Yonkers Public Schools is a school district that serves all of Yonkers, New York, United States. It is governed by a mayorally appointed Board of Trustees. Organization The school district is organized and governed according to New York State Education Law. The Board of Education is the governing body of the school district. It consists of nine unpaid trustees, appointed by the mayor for five year terms. The trustees submit a budget to the city government, but have no taxing authority of their own. The Superintendent of Schools serves "subject to the pleasure of the Board of Education" for up to five years (contract can be extended). As the chief executive of the school district, they supervise and direct all other employees, makes decisions regarding curriculum and examination, and has a non-voting seat on the Board. The current superintendent is Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, named interim after the sudden resignation of Dr. Michael V. Yazurlo in November 2015. In March 2015, Dr. Quezada was appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools at a Board of Education meeting. Current Board Members include Rev. Steve Lopez, President; Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio, vice-president; Gail Burns; Kevin Cacace; Dr. John Castanaro; Sheila Greenwald; Amjed I. Kuri, Rosemarie P. Linton, and Lawrence R. Sykes. Schools All schools are located in the city of Yonkers. Every school also has its own special magnet. Middle/High Schools (Grades 7-12) Gorton High School (9-12) Lincoln High School (9-12) Barack Obama School for Social Justice (7-12) Riverside High School (9-12) Roosevelt High School - Early College Studies (9-12) (named after US President Theodore Roosevelt) Saunders Trades and Technical High School (9-12) Yonkers Middle High School (6-12) Yonkers Montessori Academy (PK-12) Elementary/Middle Schools (Grades PK-6/PK-8) Casimir Pulaski School (PK-8) Cesar E. Chavez School (PK-8; formerly known as Cedar Place School until 2018–19 school year) Cross Hill Academy (3-8) Enrico Fermi School (PK-8) Eugenio María de Hostos MicroSociety School (PK-8) Family School 32 (PK-8) Kahlil Gibran School (PK-8) Martin Luther King Jr. Academy (PK-8) Montessori School 27 (PK-6) Montessori School 31 (PK-6) Museum School 25 (PK-5) Paideia School 15 (PK-8) Paideia School 24 (PK-6) Patricia A. Dichiaro School (PK-8) PEARLS Hawthorne School (PK-8) Robert C. Dodson School (PK-8) Rosemarie Ann Siragusa School (PK-6) Ella Fitzgerald Academy (PK-8) Las Hermanas Mirabal Community School (PK-8) School 16 (PK-8) School 17 (PK-5) School 21 (PK-6) School 22 (PK-6) School 23 (PK-8) School 30 (PK-8)