School Without Walls (Rochester, New York)

School Without Walls
Address
480 Broadway
Rochester, New York
USA
Information
Type Public high school
Motto Where Learning Has No Limits
Established 1971
School district Rochester City School District
Principal Idonia Owens
Grades 9-12
Enrollment ~250
Color(s) Black and White
Website http://www.rcsdk12.org/Domain/5459

School Without Walls is the name for an education institution in Rochester, New York. School Without Walls is a high school for students in grades 9-12, and is an example of an alternative school.

Demographics

The free/reduced lunch rate is 68% of students.[1]

History

In 1968, students at Monroe High School presented an idea to the Principal for an alternative education program. In October 1969, teachers began helping students attain their goal. Parents, teachers and students soon joined forces. Led by Lew Marks (1932-2010), an English teacher at the school, they presented a proposal for the School Without Walls to the District Superintendent in January 1971. On February 4, 1971, the Board of Education approved the proposal that created the School Without Walls, which opened in September 1971 at 4 Elton Street, sharing space with the Visual Studies Workshop at the time.

Subsequent locations included the 5th floor of the building located at 50 West Main Street in and a floor of the building located at 400 Andrews Street, both in the city of Rochester. School Without Walls moved to its present building, the former Sears Automotive building located near Monroe High School, in 1987. The middle school was closed in 2013.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. "School Without Walls School, Rochester NY School Profile, Ranking, and Reviews". SchoolDigger.com. Retrieved 2012-08-09.

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