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 some other current and related issues. - Rochester Teachers Care Video. This week’s video <https://youtu.be/4QweJFSiEHk> features Amy Zhan from Children’s School of Rochester. It represents an excellent example of how teachers helped their students to cope with the disruptions to their education caused by the irresponsible mid-year teacher layoffs and displacements. Thank you to all Rochester teachers for putting students first each and every day. - Funding Our Future. Teachers, parents, students and community groups descended on Albany last week to advocate for additional State funding for our schools. RTA participated in this effort organized by our state-level union, the New York State United Teachers...