RTA News You Can Use
Adam’s Update (5.19.22) Buffalo, Transfer & Placement Days, APPR, Receivership Bill, Negotiations, RTA Solidarity Wednesdays, & Thank You
Colleagues, First and foremost, I wish to acknowledge the sorrow and outrage that we all feel about the recent senseless and racist murder of innocent people in Buffalo. We began last Tuesday’s meeting of the RTA Representative Assembly with a moment of silence and a...
Deferred Pay For Summer 2023 Program’s Enrollment Info
Deferred Pay for Summer 2023 program’s open enrollment period is May 22 –July 3, 2022. Teachers should have received details from the District this morning in an email. Please feel free to contact the RTA Office with questions/concerns.
2022-2023 TEACHER TRANSFER /PLACEMENT DAYS
This post will be updated as we have more information. 2022-2023 TEACHER TRANSFER /PLACEMENT DAYS Teacher Transfer/Placement Days are scheduled to be held virtually. If you applied for voluntary transfer or were displaced from your building you will receive...
Contact Your Senator To Repeal Receivership and Streamline Accountability
Legislation (S.9284) has been introduced that would repeal receivership, streamline the accountability system in law and require the Commissioner of Education to annually determine whether each public school is in need of additional support and assistance. As part of...
President Urbanski’s Response to the Open Letter from the Superintendent
"At the April 13 meeting of the RCSD Board of Education, board president Cynthia Elliott characterized Rochester teachers in a vulgar and demeaning way. She also blamed Rochester teachers for the increase of crime on our streets. Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small sat...
Graduating with your Master’s Degree?
If this is your first master's degree, you will be moving two salary steps if you: 1. Submit your official transcripts electronically to: HumanResources@rcsdk12.org. OR By US mail to Office of Human Capital, 131 West Broad St.,...
Adam’s Update (4.27.22) An Open Letter to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small
Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small, At the April 13 meeting of the RCSD's Board of Education <https://youtu.be/cFlJ6f5XKLc>, Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Kathleen Black falsely alleged that half of all RCSD's teachers do not prepare lesson plans,...
22nd Institute on Teaching and Learning Informed by Cultural Knowledge: “Engendering Academic and Cultural Excellence” May 2-7th
Click here to see the full flyer.
Updated Pass Codes for Union Members to Amerks and Knighthawks Games
The Rochester Americans and Knighthawks are offering all union members and their families $10 tickets to the Amerks game on Saturday, April 23rd @ 5:05pm and/or the Knighthawks game on Saturday, April 30th @7:00pm. It’s Fan Appreciation Night for both days. Below are...
Adam’s Update (4.13.22) Negotiations & Teacher Bashing
Colleagues, As you prepare for some badly needed time off during the Spring break, here is a very brief update on just two current issues: - Negotiations. We’re off to a not-so-promising start to bargaining for a successor contract. Among many other unacceptable...
Adam’s Update (3.29.22) Budget, Negotiations, Resignations, Over-Testing, Ukraine
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current issues: - RCSD Budget. The District’s managers are experiencing difficulties producing a credible and transparent budget for the upcoming year. Despite significant increases in State and Federal revenues, and a fund...
NYSUT Disaster Relief Fund seeks donations to help Ukraine citizens
March 09, 2022 Author: Kara Smith Source: NYSUT Communications For the citizens of Ukraine, the last few weeks have been a nightmare. On Feb. 24, Russia launched a military invasion against Ukraine, the first of its kind against a sovereign European nation since...
Tips and Links for ROConnect
ROConnect The RCSD has adopted a single sign-on platform called...
Directions for Taking Attendance through PowerSchool for the 2019-20 school year
POWERSCHOOL ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TEACHERS Here is a link on how to take attendance in the...
Options for Multi Factor Authentication
MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATION Below are the options for MFA, “Notify me through app”, and “Use...
Special Education Teachers Can Claim Mileage For Required CSE Meetings Outside of Their Building
Special education teachers can be reimbursed for both milage and parking when required to attend...
