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 four schools: Alden High School, Alden Middle School, Alden Intermediate School, and Alden Primary School.

Alden Central School District
Location
Alden, New York
District information
MottoExcellence In Education
GradesK-12
SuperintendentAdam Stoltman
Schools4
Students and staff
District mascotBulldogs
Other information
Websitealdenschools.org

Office Location

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
  • Mrs. Debbie Hoffman; Supervisor of Transportation
  • Mr. Robert McCormick; Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds
  • Ms. Anita Trautwein; District School Lunch Manager
  • Ms. Nancy Rusinski; Erie County Correctional Facility Educational Program Director
  • Mr. William MacCowan, Director of Physical Education
  • Mr. Ken Partell and Mrs. Sandy Gauthier; Co-Directors of Athletics

Selected Former Superintendents

Previous Assignment and Reason for Departure denoted in parentheses

Alden High School

Alden Senior High School
Address
13190 Park Street

Alden
,
Erie
,
New York
14004
Information
Opened1967
NCES School ID360255000039[5]
PrincipalKevin W. Ryan
Assistant PrincipalWilliam R. MacCowan
Grades9-12
Color(s)    Blue and Gold
WebsiteAlden 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 Tupay1979-1995 (Vice Principal - Alden High School, retired[6])
  • Mr. Timothy M. Shannon1995-2005 (Assistant Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired[7])

Former Assistant Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

  • Mr. William Tupay1977-1979 (Social Studies Teacher - Alden High School named Principal of Alden High School[6])
  • Mr. Warren F. Crouse1979-1984 (English teacher - East Aurora High School, named Principal of Holland Middle School[8])
  • Mr. Charles W. Brenner1984-2007 (Physical Education Teacher/Director of Athletics - Pembroke High School, retired)
  • Mr. William MacCowan2007-2013 (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)

Former Directors of Athletics

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

  • Mr. Harrison Hill 1975-1995, retired
  • Mr. Thomas Cowan, 1995-1999, retired
  • Mr. Adam Stoltman, 1999-2002, named Principal of Akron Intermediate School
  • Mr. David Kratzke, 2002-2005
  • Mrs. Amy D'Amato, 2005-2007
  • Mr. Kevin Davenport, 2007-2009, resigned
  • Mr. Charles Brenner, 2009-2010, retired
  • Mr. Kevin Ryan & Mr. William MacCowan, 2013-2014
  • Mr. Matthew Librock, 2014- March 2016 (became Director Health, PE, and Athletics of the East Aurora UFSD)
  • Mr. Robert Delzer, Interim Director, March 2016-June 2016
  • Mr. Daniel Kaplan, 2016-2017, resigned
  • Mr. Ken Partell & Mrs. Sandy Gauthier, 2017-Present

Alden Middle School

Alden Middle School
Address
13250 Park Street

Alden
,
Erie
,
New York
14004
Information
Opened1960
PrincipalSteven C. Smith
Grades6-8
WebsiteAlden 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. McCormick1979-December 1992 (Retired)
  • Mr. Alfred L. FeeneyInterim (January–March 1993)
  • Mr. William TupayInterim Principal Grades 6-12(April 1993)
  • Mr. Emil T. WozniakMay 1993-August 1993 (Assistant Principal - Akron High School,[9] resigned[10])
  • Mrs. Francine L. Fritz1993-2002, Summer 2004 (Assistant Principal - West Seneca East High School,[10] retired)
  • Mr. Jeffrey A. Faunce2002-2004 (Assistant Principal - Edward Town Middle School, resigned[11])
  • Mr. Adam Stoltman2004-2013 (Principal - Akron Intermediate School, named Interim Superintendent of Alden Central Schools)
  • Mr. William MacCowan2013-2014 (Assistant Principal - Alden High School, returned to position)

Alden Intermediate School

Alden Intermediate School
Address
1648 Crittenden Road

Alden
,
Erie
,
New York
14004
Information
Opened1936
PrincipalJohn F. Mikulski
Grades3-5
WebsiteAlden Intermediate School

Alden Intermediate School is located at 1648 Crittenden Road and educates students in Grades 3 through 5. The current principal is Alden Alumnus, Mr. John Mikulski.

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 F. Trippe, 1949-1977 (Retired) [12]
  • Mr. Thomas Lyons, 1988-2011, (named Principal of Alden Primary School at Townline)
  • Mrs. Melanie Monacelli, July–December 2016, (Retired)

Alden Primary School

Alden Primary School
Address
11197 Broadway

Alden
,
Erie
,
New York
14004
Information
Opened1960
PrincipalMichael Stepnick
GradesK-2
WebsiteAlden Primary School

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

History

The school, originally named 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. Ryan1988-2001 (Teacher - Townline Elementary School, retired[13])
  • Mrs. Melanie L. Monacelli2001-2011 (Principal - Forestville Elementary School,[14] named Assistant Principal of Alden Middle School)
  • Mr. Thomas J. Lyons; 2011-2018, retired after 30 years working as a Principal in the Alden Central School District.

Selected former administrators

* Denotes interim appointment

Defunct schools

Millgrove Elementary School

Millgrove Elementary opened in 1963, and closed in the 1980s. 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

  1. Nielsen, J. (1997, June 27). Board Taps Canaseraga Educator As Superintendent. The Buffalo News, p. C4.
  2. Neilsen, J. (1997, November 7). School Board Names Haynes Interim Chief. The Buffalo News, p. C4.
  3. Ciemcioch, M. (2002, October 18). School Chief Warmly Welcomed Back After Reserve Duty. The Buffalo News, p. C3.
  4. Ciemcioch, M. (2006, February 18). Superintendent resigns to lead another district. The Buffalo News, p. D3.
  5. "Search for Public Schools - Alden Senior High School (360255000039)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  6. Meyer, P. (1995, February 24). Tupay Retiring As Alden High Principal. The Buffalo News, p. C5.
  7. Churchill, R. (1995, June 16). School Board in Alden OKs Austerity Plan. The Buffalo News, p. C5.
  8. CROUSE NAMED PRINCIPAL AT O'HARA HIGH SCHOOL. (1989, August 29). The Buffalo News [Buffalo], p. Split.
  9. Wozniak Leaving Akron Post For Alden Principalship. (1993, February 26). The Buffalo News.
  10. Alden Picks Principal For School. (1993, October 10). The Buffalo News.
  11. (2004, July 15). Interim Principal Picked By Board. The Buffalo News, p. B2.
  12. {cite news |url=https://buffalonews.com/1994/08/23/samuel-f-trippe-retired-alden-principal/ |accessdate=08/02/2019 |publisher=Buffalo News |date=08/22/1994}}
  13. Ryan To Retire As Townline Principal. (2001, May 31). The Buffalo News, p. B3.
  14. Alden School Principal Appointed. (2001, July 23). The Buffalo News, p. B3.
Year Superintendent Primary/Townline
Principal
Intermediate
Principal
Middle School
Principal
High School
Principal
High School
Asst. Principal
1979-1980Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayWarren F. Crouse
1980-1981Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayWarren F. Crouse
1981-1982Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayWarren F. Crouse
1982-1983Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayWarren F. Crouse
1983-1984Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1984-1985Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1985-1986Samuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1986-1987Tom BoedickerWalter HaySamuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1987-1988Tom BoedickerWalter HaySamuel TrippeGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1988-1989Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1989-1990Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1990-1991Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1991-1992Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsGeorge McCormickWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1992-1993Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsMcCormick/WozniakWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1993-1994Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1994-1995Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzWilliam TupayCharles Brenner
1995-1996Tom BoedickerMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
1996-1997Boedicker/Haynes*Margaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
1997-1998Don RawMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
1998-1999Don RawMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
1999-2000Don RawMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
2000-2001Don RawMargaret RyanThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharles Brenner
2001-2002Margaret Ryan*Melanie MonacelliThomas LyonsFran FritzTim ShannonCharlie Brenner
2002-2003Don RawMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsJeff FaunceTim ShannonCharles Brenner
2003-2004Don RawMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsJeff FaunceTim ShannonCharles Brenner
2004-2005Don RawMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanTim ShannonCharles Brenner
2005-2006Don RawMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanCharles Brenner
2006-2007Lynn FuscoMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanCharles Brenner
2007-2008Lynn FuscoMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2008-2009Lynn FuscoMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2009-2010Lynn FuscoMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2010-2011Lynn FuscoMelanie MonacelliThomas LyonsAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2011-2012Lynn FuscoThomas LyonsMelanie MonacelliAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2012-2013Lynn FuscoThomas LyonsMelanie MonacelliAdam StoltmanKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2013-2014Adam Stoltman*Thomas LyonsBill MacCowan*Kevin RyanMelanie Monacelli*
2014-2015Adam StoltmanThomas LyonsMelanie MonacelliSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2015-2016Adam StoltmanThomas LyonsMelanie MonacelliSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2016-2017Adam StoltmanThomas LyonsMonacelli/MikulskiSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2017-2018Adam StoltmanThomas LyonsJohn MikulskiSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2018-2019Adam StoltmanMike StepnickJohn MikulskiSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
2019-2020Adam StoltmanMike StepnickJohn MikulskiSteven SmithKevin RyanBill MacCowan
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