by Matt Lavonas | May 30, 2019 | News
By Tim Louis Macaluso Since late last fall, Rochester’s school board and district administrators have been working on a plan outlining how they’ll correct the district’s management and governance problems. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia...
by Matt Lavonas | May 13, 2019 | News, Transfer Day
2019-2020 TEACHER TRANSFER /PLACEMENT DAYS— Please Read, Dates have been changed (as of 5/31). Teacher Transfer/Placement Days are changing to the following dates; June 10, 2019- June 17, 2019. Transfer Days are still being held at Wilson Foundation Academy, 200...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 11, 2019 | News
by WHAM Tuesday, April 9th 2019 WHAM — After preparing for 200 positions to be cut, it looks like teaching jobs could be saved in the Rochester City School District (RCSD). At a meeting Monday night, RCSD Interim Superintendent Dan Lowengard told parents of...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 5, 2019 | News
By James Brown • Mar 29, 2019 Rochester’s Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to buy out some of its most experienced teachers Thursday night. The plan was proposed by the City School District’s teachers union last month. The district announced a plan to...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 4, 2019 | News
by Justin Murphy Harry Kennedy discusses the retention rate of teachers in city schools. Wochit The Rochester City School District will offer $50,000 retirement bonuses to veteran teachers, part of an effort to find savings in a difficult budget year. The bonuses will...
by Matt Lavonas | Mar 22, 2019 | News
By Tim Louis Macaluso Rochester’s Interim Superintendent, Daniel Lowengard, presented his proposed budget for next year to the school board yesterday: $925 million, a slight increase over this year’s $922 million. But balancing the budget required $40...
