Monthly Archives: July 2011

District Grading Structure Moves from Letters to Numbers

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Greece Athena

Numeric grades will appear on progress reports and report cards in all classes. Honor roll designations will be calculated based on the grade point average (GPA) earned per semester and will recognize three levels of achievement: 95-100    High Honor Roll … Continue reading →

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New Way to Get to the School Website!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Greece Athena

The Athena High School website address is long and convoluted! The full address is http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/athena-high.cfm and that is just too long to remember. If you are like me, that meant Googling the website, or linking to it through the district … Continue reading →

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What Excellent Educators Do!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Greece Athena

Today I had my 4th focus group with 8 more incredible members of the Athena High School team.  I have to say everyone I have met so far has been great.  The passion for students, camaraderie among teachers and support … Continue reading →

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Emily Shoemaker – Article in the D&C

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Greece Athena

Yesterday there was a fantastic article in the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper on Athena’s own Emily Shoemaker. Click this picture to view the entire article on the D&C website.

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Trojans Using Twitter!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Greece Athena

Many of the members of our team here at Athena are starting to leverage the power of Twitter. This incredible tool can be used to communicate effectively with students, colleagues, parents and the world.  It can also be used to … Continue reading →

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Which Story are You?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Greece Athena

There are one-story intellects, two-story intellects, and three-story intellects with skylights. All fact collectors, who have no aim beyond their facts, are one-story minds. Two-story minds compare, reason, generalize, using the labors of a fact collector as well as their own. … Continue reading →

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Athena Transition Plan (by: Jason Gianotti)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Greece Athena

Introduction: Over the past few weeks I have had the incredible opportunity to meet with and get to know many of you. Through various conversations, your responses to the initial staff survey and email correspondence, I have been thrilled to … Continue reading →

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Book Summary: Focus, by Mike Schmoker

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Greece Athena

Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning. by: Mike Schmoker. This is a skeleton outline of the first three chapters. Click here fore a more detailed outline and summary.  The summary of the second half of the book is coming… … Continue reading →

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Get Motivated Conference Highlights

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Greece Athena

Yesterday the administrative team headed to the Blue Cross Arena to attend the “Get Motivated” conference.  There was an incredible lineup of speakers and teachers sharing wisdom and insight.  Several teachers attended as well and everyone seemed to take away some … Continue reading →

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Transition Focus Group Questions

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Greece Athena

Questions for Entry Plan Interview Sessions: The following questions will serve as the outline for the various stakeholder meetings and interviews that I will be conducting.  I do not expect you to answer them ahead of time, however you may find … Continue reading →

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