Colleagues, First and foremost, I want to thank the many teachers who signed up to address the Board of Education and spoke so eloquently to advocate for a safe and prepared reopening of our schools. Your professionalism and dedication make all of us proud. For now, I want to highlight only two related topics: - About Last Night. Last night’s Board of Education meeting was, by design, an orchestrated teacher-bashing frenzy triggered by our own Superintendent’s public statement that Rochester teachers and their union “are leading the charge to keep schools closed for City scholars who face educational disparities.” The school board decided to delay hearing from teachers until late in the evening and, even then, some Board members and top Central Office administrators turned their videos off in a deliberate demonstration of disrespect and disregard for what teachers had to say. The Superintendent and her allies tried to create the false image that parents have confidence in the...