Rome City School District

The Rome City School District is committed to high academic standards and preparing students to communicate effectively, behave responsibly, think creatively, solve problems, create goals, and utilize technology. Students need to be prepared for the jobs of the future and be able to understand, respect, and get along with others in order to be successful.

The mission of the Rome City School District is to nurture, challenge, and inspire each learner to develop academically and socially in the journey to become a valuable member of society. It's beliefs:

• First, we must do no harm.
• We must exhibit excellence in all that we do.
• We must strive for continuous improvement.
• We believe in individual accountability for performance.
• We demand respect and dignity in all interactions.
• We encourage and value diversity.

Rome Free Academy

Rome's new high school, one of the finest in the state of New York, opened in September of 2002.

Rome City School District encompasses almost 100 square miles, serving over 6,000 students from Rome and surrounding rural and suburban areas.

Contact:

• Jeffrey Simons
• Superintendent of Schools
• 112 East Thomas Street, Rome, NY 13440
• (315) 334-7400
• Rome City School District

Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Rome Catholic Schools

Rome Catholic School is a Pre-school through Grade 12 community, educating in the tradition of Jesus Christ. They provide a family-centered environment that prepares students for life beyond the classroom.

Contact:

• Chris Mominey, Principal
• 800 Cypress Street, Rome, NY 13440-2130
• (315) 336-6190
• Rome Catholic High School

Posted: 25 Jan 2008

The New York State School for the Deaf

The mission of the New York State School for the Deaf is to provide a foundation of learning that will enable students to become independent, self-respecting and contributing adults in a multi-cultural society. They provide a learning environment, based on excellence and teamwork, that puts achievement and independence within the reach of each student.

Contact:

• Ms. Carriann Ray, Superintendent
• 401 Turin Road, Rome, NY 13440
• (315) 337-8400
• New York State School for the Deaf

Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Madison-Oneida BOCES

Board of Cooperative Educational Services

The Madison-Oneida BOCES cooperatively and responsibly provides educationally-focused programs and service s which enable learners to excel. BOCES includes school districts in a 549 square-mile area comprising Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties. These are voluntary, cooperative associations of school districts which work together to provide educational and business services more economically than each could offer by itself. BOCES was created by the New York State Legislature in 1948.

Contact:

• Ms. Jacklin Starks, District Superintendent
• Main Campus - Spring Road, Verona, NY 13478
• (315) 336-0261
• Madison-Oneida BOCES

Posted: 25 Jan 2008

Rome Campus, Mohawk Valley Community College

Local Opportunities in Rome

To learn more about education opportunities in Rome, go to Mohawk Valley Community College or the Rome Teacher Center.

Nearby Opportunities

There are also several other institutions of higher learning within commuting distance (50-mile radius). Check out:

• Colgate University
• Hamilton College
• SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT)
• Syracuse University
• Utica College
• Munson Williams Proctor Institute
• Utica School of Commerce
• SUNY at Morrisville
• Herkimer County Community College

The higher education belt extends from Central New York in all directions. Many of the best educational institutions in the northeast (including Clarkson University and Cornell University) are less than a day's drive drive from Rome, New York.

It is impossible to indicate on the map all of the private and public colleges; for more information on higher education within New York State, go to the National Education Association's New York State Higher Education Agencies.

Posted: 18 Jan 2008

Other Resources

Jervis Public Library

Jervis Public Library, a co-central library of the Mid-York Library System,provides a state-of-the-art information center for all levels of research, with extensive children's, adult, multi-media, periodical and popular collections.

Posted: 25 Jan 2008