170 Barrington Street 14607
(585) 473-5099
Pre-K through Grade 6
Principal: Marlene Blocker
Parent Liaison: Pamela Francis
PTA Co-Presidents: Lisa Flynn - Nanette Elliot

At Francis Parker School No. 23 our motto is “Our School, Where Each and Every Child is Challenged and Excels!” We strongly believe that our job is to find where children are currently performing and determine a plan to help them end up or surpass where they should be performing according to New York State Standards. We work to instill lifelong learning in a stimulating environment.

• Essential Questions guide all lessons and the Workshop Format is used for all subjects. Teachers instruct with a mini-lesson, provide work time, and then do sharing to close the lesson. Essential Questions are used to begin each lesson and to close each lesson.

• Weekly Parent Connections are sent out from every classroom indicating content covered during the week and special events to link parents and the classroom on a regular basis.

• Teacher Specialists work with classroom teachers to support student learning in all subjects and also work directly with children, providing small-group support.

• Student activities include Student Council, Safety Patrol, Cross Age Classroom Helpers and Reading Buddies, Step Team, Odyssey of the Mind, Chess Club, and French Club.

• We are an Instrumental Music Magnet. Our music program includes Primary Choir and Intermediate Choir as well as Band and String Programs.

• PTA meets once a month and sponsors cultural activities, assemblies such as Family Reading Night, Math Carnival, Basketball Shootout, School Pictures, and Annual Family Picnic.

• Community partners include volunteers from Gleason Works, the Jewish Federation, University Avenue Fire Department, and local businesses.

• The school is a St. John Fisher College Professional Development Site. Classes for college students in the teacher certification program take place in our building; the college students serve our children and support our teachers in multiple ways.

• Major Achievement Program (MAP) classes are offered at grades 4, 5, and 6.  This program accelerates students in English Language Arts and Mathematics.  It is a program that draws students from many different schools within the RCSD.