Blind Brook School District
| Blind Brook-Rye UFSD | |
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390 North Ridge Street Rye Brook, New York 10573 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°01′50″N 73°40′55″W / 41.03053°N 73.682068°WCoordinates: 41°01′50″N 73°40′55″W / 41.03053°N 73.682068°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public (government funded) |
| Motto | Schools of Excellence |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Jonathan Ross |
| Schools | 3 |
| Budget | $34,082,000 (2009–2010 school year) |
| District ID | 3624630 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,524 |
| Teachers | 123.05 (on an FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 12.39 |
| Athletic conference | Section 1, Class C |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The Blind Brook School District, officially known as the Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District, is a public school district that serves approximately 1,550 students in Rye Brook, New York, in Westchester County, United States. Before it was known as the Blind Brook School District, it was called District 5.
The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Jonathan Ross. Dr. Ross previously served the district as the Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Facilities.
The district serves about 70% of the area of Rye Brook; the remainder is in the Port Chester School District.
The Board of Education (BOE) is made up of five members who reside in the Blind Brook School District. An election is held each May to elect members to the BOE and to vote on the school district's budget.
As of 2000 the district had 1,108 students and a 12 to 1 student to faculty ratio. Dr. James B. Van Hoven, the superintendent, said that district students are within "a high-powered academic program in a very intimate setting", and described the scenario as being "like a private school."
According to a US News Report from 2016, Blind Brook is ranked #32 in New York State and #177 Nationally. The AP participation rate as of 2016 is 81%.
The Blind Brook School District houses three schools in two buildings across the district (Middle and High School on same campus).
The Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street Elementary School (BMP-RSS) serves Kindergarten to 5th grade. The building was renamed in the late 1990s in honor of long-time building principal and Rye Brook resident, Bruno M. Ponterio. Ponterio was principal for about 25 years.
The current principal is Tracy Taylor. The assistant principal is Lori Cutrone.
BMP-RSS was the first building built by the Blind Brook School District, and was erected in the 1950s. Before the current building was built, a mansion standing on the property housed the school.
Before the creation of Blind Brook High School in 1973, BMP-RSS housed the entire Blind Brook School District. As time progressed, the building held grades K to 6th. When the middle school wing of the High School was built in 2002, the 6th grade was moved to the new building. That spring brought two graduations for BMP-RSS for the first time in its history, as both the 5th and 6th grades moved on to the middle school.
In 2006, ground was broken on a new administration wing, and air conditioners were installed throughout the building. The construction marked the first additions to the building since the addition of the New Gym and a two-level classroom wing in the 1960s.
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