The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District, also called the Ken-Ton School District, or simply Ken-Ton Schools, serves Kenmore and a majority of the Town of Tonawanda in New York State. It is one of the largest in Western New York.
Central Office Location
The district Central Office is located at 1500 Colvin Blvd.
Current Administrators
Sabatino Cimato; Superintendent of Schools
Kelly White; Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
Elaine Ablove, Staff Development Center Director
Lisa Cross; Executive Director of Secondary Education
Heather Fleming; Director of Technology Integration
Anne Martell; Director of K-12 Education
Michael Muscarella; Executive Director of Elementary Education
Frank Spagnolo, Director of Informational Data and Accountability/CIO
Tracy Spagnolo; Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
Christine Barth; Director of Secondary Special Education
Ashley Digati; Director of Elementary Special Education
Dina Ferraraccio; Director of School Culture
Jeffery Richards; Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources
Liza Acanfora, Director of Adult & Community Education
Patrick Moses, Director of Personnel
Nicole Morasco; Assistant Superintendent of Finance
Timothy Ames, Director of Facilities
Michael Klemann, Interim Supervisor of Transportation
Kim Roll, Director of Food Services
Brett Banker; Director of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics
Lindsay Bergman, Assistant Director
Debra Carey, Medical Director
Former Superintendents
The following individuals have served as Superintendent of Schools of the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District: Frank C. Densberger, 1915-1953 Carl Baisch, 1953-1963 C. Sherwood Miller, 1963-1975 Philip Tieman, 1975-1979 Richard Lane, 1979-1980 John Helfrich, 1981-1994 Robert Freeland, 1994 Robert McClure, 1994-1998 Robert Fort, 1998 David Paciencia, 1998-2000 Steven Achramovitch, 2001-2006 Anne Marotta, 2006-2007 Mark Mondanaro, 2007-2014 Dawn Mirand, 2014-2017 Stephen Bovino, 2017-2020
Open Schools
At its enrollment peak the district housed 22,000 students in 23 school buildings. The district now operates 9 schools with an enrollment of 6,875. As of 2016, the five Elementary schools house grades Pre-K to 4th Grade, Middle schools house grades 5 through 7, and High schools grades 8 through 12.
Kenmore East High School (Built and opened in 1959) Kenmore West Senior High School (Built in 1939 and opened in the fall of 1940) Kenmore Big Picture High School (Built in 1923 and opened and dedicated on November 18, 1924, as the original Kenmore High School) Benjamin Franklin Middle School (Built in 1952) Herbert Hoover Middle School (Built and dedicated on October 10, 1951) Thomas A. Edison Elementary School (Built in 1954) Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Built in 1952) Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School (Built in 1964) Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Built and dedicated on October 10, 1951) Charles E. Lindbergh Elementary School (Opened in September 1930) Alexander Hamilton School (Built in 1958) Closed on June 21, 2016, re-opened in the Fall of 2021 as the district's Pre-K Building.