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Adam’s Update (11.17.25) Latest Update on RCSD’s Payroll Issues
Colleagues, The payroll debacle drags on. Here’s a summary of the current status: - The number of wrongful deductions for health benefits has diminished in last Friday’s payroll but some remain unresolved. Additionally, some deductions for the retirement system, Flexible Spending Accounts, tax-sheltered annuities, and other deductions are either delayed or do not reach their intended destinations. - The District still has not prioritized payments owed for summer work. It is unconscionable that, four months later, more than 100 teachers who worked last summer still haven’t been paid for their work. - The Oracle platform still cannot accommodate signing up for professional development and therefore teachers are denied the contractual benefit of the Professional Development Incentive (PDI) and are wrongly denied opportunities for ongoing professional learning. We are pressing the District to restore TrueNorth Logic and grant full credit for PDI to all qualified RTA members. - Our...
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...
Adam’s Update (10.31.21) Action Needed
Colleagues, The presidents of all four unions within the RCSD sent the message below to...
Adam’s Update (10.15.21) Union Presidents Call For District Leadership Address Safety Concerns In RCSD Buildings
Colleagues, Attached is a joint letter sent to Superintendent Myers-Small and Board President Van...
Adam’s Updates (9.23.21) Vaccination/Testing Mandate, Proposed Solutions to Reopening Concerns, Negotiations, Open House
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update: - Vaccination or Testing Mandate. More than 95% of Rochester...