The Greece Central School District is a public school district

School district

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 in New York State

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 that serves approximately 14,000 students in the town of Greece in Monroe County

Monroe County, New York

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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 student-teacher ratio

Student-teacher ratio

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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 New York State. The Greece Central School District was created in July 1928.

Barbara Deane-Williams is the Superintendent of 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.

2007-2008 Board of Education

President

• Mrs. Julia VanOrman

Vice President

• Mr. Patrick Tydings

Board Members

• Mr. Roger Boily

• Mr. David Ferrington

• Mrs. Carolyn Hauer

• Mr. Sean McCabe

• Mr. Frank Oberg

• Mrs. Gale O'Toole

• Mr. Jeff Smith

Schools

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
• Craig Hill
• English Village
• Holmes Road
• Buckman Heights
• Kirk Road
• Lakeshore
• Longridge
• Paddy Hill
• Parkland-Brookside
• Pine Brook
• West Ridge

High schools

• Arcadia High
  Arcadia High School (New York)
  Arcadia High School is a public high school located in Greece, New York, serving grades 9–12. It is one of four high schools in the Greece Central School District. The school was built in 1963 and the new Arcadia Middle School was connected to it just over a decade ago...
  
  
• Athena High
• Odyssey Academy
  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 800 students, selected by random lottery from applicants across Greece, serving grades 6 - 12.Though Odyssey Academy is the...
  
   (6-12)
• Olympia High

Elementary schools

• Autumn Lane
• Craig Hill
• English Village
• Holmes Road
• Buckman Heights
• Kirk Road
• Lakeshore
• Longridge
• Paddy Hill
• Parkland
• Brookside
• Pine Brook
• West Ridge

Middle schools

• Apollo
• Arcadia
• Athena
• Odyssey

High schools

• Arcadia
• Athena
• Odyssey
• Olympia

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 Bush

George W. Bush

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visited the Athena Performing Arts Center.

External links

• The Greece Central School District Website
• New York State School Boards Association