Greece CSD appoints Craig Hill principal, HR director
COURTESY OF GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Greece Central School District Board of Education recently approved the appointment of Brandin Jones as principal of Craig Hill Elementary School and Gina Larsen as executive director of human resources.
Jones is assistant principal of Odyssey Academy, a role he has held since 2017. He started his career in the Rochester City School District as a special education teacher, later serving as the coordinating administrator for special education.
“My first priority will be to listen,” Jones said. “I want to hear from staff, families and students on what work they believe needs to happen at Craig Hill. Their voices will be critical in guiding my choices as principal. In addition, I want to learn as much as I can about the history of Craig Hill.”
Apr 12, 2021
Some Monroe County school officials say they are frustrated about the school re-opening guidance that was released Friday afternoon from the New York State Health Department.
Kathleen Graupman, President of the Monroe County Council of School Superintendents and the Greece Superintendent, says one of the sections of the guidance regarding distancing between students is tied to the COVID transmission rate in the area.
Graupman says right now the Greece Central School District is considered in a red zone, even though she says they have been able to demonstrate that in person learning can be done safely.
The state guidance also leaves enforcement of district re-opening plans up to the local health departments.
Created: March 02, 2021 05:28 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Rochester area school superintendents say they want kids back in school five days per week for the last grading period, but they need clearly defined metrics from the New York State Department of Health as to what it will take to make that happen.
“I think it would be a gigantic relief for kids, for families, for teachers eventually I think there s some stress involved there but, if we could get everyone back for the fourth quarter just to have some normalcy before we leave for summer, said Greece Superintendent Kathleen Graupman who is also the President of the Monroe County Superintendents Council. I think it would do wonders for everybody s mental health, emotional health and even from just a learning perspective… if I can take advantage of 10 weeks of everybody, every day, I would gladly do that.”
REPORT: Finger Lakes schools were able to remain open, infection-free thanks to safety measures
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By collaborating to create local safety measures, K-12 schools across the Finger Lakes region were able to remain open and secure for students during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today.
Issued by the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force, the interim report summarizes the task force’s work since its formation in July 2020. As part of its ongoing efforts to reopen schools, the group sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking for more clarity on the metric indicators required for schools to open more fully for in-person learning, along with a copy of its interim report.
Created: December 17, 2020 06:38 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) This pandemic has been mentally and emotionally challenging for all of us, but especially for students.
While COVID-19 case numbers continue to surge in our region, school and health officials are re-emphasizing the need to be mindful of social-emotional wellbeing in kids. The amount that COVID has been in the headlines really misrepresents how much I think about all the other aspects of social-emotional health, particularly pertaining to kids in our K-12 schools, Monroe County Dept. of Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza said.
Mendoza joined Superintendents Kathleen Graupman, Mary Grow, and Jo Anne Antonacci on an ACT for Education Zoom call Thursday, where they discussed how they addressed social-emotional needs in students during the fall semester, and stressed the need to stay vigilant about mental health concerns going forward.