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Still Time To Get Discounted Darien Lake Tickets Online for NYSUT Days (7/6-7/21)
Easiest Deal: Use Print-N-Go! For $22.99 plus tax you can print your own Six Flags Darien Lake NYSUT Days (7/6-7/21) tickets from home. NEW in 2019! FREE PARKING with your NYSUT Ticket. ($20.00 value) Here’s how: Go to Sixflags.com/darienlake : Click Buy Tickets :...
read moreState Take Over Hasn’t Worked In Chester or Philadelphia Either
By PennLive Letters to the EditorMy condolences to the staff, students and parents of Harrisburg School District. Recently it was announced that your district will be put under the control of the state. I am truly sorry to hear they are ringing the death knoll of...
read moreNazareth College, Hickey Center invites you to register for any of the two workshops
Nazareth College, Hickey Center invites you, your family members and friends to register for any of the two workshops: 1. Global Citizenship Immersion: Building Skills and Knowledge for a Diverse World (For high school students) August 5-9, 2019 at Nazareth College,...
read more2019-2020 PD Info
Below is information from the Office of Professional Learning Click here for the OPL Professional Learning Process document (includes information on dates, deadlines, request process and other guidelines.) Click here to download a 2019-20 PD Request...
read moreAdam’s Update (6.10.19)
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update on some current issues:- Negotiations. Based on your responses to our Negotiations Survey, we have prepared a proposal that emphasizes what is good for students and fair to teachers. The District, unfortunately, has delayed the opening...
read moreHey Teachers! Ready to spend your summer in Israel…for free!?
Hey Teachers!Ready to spend your summer in Israel...for free!?Apply to join The TALMA Fellowship's network of superstar teachers from around the world for an all-expenses-paid summer of adventure, service, and growth! Program dates are June 27th-July 20, 2019...apply...
read moreTeacher Evaluation Selection Process
The Teacher Evaluation Selection Process to select your evaluation method for the 2019-2020 school year is now available online only through 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2019. The evaluation template that is selected may be used for the teacher’s 2019-2020 evaluation. The...
read moreFight brews over school governance
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 rejected their...
read moreTerry Dade to be Rochester School District superintendent
Terry Dade has been selected to serve as superintendent for the Rochester City School District. He currently is an assistant superintendent for the 180,000-student Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia. Rochester City School District officials have...
read more2019-20 Transfer/Placement Days Info (Revised 5/31)
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...
read moreAdam’s Update (5.7.19)
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current issues as well as a few timely reminders: - Negotiations. We urge you to respond to a Negotiations Survey emailed to you today. Your input is crucial to the development of our negotiations proposal. We plan to exchange...
read moreSuperintendent Forums (Dade & Horton videos)
Below are the Community & Staff and Parent and Student forums with Terry Dade and Devon Horton, who are two of the four RCSD Superintendent finalists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2kkYDO9004&feature=youtu.be Community and staff forum with Terry Dade and...
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Solving the RCSD puzzle
by Will Astor In the mid-1980s, I sat in on an interview of Rochester Mayor Thomas Ryan Jr. with Mary Anna Towler, the editor of City Newspaper, where I was then a reporter. She asked: What was Ryan’s vision for the city? In response, the taciturn Ryan at first looked...
Voluntary Transfer Process Open Now Online
TO: All Probationary/Tenured Teachers RE: 2019-2020 ONLINE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER In accordance with Section 24 (Vacancies and Transfers) of the contractual agreement between the Rochester City School District and the Rochester Teachers Association, probationary...
Barbara Deane-Williams reflects on her work as Rochester School Supt.
RCSD Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams, who retired from the district as of Jan. 31CREDIT JAMES BROWN / WXXI NEWS by James Brown After less than three years on the job, Barbara Deane-Williams is retiring as superintendent of the Rochester City School District. Her...
A holiday surprise: Rochester students receive Crock-Pots
by Ginny Ryan (WHAM photo) AA Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - In a Rochester 6th grade classroom Tuesday, a lesson involving math and reading became one about the spirit of this season. Behind it is all was a teacher who wanted to do more for her students. Lora Abbott, a...
Important Rally/Healthy Rewards Deadlines
Attention All Employees: If you are participating in the Rally/Healthy Rewards Program please remember that: Healthy Rewards credits/dollars should be redeemed online on or before December 30, 2018. December 31, 2018 is a blackout date and members will not be able to...
NY desperate for teachers as shortage continue
Rochester NY, WROC-TV - New York State United Teachers is launching a series of summits to encourage students or potential career changers to try teaching. The first summit was in Syracuse yesterday. Members say the teacher shortage has only grown, and it's been...
N.Y. Education Commissioner says test moratorium may be extended
Linking student test scores to teacher evaluations is currently on hold By Rick Karlin Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS — State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Wednesday said she may ask for an extension of the existing moratorium on...
NYSUT Rochester RO Certification Day
We are very excited to announce that were hosting our first ever Certification Day on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Rochester Regional Office (30 N. Union St., 1st floor conference center, Rochester, NY 14607). This informational day is open to all...
RTA Committees
Below are some of the RTA committees and chairpersons that are working for you. NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE* Adam Urbanski, RTA, Chairperson Martha Keating, RTA, Co-Chairperson John Pavone, RTA, Chief Negotiator GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE* Martha Keating, RTA, Chairperson...
DeVos To Make It Tougher For Defrauded Students To Seek Debt Relief
The U.S. Education Department is proposing changes to Obama-era rules that offer debt relief for students who were defrauded by their colleges. If you attended a school that misled you or engaged in misconduct, there's a government program called Borrower Defense to...
A Stitch in Time
Savvy Sew-ers have Third World children on their mind By John Addyman Dresses made by retired teachers in Rochester have reached girls around the world…Cambonian Girls Gaya Shakes was concentrating on getting the hair just right. Behind her, a boom box was gently...
Five justices cannot break the solidarity of America’s unions
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 is a ruthless and brazen attack on the freedom of working people. It caps off a shocking Supreme Court term, which saw the justices threaten the rights of women, LGBTQ people, Muslims, and now public...
Janus decision: What it means in New York, the nation’s most unionized state
ALBANY - The Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that unions cannot collect fees from non-members could have wide implications across New York, which has the nation’s most heavily unionized public sector. Unions in New York derided the groundbreaking decision by the...
Teacher evaluation reform is coming at a price
ROCHESTER, NY (WROC-TV) - The State Senate says it's willing to change up how teacher evaluations work, something teacher unions want, but for a price. New York State's legislative session is wrapping up in days, a priority for teachers and unions is teacher...