Greece Central School District

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Greece Central School District
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Location
750 Maiden Lane
Rochester, New York 14615
Parts of the Town of Greece, New York [1]
United States
Coordinates 43°13′32″N77°39′44″W / 43.2256°N 77.6622°W / 43.2256; -77.6622 (District office)
District information
Type Public
MottoStudent learning is the goal
Grades Pre-K–12 and adult education
EstablishedJuly 1928 (1928-07)
SuperintendentKathleen Graupman
Accreditation(s) New York State Education Department
Schools·11 elementary schools (K–5)
·2 middle schools (6–8)
·2 combined middle/high school (6–12)
·2 senior high schools (9–12)
BudgetIncrease2.svg US$197.6 million (2011–2012) [2]
NCES District ID 3612630 [3]
Students and staff
StudentsDecrease2.svg 11,923 (2011–2012) [2]
TeachersDecrease2.svg 1,149 (2011–2012) [2]
StaffDecrease2.svg 1,347 (2011–2012) [2]
Other information
Unions NYSUT, Greece Teachers' Association
Mailing AddressPO Box 300
North Greece, NY 14515
Notes www.greececsd.org/district.cfm
Website www.greececsd.org

The Greece Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 14,000 students in the town of Greece in Monroe County with over 3,700 employees and an operating budget of $180 million (~$13,489 per student). [2]

Contents

The average class size is 21 students and the student-teacher ratio is 23:1 (elementary), 14-19:1 (middle-high school). [2]

Some 2015 top Greece Central School District salaries: [4]
• 12. Barbara A. Deane (Greece), $212,548.00
• 258. Christina S. Sloane (Greece), $149,117.95
• 276. Lesley S. Flick (Greece), $147,658.71
• 361. Kathleen S. Graupman (Greece), $142,255.08
• 369. Beverly J. Ziegler (Greece), $141,839.98
• 532. Jamie N. Warren (Greece), $134,707.98
• 568. Toyia T. Wilson (Greece), $133,586.89
• 607. Mark A. Balsamo (Greece), $132,565.44
• 878. Diane R. Boni (Greece), $124,962.47
• 939. Kathryn A. Colicchio (Greece), $123,678.45
• 975. Linda A. Pickering (Greece), $122,927.81

Kathleen Graupman is the Superintendent of Schools.

History

The Greece Central School District was created in July 1928 by combining the former Greece school districts 3, 11, and 16. Until the construction of Greece Olympia High School, students attended John Marshall or Hilton high schools. [5]

Superintendents
NameTenure
Steven L. Walts1998 – 2005
Josephine S. Kehoe (interim)October 2005 – October 2006
Steven A. AchramovitchNovember 2006 – June 2010
Donald O. Nadolinski (acting)July 2010 – July 2010
John R. O’Rourke (interim)July 2010 – June 2011
Barbara A. Deane–WilliamsJuly 2011 – July 2015 [6]
Kathleen GraupmanJuly 2015 – Present [7]

Board of education

The Board of Education (BOE) consists of 9 members who serve rotating 3-year terms. Elections are held each May for board members and to vote on the School District Budget.

Current board members:

Leadership

By convention, elementary schools are named after the road on which they are located. Middle and high schools use classical Greek names.

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

6-12 schools

Performance

In June 2007, the American Music Conference recognized the district as being among the 2007 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education". [8]

On May 23, 2005, president George W. Bush visited the Greece Central Performing Arts Center located in the Athena Complex which houses both Greece Athena Middle School and Greece Athena High School.

Controversy

see bus monitor bullying video

Controversy arose in June 2012 when several students from Greece Athena Middle School were caught on camera verbally and physically abusing school bus monitor Karen Klein during a bus ride. [9] [10] Soon after the video became public, local FM radio station WBZA (98.9 the Buzz) reported the story and it spread virally on the internet Making the Bus Monitor Cry. District officials have promised due process in handling the misconduct by the 7th grade boys [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Monroe County GIS Services Division (April 26, 2011). "Monroe County, New York School Districts" (PDF). Countywide Thematic Maps. Rochester, New York: Department of Environmental Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Facts and Figures on Monroe County School Districts, Brighton, New York: Monroe County School Boards Association, 2012, p. 20, OCLC   4891330, archived from the original on January 6, 2013
  3. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greece Central School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Thomas, G. Scott. "247 Upstate New York school officials have salaries above $150,000; Rochester lands the most entries on list of highest-paid administrators".
  5. ↑ Tomkiewicz, Virginia; Husted, Shirley Cox (1982), "22", Eight Miles Along the Shore...An Illustrated History of Greece, N.Y., Greece, New York: Historical Society of Greece, NY, p. 169, OCLC   8660884
  6. ↑ "Deane-Williams retiring as Greece superintendent".
  7. ↑ "Greece native to lead Greece schools".
  8. ↑ "The 2007 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" Roster". American Music Conference. 2007. Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
  9. ↑ Tu Thanh Ha (June 21, 2012). "Toronto man raises over $200,000 for bullied elderly bus monitor". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  10. ↑ "District Statement Regarding YouTube Video". Greece Central School District. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Fundraising goes Viral". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY). June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
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