title: East Aurora Union Free School District
text: # East Aurora Union Free School District
  
  East Aurora Union Free School District is a school district in East Aurora, New York, United States. The superintendent is Brian Russ. The district operates three schools: East Aurora High School, East Aurora Middle School, and Parkdale Elementary School.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district offices are located at 430 Main Street. The current superintendent is Brian Russ.
  
  ### Selected former superintendents
  
  Previous assignment and previous assignment denoted in parentheses
  
  * Walter L. Bumgardner–?-1961 (Principal - East Aurora High School, retired)
  * Clarence M. Green–1961-1965
  * William T. Crocoli–1965-?
  * Philip M. Martin
  * Thomas Fower-Finn
  * Merton L. Haynes [interim]–1992-1993 (Interim Superintendent - Grand Island Central School District, named Interim Superintendent of West Seneca Central School District)
  * Robert B. Fort–1989-1997 (unknown, retired)
  * Howard S. Smith–1997-2004 (unknown, named Superintendent of Williamsville Central School District)
  * James C. Bodziak–2004-2011 (Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction - Orchard Park Central School District, named Superintendent of Frontier Central School District)
  
  ## East Aurora High School
  
  East Aurora High School is located at 1003 Center Street and serves grades 9 through 12. The current principal is William Roberts.
  
  ### History
  
  East Aurora High School was housed at the Main Street School until 1971, when the current building opened on Center Street.
  
  **Former principals**
  
  Previous assignment and previous assignment denoted in parentheses
  
  * Harold W. Mead–1927-1933 (Teacher - East Aurora Union Free School, named Superintendent of East Aurora Union Free School District)
  * Walter L. Bumgardner–1927-1933 (unknown, named Superintendent of East Aurora Union Free School District)
  * Joseph E. Barber
  * Thomas C. Moore–1946-1961 (Principal - Salamanca High School, retired)
  * H. Lewis McNeil–1961-1962
  * R. Bruce MacPherson–1962-1964 (Administrative Assistant - East Aurora Junior-Senior High School, resigned)
  * Donald J. Lawson–1964-1984 (Principal - East Aurora Junior High School, retired)
  * James L. Hoagland–1984-2017 (Assistant Principal - Woodstock High School, retired)
  
  ## East Aurora Middle School
  
  East Aurora Middle School is located at 430 Main Street and serves grades 5 through 8. The current principal is Matthew Brown.
  
  ## Parkdale Elementary School
  
  Parkdale Elementary is located at 141 Girard Avenue and serves grades K through 4. The current principal is Jessica Lyons.
  
  ### History
  
  Parkdale Elementary School was opened in 1970.
  
  