Victor Central School District

The Victor Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 4,500 students in the village of Victor and portions of the towns of Farmington and Victor in Ontario County; portions of the town of Perinton in Monroe County; and portions of the town of Macedon in Wayne County, with an operating budget of approximately $64 million (~$9,884 per student in 2004[1]). The average class size is 24 students (all grades), as of 2006.[2] The student-teacher ratio is 14-15:1(elementary), 13-14:1(middle-high school).[3] As of 2018, there are a total of 475 staff members.[4]

Victor Central School District
Address
953 High St.

Victor, New York

Ontario County
14564

United States
Information
TypePublic
MottoRespecting diversity and cultivating kindness
SuperintendentDr. Timothy Terranova, Ed.D.
Staff475
GradesK–12
Campus size166 acres
Color(s)Blue and Gold
MascotThe Blue Devil
Newspaper"The Victor Voice"
Websitehttps://www.victorschools.org/

Superintendent

Dr. Timothy Terranova, Ed.D. is the Superintendent of Schools, as of February 13, 2020.

Board of Education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 7 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections for board members are held each year in May, along with a vote on the budget.

The current board members are:[5]

  • Debbie Palumbo-Sanders, President
  • Tim DeLucia, Vice President
  • Karen Ballard
  • Kristin Elliott
  • Christopher Parks
  • Mike Vistocco
  • Mike Young

Schools

All of the District's schools are located on a 166-acre (0.67 km2) campus, which consists of four buildings surrounded by various athletic fields and playgrounds.

Although the Junior and Senior High Schools are physically the same building, they are considered separate in most other aspects.

Elementary school

Victor Early Childhood School (K-1)[6]

Principal: Dorothy DiAngelo

Victor Primary School (2-3 and K-3 Multiage)[7]

Principal: Jennifer Check

Victor Intermediate School (4-6)[8]

Principal: Kevin Swartz

Middle School

Victor Junior High School (7-8)[9]

Principal: Brian D. Gee

High school

Victor Senior High School (9-12)[10]

Principal: Brien Siesto

Performance

The District's 86% graduation rate exceeds the State Standard of 55%.[11]

For the past 12 years, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) has named the Junior High School a New York State high performing school in addition to a "School to Watch".[4] In 2013, the NYSED named the Junior and Senior High Schools "Reward Schools" in the "High Performance" category. 98% of students from the class of 2018 graduated with a Regents Diploma, while 63% earned the higher Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation. In addition, a total of 99 students were inducted into the National Honor Society that same year.[12]

School Buses And Transportation

Director of Transportation
  • The Director of Transportation is Darren Everhart. He has the responsibilities of maintaining bus routing, as well as the hiring and training of current and new drivers alike. Darren also has the responsibility of taking care of misbehavior on buses.[13]
  • The District is in need of drivers, as there are more runs than drivers and this often causes tight scheduling, although the mechanics can fill in as needed, as they are required by their contract to have a bus driving endorsement.

Mechanics and buses
  • The District employs a fleet of 77 passenger Blue Bird Puller style buses, as well as ten "short" buses and five, eight-passenger vans. The District runs on a 100,000-mile or 10-year rotation of buses, and will generally buy five new buses per year, in accordance with the budget.
  • Every month, all of the buses are inspected by the New York State Department of Transportation.
  • The District employs four highly capable and educated bus mechanics, one of which serves as the head mechanic. Each mechanic will service and performs inspections on the buses. The largest job so far that has been done in house has been a complete rebuild of five international 3800's diesel engines.
  • The Transportation Building houses five bays, two of which are equipped with 77 passenger bus lifts, and another has a small car lift for small buses and vans. Two mechanics work mostly on the 77 passenger buses, while one will work on the smaller vehicles. The fourth is responsible for hiring, book keeping, parts inventory and daily driver report filling.

References
  1. SchoolMatters - Victor Central School District
  2. nySTART 2006 Report Card for Victor Central School District
  3. Great Schools - Schools in Victor Central School District
  4. "Home - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  5. "Board of Education - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  6. "Welcome to VECS - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. "Welcome to VPS - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. "Welcome to VIS - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. "Welcome to VJHS - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  10. "Welcome to VSHS - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  11. nySTART 2006 Report Card for Victor Central School District
  12. "Superintendent of Schools - Victor Central Schools". www.victorschools.org. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  13. "Director of transportation responsibilities".
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