title: Garden City School District
text: # Garden City School District
  
  Garden City School District is the school district for Garden City, Michigan. It serves grades K-12, and its Superintendent is Derek Fisher.
  
  ## History
  
  ### Before GCPS
  
  It is believed that the first school located on the land that is now Garden City was a log cabin built between 1840-1845. In 1847, a one-room, frame school called the East Nankin School was built. In about 1924, not too long after the formation of Garden City, four two-room frame school buildings were constructed, and just 5 years later a law was passed forming a school district for the village of Garden City.
  
  ### 1929-Present
  
  Between 1948 and 1959, nine elementary schools were constructed due to a rapid population growth of students. By 1968, 14,000 students were enrolled in its fifteen schools. Today, Garden City holds four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, two special education schools, and an alternative high school.
  
  ## School Board/ Board Offices
  
  ### Board of education
  
  * Patrick McNally - Secretary (Term Ends 2018)
  * Lynette Childress - Trustee (Term Ends 2016)
  * John Thackaberry - Treasurer (Term Ends 2018)
  * Darlene Jablonowski - President (Term Ends 2016)
  * Sarah Roffi - Vice President (Term Ends 2017)
  
  ## Garden City High School
  
  Located on 6500 Middlebelt Road, Garden City High School (Michigan) houses grades 9-12. Its principal is Sharon Kollar, and its associate principals are Parker Salowich II, and Steve Herman.
  
  ## Garden City Middle School
  
  Located on 1851 Radcliff Street, Garden City Middle School houses grades 7-8. Its principal is Kip O'Leary, and its associate principal is Kimberly Linenger.
  
  ## Elementary schools
  
  ### Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center
  
  Located on 28351 Marquette Street, Lathers houses preschool and kindergarten. Its principal is Susan Ford.
  
  ### Memorial 1-2 Campus
  
  Located on 30001 Marquette Street, Memorial houses first and second grades. Its principal is Jill Larkins .
  
  ### Douglas 3-4 Campus
  
  Located on 6400 Hartel, Douglas houses third and fourth grades. Its principal is James Bohnwagner.
  
  ### Farmington 5-6 Campus
  
  Located on 33411 Marquette Street, Farmington houses fifth and sixth grades. Its principal is Lesley Van Sickle.
  
  ## Special/ Alternative Schools
  
  ### Burger Transition Center/ Burger East
  
  Formerly Henry Ruff Elementary, located on 30300 Maplewood Street, its director is Tim Mcluffin
  
  ### Cambridge High School
  
  Located on 28901 Cambridge Street, Cambridge is an alternative education high school, serving grades 9-12. Its principal is Debbie Eves.
  
  ### Burger Baylor School
  
  Garden City's only school not located in Garden City, Burger Baylor focuses on students with autism spectrum. It is located on 28865 Carlysle Street Inkster, Michigan.
  
  ## Closed/ Former schools
  
  * Burger Middle School/ Burger School for Students with Autism spectrum - This building was razed in 2015.
  * Cambridge School - Now an adult and community education center.
  * East High School - Consolidated with West High School in 1982, and the current location of Garden City High School.
  * Maplewood Elementary School - Now a community center.
  * Marquette Elementary School - This building has been razed.
  * Radcliff Middle School - Became a satellite campus for Schoolcraft College, later sold to Garden City to become the new home of the city's Parks and Recreation department.
  * Vogel Middle School - This building has been razed.
  * West High School - Consolidated with East High School in 1982, and the current location of Garden City Middle School.
  * Henry Ruff Elementary- Since 2010. The building was used for educational purposes similar to Cambridge and hosted small events in the Garden City Community. It is now the new site for Burger East/ Burger Transition Center
  * Dillon School - This building has been razed.
  * Harrison School - Now a satellite campus for Garden City Hospital.
  