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School Instructors Meeting Info needed
If you are a School Instructor please email Martha Keating (maskerade6@aol.com) with the following information. Name Certifications heldsubjects taughtschool years
read moreAdam’s Update (2.23.20 Maintaining Our Solidarity)
Colleagues, Welcome back. I hope that you had a restful February recess. As you may have already heard, last Friday a Facebook group called Rochester Organization of Rank and File Educators (RORE), that includes some RTA members, called for a one-day teacher strike on...
read moreNYSUT/AFT/NEA Delegate Election Results
In accordance with Article XI, Section 2E of the RTA Bylaws, the Nominating and Elections Committee certifies the election results to be published in all faculty units within 15 school days following the election. Karen Lahr, Chairperson Nominating & Elections...
read moreAdam’s Update (2.12.20)
Colleagues, You may have heard about Superintendent Dade's speculation that, if we do not receive additional funding from the State, the District may not be able to meet payroll this year and may have to make up to 800 layoffs. He said this yesterday while testifying...
read moreAdam’s Update (1.29.20)
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update and some timely reminders: - 100th Episode. This week’s Rochester Teachers Care video <https://youtu.be/vO1UyogbLDM> represents the 100th episode of the series that began in March, 2017. It features the work of Jen Finewood, a...
read moreHelp in Registering Your Teacher Certification
Continuing Teacher and Leader Education is a law adopted into practice by the Board of Regents. The new law states “all holders of a permanent or professional certificate are subject to registration of their certificates starting July 1st 2016, if you are an...
read moreAdam’s Update (1.23.20)
Colleagues, Yesterday you received a copy of the RTA Representative Assembly resolution condemning the District’s disastrous strategy for mid-year cuts and calling for the restoration of teacher layoffs and needed services for our students. Here’s a brief update on...
read moreRTA Representative Assembly Resolution to Rescind Mid-Year Layoffs of Teachers and to Restore Resources for Our Students
Whereas, the Superintendent of RCSD schools recommended the ill-conceived strategy to make mid-year teacher cuts, and Whereas, the RCSD ignored the pleas of students, parents, community members and teachers urging them to delay mid-year cuts, and Whereas, the RCSD has...
read moreConsidering Retiring? RTA is holding drop-in sessions to answer questions.
Considering Retiring?????? The RTA will host a drop-in informational session for those considering retirement on January 30th at the RTA Office, 30 N. Union St. Drop-in any time between 3 and 5 pm. Topics covered will include health benefits, NYSTRS information,...
read moreA Message from the Nominations & Elections Committee
Delegates Election voting starts on Wednesday, January 15 and ends on February 4 at 11:59 pm Central Time. If RTA has your current email and you are an RTA member, you will receive an email from noreply@directvote.net with a unique username and election passcode. ...
read moreAdam’s Update (1.8.20)
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update about several topics currently salient and a couple announcements about workshops available to you: - Layoffs. The original number of proposed teacher layoffs was 168. That number was reduced to 155 and then, just hours before...
read moreHow to Sign Up for Rally Healthy Rewards and Earn Free Money (Gift Cards)
There is no such thing as "Free Money" but you clicked on this and hopefully you will continue to signup for a benefit that is available to all RTA members who are receiving healthcare from the district. It's quick, easy and part of our healthcare package already....
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Parking for the Rally to #SpareOurStudents
The Rally to #SpareOurStudents is December 19th at 4:30 p.m. at 131 West Broad Street. Parking will be at a premium. You are strongly encouraged to carpool from your schools. You may also park at the RTA offices (30 North Union Street) and carpool from there. Below...
SPECIAL 411 WEEK OF RTA SOLIDARITY
from Aimee Rinere/RTA Treasurer... We are asking all RTA Faculty Reps to help us get the word out to our members with the following actions throughout the week. We NEED everyone to call, write, show up and be heard! Monday: Encourage all teachers to sign up to speak...
Job Interview Opportunities Being Held at the RTA
Updated: December 12/16 10 am Newark CSD Has ELA & English Openings The Newark CSD, Wayne County, has openings for teachers. We specifically have an English position, an ELA position, and many TA positions. We are an easy 40 minute drive east of...
RTA Will Hold Special Session For Teachers Impacted By Layoffs
RTA will hold a special session for teachers impacted by layoffs on Monday, December 9th, at the RTA (30 N. Union Street, Suite 301). This will be a “drop-in-session,” affected teachers can show up at any time between 2:30 pm and 6 pm. Topics covered during this...
Action Committee Requests
Colleagues, First and foremost, thank you for all you do for our union and our students! It has been a challenging few months so far this year and we are not through it yet! The Action Committee has three urgent requests. INVITE: Please invite our colleagues,...
PD Seminars for December
There are still six free professional development seminars scheduledfor December in the Rochester Regional Office (starting next week).Please send this email to your members in case any of them areinterested in attending. Here is a link toour...
Adam’s Update Standing Up for Our Students (11.22.19)
Dear Colleagues, At their next regularly scheduled Business Meeting on Thursday, December 5th, the RCSD Board of Education may be voting on the Superintendent’s proposed plan to address the District’s fiscal deficit. This represents an opportunity for...
The Media’s Misrepresentation of RCSD Teacher Absences by Chris Widmaier
Since they used my picture and video from my classroom as an example of the kind of teacher that is exhibiting a high rate of absenteeism (never mind the fact I’ve been absent for the last year and half because I left the Rochester City School District) I feel like I should respond with my own thoughts. I also feel like I should respond because our community needs to just plain stop buying into the lazy RCSD teacher narrative as the reason our school system is the way it is.
Corrected Seniority Lists
We have corrected the district’s mistakes on the seniority lists and are able to confirm a member's seniority number. Please email one of us at: Margaret Sergent msergent@rochesterteachers.com Aimee Rinere arinere@rochesterteachers.com Matt...
Two Deputy Superintendents let go by RCSD
Dear Colleagues, Today the services of our two Deputy Superintendents, Dr. Elizabeth Mascitti-Miller and Dr. Cecilia Griffin Golden, were discontinued for reasons of economy and reorganization. When I arrived in Rochester in July, I told staff what an...
Email RTA To Recieve Your Seniority Number
The RTA has found that the district has provided us with flawed seniority lists. We are in the process of correcting them as fast as we can. If you have already contacted us for your seniority number, please email us starting on Monday, November 18, 2019...
Free DASA Training from NYSUT November 16th
NYSUT will be offering another free DASA training for teachers and teaching assistants who need this training for their certification on Saturday, November 16th, at the Rochester Regional Office (30 N. Union St, 1st-floor conference center, Rochester, NY 14607) from 9...
#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...
A message from Superintendent Dade
From communications@rcsdk12.org (Tue, 10/8/2019 5:46 PM) Please see the following message from Superintendent Terry Dade. Dear Colleagues, At this evening’s Board of Education Audit Committee meeting, I reported on the District’s budget deficit, which first came to my...
Making Strides Walk 2019
This year’s Making Strides Walk is October 20th – at Frontier Field beginning at 8:30 am. Please consider creating a team and walking for a great cause. To donate, click on the following link: http://bit.ly/RTABreastCancerWalk Please be sure to stop by the RTA tent...