Middle Early College High School

Middle Early College High School
Middle Early College High School
Address
	2885 Main Street; Starin Central; Buffalo, Erie, New York 14204
Coordinates	42°56′38″N 78°49′56″W
Information
Opened	2004
School number	415
Principal	David M. Potter
Vice Principal	William P. Merriman
Grades	9-12
Website	MECHS

Middle Early College High School is a magnet high school located in the City of Buffalo, New York. The school opened in September 2004 and has approximately 305 students.[1] The current principal is Mr. David Potter, and the current assistant principal is Mr. William Merriman

History

The Swan Building, where MECHS was housed from 2004 to 2014

The school opened in 2004 with students in 9th and 10th grade, adding a new grade level each year until 2009. Originally, MECHS was housed in the fourth floor of the Swan Building in Downtown Buffalo. The school moved to School 87 on Clinton Street in the Fall of 2014. In 2015, the school moved to the Bennett High School campus in North Buffalo. Beginning in 2016, Middle Early College began offering a new computer science-based school called Computing Academy of Technological Sciences.

Former Principal

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Ms. Susan M. Doyle–2004-2020 (Principal - Buffalo Traditional School, retired)

Former Assistant Principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

Mrs. Ella M. Dunne–2009-2014 (Teacher of the Deaf - Middle Early College High Schol, named Lead Transition Facilitator of Bennett High School)
Mr. David Potter–2014-2020 (English teacher - Middle Early College High School, named Principal of Middle Early College High School)

Academics

School 87, where MECHS was housed for the 2014–2015 school year.

Middle Early College houses students from Grades 9-12. Students must attend the school for five years instead of the traditional four years. There is an exception for students who are advanced and can graduate within the traditional four years. Students graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate degree from Erie Community College in either Criminal Justice, Building and Trades, Office Technology, or Business Administration. Classes at MECHS use block scheduling in which Monday/Wednesday/Friday classes are 64 minutes in length, and Tuesday/Thursday classes are 98 minutes. The students have use of the science labs, library, gym facilities, and pool at the college.

References

Rumore, P. Buffalo Teachers Federation. (2014). Principals and Assistant Principals Master List. Retrieved from the Buffalo Teachers Federation: http://www.btfny.org/news/admini_student_ratio_analysis.pdf

External links

MECHS Official Website

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[2014Analysis-1] Rumore, P. Buffalo Teachers Federation. (2014). Principals and Assistant Principals Master List. Retrieved from the Buffalo Teachers Federation: http://www.btfny.org/news/admini_student_ratio_analysis.pdf

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