The Greece Central School District is a

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that serves approximately 14,000 students in the town of

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with over 3,700 employees and an operating budget of $180 million (~$13,489 per student). The average class size is 21 students and the

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is 23:1 (elementary), 14-19:1 (middle-high school). The district is the largest suburban school district in Monroe County and the eighth-largest district in

. Some 2015 top Greece Central School District salaries:
• 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

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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

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high schools.

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: *Sean McCabe, President *Terry Melore, Vice President *Lisa Christoffel *Richard Cunningham *Joe Grinnan *William Maloney *Frank Oberg *Mary Caitlin Wight *Michael Valicenti

Leadership

*Kathleen Graupman - Superintendent of Schools *Richard Stutzman - Interim Deputy Superintendent *Romeo Colilli - Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Administrative Services *Elizabeth Bentley - Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources *Kathryn Colicchio - Assistant Superintendent for Student Achievement and Accountability (Secondary) *Valerie Paine - Assistant Superintendent for Student Achievement and Student Support Services (Elementary) By convention, elementary schools are named after the road on which they are located. Middle and high schools use classical Greek names.

Elementary schools

*Autumn Lane, Principal - Tasha Potter, Assistant Principal - Kenneth Merkey *Brookside, Principal - Anthony Reale, Assistant Principal - Kenneth Merkey *Buckman Heights, Principal - Anitra Huchzermeier, Assistant Principal - Michelle Barton *Craig Hill, Principal - Melissa Pacelli, Assistant Principal - Kenneth Merkey *English Village, Principal - Cheryl Hurst, Assistant Principal - Jason Lewis *Greece Community Early Learning Center, Principal - Tracy DelGrego, Assistant Principal - Derek Warren *Holmes Road, Principal - Kristin Tsang, Assistant Principal - Michelle Barton *Lakeshore, Principal - James Palermo, Assistant Principal - Jason Lewis *Pine Brook, Principal - Elizabeth Boily, Assistant Principal - Deborah Goodman

Middle schools

*Arcadia Middle, Principal - Brian Lumb, Assistant Principals - Michael Ferris and Michael Walker * Athena Middle, Principal - Jason Fulkerson, Assistant Principals - Lori Delorme-Shaw and Norma Vetter

High schools

* Arcadia High, Principal - Gina Larsen, Assistant Principals - Kristina Cristofori (9th grade), Christina Wawrzyniak (10th & 12th grades) and Mason Moore (11th grade) * Athena High, Principal - David Richardson, Assistant Principals - Bryon George (9th and 11th grades) and Susan Fix (10th and 12th grades)

6-12 schools

Odyssey Academy Odyssey Academy is a high/middle school in Greece, New York, United States. It is part of Greece Central School District. Odyssey maintains a population of slightly over 1,000 students, partially selected by random lottery from applicants across ...

(6-12), Principal - Dr. Jeffrey Green, 6th Grade/AP/IB Teacher on Assignment - Sumara Case, Assistant Principals - Laurie Platt (7th & 9th grades), Lori Ruggeri (8th and 12th grades) and Jeffrey Henley (10th & 11th grades) *

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, Principal - Marc Fleming (also 12th grade administrator), Assistant Principals - David Hoffman (6th, 7th and 8th grades), Patricia Chodak (9th grade), Gail Watson (10th grade), and Kelly Flagler (11th grade)

Performance

In June 2007, the American Music Conference recognized the district as being among the 2007 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education". On May 23, 2005, president

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visited the Greece Central Performing Arts Center located in the Athena Complex which houses both Greece Athena Middle School and

Greece Athena High School Greece Athena High School serves grades 9–12 as a part of the Greece Central School District in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. It occupies the 1st and 2nd floors of the Athena Complex and shares its library and the Greece P ...

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. Soon after the video became public, local FM radio station

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(98.9 the Buzz) reported the story and it spread virally on the interne
Making the Bus Monitor Cry
District officials have promised due process in handling the misconduct by the 7th grade boys

References

External links

Official WebsiteNew York State School Boards Association
{{Authority control School districts in New York (state) Education in Monroe County, New York School districts established in 1956