Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District

The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, also called the Ken-Ton School District, or simply Ken-Ton Schools, serves Kenmore and a majority of the Town of Tonawanda in New York State. It is one of the largest in Western New York.

Central Office Location

The district Central Office is located at 1500 Colvin Blvd.

Current Administrators

Sabatino Cimato; Superintendent of Schools


Kelly White; Assistant Superintendent of Instruction & Student Services

  • Elaine Ablove, Staff Development Center Director
  • John Cole, Interim Director of Special Education & Student Services
  • Lisa Cross; Director of Secondary Education
  • Michael Muscarella; Director of Elementary Education
  • Frank Spagnolo, Director of Informational Data and Accountability/CIO
  • Eon Verrall, Director of Technology Integration


Jeffery Richards; Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

  • Liza Acanfora, Director of Adult & Community Education
  • Patrick Moses, Director of Personnel


Nicole Morasco; Assistant Superintendent of Finance

  • Timothy Ames, Director of Facilities
  • Brett Banker, Director of Health Services, Physical Education, Recreation & Athletics
  • James Nestico, Supervisor of Transportation
  • Kim Roll, Director of Food Services

Former Superintendents

The following individuals have served as Superintendent of Schools of the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District:

  • Frank C. Densberger, 1915-1953
  • Carl Baisch, 1953-1963
  • C. Sherwood Miller, 1963-1975
  • Philip Tieman, 1975-1979
  • Richard Lane, 1979-1980
  • John Helfrich, 1981-1994
  • Robert Freeland, 1994
  • Robert McClure, 1994-1998
  • Robert Fort, 1998
  • David Paciencia, 1998-2000
  • Steven Achramovitch, 2001-2006
  • Anne Marotta, 2006-2007
  • Mark Mondanaro, 2007-2014
  • Dawn Mirand, 2014-2017
  • Stephen Bovino, 2017-2020

Open Schools

At its enrollment peak the district housed 22,000 students in 23 school buildings. The district now operates 9 schools with an enrollment of 6,875. As of 2016, the five Elementary schools house grades Pre-K to 4th Grade, Middle schools house grades 5 through 7, and High schools grades 8 through 12.[1][2][3]

  • Kenmore East High School (Built in 1959)
  • Kenmore West Senior High School (Built in 1939)
  • Kenmore Big Picture High School (Opened in 1924 as the original Kenmore High School)
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School (Built in 1950)
  • Herbert Hoover Middle School (Built in 1956)
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School (Built in 1956)
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Built in 1950)
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School (Built in 1964)
  • Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Built in 1956)
  • Charles E. Lindbergh Elementary School (Opened in 1930)

Closed Schools
  • Warren G. Harding Elementary School (River Rd. Town of Tonawanda,) built in 1920-21, and sold in 1956 to the Town Boys and Girls Club
  • Dewitt Clinton Elementary School (McConkey Dr. Town of Tonawanda) Grades K-6, closed in 1974, now New Covenant Tabernacle
  • Horace Mann Elementary School (Westchester Blvd. Town of Tonawanda) Grades K-6, closed 1976 now Westchester Park Apartments for Seniors
  • Robert Frost Elementary School (Ensgminger Rd., Town of Tonawanda) Grades K-3, closed 1977 now Town of Tonawanda Senior Citizens Center
  • Heritage Elementary School (169 Heritage Rd. Town of Tonawanda,) Grades K-3, closed in 1974, building sold to People Inc.
  • Jane Addams Elementary School (Cortland Ave & Belcher Ave Town of Tonawanda ) Grades K-3, closed 1978, demolished to build Center Court Commons 28 residential homes
  • Betsy Ross Elementary School (Wilber Ave & Mang Ave Kenmore, NY) Grades K-2, closed 1980, now owned by Village of Kenmore and operates as a Community Center
  • Longfellow Elementary School (Myron Ave. Kenmore, NY), Grades K-3, closed 1981, now operates as School District use
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Wendel Ave & Cambridge St. Town of Tonawanda, NY) Opened 1924, Grades K-6, closed 1981 now a Stanley G. Falk School
  • Lincoln House Annex, closed in 1977
  • Green Acres Elementary School (Yorkshire Rd. & Pryor Ave. Town of Tonawanda, NY) Grades K-6, closed 1981 now owned by Heritage Centers
  • Brighton Elementary School (Eggert Rd. & Fries Rd. Town of Tonawanda, NY), Grades K-6, closed 1978, and demolished to build Brighton Senior Square Apartments
  • Philip Sheridan Elementary School (Elmwood Ave. Town of Tonawanda) closed 1982, used by school district programs from 1982–2018, and sold to CMS rentals for Senior Housing.
  • Sheridan Parkside Elementary School (Sheridan Parkside Drive, Town of Tonawanda) Opened 1944, closed 1982 now owned by Town of Tonawanda and operates as a Community Center, Head Start, Home of the Towne Players Theater Co, Meals on Wheels, the Erie Count Labor Board and Work Readiness Skills, and the Town of Tonawanda Historical Society.
  • Sheridan Annex, Closed in 1975
  • George Washington Elementary School (Delaware Ave. & Delaware Rd. Kenmore) closed 1982 converted to luxury apartments
  • Jefferson Elementary School (Athens Blvd., Town of Tonawanda) Opened 1956, closed 2013. The district rents the space to the KenTon Closet and the Town of Tonawanda Youth/Teen Center.
  • Alexander Hamilton Elementary School (Westfall Dr, Town of Tonawanda)Closed in 2016.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School (283 Washington Ave.) Opening in 1928 and closing in 2016, now owned by Stanley G. Falk School
  • Kenmore Middle School (155 Delaware Road.) closed in 2016, now home of the Kenmore Education Center, housing the Big Picture High School program, Adult and Community Education, the District PreK program, and the Staff Development Center.

References
  1. "Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. http://www.kenton.k12.ny.us/cms/lib/NY19000262/Centricity/Domain/51/Employee%20Handbook%2012-13.pdf
  3. "The shrinking of the Ken-Ton School District". Buffalo News.

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  1. http://wivb.com/2014/04/01/roosevelt-hamilton-elementary-schools-to-close-in-ken-ton-district/
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