Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet

Dr. Charles R. Drew Science Magnet
Address
1 Martin Luther King Jr. Park
Master District
Buffalo, Erie, New York 14211
United States
Coordinates 42°54′32.4″N 78°48′17.2″W / 42.909000°N 78.804778°W / 42.909000; -78.804778Coordinates: 42°54′32.4″N 78°48′17.2″W / 42.909000°N 78.804778°W / 42.909000; -78.804778
Information
Motto Be Responsible...Respect Yourself and Others...Strive for Excellence
Status Priority School
School district Buffalo Public
Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash
School number 59
Principal Mirlene Dere Ph.D
Vice Principal Mark W. Shoemaker
Grades 3-8
Slogan Science Is Only The Beginning
Mascot Dragons
Feeder schools Annex 59A
School Counseler Micheal Phinney
Website Charles Drew Science Magnet

Dr. Charles E. Drew Science Magnet is an elementary magnet school in Buffalo, New York. It serves Grades 3 through 8 and is located at 1 Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo, NY. The current principal is Dr. Mirlene Dere.

Academics

The Science Magnet is physically connected to the Buffalo Museum of Science at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. The school has a satellite site for Grades PreK-2 on nearby A Street, and previously had satellites at the Buffalo Zoo and at 775 Best Street.

History

School 24, the Science Magnet's first building.
School 11, wehere The Science Magnet's was housed from 2012-2014.

The Science Magnet was formed in the mid-1970s and housed at the former School 24. The Museum Site was constructed in the late 1980s and opened to students in 1990. The school originally housed Grades K through 6 before opening its satellites and switching to Grades 3 through 8. Grades 7 and 8 were housed at the Buffalo Zoo.

The School 24 site was closed in 2002, and the Zoo site in 2011. Beginning in Fall 2012, the school's museum site underwent renovations. The school was housed at the former Poplar Academy School on Poplar Avenue until 2014.

Former principals

Previous assignment and reason for departure denoted in parentheses

  • Ms. Carol Mitchell–1982-1990
  • Ms. Delcene A. West–1990-2009 (Principal - School 59, retired[1])
  • Mrs. Denise G. Luka–2009-2012 (Assistant Principal - Bennett High School, named Interim Principal of Community Charter School)
  • Ms. Denisca Thompson–2013-2017 (named Principal of Community School 53)

References

  1. ↑ Buffalo Public Schools (2009, May 27). Meeting of the Board of Education: Administrative Appointments.
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