RTA News You Can Use
Adam’s Update (6.3.20) …And Justice for All…
Rochester teachers and their union stand in solidarity with all who are demanding that racial justice finally become a reality. The tragic and senseless killing of George Floyd is just the most recent injustice in the long history of egregious assaults on people of...
PDI Deadlines June 9th and June 11th
To receive the PD Incentive for the 2019-20 school year all eligible members need to have their PD uploaded to TrunNorth Logic by June 9th. All surveys must be completed by June 11th in TrueNorth Logic. PD for the 2020-21 incentive can begin on June 22nd.
Adam’s Update (5.28.20) Layoff Information and Meeting, ROC-SOS Action
Colleagues, This is an especially tough week for all of us because approximately 200 of our colleagues are receiving layoff notices for the next school year. Here are the numbers of layoffs by tenure areas: 46 Elementary; 39 Reading; 20 Math; 19 Speech and Language;...
RTA Will Be Holding ZOOM Conferences with RTA Members Impacted by Layoffs
The RTA will be holding a virtual meeting June 8th at 4 pm with members who have been impacted by layoffs. There is information on the RTA website. Please contact Martha Keating (maskerade6@aol.com) with any questions. *Updated 5.28.20
STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT APPOINTS DR. SHELLEY JALLOW AS MONITOR FOR THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
New York State Education Department Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe today announced the appointment of Dr. Shelley Jallow as the State Monitor for the Rochester City School District. Recently enacted legislation requires the Commissioner to appoint one monitor for...
RCSD Employee Support Group
An RCSD employee support group facilitated by a therapist Paul Ackers LMSW, will be offering two virtual sessions on May 28th and June 1st. With the reopening of NYS comes a lot of stress and uncertainty and sessions will look to provide assistance and counseling to...
Adam’s Update (5.21.20) Negotiations, Staffing & Transfers, Exempt Schools, Cleaning Out Lockers & Desks, Ed Week Article, PD, Rochester Teachers Care
Colleagues, Yes, this Monday, Memorial Day, is a day off from work for you and your students. It’s a national holiday and we’re commemorating all those who made sacrifices for our freedom and our democracy. It’s also appropriate that, on that day, we honor all the...
Bell Times for the 2020-21 School Year
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Adam’s Update (5.11.20) Planned Layoffs, Negotiations, Continued Learning, ELT, Evaluations, School Closures, Rochester Teachers Care
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current issues: - Planned Layoffs. The school board approved eliminating 198 teacher positions for the next school year in the following tenure areas: 49 Elementary; 28 Reading; 21 Speech and Language; 21 ESOL; 20 Special...
Devastated Budgets and Widening Inequities: How the Coronavirus Collapse Will Impact Schools
—Taylor Callery for Education WeekBy Daarel Burnette IIMay 8, 2020 Almost half of the nation’s 13,000 school districts may be forced to make the deepest cuts to education spending in a generation—slashing programs and laying off hundreds of thousands of...
ROC-SOS Letter & Digital Postcards
Colleagues, I urge you to join this community-wide advocacy campaign on behalf of our students and their educators. Adam Begin forwarded message:Attention Students, Parents, Educators, and Community members: The Rochester Community Coalition to Save Our Schools...
Adam’s Update (4.30.20) Budget, Continued Learning, Supts. Day, Rochester Teachers Care, Employee Assistance Plan, RTA Scholarships, Reopening Of Schools
Colleagues, As we soon conclude yet another week of remote teaching and learning, here are some reminders and also an update on some current issues confronting us and our students: - RCSD Budget Proposal. Last Tuesday, the Board of Education received a revised budget...
Tips and Links for ROConnect
ROConnect The RCSD has adopted a single sign-on platform called...
Directions for Taking Attendance through PowerSchool for the 2019-20 school year
POWERSCHOOL ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS Here is a link on how to take attendance in the...
Options for Multi Factor Authentication
MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION Below are the options for MFA, “Notify me through app”, and “Use...
Special Education Teachers Can Claim Mileage For Required CSE Meetings Outside of Their Building
Special education teachers can be reimbursed for both milage and parking when required to attend...
