Buffalo Alternative High School

Academy Programs @ 4

Address
425 South Park First Ward Buffalo, New York, Erie 14204
Information
School number	131
Principal	Nathaniel McCrea (7-8) Traci Cofield (9-12)
Asst. Principal	Janice M. Bowden
Grades	7-12
Website	Academy School

Buffalo Alternative High School is an alternative school located in Buffalo, New York. It has gone through two separate eras, and was located at 268 Oak Street in Downtown Buffalo. The original Buffalo Alternative was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts, with a new alternative high school program being re-opened in Buffalo in 2006.

History

Buffalo Alternative was created in 1975 to house students who were disruptive, chronically suspended, otherwise unsuccessful in the traditional school setting. The main campus (or "Center School") was at 280 Oak Street (formerly the home to Boys Vocational High School), along with several satellite sites were established in instances of overcrowding and also to offer more specialized programs. The satellite sites included the "City-As-School" program at 320 Porter Avenue, home of an internship program for Alternative High students, the Fulton Bilingual Program at 220 Fulton Street for bilingual students, and the Fulton Junior High Program for junior high school students. Students who met criterion were allowed to either return to the traditional high school setting or graduate from Alternative High.

The school's facilities were lacking due to budgetary reasons, and the school was finally closed in 2003. Academy School 131 was created in 2006 to serve as the alternative program in Buffalo. Currently, the Oak Street campus serves as a combination of office space for the City of Buffalo as well as residential apartments.

The new alternative program (known as The Academy School) began in 2006 and was originally operated through a firm called Resultech and was located at former School 44 1369 Broadway. The Resultech partnership was dissolved in 2008 due to backlash from administrators and students.

The school began with two campuses, one at Public School 44 at 1369 Broadway Street for grades 9-12, and the other at 1409 East Delevan Avenue for grades 1-8. In 2011, the elementary program was moved to School 40 in Babcock. The high school program was moved to School 4 on South Park Avenue in 2014, with grades 1-8 moving in shortly thereafter.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Mr. Thomas Giordano–?-1985
Mr. John P. Hanlon–1985-1987 (unknown, died)
Mr. Gerald H. Hesson–1987-1988 (Principal - Buffalo Vocational Technical Center, assigned to Central Office)
Mr. Benjamin L. Randle, Jr.–1988-1990 (Principal - Campus West School, named Principal of Grover Cleveland High School)
Mr. Robert M. Barton–1990-1993 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Principal of Kensington High School)
Mr. Raymond D. Perrault–1993-1995 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Principal of South Park High School)
Mr. Elzie B. Fisher–1995-2003 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School, school closed)
Mrs. Lisa R. Daniels Baines–2006 (Director of Adult Education - Buffalo Public Schools,^[1] returned to position^[2])
Mr. Gregory D. Mott–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Lafayette High School,^[3] named Principal of Campus West School)
Mr. Elzie B. Fisher–2009-2015 (Principal - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Institute, retired)
Dr. Casey M. Young Welch–2010-2011 (Principal - Grover Cleveland High School,^[4] named Principal of East High School^[5])
Mr. Michael J. Mogavero–2011-2016 (Director of Athletics - Buffalo Public Schools, named Instructional Specialist of Buffalo Public Schools)

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Mr. William J. Bell–1987-? (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, unknown)
Mr. William F. Riley–1986-1988 (Program Coordinator - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)
Mr. Franklin R. Weitz–1988-1990 (Assistant Principal - South Park Prep, retired)
Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1990-1995 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Assistant Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
Mr. Thomas C. Aquino–1995-2002 (Supervisor of Teacher Aides - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
Ms. Jody M. Covington–2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts^[6])
Ms. Denise McMichael-Houston–2006-2008 (Director of Recruitment/Diversity - Buffalo Public Schools,^[7] named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Elementary School of Technology)
Mr. Michael T. Morris–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Opportunity Center at Fulton,^[8] named Assistant Principal of South Park High School^[4])
Mr. Rafael A. Mercado–2010-2015 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Assistant Principal of Emerson School of Hospitality)
Ms. Adriann T. Johnson-Cofield–2015-2016 (Dean of Students - BUILD Academy, named Acting Principal of Buffalo Academy School)

Former administrators


Year	Superintendent	Principal	Asst. Principal	Asst. Principal	40/171 Principal
1977-1978	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1978-1979	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1979-1980	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1980-1981	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1981-1982	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1982-1983	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1983-1984	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1984-1985	Eugene Reville	Tom Giordano
1985-1986	Eugene Reville	John Hanlon
1986-1987	Eugene Reville	John Hanlon	Bill Riley
1987-1988	Eugene Reville	Gerald Hesson	Bill Riley	Bill Bell
1988-1989	Albert Thompson*	Ben Randle	Frank Weitz
1989-1990	Albert Thompson*	Ben Randle	Frank Weitz
1990-1991	Albert Thompson	Bob Barton	Dan Geary
1991-1992	Albert Thompson	Bob Barton	Dan Geary
1992-1993	Albert Thompson	Bob Barton	Dan Geary
1993-1994	Albert Thompson	Ray Perrault	Dan Geary
1994-1995	Albert Thompson	Ray Perrault	Dan Geary
1995-1996	Albert Thompson	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
1996-1997	Jim Harris	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
1997-1998	Jim Harris	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
1998-1999	Jim Harris	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
1999-2000	Jim Harris	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
2000-2001	Marion Canedo	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
2001-2002	Marion Canedo	Elzie Fisher	Tom Aquino
2002-2003	Marion Canedo	Elzie Fisher
2006-2007	James Williams	Baines/Mott	Covington/Morris	Denise Houston
2007-2008	James Williams	Greg Mott	Mike Morris	Denise Houston
2008-2009	James Williams	Greg Mott	Mike Morris
2009-2010	James Williams	Greg Mott	Mike Morris		Elzie Fisher
2010-2011	James Williams	Casey Young	Rafael Mercado		Elzie Fisher
2011-2012	Amber Dixon*	Mike Mogavero	Rafael Mercado		Elzie Fisher
2012-2013	Pam Brown	Mike Mogavero	Rafael Mercado		Elzie Fisher
2013-2014	Pam Brown	Mike Mogavero	Rafael Mercado		Elzie Fisher
2014-2015	Don Oligive*	Mike Mogavero	Rafael Mercado		Elzie Fisher
2015-2016	Kriner Cash	Mike Mogavero	Traci Cofield		Nate McCrea
2016-2017	Kriner Cash	Traci Cofield*	Janice Bowden		Nate McCrea

Gallery

School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975-2003.
School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009-2011.
320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006-2013.

References

↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, July 12). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2007, January 10). Meeting of the Board of Education: Principal Transfers.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, October 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
1 2 Buffalo Public Schools (2010, August 25). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, November 1). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, December 6). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2006, August 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.

Buffalo Public Schools

Elementary Schools	PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology PS 17 Early Childhood Center PS 18 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence PS 19 Native American Magnet School PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary PS 30 Frank A. Sedita Academy PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori PS 33 Bilingual Center PS 37 Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School PS 45 International School PS 48 @ 39 PS 53 Community School PS 54 Dr. George E. Blackman ECC PS 59 Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet Annex 59A PS 61 Early Childhood Center PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted PS 65 Roosevelt ECC PS 66 North Park Middle Academy PS 67 Discovery School PS 69 Houghton Academy PS 72 Lorraine Elementary PS 74 Hamlin Park School PS 76 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy PS 79 Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence PS 80 Highgate Heights PS 81 School PS 82 Early Childhood Center PS 84 Health Care Center for Children at ECMC PS 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence PS 91 BUILD Academy PS 93 Southside Elementary PS 94 West Hertel Academy PS 95 Waterfront School PS 97 Harvey Austin School PS 99 Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center

Middle/High Schools	PS 131 Academy Programs @ 4 PS 156 Frederick Law Olmsted School at Kensington PS 192 Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts PS 195 City Honors School PS 197 Math, Science, Technology Preparatory School PS 198 The International Preparatory School

High Schools	PS 200 Bennett High School PS 204 Lafayette High School PS 205 Riverside Institute of Technology PS 206 South Park High School PS 207 Lafayette International High School PS 212 Leonardo da Vinci High School PS 301 Burgard High School PS 302 Emerson School of Hospitality PS 304 Hutchinson Central Technical High School PS 305 McKinley High School PS 307 East High School PS 309 East Community High School PS 335 Middle Early College High School PS 353 Newcomer Academy @ Lafayette PS 355 Emerson Annex @ 28 PS 357 Pathways Academy @ East PS 363 Computing Academy of Technological Sciences PS 366 Research Laboratory High School PS 402 Occupational Training Center

Notable Defunct Schools	PS 8 Follow Through Magnet School 13 PS 63 Campus North School 87 PS 96 Campus West School Fosdick-Masten Park High School PS 192 Buffalo Traditional School PS 202 Grover Cleveland High School PS 203 Kensington High School PS 302 Emerson Vocational High School PS 306 Seneca Vocational High School

Coordinates: 42°53′42.5″N 78°49′26.9″W / 42.895139°N 78.824139°W / 42.895139; -78.824139

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