West Irondequoit Central School District
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The West Irondequoit Central School District is a public school district
School district
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 in New York State
New York
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 that serves approximately 4000 students in the western half of the town of Irondequoit
Irondequoit, New York
Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692...

 in Monroe County
Monroe County, New York
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, with over 600 employees and an operating budget of $57 million (~$13,722 per student).

The average class size is 21 students and the student-teacher ratio
Student-teacher ratio
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 is 13.6:1(elementary), 13.6:1(middle-high school).

The District motto is "Peak Performance".

Jeffrey B. Crane is the Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent (education)
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.

History

A high school building was erected in 1924 as the Irondequoit Free Union School, District Number 3. In 1953, District Number 3 and District Number 4 combined to become the West Irondequoit Central School District.

Board of education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections are held each May for board members and to vote on the School District Budget. Two student representatives, elected by the student body for 1-year terms, also attend BOE meetings; their vote is unofficial.

Current board members (June 2007) are:
  • Charles Perreaud - President
  • Duane Krueger - Vice President
  • Margaret Burns
  • Stacey Crowder
  • John Schoen
  • Rebecca Schultz
  • John Vay

Elementary school

  • Briarwood Elementary School (K-3)
  • Brookview Elementary School (K-3)
  • Colebrook Elementary School (K-3)
  • Listwood Elementary School (K-3)
  • Seneca Elementary (K-3)
  • Southlawn Elementary (K-3)

High school

  • Dake Junior High School (7-8)
  • Irondequoit High School
    Irondequoit High School
    Irondequoit High School is a public high school in the town of Irondequoit, New York, a major suburb of Rochester, New York.-History:Irondequoit District Number 3 renamed their original Irondequoit Union Free School as Irondequoit High School in 1924. A larger property, the Williams farm, was...

    (9-12)

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Reorganization

To improve K-3 achievement, the administration of the elementary schools changed in July 2007 one principal per school to one principal for each pair of schools: Briarwood/Colebrook, Brookview/Seneca and Listwood/Southlawn.

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