Cheektowaga Central Free School District is a school district in Cheektowaga, New York, United States. The current superintendent is Mr. Scott Zipp.
The district operates three schools: Cheektowaga High School, Cheektowaga Middle School, and Union East Elementary School.
The District offices are located 3600 Union Road in Cheektowaga. The current Superintendent is Mr. Scott Zipp.
The town of Cheektowaga had many multiple districts. In 1956, five districts (Union, Losson, Pine Hill, Alexander, and Cayuga) merged to form the new Cheektowaga Central School District.[1]
Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
Cheektowaga Central High School is located at 3600 Union Road and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Mrs. Karin Cyganovich and the current assistant principals are Mr. Micah Hanford and Mr. Joshua Strzelec.
Cheektowaga Central High School opened on September 7, 1960 and was dedicated on April 23, 1961.
Cheektowaga Central Middle School is located at 3600 Union Road and serves grades 5 through 8. The current principal is Dr. Christopher Salinas and the current assistant principal is Dr. Katie Daniels.
Cheektowaga Central Middle School offers core academics and exploratories including Fine Arts and Family/Consumer Sciences, as well as an advisement program called Success Through Academics, Character, and Knowledge (STACK).[9]
Cheektowaga Central Middle School was formed in 1989. Previously, grades 7 and 8 were housed at Cheektowaga High School. From 1993-2003, both the high and middle school shared principals and other staff until the middle school was reborn in 2003. An addition was built onto the east wing of the school to accommodate the new middle school in 2003.
The current Cheektowaga Central Middle School opened on September 3, 2003 and was dedicated on November 20, 2003.
Union East Elementary School is located at 3550 Union Road and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Melissa Mitchell.
Union East was built and opened on September 4, 1968. The school was dedicated on May 4, 1969.
Pine Hill Education Center was located at 1635 East Delavan and serves grades PK through 12
Pine Hill opened as Pine Hill Elementary School and was opened in September 1971. The cornerstone was laid on May 19, 1971 and the school was dedicated on June 1, 1972. The school closed in 2011, and now houses the district's alternative education program. The alternative program, opened in 2011, serves students who are referred from the Cheektowaga Middle and High Schools in needed of a smaller, more structured learning environment.
In 2018, the school was closed and the alternative education program was moved to the high school campus. The building now houses the EDGE Academy from Erie 1 BOCES.
*Denotes interim appointment and/or TOSA