Alden Central School District

Alden Central School District is a school district in Alden, New York, United States. The superintendent is Adam Stoltman. The district operates three schools: Alden High School, Alden Middle School, and Alden Primary School

Administration

The district offices are located at 13190 Park Street. The current superintendent is Alden Alumnus, Mr. Adam Stoltman.

Current administrators

• Mr. Adam Stoltman–Superintendent of Schools
• Ms. Sharon Hance–Director of Student and Staff Learning
• Mr. Frank Rizzo–Director of Instructional and Information Technology/CIO
• Mr. Paul Karpik–School Business Administrator
• Ms. Merry Pellow–District Personnel Manager
• Mr. S. Donald Hutchinson–District Supervisor of Transportation
• Mr. Robert McCormick–Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds
• Ms. Anita Trautwein&nash;District School Lunch Manager
• Ms. Nancy Rusinski–Erie County Correctional Facility Educational Program Director
• Mr. Matthew Librock–Athletics Director

Selected Former Superintendents

Previous Assignment and Reason for Departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. Thomas Boedicker–1986-1997 (unknown, named Superintendent of West Islip City School District^[1])
• Dr. Merton L. Haynes [Interim]April- August 1997 (Interim Superintendent - West Seneca Central School District, named Interim Superintendent of Depew Union Free School District^[2])
• Dr. Donald W. Raw, Jr.;1997-2001 (Superintendent - military leave 2001-2002^[3])
• Mrs. Margaret A. Ryan (Interim);2001-2002 (Principal - Alden Primary School, retired^[3])
• Dr. Donald W. Raw, Jr.;2002-2006 (Superintendent on Leave - Alden Central Schools, named Superintendent of Canandaigua City School District^[4])
• Dr. Lynn M. Fusco–2006-2013 (Director of Curriculum & Instruction - East Aurora Union Free School District, named Superintendent of Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District)

Alden High School

Alden Senior High School
Address
13190 Park Street Alden, New York, Erie 14004
Information
Opened	1967
NCES School ID	360255000039[5]
Principal	Kevin W. Ryan
Vice Principal	William R. McCowan
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Website	Alden High School

Alden Senior High School is located at 13190 Park Street and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Mr. Kevin Ryan, and the current assistant principal is Mr. William MacCowan.

History

Alden High School opened in 1967.

In 2011 and 2012, Alden's football team was Class B Champions in Section VI, and was ranked 2nd in the state by maxpreps.com.

Selected former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. William Tupay–1979-1995 (Vice Principal - Alden High School, retired^[6])
• Mr. Timothy M. Shannon–1995-2005 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired^[7])

Former Assistant Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. William Tupay–1977-1979 (Social Studies Teacher - Alden High School named Principal of Alden High School^[6])
• Mr. Warren F. Crouse–1979-1984 (English teacher - East Aurora High School, named Principal of Holland Middle School^[8])
• Mr. Charles W. Brenner–1984-2007 (Physical Education Teacher/Director of Athletics - Pembroke High School, retired)
• Mr. William MacCowan–2007-2013 (Physical Education Teacher - Alden High School, named Interim Principal of Alden Middle School)
• Mrs. Melanie Monacelli [interim]– 2013-2014 (Assistant Principal - Alden Middle School, returned to position)

Alden Middle School

Alden Middle School
Address
13250 Park Street Alden, New York, Erie 14004
Information
Opened	1960
Principal	Steven C. Smith
Grades	6-8
Website	Alden Middle School

Alden Middle School is located at 13250 Park Street and serves grades 6 through 8. The current principal is Mr. Steven Smith.

History

Alden Middle School opened in 1960 as an extension of the 1914/1936/1951 complex on Crittenden Road. It operated for many years as a 6-8 school. Due to district consolidation in 2011, the school expanded to Grades 4-8 and merged with the Intermediate School. The schools split and returned to their prior states in 2016.

Former Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

• Mr. George F. McCormick–1979-December 1992 (Retired)
• Mr. Alfred L. Feeney–Interim (January–March 1993)
• Mr. William Tupay–Interim Principal Grades 6-12(April 1993)
• Mr. Emil T. Wozniak–May 1993-August 1993 (Assistant Principal - Akron High School,^[9] resigned^[10])
• Mrs. Francine L. Fritz–1993-2002 (Assistant Principal - West Seneca East High School,^[10] retired)
• Mr. Jeffrey A. Faunce–2002-2004 (Assistant Principal - Edward Town Middle School, resigned^[11])
• Mr. Adam Stoltman–2004-2013 (Principal - Akron Intermediate School, named Interim Superintendent of Alden Central Schools)
• Mr. William MacCowan–2013-2014 (Assistant Principal - Alden High School, returned to position)

Alden Intermediate School

Alden Intermediate School
Address
1648 Crittenden Road Alden, New York, Erie 14004
Information
Opened	1936
Grades	3-5

Alden Intermediate School is located at 1648 Crittenden Road and educates students in Grades 3 through 5. The current principal is Mrs. Melanie Monacelli.

History

The district closed Alden Elementary in 1997 to rename it, Alden Intermediate School, serving grades 3-5. The district consolidated during the summer of 2011, and the third grade was moved to the Primary School at Townline Elementary. Grades four and five were consolidated into the Middle School. At the November 2015 Board of Education meeting, due to the increased population at Alden Primary, the Board voted to reopen Alden Intermediate School in September 2016. The building first opened in 1936, and additions were put on in 1951 and 1960.

Selected Former principals

• Mr. Samuel Trippe, ?-1988 (unknown, Retired)
• Mr. Thomas Lyons, 1988-2011, (unknown, named Principal of Alden Primary School at Townline)

Alden Primary School

Alden Primary School at Townline is located at 11197 Broadway and serves grades K through 2. The current principal is Mr. Thomas Lyons.

History

The school formerly, Townline Elementary School, opened in 1960 and housed grades K-5 until 1997, when it was turned into the district Primary School, grades K-2. In the summer of 2011, the district consolidated and brought third grade over from the Intermediate campus. The third grade returned to the Intermediate School in 2016.

Selected former Principals

• Mr. Walter Hay–?-1988 (Physical Education teacher - Alden Central Schools, retired)
• Mrs. Margaret A. Ryan–1988-2001 (Teacher - Townline Elementary School, retired^[12])
• Mrs. Melanie L. Monacelli–2001-2011 (Principal - Forestville Elementary School,^[13] named Assistant Principal of Alden Middle School)

Selected former administrators

* Denotes interim appointment

Defunct schools

Millgrove Elementary School

Millgrove Elementary opened in 1963, and closed in the 1980's. It was purchased by the Town of Alden, and houses the Town's administrative offices. It first opened in 1927 in the Old Millgrove building on Genesee Street housing grades K-6.

References

External links

• Official site