Education

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The New York State School Report Card

Student enrollment and teacher numbers are approximate.

ORANGE COUNTY

CHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

3 Maple Avenue, Chester, NY 10918, 469-5052. Includes the Village of Chester, part of the Town of Chester, and small parts of the Towns of Blooming Grove, and Goshen. 979 students; 82 teachers. Judy L. Waligory, superintendent.

CORNWALL SCHOOL DISTRICT

24 Idlewild Ave., Cornwall, NY 12520, 534-8009. Includes the Town of Cornwall and the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson and parts of the Towns of Highland Mills, New Windsor, Woodbury and Salisbury Mills. 3,092 students; 223 teachers. Margaret Dames, superintendent.

FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 757, Florida, NY 10921, 651-3095. Includes Village of Florida, parts of the Towns of Warwick and Goshen. 915 students; 81 teachers. Edward Rhine, superintendent.

GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

227 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924, 294-2400. Includes the Village of Goshen, most of the Town of Goshen and parts of the Towns of Hamptonburgh, Wallkill, Wawayanda and Chester. 2,808 students; 236 teachers. James T. Langlois, superintendent.

GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 8, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925, 477-7395. Includes parts of the Town of Warwick and Village of Greenwood Lake. 750 students; 71 teachers. Charles A. Molloy, interim superintendent.

HIGHLAND FALLS/FORT MONTGOMERY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 287 Highland Falls, NY 10928, 446-9575. Includes the Town of Highlands. High school students from West Point and Garrison in Putnam County also attend. 1,191 students; 100 teachers. Dr. Geniene Guglielmo, superintendent.

ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MIDDLETOWN

223 Wisner Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940, 341-5300. Includes the City of Middletown and parts of the Towns of Wallkill and Wawayanda. 5,691 students; 505 teachers. Kenneth Gray, acting superintendent.

MINISINK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 217, Rt. 6, Slate Hill, NY 10973, 355-5110. Includes the Towns of Greenville, Minisink and Wawayanda, most of the Town of Mount Hope and parts of the Towns of Wallkill and Mamakating. 4,543 students; 337 teachers. Dr. Martha Murray, superintendent.

MONROE-WOODBURY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rt. 32, Central Valley, NY 10917, 928-2321. Includes the Town of Monroe and parts of Woodbury, Chester, Blooming Grove and Tuxedo, 7,400 students; 525 teachers. Terrence Olivo, superintendent.

NEWBURGH ENLARGED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

124 Grand Street, Newburgh, NY 12550, 563-3400. Includes the City of Newburgh and parts of the Towns of New Windsor and Newburgh.12,670 students (includes Pre-K); 1,030 teachers. Dr. Annette M. Saturnelli, acting superintendent.

PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rt. 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566, 744-2031. Includes most of the Town of Crawford, and parts of Gardiner, Mamakating, Montgomery, Mount Hope, Shawangunk and Wallkill. 6,190 students; 480 teachers. RoseMarie Stark, superintendent.

PORT JERVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT

9 Thompson Street, Port Jervis, NY 12771, 858-3175. Includes the City of Port Jervis, the Town of Deerpark and parts of Mamakating, and Forestburgh. 3,500 students; 250 teachers. Joseph DiLorenzo, superintendent.

TUXEDO SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rt. 17, Tuxedo, NY 10987, 351-2296. Includes the Town of Tuxedo and part of the Town of Warwick `614 students; 61 teachers. Joseph P. Zanetti, superintendent.

VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

944 State Rte. 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549, 457-2400. Includes the Town of Montgomery, and parts of the Towns of Newburgh, New Windsor, Hamptonburgh, Wallkill, Crawford and Shawangunk. 5,210 students, 500 teachers. Dr. Richard M. Hooley, superintendent.

WARWICK VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 595, Warwick, NY 10990, 987-3000. Includes most of the Town of Warwick and a small part of the Town of Chester. 4,681 students; 311 teachers. Joseph L. Natale, superintendent.

WASHINGTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

52 West Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992, 497-2200. Includes most of the Town of Blooming Grove, including the Village of Washingtonville, and parts of the Towns of Cornwall, Hamptonburgh, and New Windsor. 5,072 students; 353 teachers. Dr. William J. Swart, superintendent.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS:

Trinity Catholic School 100 Faith Drive, Port Jervis, NY 12771, (845) 856-6868. Busing is available through the Port Jervis, Minisink and Delaware valley School districts.

SULLIVAN COUNTY

ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

600 Rt. 55, Eldred, NY 12732, 557-6014. Includes the Towns of Highland, Lumberland and parts of Tusten and Deerpark. 785 students; 69 teachers. Ivan Katz, superintendent.

FALLSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 124 , Fallsburg, NY 12733, 434-5884. Includes most of the Town of Fallsburg and parts of the Towns of Mamakating, Thompson and Wawarsing. 1,370 students; 140 teachers. Walter Milton, Jr., superintendent.

LIBERTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

115 Buckley St., Liberty, NY 12754; 292-6990. Includes most of the Town of Liberty and parts of the Towns of Bethel, Fallsburg, Neversink, Rockland and Thompson. 1,882 students; 150 teachers. Lawrence A. Clarke, superintendent.

LIVINGSTON MANOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

19 School Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758, 439-4400. Includes most of the Town of Rockland and parts of the Towns of Andes, Callicoon, Colchester, Hardenburgh, Liberty and Neversink. 666 students; 60 teachers. Deborah M. Lynker, superintendent.

MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT

237 Forestburgh, Monticello, NY 12701, 794-7700. Includes the Village of Monticello and parts of the Towns of Bethel, Forestburgh, Mamakating and Thompson. 3,561 students; 312 teachers. Eileen Casey, superintendent.

ROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

6 Academy Street, Roscoe, NY 12776, (607) 498-4126. Includes parts of the Towns of Rockland, Colchester. 320 students; 24 teachers. George Will, superintendent.

SULLIVAN WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 308/33, Schoolhouse Hill Road, Jeffersonville, NY 12748; 482-4610. Includes the Town of Callicoon, Cochecton, Bethel, Delaware, Liberty, Fremont, Hancock, and most of Tusten. 1,700 students; 168 teachers. Michael A. Johndrow, superintendent.

TRI-VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

34 Moore Hill Rd., Grahamsville, NY 12740, 985-2296. Includes most of the Town of Neversink and parts of the Towns of Fallsburg, Liberty, Denning, Rochester and Wawarsing. 1,285 students; 123 teachers. Nancy George, superintendent.

ULSTER COUNTY

ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

28 Maple Avenue, Ellenville, NY 12428, 647-0100. Includes parts of the Towns of Wawarsing and Mamakating. 1,804 students; 150 teachers. Dr. Peter J. Ferrara, superintendent.

HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT

320 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland, NY 12528, 691-1015. Includes the Town of Lloyd and parts of the Towns of Esopus, Marlborough, New Paltz and Plattekill. 1,900 students; 225 teachers. John McCarthy, superintendent.

KINGSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

61 Crown Street, Kingston, NY 12401, 339-3000. Includes the City of Kingston, Town of Ulster and parts of the Towns of Esopus, New Paltz, Rosendale, Saugerties and Woodstock. Approx. 8,000 students; approx. 700 teachers. Peter Litchka, superintendent.

MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

50 Cross Road, Marlboro, NY 12542, 236-5802. Includes most of the Town of Marlborough and parts of the Towns of Milton and Newburgh. 2,112 students; 180 teachers. Julie Amodeo, superintendent.

NEW PALTZ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

196 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561, 256-4000. Includes parts of the Towns of Esopus, Gardiner, Lloyd, New Paltz, including the Village of New Paltz and Rosendale. 2,300 students; 171 teachers. Alan R. Derry, superintendent.

ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Rt. 28, Boiceville, NY 12412, 657-6383. Includes the Town of Olive, Shandaken, and parts of the Towns of Hurley, Lexington, Marbletown and Woodstock. 2,146 students; 210 teachers. Dr. Hal Rowe, superintendent.

RONDOUT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 9, Accord, NY 12404, 687-7631. Includes most of the Towns of Rochester and Marbletown and parts of Rosendale and Wawarsing. 2,855 students; 220 teachers. Dr. Marilyn O. Pirkle, superintendent.

SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Box A, Saugerties, NY 12477, 246-1043. Includes most of the Town of Saugerties and parts of the Towns of Woodstock and Ulster. 3,450 students; 247 teachers. Dr. Donald Gottlieb, interim superintendent.

WALLKILL SCHOOL DISTRICT

P.O. Box 310, 19 Main Street, Wallkill, NY 12589, 895-7100. Includes parts of the Towns of Gardiner, Newburgh, Plattekill and Shawangunk and a small part of the Town of Montgomery. 3,701 students; 283 teachers. Donald V. Andrews, superintendent.

WEST PARK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

2112 Rt. 9W, P.O. Box 10, West Park, NY 12493-0010, 384-6710. West Park is a special-act public school district that educates residents of St. Cabrini Home, a residential treatment center for special-needs children. 84 students; 18 teachers. Ms. Maureen Abramoski, superintendent. higher education

HIGHER EDUCATION

Empire State College (suny)

Degrees for working adults, distance learning via the internet available. Middletown, NY 956-4110.

Marist College

Main Campus: Poughkeepsie, NY 575-3000
Extensions: Fishkill, NY 897-9648
Goshen, NY 294-6900.

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, NY 561-0800.
West Point Office: Highland Falls, NY 446-0535.

Orange County Community College

Middletown, NY 341-4030.
Newburgh, Campus: Newburgh, NY 562-2454

Suny Sullivan

Box 114, College Road Loch Sheldrake, NY 434-5750 (800) 577-5243.

SUNY New Paltz

75 S. Manheim Blvd. New Paltz, NY
Undergrad: 257-3200
Graduate: 257-3285

Suny Ulster

Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 1-800-724-0833
Kingston: Business Resource Center, 339-2025.

SPECIALIZED EDUCATION

BEAUTY SCHOOL OF MIDDLETOWN

225 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY 343-2171; Rt. 9, Hyde Park Mall, Hyde Park, NY 229-6541. Nationally accredited proprietary secondary school. Nail technology, cosmetology, aesthetics, hair styling. Job placement assistance. Financial aid for qualified applicants.

HUDSON VALLEY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AESTHETICS

256 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 255-0013. Become a licensed aesthetician. Facials, chemical peels, makeup, pharmaceutical skin care, microdermabrasion. Full and part-time classes.

CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION

1 Ashley Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940, Mon..-Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Consumer help line and main office, 344-1234; Garden Helpline, 343-0664. 4-H youth development, commercial agriculture, consumer and family sciences, horticulture. Workshops and training for consumers and professionals.

NEW BEGINNINGS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

33 Albert Street, Middletown, NY 10940, 342-0051

BOCES (BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES)

The state-administered districts offer cooperatively funded programs that provide specialized educational services for local needs. These include:

ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES

53 Gibson Road, Goshen, NY 10924-9777, 291-0100. Programs are for special education and occupational students, Alternative High School program, Special Education Training and Resource Center, a wide variety of Adult Education courses. Dr. Robert J. Hanna, Ph.D., executive officer, district superintendent.

SULLIVAN COUNTY BOCES

6 Wierk Ave., Liberty, NY 12754-2908, 292-0082. Center for Career Development (includes high school equivalency), Instructional Support Services Department, Career and Technical Education Center, Educational Support Services (includes Teen Parenting Program),Youngsville School (students ages 12-20 who have experienced difficulty in the traditional school setting), Special Education for students ages 3-21 with special academic, emotional, physical and management needs. Martin D. Handler, district superintendent.

ULSTER COUNTY BOCES

175 Rt. 32 North, New Paltz, NY 12561, 255-1400, administrative; 331-0902, adult education; 339-8707, special education. Special and occupational education students. Vocational and avocational classes for degreed and nondegreed students. Career counseling, high school equivalency, apprenticeships, skills upgrading, training for technical and professional careers in many fields. Daytime programs offer on-site child care. Martin Ruglis, district superintendent.