More Changes Coming To Buffalo Schools Reorginzation Plan

Now that we're just about a month-and-a-half into the 2026/27 school year, officials at the Buffalo Public Schools are going back to the drawing board and making some adjustments to the school closure and reorganization plan that has drawn all sorts of opinions, comments, and complaints from folks all across New York State's second-largest city.

The plan, which had already changed and shifted what programs and schools are closing from its original plan, now seems to be evolving again after some more feedback has rolled into City Hall.

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According to the Buffalo News, the closure and reorg plan that is posted on the schools website was taken down and replaced with a new plan. The new plan now looks quite a bit different than the initial plan that was released at the beginning of October.

• Now, the plan includes:
  Middle Early College moving from shared space at Bennett High School into its own space at East Community High School.
• Buffalo's Alternative High School and the Career Collegiate Institute would move into PS59, which is co-located with the Buffalo Museum of Science.
• Leonardo Da Vinci and Research Laboratory High School would join together and share space at Buffalo's Riverside Academy building on Ontario Street.
• Also, the plan would allow Buffalo's Ronald Peoples School of Scholars, PS 82, to remain open while PS 17 would turn into administrative offices.

Now, it's worth noting that none of these plans are final at this point. They've changed a few times and likely will change more before the board finalizes them. Many members of the Buffalo Public School Board have publicly said they think more discussion and research is needed before any changes are finalized.

The city's third public meeting on the topic is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, at PS #156 Frederick Law Olmsted School on Suffolk Street, and the Board of Education meeting is set for October 21st at McKinley High School on Elmwood Avenue.