Buffalo Alternative High School

School in Buffalo, Erie, New York
Academy School 131
Address
Map
2495 Main Street

Leroy

Buffalo
,
Erie
,
New York
14214
Information
School number131
PrincipalCasey Young-Welch
Grades7-12
WebsiteAcademy School

The Academy School 131 (also known as Alternative High School) is an alternative school located in Buffalo, New York. It has gone through two separate eras, and was located at 268 Oak Street in Downtown Buffalo. The original Buffalo Alternative High School was closed in 2003 due to budget cuts, with a new alternative high school program being re-opened in Buffalo in 2006.

History

Buffalo Alternative was created in 1975 to house students who were disruptive, chronically suspended, young parents, otherwise unsuccessful in the traditional school setting. The main campus (or "Center School") was at 280 Oak Street (formerly the home to Boys Vocational High School), along with several satellite sites were established in instances of overcrowding and also to offer more specialized programs. The satellite sites included the "City-As-School" program at 320 Porter Avenue, home of an internship program for Alternative High students, the Fulton Bilingual Program at 220 Fulton Street for bilingual students, and the Fulton Junior High Program for junior high school students. Students who met criterion were allowed to either return to the traditional high school setting or graduate from Alternative High.

The school's facilities were lacking due to budgetary reasons, and the school was finally closed in 2003. Academy School 131 was created in 2006 to serve as the alternative program in Buffalo. Currently, the Oak Street campus serves as a combination of office space for the City of Buffalo as well as residential apartments.

The new alternative program (known as The Academy School) began in 2006 and was originally operated through a firm called Resultech and was located at former School 44 1369 Broadway. The Resultech partnership was dissolved in 2008 due to backlash from administrators and students.

The school began with two campuses, one at Public School 44 at 1369 Broadway Street for grades 9-12, and the other at 1409 East Delevan Avenue for grades 1–8. In 2011, the elementary program was moved to School 40 in Babcock. The high school program was moved to School 4 on South Park Avenue in 2014, with grades 1-8 moving in shortly thereafter. In Fall 2017, Grades 7 and 8 moved to the former School 18 Annex on the city's West Side but returned to School 4 the next year. Academy School moved to the Tri-Main Center in North Buffalo for the 2020-2021 school year.

  • School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975 to 2003.
    School 13, where Buffalo Alternative was housed from 1975 to 2003.
  • School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
    School 142, where the Fulton Bilingual/Junior High programs were housed.
  • School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009 to 2011.
    School 171, where Academy School was housed from 2009 to 2011.
  • 320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
    320 Porter Avenue, where the City-As-School program was housed.
  • School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006 to 2013.
    School 44, where the Academy Program was housed from 2006 to 2013.
  • School 40, where the Academy Program was housed from 2011 to 2015.
    School 40, where the Academy Program was housed from 2011 to 2015.
  • School 4, where the Academy School was housed from 2015 to 2020.
    School 4, where the Academy School was housed from 2015 to 2020.

References

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Buffalo Public Schools
Elementary Schools
  • PS 3 D'Youville Porter Campus
  • PS 6 Buffalo Elementary School of Technology
  • PS 17 Early Childhood Center
  • PS 18 Dr. Antonia Pantoja Community School of Academic Excellence
  • PS 19 Native American Magnet School
  • PS 27 Hillery Park Elementary
  • PS 30 Frank A. Sedita Academy
  • PS 31 Harriet Ross Tubman School
  • PS 32 Bennett Park Montessori
  • PS 33 Bilingual Center
  • PS 37 Marva J. Daniel Futures Preparatory School
  • PS 43 Lovejoy Discovery School
  • PS 45 International School
  • PS 48 @ 39
  • PS 50 North Park Academy Community School
  • PS 53 Community School
  • PS 54 Dr. George E. Blackman ECC
  • PS 59 Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet
  • Annex 59A
  • PS 61 Early Childhood Center
  • PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted
  • PS 65 Roosevelt ECC
  • PS 66 North Park Middle Academy
  • PS 67 Discovery School
  • PS 69 Houghton Academy
  • PS 72 Lorraine Elementary
  • PS 74 Hamlin Park School
  • PS 76 Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
  • PS 79 Pfc. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence
  • PS 80 Highgate Heights
  • PS 81 School
  • PS 82 Early Childhood Center
  • PS 84 Health Care Center for Children at ECMC
  • PS 89 Dr. Lydia T. Wright School of Excellence
  • PS 92 BUILD Academy Community School
  • PS 93 Southside Elementary
  • PS 94 West Hertel Academy
  • PS 95 Waterfront School
  • PS 97 Harvey Austin School
  • PS 99 Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center
Middle/High SchoolsHigh Schools
Notable Defunct Schools

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