Kenmore East High School

An International Baccalaureate World School

“Providing our students with the supports, tools, and diverse opportunities needed to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world”

Mr. Patrick Heyden, Principal 

Mr.   Trevor Brown, Assistant Principal    Mr. Joseph Greco, Assistant Principal

2019– 2020   School Profile

COUNSELORS

Grades 8-9:

Mrs. Michelle Washington (A-K) mwashington@ktufsd.org

Mrs. Janine Galante        (L-Z)  jgalante@ktufsd.org  

Grades 10-12:                                                                              

Mrs. Julie Leavitt         (10/11 A-H     12-A-G)    jleavitt@ktufsd.org     

Mr. John Vogt*           (10/11 H-M    12 H-Me) jvogt@ktufsd.org   

Mrs. Pam DiGangi       (10/11 N-Z     12 Mi-Z)  pdigangi@ktufsd.org  

 *= department chair

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – Mrs. Gina Walck  - Records                 gwalck@ktufsd.org

COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER COORDINATOR – Mrs. Mary Jo Leslie       mleslie@ktufsd.org

COMMUNITY

The township of Tonawanda, a community of 75,000 residents is the most immediate northern suburb of Buffalo, New York.  Because of this location, Tonawanda residents can easily take advantage of the cultural and recreational activities of the city as well as those in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Community.  Most of Tonawanda is residential with a heavy concentration of industry along its western border (the Niagara River).  The current school enrollment (K-12) of the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda School District is over 7,000 students.

HIGH SCHOOL

At Kenmore East High School, we strive to develop 21^st century learners by helping our students become effective communicators, global learners, critical thinkers and socially responsible citizens. The high school program focuses on preparing students for higher education.

Size:                      1253 students in grades 8-12

Senior Class:        226

Staff:                     140 faculty members

Accreditation:    NYS Board of Regents

SPECIAL PROGRAM

International Baccalaureate:

Kenmore East is an IB World School authorized to deliver the IB Diploma programme.

We offer standard level courses in the following subjects: World Languages: French, German and Spanish; Economics, Environmental Systems and Society, Physics, Mathematics Analysis & Applications, Visual Art and Music.

We offer higher level courses in the following subjects:  English Literature, History of the Americas, Biology, Visual Art and Music.

All IB students also take Theory of Knowledge.

Advanced Placement:

 English Literature and Composition, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Physics C, Studio Art , European History, American History, American Government and Politics, and World History.

The estimated number of AP exams for 2019-2020 is 189 and all students enrolled in AP courses must take the AP exam.

College Level Courses:

ECC/SUNY: French C1 & C2, Spanish C1 & C2, Pre-Calculus, Accounting, Business Math, College Math, College, Careers and Finances, Web Design 1 & 2. 

NCCC/SUNY: German C1 & C2

SUNY Buffalo State:   Web Design 1 & 2, Virtual Enterprise

RIT: PLTW Principles of Engineering, PLTW Intro to Engineering Design and Development, PLTW Design and Drawing for Production (DDP), PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing, PLTW Digital Electronics

Honors Courses:

English, Social Studies, Math, Science, World Languages (WL)

Accelerated Courses: (credit-bearing 8^th grade courses):

Math, Science, World Languages and Design & Drawing for Production

Academies: Media Arts Academy, Computer Networking & Technology, Information Technology, Pre-Engineering and Virtual Enterprise/Finance

EXPLANATION OF COURSES

IB International Baccalaureate

AP Advanced Placement

H Honors Courses

R Regents Courses/College Prep.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

In computation of high school grade point average, grades are weighted to reflect the difficulty of the course work. To determine the weighted final grade, class averages are multiplied by the following weighting factors:

Course:                Regents                                 Honors                               AP & IB

Weight:                      1.00                                   1.05                                     1.10

GRADE DISTRIBUTION: Class of 2020 (end of junior year)

Course credit is awarded when a student earns a final grade of 65% or higher. The final grade is determined by a formula using 80% of the class average and 20% of the final exam grade.

CEEB #335578 • 350 Fries Road  •  Tonawanda, New York 14150

Phone: (716) 874-8402  •  Fax: (716) 874-8630    www.ktufsd/kentonkehs