Lake Shore Central School District

Well, another school year has come to a close.  I hope our students have an enjoying and relaxing summer.  As we move into the 2024-25 school year, I’d like to share some of the things that the District is working on.

Summer School – Summer School begins on July 8^th.

Universal Pre-K – The District will begin operating our Universal Pre-Kindergarten program this coming school year.  Lake Shore primary teachers will be teaching in the classrooms this fall.  Space is limited, so if you have a four (4) year-old that you are looking to enroll in our Pre-K program, please contact Vicky Trimm, the District’s Central Registrar, at (716) 926-2217.

Before & After School Program – New for this year - the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Shore will be operating the before & after school daycare program at the Wm. T. Hoag Educational Center this fall.  They have mailed registration materials to parents.  If you need registration materials, contact Christine Starks at (716) 926-2210.

Capital Projects – Our project for updating our school bus parking lot in preparation for the conversion of our bus fleet to battery-electric school buses has been approved by the NYS Education Department’s Office of Facilities Planning.  We will bid the project work in early July, with the hopes of beginning construction work this summer/fall.  We have ordered thirteen (13) of the full size (71-passenger) battery-electric school buses that will be funded by the Federal EPA grant that the District received.  We have placed an order for the District’s first battery-electric mini bus that was approved by the District’s voters in May.  We will order the remaining seven (7) full-size buses shortly.  Once all of these buses have been received, the District will have close to 50% of our bus fleet converted to zero-emission vehicles.  We are required to have all of our school buses converted by the 2035 school year.

We are moving forward with projects to finish renovating the High School’s Large Group Instruction Room, replace worn carpeting in classrooms in the William G. Houston Middle School, replace the roof at the Transportation Center, replace the roof over the High School gymnasium and BOCES classroom wing, add air conditioning to the High School classroom spaces, and install solar panels on the High School roof.

Our athletic fields will be getting their planned facelift.  We have begun the planning process for converting our baseball, softball and soccer/lacrosse fields to artificial turf, updating our outdoor stadium seating with new two-sided bleachers to serve the football and Varsity soccer/lacrosse fields, replacing the football field lights and adding a new two-sided announcers booth to serve the football and soccer/lacrosse fields.  We hope to begin the construction work on the athletic fields next summer – watch for updates!

The 2024-25 school year promises to be exciting.  Staff will return for the District’s Opening Day activities on Wednesday August 28^th.  We look forward to seeing everyone and starting the new school year when classes for students begin on September 3^rd.

With warms regards for a great summer,

Daniel Pacos

Superintendent of Schools