Niagara Falls City School District
| Niagara Falls City School District | |
|---|---|
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Learning for all...Whatever it takes... |
| Grades | Pre-kindergarten, K-12 |
| Established | Early 1900s |
| Superintendent | Mark Laurrie |
| Accreditation | New York State Board of Regents |
| Schools | 11 |
| Budget |
 US$121.1 million (proposed 2011–2012)
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| Other information | |
| Unions | NYSUT |
| Website | www.nfschools.net |
The Niagara Falls City School District is a public school district containing 11 schools in Niagara Falls, New York. The current Superintendent of Schools is Mark Laurrie.
The district was founded in the early 1900s.
In 1953 the district purchased land in Love Canal from Hooker Chemical Company, fully aware that the land had been used as a toxic waste disposal site. This would eventually lead to the Love Canal disaster.
In the year 2000, the state-of-the-art Niagara Falls High School was built, retiring two aging high schools.
The Board of education is made up of nine members. The current board members are:
Niagara Middle School (NMS) is latter Cataract Elementary School is still NMS's basic school structure on the outside but on the interior has a more friendly school elementary environment.
Pacific Avenue School was located at 72nd Street and Buffalo Avenue
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