Teachers Can Now Sign Up for the Covid Vaccine as Part of Group 1B. (Update: The Website is Working Again)
NYSUT UPDATE 1/13/21: As of today, below is the guidance we have for those locals and members seeking to be vaccinated:• Individual registration through New York State (Website and Hotline): Individuals, seeking to secure an appointment are encouraged to use...
read morePreK-Gr 6 Teachers’ Deadline for ADA Accommodation Requests for Phase 2 is January 6th
The District has labeled PreK-Gr 6 Teachers return to school as Phase 2. The deadline for submitting the ADA accommodation request (Attending Physician's Statement Form) for Phase 2 is January 6th. Teachers can find this form on this website...
read moreJob Openings
Newark Central School District The Newark CSD, Wayne County, has openings for teachers. We specifically have an English position for grades 6-8, ELA positions for maternity leaves, and many TA positions. We are an easy 40-minute drive east of...
read moreNeighboring School Districts Have Teacher Openings
Updated December 26, 2019 Fairport Central School District Fairport Central School District Recruitment Event is Monday, Dec. 30, 2019 from 9-11 AM at Fairport High School Library (1 Dave Paddock Way, Fairport) FCSD is looking for Secondary Long Term Substitute...
read more#WRIGHTBYYOURSIDE
Officer Denny Wright, a police officer in the community of Rochester NY, serving us for more than 22 years and is the husband and father of two RTA members. On Friday, October 4th, 2019, Denny was having lunch with his daughter, and left to respond to a domestic...
read moreROCHESTER AREA LABOR FEDERATION ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE
Please join us for the Rochester Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 2, 2019. As one of the most important days of the year to our members, we hope that attendance will be at an all time high. Our theme this year is Union Strong!! Line-up for the RTA is on...
read moreAttention All Teachers: Workplace Harassment Training
Completion of the Gen-X course is required by September 2019. It is entitled: Workplace Harassment for Employees, State of New York and NYC*. This is the only acceptable course to fulfill the NYS law. Please be sure that this is the course you...
read moreAdam’s Update (1.19.21) Survey Results, RTA Resolution To Keep Our Students Safe
Colleagues, More than 1500 RTA members, on very short notice, responded to our most recent survey about the District’s reopening of our schools. The aggregate results are summarized in an attachment below. Two-thirds of Phase 1 colleagues already back indicated that...
read moreTeachers Who Received The 2018-19 Retirement Incentive Will Be Getting Their Check/Direct Deposit on 1/29/21.
The District has confirmed that teachers who received the 2018-2019 retirement incentive will be getting their check/direct deposit on 1/29/21.
read moreAdam’s Update (1.10.21) Reopening Plans, Vaccinating Teachers, Snow Days, Independent Inspection of Ventilation, Negotiations, Rochester Teachers Care
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update about some current issues: - Reopening Plans. Despite the rising rates of COVID-19 contagion in our region, there’s still no definitive answer from the District as to whether their plans for reopening of schools for hybrid instruction...
read moreVentilation Reports For Phase I Schools
Below are the School Inspection Reports from Olmsted Environmental Services, Inc. as prepared by Ed Olmsted, CIH, CSP and Jennifer Long, MS. The Phase I reports were commissioned and paid for by the RTA Health and Safety Committee. If you have any questions please...
read moreAdam’s Updates (1.4.21) Phase 1, Ventilation Inspections, Unanswered Questions, Accommodation Requests, CIT Office Hours, ROC-SOS, Rochester Teachers Care
Colleagues, Welcome back. I trust that you had a safe and rewarding holiday break. We all hope that 2021 will be, in every way, a better year than the one we’ve had. As we resume this most unusual and difficult school year, here’s a brief update: - Phase One...
read moreWe need answers from RCSD... We share member's frustration with the lack of information on the reopening plan from the RCSD and finding bits of information through the media and other various sources. There are increasingly frequent and inaccurate rumors spread...
read moreAdam’s Update (12.30.20) RCSD Changing Reopening Plans?
Colleagues, Like you, we too were surprised by this morning’s story in the Democrat and Chronicle (see below) that the District’s reopening plans are still in flux and continue to change. I reached out to Superintendent Myers-Small to inquire about the accuracy...
read moreWe Need Answers From the RCSD
January 8-12, 2021 Questions (1-6) QUESTION 1: (F) If/when schools enter hybrid phases, will families have to commit to hybrid (and/or remote) or will they be able to change their minds? Will this be different for SWDs vs gen. ed students? If they are able to change...
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