{"id":26452,"date":"2013-12-23T14:14:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T18:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=26452"},"modified":"2022-09-27T11:18:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:18:17","slug":"stem-school-teacher-elected-to-xenia-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2013\/12\/23\/stem-school-teacher-elected-to-xenia-school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM School teacher elected to Xenia School Board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State University alum Arch Grieve is a world history and economics teacher at the Dayton Regional STEM School.<\/p><\/div>\n

Arch Grieve wanted to impact public education in his hometown by becoming a teacher there. When that didn\u2019t work out, however, Grieve found another way to accomplish his goal.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Wright State graduate was elected to the Xenia Community Schools Board of Education in November 2013 and will begin serving his term in January 2014.<\/p>\n

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Grieve was elected to the Xenia Community Schools Board of Education in November 2013 and will begin serving his term in January 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI had always wanted to be involved in the Xenia school district,\u201d said Grieve, who grew up in the district and graduated from Xenia High School. \u201cI got my teaching license specifically to allow me to teach in the district. But, just as I was finishing up my license, the district began laying off teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grieve instead found work as a world history and economics teacher at the Dayton Regional STEM School. Wright State helped develop the five-year-old school, which offers real-world experience that helps prepare its 500-plus students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a ton of amazing professors at Wright State, and so many have been willing to come here to the STEM School and talk to our kids,\u201d Grieve said. \u201cWe definitely benefit in many ways from Wright State\u2019s expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Xenia district faces a number of challenges, including multiple lawsuits, Greene County\u2019s second-lowest graduation rate and public disagreements among current board members that helped spur Grieve into becoming a candidate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mulled it over for a year or so,\u201d Grieve said. \u201cSeeing all the dysfunction on the board at that time, and people encouraging me, really led me to throw my hat into the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen how decisions made by the Xenia board impact the learning environment there. First, any dollars wasted are dollars that can\u2019t be put into the classroom. Second, the public perception that the school is wasting tax dollars makes it very difficult to get a levy passed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grieve earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in social science education from Wright State in 2008 and is currently pursuing master\u2019s degrees in public administration as well as international and comparative politics.<\/p>\n

Of course, Grieve, would not be allowed to both teach in the Xenia district and be a member of the school board. That is just fine with him, however, as Grieve said he has thoroughly enjoyed his four years at the STEM School and hopes to remain there for a long time to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would not be the teacher I am today if this had not been my first job,\u201d Grieve said. \u201cThere is a real emphasis on collaboration. I had excellent mentors and I learned a lot about project-based learning and use of classroom technology.<\/p>\n

“We try to emphasize global citizenship in very tangible ways. Our students learn what it means to think globally and act locally.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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