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Adam’s Update (11.4.24) Exercise Your Right to Vote
Colleagues, If you haven’t voted already, please be sure to do so tomorrow. Attached is the RTA Legislative Committee’s newsletter with information about pro-public education endorsements by our state union (NYSUT) and RTA’s Representative Assembly. This is in addition to our national unions’ (AFT and NEA) endorsement of Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz. Please also note that we have also endorsed NYS Proposal #1known as NYS Equal Rights Amendment or “a woman’s right to choose.” You should find it on the back of your ballot. Exercise your right to vote. Adam Urbanski, RTA President PAC_Endorsements_2024Download
read moreAdam’s Update (12.23.22) Happy Holidays, Contract Ratification January 3rd
Colleagues, As you begin your well-earned recess, I want to wish every one of you happy holidays...
Adam’s Update (12.16.22) Tentative Agreement for Successor Contract Details, Ratification Vote
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that we have reached a Tentative Agreement for a...
Adam’s Update (12.21.22) Ratification Vote Postponed Due To Water Main Break
Colleagues, As you probably already know, all RCSD schools will be closed on Thursday (December...
Adam’s Update (10.10.22) Negotiations, Evaluation Options, RTA Action Committee, Breast Cancer Walk, RTA’s MLK Awards, First Book
Colleagues, Hope you had a restful weekend. Here’s a brief update on negotiations and a few timely...
Adam’s Update (8.2.22) Negotiations at an Impasse
Colleagues, This brief interruption of your summer recess is to update you about our ongoing...
Adam’s Update (6.24.22) Happy Summer & Thank You For Your Dedication & Professionalism
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Adam’s Update (2.9.22) Negotiations, Voluntary Transfers, Sabbaticals, Late Dismissal Compensation, Job Sharing
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update and some timely reminders: -Negotiations. Thank you to the...
Adam’s Update (1.10.22) No Rhyme or Reason
Colleagues, Teachers know that the best way for students to learn is in-person, not remote - but...
Vaccine Clinics (Including Boosters) at School #9, Freddie Thomas (School #25 Entrance)
Vaccine Clinics (Including Boosters) at School #9, Freddie Thomas (School #25 Entrance) today and...
Adam’s Update (1.7.22) Lack of Safe and Healthful Working Conditions
Colleagues, We are receiving indications from teachers (FB, Twitter, emails) that at their schools...
Adam’s Update (1.5.22) On Remote Teaching
Colleagues, With the Omicron variant raging ((Monroe County reporting over 4,000 new COVID cases...
Adam’s Update (1.4.22)
Colleagues, Yesterday we asked RTA Faculty Representatives to provide us information about the...
Adam’s Update (1.2.22) District’s Plan Woefully Lacking
Colleagues, I hope you had a good holiday break and wish you a healthy and happy new year. During...
Adam’s Updates (12.5.21) Negotiations, PD, Fighting School Closings & Disruption, No Response Yet to RTA Proposals
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update: - Preparing For Tough Negotiations Ahead. While our current...
Adam’s Update (11.16.21) Teachers Have No Confidence in RCSD’s and Superintendent’s Response to Lack of Safety
Colleagues, Based on the results of teachers’ responses to a recent survey, the RTA Representative...
Adam’s Update (11.9.21) Latest Proposal on Reorganization of Schools
Colleagues, Superintendent Myers-Small just proposed to the Board of Education that some schools...
Adam’s Update (11.7.21) Seeking Safe Schools
Colleagues, For the last several weeks, we have been trying to get the District to enact measures...