Fairport Central School District
The Fairport Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 5,800 students in most of the town of Perinton and the village of Fairport in Monroe County, with about 1,200 employees and an operating budget of $127.0 million.
The student-teacher ratios are 18:1 for grades K–2, 22:1 for grades 3–5, 24:1 for grades 6–8, and 24:1 for grades 9–12. The median teacher experience is 14 years and the median teacher salary is $63,339.
As of 2016, Brett Provenzano is the superintendent.
History
The predecessor for the district was a series of eleven district schools opened in the Town of Perinton in the 1810s through the 1830s. From 1826 until 1872, the village was served by the district 9 school which was situated in two different buildings on East Church Street. In 1872, the Fairport Classical and Union School opened on West Church Street. Along with the Northside School on East Avenue and Fairport High School on West Avenue, it became part of system of schools that served the town population increasingly concentrated in the village. In 1920, the board of education for the village schools hired its first superintendent.Voters approved centralization of Perinton school districts 2 through 9 on April 30, 1951 and the centralized district began operating the following September. At that point most of the district schools had closed and students attended one of the village schools. The district opened the Johanna Perrin School on Potter Place in the Village in 1954, razing the Southside School the following year. In 1957, the district renamed the high school on West Avenue in honor of Martha A. Brown, and constructed a new high school, Minerva DeLand, in 1959. The Brooks Hill Primary School followed in 1962 and the Jefferson Avenue Elementary School in 1966. In 1965, the Martha Brown School moved to a new building on Ayrault Road. In 1970, the district opened Dudley and Northside elementary schools as well as the current high school on Ayrault Road. In the early 2000s the district briefly considered opening an additional elementary school in the hamlet of Egypt, but could not secure enough funding from the state.
In 1999 the village of Fairport, the FCSD and Monroe #1 BOCES announced a collaboration to have public ch 12 used for more than government meetings and programs. A full-time staff was put together to accomplish this goal. As of 2013, this channel is no longer in use. Board of Education meetings may be viewed online at fairport.org
| Name | Tenure |
| H. Claude Hardy | January 1921 – June 1925 |
| Thomas G. Coffee | July 1925 – August 1951 |
General information
The Fairport Central School District consists mostly of students from the Perinton/Fairport region, and is an avid participant in the Urban-Suburban program.Central administration
Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Brett ProvenzanoAssistant Superintendent of Human Resources & Labor Relations: Douglass Lauf
Assistant Superintendent of Business: Matthew Stevens
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction: Kerstin Wheeler
Director of Facilities: Aaron Smith
Director of Technology: Tom Devitt
Director of Humanities: Ellen Reed
Communications & Public Relations Specialist: Christina Lewis Gursslin
Director of Food Service: Michelle Resavage
Director of Math, Science, Technology: Kristen Larsen
Director of Transportation: Peter Lawrence
Director of Special Education: Dennis DesRosiers
Director of Student Services: Deborah Miles
Director of Staff Development: Kevin Henchen
Director of Special Areas: Susan Walz
Director of Health, Physical Education & Athletics: Fritz Kilian
Student statistics
| Grade | Number of Students | Percent |
| Kindergarten | 372 | |
| Grades 1 - 5 | 2589 | |
| Grades 6 - 8 | 1629 | |
| Grades 9 - 12 | 2233 |
| Ethnicity | Number of Students | Percent |
| African American | 4% | |
| Hispanic | 2% | |
| White | 91% | |
| Native American | 0% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4% |
Board of education
The Board of Education consists of seven members who serve rotating three-year terms. Elections, when necessary, are held each May to fill the seats of members whose terms have expired. These elections occur alongside voting on the School District's annual budget.| Name | Position | Committees |
| Peter D. Forsgren | President | MCSBA Presidents Committee, Audit & Finance Committee, Safety Committee, District Planning Team |
| Damon W. Buffum | Vice President/Board Member | MCSBA Labor Relations Committee, Technology Committee |
| Margaret S. Cardona | Board Member | Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, District Planning Team |
| Kevin Glover | Board Member | MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Audit & Finance Committee, Safety Committee, AIDS Advisory Council |
| Joyce Kostyk | Board Member | Board Policy Committee, MCSBA Legislative Committee, Technology Committee, Wellness Committee |
| Judy O'Leary-Sargeant | Board Member | |
| Timothy Sliz | Board Member | Audit & Finance Committee, Board Policy Committee, CPAC Committee, Safety Committee, Facilities Committee |
Arielle LaBarbera is currently the District Clerk.
Schools
Elementary schools
- Brooks Hill Elementary School
Asst. Principal: Stacie Miller
Lead Teacher: Jean Waldmiller
Brooks Hill School opened in 1962 as a primary school and is named after Lewis Brooks who once farmed the land on which it stands.
- Dudley Elementary School
Asst. Principal: Ryan Charno
Lead Teacher: Sarah Klosner
Dudley Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Northside Elementary School. It is named after longtime schoolboard member Robert A. Dudley.
- Jefferson Avenue Elementary School
Asst. Principal: Amy Busby
Lead Teacher: Jeannette Maloy
Jefferson Avenue Elementary School opened in 1966.
- Northside Elementary School
Asst. Principal: Jeremy Slack
Northside Elementary School opened in 1970 alongside Dudley Elementary School. It is named after the original Northside School which was located on East Avenue in the village of Fairport.
Middle school
- Johanna Perrin Middle School
Asst. Principal: Rebecca Short
Perrin Middle School opened in 1954 as an elementary school and is named after the first white woman to settle in Perinton.
- Martha Brown Middle School
Asst. Principal: Ryan Clair
The Ayrault Road Martha Brown School opened in 1965 as a junior high school and is named after longtime Fairport teacher Martha A. Brown. The original Martha Brown School was located in the former West Avenue School, which was renamed in her honor in 1959.
High schools
- Minerva DeLand School
Assistant Principal: Lyndsey Keil
DeLand High School opened in 1959 as the district's high school and is named after the longtime principal of the former Fairport High School on West Avenue.
- Fairport High School
Assistant Principals:
Special Services: LeAnna Watt
Red House: Lyndsey Keil
White House: Kevin Paige
Blue House: Domenic Monacelli
Fairport High School opened in 1970, partially replacing Minerva DeLand, which educates the district's ninth grade students.