appointed by the mayor for five year terms. The trustees submit a budget to the city government, but have no taxing authority of their own. The Superintendent of Schools serves "subject to the pleasure of the Board of Education" for up to five years. As the chief executive
of the school district, he supervises and directs all other employees, makes decisions regarding curriculum and examination, and has a non-voting seat on the Board.Yonkers Public Schools have the worst education.
The current superintendent is Bernard P. Pierorazio.
Current Board Members include:
Paresh Patel, President
Rev. Gerald Sudick, Vice President
Andrew A. Api
Christine A. Balko
Trevor H. Bennett
Michael E. Carey
Edward Fergus
William T. Iannuccilli
Nydia D. Perez
Reduction of library in PK-8 schools to 1 day a week,
Reduction of library in High Schools to 2.5 days a week
football
,
elementary physical education
classes further reduced,
the Yonkers Montessori Academy pool turned over to the City of Yonkers
Every school also has its own special magnet.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves all of Yonkers
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA. It is governed by a mayorally appointed Board of Trustees.
Organization
The school district is organized and governed according to New York State Education Law. The Board of Education is the governing body of the school district. It consists of nine unpaid trusteeTrustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s, appointed by the mayor for five year terms. The trustees submit a budget to the city government, but have no taxing authority of their own. The Superintendent of Schools serves "subject to the pleasure of the Board of Education" for up to five years. As the chief executive
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the school district, he supervises and directs all other employees, makes decisions regarding curriculum and examination, and has a non-voting seat on the Board.Yonkers Public Schools have the worst education.
The current superintendent is Bernard P. Pierorazio.
Current Board Members include:
Paresh Patel, President
Rev. Gerald Sudick, Vice President
Andrew A. Api
Christine A. Balko
Trevor H. Bennett
Michael E. Carey
Edward Fergus
William T. Iannuccilli
Nydia D. Perez
Budget Cuts
The school district has been plagued with budget cuts since 2004.- In 2010-2011, a $43 million gap forced the elimination of 439 District positions, including 185 Civil Service employees and 254 teachers and administrators. Reductions across grade levels included school pupil support teams of social workers, psychologists and guidance counselors; school clericals and aides; safety officers; parent coordinators; career and technical education courses; and art and music offerings. Elementary and middle school instrumental music was eliminated.
- On March 2011, the superintendent announced an anticipated $87.8 Million Budget Gap for 2011-2012. The gap reflects a proposed $25.4 million cut in federal aid, $21.9 million cut in state support, and $40.5 million increase in expenses. The elimination of transportation, the dismantling of the prekindergarten program, and the reduction of kindergarten to a half-day of instruction is what Bernard Pierorazio recommended should be done to balance the budget. Lay-offs would total 732 employees, including 404 teachers and administrators and 328 Civil Service employees.
- As of July 2011, budget cuts included:
Transportation
Radius increase, several schools changing day schedules, yellow bus service eliminated to high schoolersEarly Childhood & Elementary Instruction
Pre-Kindergarten reduced to half-day; Limited to 1,581 students, grades 1-3 classes expand to 30 students per class, reduction of reading teachersMiddle Years & High School Education
Class sizes increased to capacity, Elective (art, music, magnet, vocational) and enrichment courses significantly reducedPupil Support Services
Only 10 psychologists remain to service 26,000 students - 2,500 to 1 ratio, High schools reduced to 2 guidance counselors per building -a 650 to 1 ratio, Elementary schools limited to once-a-week visitsLibrary services
Elimination of librarians in the elementary schools,Reduction of library in PK-8 schools to 1 day a week,
Reduction of library in High Schools to 2.5 days a week
Interscholastic sports
All interscholastic athletics eliminated, besides varsityVarsity team
In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, high school or other secondary school. Such teams compete against the principal athletic teams at other colleges/universities, or in the case of secondary schools, against...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
,
elementary physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes further reduced,
the Yonkers Montessori Academy pool turned over to the City of Yonkers
Schools
All schools are located in the city of Yonkers.Every school also has its own special magnet.
Middle & High schools (7-12)
- Gorton High SchoolGorton High SchoolGorton High School is a public high school for grades 9-12, in Yonkers, New York, operated by the Yonkers Public Schools.-School Location:The school is located on a geographically contiguous city block in North-West Yonkers...
(9-12) - Lincoln High SchoolLincoln High School (Yonkers, New York)Lincoln High School is located on 375 Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers, New York. It is one of the seven public high schools in the city and teaches over eight hundred students every school year. The front portion of the building was opened in 1953 as Southeast Yonkers Jr., Sr. High School with grades 6...
(9-12) - Palisade Preparatory SchoolPalisade Preparatory SchoolPalisade Preparatory School is a public middle high school and a College Board School, comprising grades 7-12, in Yonkers, New York, operated by the Yonkers Public Schools...
(7-12) - Riverside High SchoolRiverside High School for Engineering and DesignRiverside High School for Engineering and Design is Yonkers' 6th public high school. It opened to 9th grade students in September 2007. Riverside High School is also known as RED and aims to be environmentally friendly...
(9-12) - Roosevelt High SchoolRoosevelt High School (Yonkers, New York)The Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public high school operated by Yonkers Public Schools, located on the corner of Tuckahoe Road and Central Park Avenue in Yonkers, New York. It shares its campus with Early College High School, which will gradually replace Roosevelt High School by 2013 due to...
(11-12 in September 2011, 12th only in September 2012) - Early College High School (9-10) (Will gradually replace Roosevelt High School)
- Saunders Trades and Technical High SchoolSaunders Trades and Technical High SchoolSaunders Trades and Technical High School is a public high school for grades 9-12, in Yonkers, New York.-Awards and Recognitions:...
(9-12) - Yonkers Middle High SchoolYonkers High SchoolYonkers High School is located in Yonkers, New York and offers the International Baccalaureate program of studies.Yonkers High School is ranked the 41st best American High School by U.S. News and World Report.-External links:* *...
(7-12)
PreKindergarten-10
- Yonkers Montessori Academy (PK-10 in September 2011, full PK-12 in September 2013)
PreKindergarten-8
- Casimir Pulaski School
- Cross Hill Academy (PK-3, 7-8 in September 2010, full PK-8 school by 2016)
- Enrico FermiEnrico FermiEnrico Fermi was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics...
School for the Performing Arts - Family School 32
- Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
High Tech & Computer Magnet School - Thomas Cornell Academy (PK-3, full PK-8 school by September 2016)
- Paideia School 15
- PEARLS Hawthorne School
- Robert C. Dodson School
- Scholastic Academy for Academic Excellence
- School 5
- School 23
- Westchester Hills School 29
PreKindergarten-7
- Foxfire School (scheduled to become PK-7 in September 2011, and PK-8 by September 2012)
- Kahlil Gibran School (scheduled to become PK-7 in September 2011, and PK-8 by September 2012)
- Patricia A. DiChiaro School (scheduled to become PK-7 in September 2011, and PK-8 by September 2012)
- School 30 (scheduled to become PK-7 in September 2011, and PK-8 by September 2012)
PreKindergarten-6
- Cedar Place School
- Eugenio Maria de HostosEugenio María de HostosEugenio María de Hostos known as "El Ciudadano de América" , was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist and independence advocate....
MicroSociety School - Montessori School 27
- Montessori School 31
- Museum School 25
- Paideia School 24
- Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School
- School 9
- School 13
- School 16
- School 17
- School 21
- School 22
Former schools
- Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinDr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
Jr. High School on 27 Poplar St which became Yonkers High School (Now Enrico Fermi Middle School which became the Enrico Fermi School for the Performing Arts) - Walt WhitmanWalt WhitmanWalter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
Jr. High School on Shore View Drive/105 Avondale Rd is now Robert C. Dodson School. - Elizabeth Seton College on 1061 N. Broadway (Campus is now used by the Foxfire School)
- Saunders Trades School on South Broadway (Now Yonkers Police Headquarters)
- School 4 on Trenchard Street (Now affordable housing)
- School 3 on Hamilton Avenue
- School 26 on 150 Kings Cross (Now Casimir Pulaski School)
- School 33 on 135 Locust Hill Ave (Now Martin Luther King, Jr. High Tech & Computer Magnet School)
- School 19 on 75 Morris St (Now Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School)
- School 19 on 70 Jackson St/Groshon Ave
- School 12 on 164 Ashburton Avenue (Now Yonkers Community Action Program)
- Emerson Jr. High School on 160 Bolmer Ave which became Emerson Middle School (Now Cross Hill Academy)
- Roosevelt High School on 631 Tuckahoe Rd became Early College High School and Roosevelt High School in September 2010. Final "RHS" Graduating Class is 2013.
- School 28 on 18 Rosedale Rd (Campus is now used by the Kahlil Gibran School)
- School 18 on 77 Park Hill Ave (Campus is now used by the Scholastic Academy for Academic Excellence)
- Hawthorne High School became Hawthorne Jr. High School on 350 Hawthorne Ave (Campus is now used by the PEARLS Hawthorne School)
- Early Childhood Center- School 10 on 75 Riverdale Avenue became Hudson River Academy. (Now Campus is now used by the VIVE School and Yonkers Pathway to Success)
- School 7 on 380 Walnut Street (Campus is now used by the Andulusia School (A private Muslim school))
- School 8 on 373 Bronxville Road (Campus is now used by the Patricia A. Dichiaro School)
- John BurroughsJohn BurroughsJohn Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. According to biographers at the American Memory project at the Library of Congress,...
Jr. High School on 150 Rockland Ave (Campus is now used by Yonkers Middle High SchoolYonkers High SchoolYonkers High School is located in Yonkers, New York and offers the International Baccalaureate program of studies.Yonkers High School is ranked the 41st best American High School by U.S. News and World Report.-External links:* *...
) - Museum Jr. High School on 565 Warburton Ave became Museum Middle SchoolMuseum Middle SchoolMuseum Middle School was a public middle school in Yonkers, New York, United States.Museum Middle School was run by the Yonkers Public Schools. Museum was home to the city's academically talented program for middle schoolers and another program coordinated with the Hudson River Museum next to the...
which became (Campus is now used by Riverside High School for Engineering and DesignRiverside High School for Engineering and DesignRiverside High School for Engineering and Design is Yonkers' 6th public high school. It opened to 9th grade students in September 2007. Riverside High School is also known as RED and aims to be environmentally friendly...
) - Yonkers High School of Commerce on 190 N Broadway/201 Palisade Ave which became Commerce Middle School (Campus is now used by Palisade Preparatory SchoolPalisade Preparatory SchoolPalisade Preparatory School is a public middle high school and a College Board School, comprising grades 7-12, in Yonkers, New York, operated by the Yonkers Public Schools...
) - Mark TwainMark TwainSamuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
Middle School and Montessori School 11 and 99 Wakefield Ave/160 Woodlawn Ave (Campuses are now used by Yonkers Montessori Academy) - School 6 on 33 Ashburton Avenue (Due to be part of municipal housing complex next to it, Cottage Gardens)
- Longfellow Jr. High School on 23 Mulberry Street (will become a 40-unit apartment building)
- School 13Public School No. 13Public School No. 13 is a historic school building located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1900, with additions in 1905 and 1910. It is a 3½-story, asymmetrical, steel- and wood-frame building in a Neoclassical style. It has stone, brick, and structural clay walls...
; added to the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2007. on 160 Mclean Avenue (New building is now located on 195 Mclean Avenue)