Buffalo Elementary School of Technology (formerly P.S. 6 and later Academic Challenge Center) is an elementary school located in Buffalo, New York. It is located at 414 South Division Street in Buffalo and serves Grades K through 8. the acting principal is Karen Piotrowski. The previous principal, Sharon Brown, was transferred.
History The school was established in 1839 as P.S. 6. In 1977 the school became one of the first magnet schools in the city and was renamed the "Academic Challenge Center." In 1997 the school was renamed "Buffalo Elementary School of Technology" in response to the school adopting a program that would integrate technology use into all subject areas.Brown, S. (2011, November 16). LEA School Improvement Grant, FY 2010. Retrieved from #6 turnaround plan.pdf Buffalo Public Schools
Former principals Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses Mary Caldwell S.G. Love Ephraim F. Cook Samuel Slade Henry H. Rogers William D. Fisher Thomas W. Connors Gordon H. Higgins Philip W. Patti David M. Hansen Jane Cunningham Paul Lafornara Edith James Marion Canedo–?-1991 Bernice T. Richardson–1991-1995 (Director - Liberty Partnership Program at Buffalo State College,Hammersley, M. (1991, August 29). City Hires 300 For Professional Staff List. The Buffalo News placed on leaveSimon, P. (1995, July 27). New Principals Named At 12 City Schools. The Buffalo News, p. B5.) Nathaniel McCrea–1995-2007 (Assistant Principal - Frederick Law Olmsted 64, placed on assignment) Debra Sellivan-Pores–2007-2011 (Assistant Principal - International School 45,Buffalo Public Schools (2007, July 11). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments. named Principal of West Hertel AcademyBuffalo Public Schools (2011, September 14). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.) Sharon Brown–2011-2014 (Principal - West Hertel Academy, named Principal of D'Youville Porter Campus School)
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