Cheektowaga Central School District


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.
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Administration

The District offices are located 3600 Union Road in Cheektowaga. The current Superintendent is Mr. Scott Zipp.

Current Administrators

  • Mr. Scott Zipp-Superintendent
  • Mr. Michael P. Fatta-Director of Human Resources
  • Mrs. Karin Cyganovich-Director of Learning
  • Mr. Bruce Vona-Director Transportation/Buildings and Grounds
  • Ms. Laurie Widman-School Business Administrator
  • Mrs. Erin Weir-Director of Pupil Services
  • Mr. Michael Amici-District Coordinator of Technology
  • Mr. Gregory Witman-Director of Athletics

District history

The town of Cheektowaga had many multiple districts. In 1956, five districts merged to form the new Cheektowaga Central School District.

Former Superintendents

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Dr. Earl J. Boggan-1956-1969
  • Dr. Omer Renfrow-1969-1976
  • Dr. Andrew P. Mulligan-1976-1987
  • Dr. Leslie B. Lewis-1987-2003
  • Mrs. Delia Bonenberger-2003-2010
  • Mr. Dennis M. Kane-2010-2016
  • Mrs. Mary A. Morris-2016-2021
  • Mr. Steven L. Wright-2021-2022

[Cheektowaga [Central High School]]

Cheektowaga Central High School is located at 3600 Union Road and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is Mr. Joshua Strzelec and the current assistant principals are Mrs. Alexandra Celeste and Mr. Micah Hanford.

History

Cheektowaga Central High School opened on September 7, 1960 and was dedicated on April 23, 1961.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mr. Charles S. Allgeier-1960-1969
  • Ms. Bertha K. Dauer-1969-1977
  • Dr. Leslie Lewis-1977-1987
  • Mr. Robert C. D'Angelo-1987-1989
  • Mr. James G. Christmann-1989-1993
  • Mr. George W. Radka-1993-2000
  • Mr. Steven L. Wright-2000-2007
  • Mrs. Susan L. Cain-2007-2014
  • Mr. Scott Zipp-2014-2021
  • Mrs. Karin S. Cyganovich-2021-2025

Former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Ms. Bertha Dauer-1960-1969
  • Mr. Jack P. Beck-1969-1970
  • Mr. H. Kenneth Salenger-1970-1974
  • Dr. Leslie Lewis-1974-1977
  • Mr. Joseph T. McCarthy-1974-1987
  • Mrs. Christine A. Malarkey-1987-1998
  • Mr. Steven Wright-1998-2000
  • Mrs. Gretchen Sukdolak-2000-2005
  • Mrs. Susan Cain-2005-2007
  • Mr. Micah Hanford-2007-2009
  • Mr. Scott Zipp-2009-2014
  • Mr. Michael Fatta-2014-2021
  • Mr. Patrick Cullinan-2018-2020
  • Mr. Joshua Strzelec-2022-2025

Cheektowaga Middle School

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.

Academics

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.

History

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.

Former Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mr. George W. Radka-1989-2000
  • Mrs. Cheryl M. Buggs-2003-2007
  • Mr. Brian K. Bridges-2007-2013
  • Mrs. Gretchen A. Sukdolak-2013-2016
  • Mr. Micah J. Hanford-2016-2020
  • Mr. Patrick M. Cullinan-2020-2022
  • Mr. Thomas J. Lyons -2022

Former Assistant Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mr. George Radka-1977-1989
  • Mr. Steven Wright-1998-2000
  • Mrs. Cheryl Buggs-2000-2003
  • Mr. Brian Bridges-2003-2007
  • Mrs. Maureen George-2007-2009
  • Mr. Micah Hanford-2009-2016
  • Mr. Frederick J. Hahn-2016-2017
  • Mr. Gerald P. Carroll -2017-2018
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Zaccarine-2018-2020

Union East Elementary School

Union East Elementary School is located at 3550 Union Road and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Mrs. Melissa Mitchell and the current Assistant Principals are Ms. Julia Hamels and Ms. Monique Jackson-Smith.

History

Union East was built and opened on September 4, 1968. The school was dedicated on May 4, 1969.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mrs. Ruth P. Peters-1968-1986
  • Mr. William E. Koepf-1986-1995
  • Mrs. Alison J. Caputy-1995-2000
  • Ms. Kathleen M. Rudewicz-2000-2009
  • Mrs. Gretchen Sukdolak-2009-2013
  • Mr. Brian Bridges-2013-2016

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mrs. Carolyn J. Nieset-1989-1991
  • Mrs. Nancy Littenberg-1992-1994
  • Mrs. Kathleen Rudewicz-1994-1995
  • Mr. Benjamin Spitzer-1995-1998
  • Ms. Mary Beth Muldowney-1998-1999
  • Ms. Mary Morris-2000-2002
  • Mrs. Susan Cain-2002-2005
  • Mrs. Gretchen Sukdolak-2005-2009
  • Mrs. Melissa Mitchell-2009-2016
  • Ms. Shannon L. Thurston -2016-2017
  • Mr. Patrick Cullinan-2017-2018
  • Mrs. Katie Sclafani-2020
  • Mrs. Stephanie Anderson-2020-2025

Defunct Schools

Pine Hill Education Center

Pine Hill Education Center was located at 1635 East Delavan in Buffalo, New York and served grades PK through 12

History

Pine Hill opened as Pine Hill Elementary School in September 1971. The cornerstone was laid on May 19, 1971 and the school was dedicated on June 1, 1972. The school served elementary Grades K-6 and later a middle school serving grades 5-6. Pine Hill closed as an elementary school in 2011, and was restructured as the district's alternative education program. The alternative program, opened in 2011, served students who were referred from the Cheektowaga Middle and High Schools in need 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's A-Wing. The building now houses the EDGE Academy from Erie 1 BOCES.

Former Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses
  • Mr. Robert J. Schlageter-1960-1986
  • Mr. Frank G. Cantie-1986-1993
  • Mr. James G. Christmann-1993-1994
  • Mrs. Alison Caputy-1994-1995
  • Mrs. Kathleen Rudewicz-1995-2000
  • Mrs. Alison Caputy-2000-2009
  • Mr. Steven Wright-2009-2018
  • Mr. Patrick Cullinan-2016-2017

Selected former administrators

*Denotes interim appointment and/or TOSA

Notable alumni