Superintendent Forums (Narcisse and Thomas videos)
Below are the Community & Staff and Parent and Student forums with Eric Thomas and Sito Narcisse, who are two of the four RCSD Superintendent finalists. https://youtu.be/TqlTTFymd2o Community and staff forum with Eric Thomas and Sito Narcisse. (May 4, 2019)...
Meet the finalists for RCSD Superintendent
Following are brief summaries of the finalists’ credentials provided by the RCSD: Terry Dade is currently an Assistant Superintendent for the 180,000-student Fairfax County Public Schools in Falls Church, Virginia. Prior to that, Dade served one year as Executive...
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120+ city teachers to retire early, district says
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...
read moreRCSD approves $50K teacher retirement incentive
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...
read moreAdam’s Update (4.8.19)
Colleagues, As of today, 135 teachers have already submitted their notices that they will be participating in the 2019 Retirement Incentive that we’ve negotiated with the Rochester City School District. This already exceeds the 110 threshold required by our agreement....
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Please Note: The Primary election this year has been moved.
May 31 is the deadline to register to vote in the Primary Election.
If you live in the City, we urge you to register so you can vote in this primary.
4 seats on the Rochester Board of Education are up for election this year.
Scholarships Available from the RTA
The Rochester Teachers Association, through its Scholarship Committee, awards scholarships to needy and deserving college-bound students. Final selections will be based upon academic achievement, financial need, character and leadership ability. Click on the...
Rochester Teachers Association
Red Wings Baseball Game
June 1, 2019 $20.00 per ticket Limit 4 tickets per RTA family
Complimentary picnic for RTA members and their families with the purchase of a ticket. Click here to download info
RTA has openings for 4 teachers to represent the RTA as delegates for the New York State Teachers Retirement Conference. The delegates positions are for two years beginning this November. If you are interested, please contact Margaret Sergent at msergnet@rochesterteachers.com.
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Air Force Association — Teacher of the Year
Adam’s Update (3/21/18 Investigations Related to Trevyan Rowe)
Colleagues, As you may already know, several investigations have been launched to determine the facts related to the tragic death of School #12 student Trevyan Rowe. And we have learned this morning that most teachers at School 12, as well as some teachers outside of...
NYS PD Requirement for Professionally Certified Teachers
Interested in 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity? Click here to see contact information of any one of Rochester School District approved investment providers.
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