Shenendehowa Central School District
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| 970 Route 146 Clifton Park, New York, 12065 United States |
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| School type | Public |
| Established | January 14, 1950 |
| Superintendent | L. Oliver Robinson, PhD |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | approx. 9800 |
| Average class size | 2011 -807 students, 2010, 756 students, 2009, 676 students |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 232 acres (0.94 km2) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| School Colour(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Stallion |
| Team name | Plainsmen |
| Newspaper | The Shen Pen |
| Yearbook | Carillon |
| Budget | $138 Million (USD)[1] |
| Website | http://www.shenet.org |
Coordinates: 41°52′52.34″N 73°48′18.77″W / 41.8812056°N 73.8052139°W
The Shenendehowa Central School District is a public school district located in New York's Capital Region. The district's 232-acre (0.94 km2) main campus is located off Route 146 in Clifton Park, and is home to nine of the districts 12 schools, in five buildings.[2] The remaining four schools are so called "neighborhood elementary schools" and are located throughout the district in three buildings. The district serves approximately 9,800 students in grades K-12 from throughout its 86-square-mile (220 km2) territory which includes the towns of Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Ballston Lake, Round Lake, Malta and parts of Waterford, Rexford, Mechanicville and Stillwater. Shenendehowa is the largest School District in Saratoga County, and the largest in student population in the Suburban Council, an interscholastic athletic consortium of 11 area school districts.[3]
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[edit] Schools
Today, Shenendehowa is a district of 13 schools, including eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools.
[edit] Elementary Schools
The four elementary schools on the districts main campus are located in two buildings, one of which houses Skano and Tesago elementary schools, and the other which houses Orenda and Karigon elementary schools.
The four neighborhood elementary schools include Okte Elementary School which is located on CR-92 Crescent Road off Exit 8 of the Adirondack Northway,[4] Chango Elementary School which is off CR-80 Round Lake Road at Exit 11 of the Adirondack Northway,[5] and Arongen and Shatekon elementary schools, which are located just off the main campus.[6]
[edit] Middle Schools
The district's three middle school buildings are attached and located in one large complex on the main campus.[7] The schools share core areas such as gym, libraries, etc., however, they function as separate schools. The middle school building is technically the oldest building on campus, but has undergone extensive renovations and reconfigurations over the 54 years since it began housing all of the district's kindergarten students as well as all students in grades 8 through 12. [3] The building now is home to Acadia, Koda, and Gowana Middle Schools, which together house all students in grades 6 through 8, divided by geographical region. Koda is the newest school and opened in 1999.[8]
[edit] Shenendehowa High School
While many of the district's eight buildings house more than one school, the High School is the one school in the Shenendehowa District which is divided into two buildings, designated East and West by their respective geographical locations on the district's main campus.[9] Since the opening of the new wing of the East building in September 2004, that building has housed all of the districts sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and the West building has housed only the district's freshmen.
[edit] District Governance
[edit] Board of Education
At the district level, shenendehowa is governed by a Board of Education made up of seven unsalaried citizens who serve three year terms, and who are elected on a rotating basis. The current members of the board of education are:[10]
- Janet Grey: President - term expires in 2009
- Sharon Bowles: Vice President - term expires in 2009
- Mary Blaauboer: term expires in 2009
- William Casey: term expires in 2010
- Gary DiLallo: term expires in 2010
- Richard Mincher: term expires in 2010
- Mary Wiggins: term expires in 2011
[edit] Superintendent
The board of education also employs a district superintendent who oversees the day-to-day operation of the district and who is responsible for administration of board policies. The current superintendent is Dr. L. Oliver Robinson, who received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany in 1996 and who was more recently the superintendent of Mohonasen Central School District and received The Business Review's Best and Brightest Under 40 Award in 2004[11]
Past Superintendents Include:
- John O’Rourke (interim superintendent 2005)
- Dr. Robert McClure (1998-2005)
- Dr. Richard O’Rourke (interim superintendent 1997-1998)
- John Yagielski (1992-1997)
- Dr. Edward McCale (1985-1992)
- Dr. Edwin Dunmire (1968-1985)
- Charles Fryer (1961-1968)
- Rodney Winans (1950-1961)
[edit] District Statistics
In the 2005-06 school year, 4463 students were enrolled in grades K-5, 2269 were enrolled in grades 6-8, and 2858 were enrolled in grades 9-12. The district employed 676 teachers, 12 principals, 10 assistant principals, 85 professional staff, and 36 paraprofessionals during the same school year.[12]
[edit] Athletic Teams
Shenendehowa's athletic teams are called the plainsmen, and their mascot is the stallion. They participate in 34 varsity sports over 3 seasons, as well as competing at junior varsity, freshman, and modified levels in many of these sports. Fall Varsity Sports include boys cross country, American football, golf, soccer, and volleyball, as well as girls cross country track, field hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, and cheerleading. In the winter season, the plainsmen compete in boys and girls alpine and cross country skiing, basketball, bowling, and indoor track, as well as boys wrestling, swimming and diving, and ice hockey, and girls gymnastics and cheerleading. The spring season includes boys and girls track and field and lacrosse, as well as baseball and tennis for boys, and softball for girls.
[edit] See also
Shenendehowa High School
List of school districts in New York
[edit] External links
- Shenendehowa's District Website
- Superintendent's Contract, See Through NY
- Teachers' Contract, See Through NY
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of Shenendehowa's main campus
- ^ a b About Shenendehowa Central Schools
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of Okte Elementary School
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of Chango Elementary School
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of Arongen and Shatekon Elementary Schools
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of the Shenedehowa Middle Schools
- ^ Koda Middle School
- ^ Google Maps Satellite view of Shenendehowa High School
- ^ Shenendehowa Board of Education Website
- ^ UAlbany Alumni Bio - L. Oliver Robinson
- ^ New York State School Report Card for Shenendehowa Central School District
