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Adam’s Update (6.3.26) Payroll MOA
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that, after many months of frustrating negotiations, we have finally reached an agreement with the Rochester City School District to try to “make whole” teachers who were adversely affected by the RCSD’s payroll and Oracle errors. The signed Memorandum of Agreement is attached below. Here are the highlights: - The qualifying period for both RTA Teacher Unit and RTA’s Per Diem Substitute Teachers Unit (PDSTU) members will be from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2026. Any alleged payroll error occurring after June 30, 2026 shall be subject to the agreed-upon grievance process. - Qualifying “damages” for members of RTA and PDSTU will include, but are not limited to, inaccurate payments, delayed payments, underpayments, inaccurate multiple deductions, charged interest and loan fees. - The District will pay reimbursement for financial damages plus ten percent (10%) interest to all eligible members of the RTA and PDSTU members. - The District agreed...
Adam’s Update (11.2.20) RTA Resolution To Keep Our Students Safe
Colleagues, The attached resolution was adopted by the RTA Representative Assembly at a Special...
Adam’s Update (10.27.20) Staff Accommodations Request Form
Colleagues, Earlier this morning, you received from the District the communication below. Since...
Adam’s Update (10.22.20) District Delays Retro Pay, Again
Colleagues, The District notified us just yesterday that the scheduled retroactive pay to teachers...
Adam’s Update (10.14.20) Member Remote/Hybrid Learning Surveys
Colleagues, Last Sunday evening you should have received RTA’s Survey on Remote Teaching and...
Adam’s Update (10.5.20) PD Half Days, Retro Pay, Survey
Colleagues, As we begin the fourth week of fully remote teaching and learning, here’s a brief...
Adam’s Update (9.22.20) Negotiations, Retroactive Pay, Building Protocols, Virtual Walkthroughs, Funding, BENTE Layoffs
Colleagues, "Rochester teachers and their union join the rest of the community in mourning the...
Vote No to BENTE Layoffs
September 19, 2020 To: Members of the RCSD Board of Education On behalf of the 3200 members of the...
Statement on the Tragic Death of Daniel Prude
Dear Colleagues, As we again experience deep sadness and hurt, this time over the tragic death of...
Adam’s Update (8.30.20) Advocate for Additional Funding
Colleagues, The Rochester City School District’s fiscal woes continue. Part of it is due to lower...
Adam’s Update (8.21.20) United in Opposition to Premature and Devastating Cuts
Colleagues, Late last week, the New York State Division of Budget notified all school districts...
Adam’s Update (8.18.20) Reopening, Teaching from School is Teacher Choice, Retro Pay, Sample Schedule, Budget
Colleagues,Here are a few timely reminders as well as a status report on some current issues: -...
Adam’s Update (8.13.20). Remote Teaching the First Ten Weeks
Colleagues, For at least the first ten weeks of the 2020-2021 school year, and for all students...
Adam’s Update (8.10.20) There Is Strength In Solidarity!
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that our sister teacher unions in Monroe County announced...
Adam’s Update (8.9.20) Reopening, Email Superintendent, Leaves of Absence
Colleagues, Last Friday our Governor indicated that, pending approval of their plans by the NYS...
Adam’s Update (8.4.20) The District’s hybrid plan is aspirational, vague, unworkable, unrealistic & problematic
Colleagues, As you already know, we have called on the Rochester City School District to postpone...
Adam’s Update (7.30.20) RTA Resolution on Keeping Our Students Safe
Dear Colleagues, At a Special Meeting earlier today, the RTA Representative Assembly voted...
Adam’s Update (7.16.20) Survey, plan to possibly reopen school buildings
Dear Colleagues, Teachers want schools to reopen - but only if and when it’s safe to do so. In the...
Adam’s Update (6.29.20) Salary Schedules & Adjustments
Dear Colleagues, Please find attached the salary schedules that reflect the recent salary...
Adam’s Update (6.16.20) RA Resolution, MOU
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that earlier this evening the RTA Representative Assembly...
Adam’s Update (6.4.20) Last Day of School, Negotiations, SPED Displacements, Tenure, Rochester Teachers Care
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update about current issues; - Last Day of School. We have worked...
Adam’s Update (6.3.20) …And Justice for All…
Rochester teachers and their union stand in solidarity with all who are demanding that racial...
Adam’s Update (5.28.20) Layoff Information and Meeting, ROC-SOS Action
Colleagues, This is an especially tough week for all of us because approximately 200 of our...