Randolph Academy Union Free School District is a school district which covers campuses of a residential and day institution with locations in Randolph and Hamburg in New York State.[1] It is a "special act" school district that only includes specific institutions which provide services to children.[2] The Randolph location includes both day and boarding students, while the Hamburg location only has day students.
History
editThe Randolph Common School District #11 was created in the 1950s to provide educational services to the Randolph Children's Home. On June 4, 1985, the New York State Legislature created the current form of the school district.[3]
In 2011 Randolph Academy acquired the Hopevale Inc. grade 7-12 school, which had been experiencing financial problems, in Hamburg. Accordingly, the Hopevale Union Free School District was dissolved on the orders of Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo,[4] with Randolph Academy UFSD taking over.[3] Randolph expanded the Hopevale campus to K-12 and kept it as only a day campus.[4]
In six months in 2014, almost 33% of the people employed at Randolph Academy resigned. The school district hired a company in Texas to research the rationales behind the resignations. In 2015 a group of teachers criticized the superintendent and held a no confidence vote.[2]
Operations
editThe school districts of the family residences of the students fund Randolph Academy UFSD. The district does not have direct taxation.[2]
The State of New York appoints two members of the board of trustees while Randolph Academy appoints the other five.[2]
The Randolph campus has day and boarding programs and the Hamburg campus has day programs. New Directions Youth and Family Services operates the boarding program at Randolph.[2]
Campuses
editThe Hamburg campus has a school building built in 1992 and a gymnasium that pre-dates the school. The school had 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) of space, and the gymnasium had 5,700 square feet (530 m2) of space.[5]
Student body
editIn 2015 the student count was 185.[2]
See also
edit- NYS Coalition of Special Act School Districts
- Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District - Another special act school district in New York State
- List of boarding schools in the United States
- Boys Ranch Independent School District - A school district covering a residential home for children
- Masonic Home Independent School District - A school district covering a residential home for children
References
edit- ^ "District Information & History". Randolph Academy Union Free School District. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
Randolph Campus [...] 336 Main Street, Randolph, NY 14772 [...] Hamburg Campus [...] 4655 Logans Lane, Hamburg, NY 14075
- ^ a b c d e f O'Brien, Barbara (April 7, 2015). "Randolph school staff, dismayed by superintendent, hold no-confidence votes". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "District Information & History". Randolph Academy Union Free School District. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Barbara (July 22, 2011). "Hopevale joins with Randolph Academy; District expansion causes schools to merge operations". The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Hopevale Union Free School District. December 22, 2003. Archived from the original on December 22, 2003. Retrieved July 25, 2022.