Buffalo Alternative High School

The Academy School 131 (also known as Alternative High School is an alternative school located in Buffalo, New York. It has gone through two separate eras, and was located at 268 Oak Street in Downtown Buffalo. The original Buffalo Alternative High School was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts, with a new alternative high school program being re-opened in Buffalo in 2006.

Academy School 131
Address
2495 Main Street

Leroy

Buffalo
,
Erie
,
New York
14214
Information
School number131
PrincipalCasey Young-Welch
Assistant
Principals		Jamie L. St. John
Bert L. Stevenson
Grades7-12
WebsiteAcademy School

History

Buffalo Alternative was created in 1975 to house students who were disruptive, chronically suspended, young parents, otherwise unsuccessful in the traditional school setting. The main campus (or "Center School") was at 280 Oak Street (formerly the home to Boys Vocational High School), along with several satellite sites were established in instances of overcrowding and also to offer more specialized programs. The satellite sites included the "City-As-School" program at 320 Porter Avenue, home of an internship program for Alternative High students, the Fulton Bilingual Program at 220 Fulton Street for bilingual students, and the Fulton Junior High Program for junior high school students. Students who met criterion were allowed to either return to the traditional high school setting or graduate from Alternative High.

The school's facilities were lacking due to budgetary reasons, and the school was finally closed in 2003. Academy School 131 was created in 2006 to serve as the alternative program in Buffalo. Currently, the Oak Street campus serves as a combination of office space for the City of Buffalo as well as residential apartments.

The new alternative program (known as The Academy School) began in 2006 and was originally operated through a firm called Resultech and was located at former School 44 1369 Broadway. The Resultech partnership was dissolved in 2008 due to backlash from administrators and students.

The school began with two campuses, one at Public School 44 at 1369 Broadway Street for grades 9-12, and the other at 1409 East Delevan Avenue for grades 1–8. In 2011, the elementary program was moved to School 40 in Babcock. The high school program was moved to School 4 on South Park Avenue in 2014, with grades 1-8 moving in shortly thereafter. In Fall 2017, Grades 7 and 8 moved to the former School 18 Annex on the city's West Side but returned to School 4 the next year. Academy School moved to the Tri-Main Center in North Buffalo for the 2020-2021 school year.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

Selected former assistant principals

Previous assignment and reasons for departure listed in parentheses

  • Mr. William J. Bell–1987-? (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, unknown)
  • Mr. William F. Riley–1986-1988 (Program Coordinator - Buffalo Alternative High School, named Assistant Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)
  • Mr. Franklin R. Weitz–1988-1990 (Assistant Principal - South Park Prep, retired)
  • Mr. Daniel J. Geary–1990-1995 (Assistant Principal - South Park High School, named Assistant Principal of Hutchinson Central Technical High School)
  • Mr. Thomas C. Aquino–1995-2002 (Supervisor of Teacher Aides - Buffalo Public Schools, named Assistant Principal of Seneca Vocational High School)
  • Ms. Jody M. Covington–2006 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts[6])
  • Ms. Denise McMichael-Houston–2006-2008 (Director of Recruitment/Diversity - Buffalo Public Schools,[7] named Assistant Principal of Buffalo Elementary School of Technology)
  • Mr. Michael T. Morris–2006-2010 (Assistant Principal - Opportunity Center at Fulton,[8] named Assistant Principal of South Park High School[4])
  • Mr. Rafael A. Mercado–2010-2015 (Assistant Principal - Grover Cleveland High School, named Assistant Principal of Emerson School of Hospitality)
  • Ms. Adriann T. Johnson-Cofield–2015-2016 (Dean of Students - BUILD Academy, named Acting Principal of Buffalo Academy School)
  • Ms. Janice M. Bowden–2016-2019 (Acting Principal - East High School, named Assistant Principal of East Community High School)
  • Mrs. Naomi R Cerre–2019-2020 (Assistant Principal - McKinley Vocational High School, named Interim Principal of McKinley Vocational High School)

Former administrators
Year Superintendent Principal Assistant Principal 40/171
Principal
1977-1978Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1978-1979Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1979-1980Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1980-1981Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1981-1982Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1982-1983Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1983-1984Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1984-1985Eugene RevilleTom Giordano
1985-1986Eugene RevilleJohn Hanlon
1986-1987Eugene RevilleJohn HanlonBill Riley
1987-1988Eugene RevilleGerald HessonBill RileyBill Bell
1988-1989Albert Thompson*Ben RandleFrank Weitz
1989-1990Albert Thompson*Ben RandleFrank Weitz
1990-1991Albert ThompsonBob BartonDan Geary
1991-1992Albert ThompsonBob BartonDan Geary
1992-1993Albert ThompsonBob BartonDan Geary
1993-1994Albert ThompsonRay PerraultDan Geary
1994-1995Albert ThompsonRay PerraultDan Geary
1995-1996Albert ThompsonElzie FisherTom Aquino
1996-1997Jim HarrisElzie FisherTom Aquino
1997-1998Jim HarrisElzie FisherTom Aquino
1998-1999Jim HarrisElzie FisherTom Aquino
1999-2000Jim HarrisElzie FisherTom Aquino
2000-2001Marion CanedoElzie FisherTom Aquino
2001-2002Marion CanedoElzie FisherTom Aquino
2002-2003Marion CanedoElzie Fisher
2006-2007James WilliamsBaines/MottCovington/MorrisDenise Houston
2007-2008James WilliamsGreg MottMike MorrisDenise Houston
2008-2009James WilliamsGreg MottMike Morris
2009-2010James WilliamsGreg MottMike MorrisElzie Fisher
2010-2011James WilliamsCasey YoungRafael MercadoElzie Fisher
2011-2012Amber Dixon*Mike MogaveroRafael MercadoElzie Fisher
2012-2013Pam BrownMike MogaveroRafael MercadoElzie Fisher
2013-2014Pam BrownMike MogaveroRafael MercadoElzie Fisher
2014-2015Don Oligive*Mike MogaveroRafael MercadoElzie Fisher
2015-2016Kriner CashMike MogaveroTraci CofieldNate McCrea
2016-2017Kriner CashTraci Cofield*Janice BowdenNate McCrea
2017-2018Kriner CashTraci CofieldJanice BowdenBert StevensonNate McCrea
2018-2019Kriner CashTraci CofieldJanice BowdenBert StevensonNate McCrea
2019-2020Kriner CashCasey YoungJamie St. JohnNaomi Cerre
2020-2021Kriner CashCasey YoungJamie St. JohnBert Stevenson
  • School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975 to 2003.
  • School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
  • School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009 to 2011.
  • 320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
  • School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006 to 2013.
  • School 40, where the Academy Program was housed from 2011 to 2015.
  • School 4, where the Academy School was housed from 2015 to 2020.

References
  1. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, July 12). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  2. Buffalo Public Schools (2007, January 10). Meeting of the Board of Education: Principal Transfers.
  3. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, October 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  4. Buffalo Public Schools (2010, August 25). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  5. Buffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  6. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, November 1). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  7. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, December 6). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
  8. Buffalo Public Schools (2006, August 23). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.

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