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Click below to download forms AR Cover Sheet Reflection 2020-21 Action Research Proposal
read moreAdam’s Update (9.22.20) Negotiations, Retroactive Pay, Building Protocols, Virtual Walkthroughs, Funding, BENTE Layoffs
Colleagues, "Rochester teachers and their union join the rest of the community in mourning the tragic deaths of our two recent graduates, Jaquayla Young and Jarvis Alexander, killed during the recent horrific mass shooting in our city. Fourteen others suffered gun...
read moreVote No to BENTE Layoffs
September 19, 2020 To: Members of the RCSD Board of Education On behalf of the 3200 members of the Rochester Teachers Association, I urge you to vote against the recommendation to layoff 221 members of the Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE) members as...
read moreTimes & Locations for Early Voting
TIMES FOR EARLY VOTING, November 2020 PRIMARY Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am-3:00 pm Sunday, October 25, 9:00am-3:00pm Monday, October 26, 9:00am-5:00 pm Thursday, October 29, 11:00am-8:00pm Friday, October 30, 9:00am-5:00 pm Saturday, October 31, 9:00am-3pm Sunday,...
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read moreRepresentative Assembly Meeting Dates
For your convenience and opportunity to plan ahead, I wish to inform you of the scheduled dates for the regular monthly meetings of the RTA Representative Assembly during the 2020-2021 school...
read moreUpdated RTA 2020-21 School Calendar
Below you will find an updated 2020-21 School Calendar. Please note that the scheduled superintendent's days of October 9, November 3, and April 30 are now normal school days. For a printable version click here
read moreStatement on the Tragic Death of Daniel Prude
Dear Colleagues, As we again experience deep sadness and hurt, this time over the tragic death of Daniel Prude in our own community, our nation looks to educators to help teach our children that it is indeed possible to live in peace and to create a world with racial...
read moreInterested in Mentor Support?
Professional support is voluntary, confidential peer coaching from a CIT Lead Teacher-Mentor to support and strengthen your practice. We encourage you to request professional support if you will be transitioning to a new school building, new grade level, or new...
read moreAdam’s Update (8.30.20) Advocate for Additional Funding
Colleagues, The Rochester City School District’s fiscal woes continue. Part of it is due to lower registration of kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students. Another reason is that the District continues to find discrepancies and miscalculations in their existing...
read moreAll RTA Members Affected By DACA
Attention any RTA member affected by DACA. Please contact Martha Keating (maskerade6@aol.com)by next Tuesday.
read moreAdam’s Update (8.21.20) United in Opposition to Premature and Devastating Cuts
Colleagues, Late last week, the New York State Division of Budget notified all school districts that the State is now projecting a $14.5 billion budget shortfall and therefore may be reducing state aid to school districts by 20%. The Rochester City School District’s...
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Adam’s Update (8.10.20) There Is Strength In Solidarity!
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that our sister teacher unions in Monroe County announced their support for postponing plans for reopening schools for in-person learning until it can be ensured that all safety concerns are appropriately addressed. The Monroe...
Adam’s Update (8.9.20) Reopening, Email Superintendent, Leaves of Absence
Colleagues, Last Friday our Governor indicated that, pending approval of their plans by the NYS Department of Health, school districts can, not must, reopen for in-person instruction. He also said that parents and teachers must be comfortable enough to support the...
Adam’s Update (8.4.20) The District’s hybrid plan is aspirational, vague, unworkable, unrealistic & problematic
Colleagues, As you already know, we have called on the Rochester City School District to postpone any at-school and in-person reopening of schools at least until the end of the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Instead, we should continue remote teaching and...
RTA Hotline Postings
Due to phone issues at RTA Office, we are posting the following jobs. School 9 Elementary K-3 School 17 Special Education 1-6 School 17 Bilingual Special Education 1-6 School 45 Elementary You must be in the tenure area to secure the job....
Stand with Rochester Educators, Students & Families
Join RTA, RAP and the Rochester Community Coalition to Save Our Schools (ROC-SOS) in calling on our elected representatives—urging them to regain funding so we can open safely open schools for our children and their teachers this...
Transfer Day Schedule
Transfer Days are scheduled on ZOOM for both voluntary applicants and displaced teachers are as follows: 6/22/20 log on at 3:30; begins at 4 Science 6/24/20 log on at 8:30; begins at 9 (order of tenure areas: PE, Art, Music, ESOL. Counselor. SSW,...
Be on the alert for a benefit scam targeting teachers.
The New York Labor Department is warning of a scam first reported by The New York Times to have struck Washington, Florida and four other states....
Is this your tenure year?
The Governor has included in his latest Executive Order ( 202.39 ) language that permits Districts to grant tenure to teachers in their last year of probation without the normally required APPR score and lack of observations/evaluations. Here is the...
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.
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...
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...