Grand Island Central School District

The Grand Island Central School District is a New York State public school district that serves the town of Grand Island in Erie County. The district consists of 5 schools–3 elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The middle and high schools share the same address and building. From 2013 to 2017, the district underwent a $58 million renovation, dubbed the "Capital Project" locally. This project included improvements to the district's lighting, air conditioning, auditoriums, gymnasiums, wireless Internet, as well as the addition of new academic wings. Grand Island is known regionally for their music program, and was designated for their community excellence in 2012-2016.^[1] More recently, mostly due to the capital project, Grand Island has also become more involved in state and regional technology-related activities.

Administration[]

The district offices are located at 1100 Ransom Road in Grand Island. The current superintendent is Dr. Brian Graham.

District administrators[]

• Dr. Brian S. Graham–Superintendent
• Mr. Michael V. Lauria–Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction
• Mr. Joseph A. Giarrizzo–Assistant Superintendent of School Business Services
• Ms. Cheryl M. Cardone–Director of Pupil Personnel Services
• Mr. Dennis Donovan–School Lunch Manager
• Ms. Molly Marren–Director of Instructional Technology
• Off. Christopher Pyc–School Resource Officer
• Mr. Thomas Rachow–Maintenance Mechanic Crew Chief
• Mr. Jeffrey S. Richards–Director of Human Resources and Staff Development
• Mr. Jon N. Roth–Director of Athletics

Board of education[]

• Mrs. Ashli Dreher–President
• Mrs. Susan Marston–Vice President
• Mr. Glenn Bobeck–Trustee
• Mrs. Joy LaMarca–Trustee
• Mrs. Robin McCreary–Trustee
• Mr. Jay Grover–Trustee
• Mrs. Nicole Novak–Trustee

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Selected former superintendents[]

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Ms. Veronica E. Connor–1947-1973 (Superintendent-Principal - Charlotte Sidway Elementary School, retired)
• Dr. Oscar J. Pultz–1973-1979
• Mr. Robert C. Courtemanche–1979-1986 (Superintendent - Central Falls School District, named Superintendent of )
• Mr. Robert J. McCarthy [interim]–1986
• Mr. Lee J. Cravotta–1986-1991 (Principal - Schalmont Middle School, named Superintendent of Oswego City School District^[3])
• Dr. Merton L. Haynes [interim]–1991-1992 (Interim Superintendent - East Aurora Union Free School District,^[4] resigned)
• Mr. Paul D. Fields–1992-2002 (Assistant Superintendent - Alden Central School District, retired^[5])
• Dr. Vincent J. Coppola [interim]–2002 (Executive Director - Western New York Educational Service Council at the University at Buffalo,^[6] returned to position)
• Mr. Thomas Ramming–2002-2006 (Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources - Williamsville Central School District,^[7] retired)
• Mr. Lawrence J. Zacher [interim]–2006-2007 (Interim Superintendent - Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District, named Interim Superintendent of )
• Mr. Robert J. Christmann–2007-2013 (Superintendent - Newark Central School District, retired^[8])
• Mr. Paul G. Hashem [interim]–2013 (Interim Principal - Amsdell Heights Middle School, named Interim Superintendent of Frontier Central School District)
• Dr. Teresa M. Lawrence–2013-2016 (Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction - , contract not renewed)

List of schools[]

• [Grand Island Senior High School (New York)]]
• Veronica E. Connor Middle School
• Huth Road Elementary School
• William Kaegebein Elementary School
• Charlotte Sidway Elementary School

District administration[]

* denotes interim appointment

References[]

External links[]

• Grand Island Central School District