Colleagues, At the same time that the Rochester City School District continues to misrepresent and be dismissive of the hundreds of millions of dollars in additional Federal and State aid they are receiving, they are also holding forums to seek ideas on how to spend that money. The forums for RCSD employees are scheduled for this Wednesday, June 9th, from 2:30pm-3:30pm and 3:45pm-4:45pm. The link to register for speaking at that forum is on the District’s website <www.rcsdk12.org>. Based on what we are hearing from our members, here are some of the priorities that teachers would single out: - Smaller Class Sizes. The single best investment of additional money would be to lower class sizes for our students. This is particularly important at a time when some students must make up learning loss during the pandemic, reestablish relationships, and receive the individualized attention that they need and deserve. It is hard to understand, therefore, why the State-appointed Monitor Shelly...