Greece Central School District
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). The average class size is 21 students and the student-teacher ratio 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. 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 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. 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. 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 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. 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 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