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.

Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District
Address
1500 Colvin Boulevard
Buffalo
, New York, 14223
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID3616230 [1]
Students and staff
Students6,638 (2020–2021)[1]
Teachers653.5 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Staff574.06 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.16:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.ktufsd.org

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

  • Elaine Ablove, Staff Development Center Director
  • Lisa Cross; Executive Director of Secondary Education
  • Heather Fleming; Director of Technology Integration
  • Anne Martell; Director of K-12 Education
  • Michael Muscarella; Executive Director of Elementary Education
  • Frank Spagnolo, Director of Informational Data and Accountability/CIO

Tracy Spagnolo; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

  • Christine Barth; Director of Secondary Special Education
  • Ashley Digati; Director of Elementary Special Education
  • Dina Ferraraccio; Director of School Culture

Jeffery Richards; Assistant Superintendent of 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
  • Michael Klemann, Interim Supervisor of Transportation
  • Kim Roll, Director of Food Services

Brett Banker; Director of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics

  • Lindsay Bergman, Assistant Director
  • Debra Carey, Medical Director

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.[2][3][4]

  • Kenmore East High School (Built and opened in 1959)
  • Kenmore West Senior High School (Built in 1939 and opened in the fall of 1940)
  • Kenmore Big Picture High School (Built in 1923 and opened and dedicated on November 18, 1924, as the original Kenmore High School)
  • Benjamin Franklin Middle School (Built in 1952)
  • Herbert Hoover Middle School (Built and dedicated on October 10, 1951)
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary School (Built in 1954)
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Built in 1952)
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School (Built in 1964)
  • Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Built and dedicated on October 10, 1951)
  • Charles E. Lindbergh Elementary School (Opened in September 1930)
  • Alexander Hamilton School (Built in 1958) Closed on June 21, 2016, re-opened in the Fall of 2021 as the district's Pre-K Building.

Closed Schools
  • Warren G. Harding Elementary School (54 Riverdale Ave, Buffalo, NY 14207) built in 1920, opened in 1921 and sold in 1956 to the Town Boys and Girls Club
  • Dewitt Clinton Elementary School (345 McConkey Dr, Buffalo, NY 14223) Grades K-6, closed in 1974, now New Covenant Church
  • Horace Mann Elementary School (55 Ralston Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217) Grades K-6, closed 1976 now Westchester Park Apartments for senior citizens and permanently disabled individuals.
  • Robert Frost Elementary School (291 Ensminger Rd, Tonawanda, NY 14150) Grades K-3, built in 1969, closed 1977 now the Ensminger Senior Citizen 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 (135 Wilber Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217) Grades K-2, closed 1980, now owned by Village of Kenmore and operates as a Community Center
  • Longfellow Elementary School (255 Myron Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217), Grades K-3, built in 1957, closed in 1981, now operates as School District use
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (1 Cambridge St, Buffalo, NY 14223) Opened 1924, Grades K-6, closed 1981 now a Stanley G. Falk School
  • Lincoln House Annex, closed in 1977
  • Green Acres Elementary School (205 Yorkshire Rd, Tonawanda, NY 14150) Grades K-6, built in 1956, closed 1981 now owned by Heritage Centers
  • Brighton Elementary School (300 Fries Rd, Tonawanda, NY 14150), Grades K-6, closed 1978, and demolished to build Brighton Square Senior Apartments
  • Philip Sheridan Elementary School (3200 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217) built in 1948, closed 1982/1983, used by school district programs from its closure until 2018 when it was sold to CMS rentals for Senior Housing.
  • Sheridan Parkside Elementary School (169 Sheridan Parkside Dr, Tonawanda, NY 14150) Built in 1955, 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 (1 Delaware Rd, Buffalo, NY 14217) closed 1982 converted to luxury apartments
  • Jefferson Elementary School (250-262 Athens Blvd, Buffalo, NY 14223) Built and opened in 1956, closed in 2013. The district rents the space to the Ken-Ton Closet and the Town of Tonawanda Youth/Teen Center. Currently operating as Northmore Nursery School.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School (283 Washington Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217) Opening in 1928 and closing on June 21, 2016, now owned by Stanley G. Falk School
  • Kenmore Middle School (155 Delaware Rd, Buffalo, NY 14217) closed on June 21, 2016, now home of the Kenmore Education Center, housing the Big Picture High School program, Adult and Community Education, and the Staff Development Center.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District" (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  3. Employee Handbook kenton.k12.ny.us
  4. "The shrinking of the Ken-Ton School District". Buffalo News.
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