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Red Jacket Schools / Manchester-Shortsville Central School District

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Manchester -Shortsville Central School, also known as Red Jacket, is a progressive school district located 30 miles southeast of Rochester at New York State Thruway Exit #43, in the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes Region. The Thruway exit near the geographic center of the school district provides easy access to the Finger Lakes, Lake Ontario, and the cities of Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo. The District includes a K-5 elementary building and a 6-8 middle school and 9-12 high school on a centralized campus. Recognizing the changing nature of education and the need to utilize modern research, technology and learning theory, Manchester-Shortsville is committed to a strong and active program of staff development encouraging professional growth. Red Jacket draws its students primarily from the villages of Manchester and Shortsville. These villages, in central Ontario County, are located near the northern shore of Canandaigua Lake with its beautiful parks and recreation facilities. To contact us:
1506 Route #21, Shortsville, NY 14548
(585) 289-3927 (district office)

Population
Number of Students 969
Students with Disabilities 134
Number of Teachers 96
Number of Support Staff 78

Average Class Size
grades K-3 21
grades 4-6 19
grades 7-8 20
grades 9-12 18

Transportation
District is 25 Square Miles
* All K-6 students are transported
* High School students beyond 1.5 miles are transported

Number of Students Bused 887
Number of Buses 22
Number of Walkers 82

09/14/2026

Our Varsity Football team took the field for its first home game of the season this weekend. It was great to see our Cardinals back on the field!

09/09/2026

A BIG day for our littlest Cardinals!

Today was the first day of school for our UPK and Kindergarten students, and we could not be more excited to welcome them to Red Jacket!

Our newest Cardinals also went on a scavenger hunt throughout the building to learn where they can find important places like the Library, Gym, Main Office and Nurse’s Office.

09/08/2026

And just like that… WE’RE BACK!

Welcome back, Cardinals! It's the first day of school, and we couldn’t be more excited to have our students back in the halls!

09/04/2026

Yesterday, our faculty and staff returned to the building for Conference Day as we get ready to welcome students back on Tuesday!

As part of the day, we took a moment to recognize and congratulate the faculty and staff members celebrating milestone years of service to our district.

10 Years of Service
Wendy Rush
Randy Groot
Kristi Danker Case

20 Years of Service
Laura Frey
Stephanie Beardsley

25 Years of Service
Teresa Bates
Christina Henley
John Jordan
Sherry Metz
Beth North
Carrie Smith
Judy VanNorman
Andy Wight

Congratulations, and thank you for the years of dedication, commitment and service you have given to our students and school community!

09/03/2026

Last night, our Varsity Girls Soccer Team opened the season with a 3-3 tie against the Sodus Spartans before the game was called due to weather.

Thank you to Bethany Felicita for the photos!

09/02/2026

🏗️ **Capital Project Update**

We have been busy this summer, and a lot of progress has been made on the Red Jacket Capital Project!

The project remains on schedule, with some phases even ahead of schedule.

For the latest updates on this project, click the link below.

Capital Improvement Project - Red Jacket Schools | Manchester-Shortsville CSD

09/01/2026

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, CARDINALS!

Let’s make it a great year!

08/28/2026

Meet Red Jacket’s New Assistant Principal and Athletic Director: Christopher Wickham

Please join us in welcoming Christopher Wickham to Red Jacket! Get to know Mr. Wickham a little better in our new Q&A article, where he shares more about himself, his role, and what he’s looking forward to this school year.

Read the Q&A by clicking the link below.

News Post - Red Jacket Schools | Manchester-Shortsville CSD

08/26/2026

Congratulations to Superintendent Chris Barnard, who is anticipated to be approved as the next District Superintendent of Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES.

We’re proud that Mr. Barnard will continue to be a leader in our region, and we wish him all the best in this next chapter!

Big news: We are so excited to announce the anticipated appointment of Mr. Chris Barnard as the next District Superintendent of Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES. 🎉

Chris brings expansive leadership experience in education from throughout the W-FL Region with him to our BOCES, and we are so excited to see what the future holds with him joining our organization.

Read all about the appointment here: https://www.wflboces.org/article/3094919

08/24/2026

Meet some new faces at Red Jacket!

Last week, our newest faculty members joined us for orientation. We’re excited to welcome them to the Cardinal family and can’t wait to see the impact they’ll make this year!

Welcome to Red Jacket!

Address

1506 RT-21
Shortsville, NY
14548

Website

https://redjacket.org/

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