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Adam’s Update (1.25.24) Staffing Timeline, First 15 Minutes, PD Opportunity, Retirement Deadline

Colleagues, Here’s a brief update: - Staffing Timeline. Although most of the staffing and transfer days for the 2024-2025 school year won’t occur until June, Middle Schools will be staffed first (projected for mid-May) followed by Receivership Schools and agreed-upon exempt positions. By then, teachers should know the starting time(s) for schools and who the principals will be. Meanwhile, we remind teachers that the deadline for applying for voluntary transfers is January 30. Teachers applying for a voluntary transfer are not obligated to accept any transfer - they are simply increasing their options during Transfer Day, if needed. Please contact us at the RTA or visit the RTA website <www.rochesterteachers.com> for more information. - First 15 Minutes Resolved (Almost). As agreed between the RTA and the District, a Joint Task Force comprised of teachers proposed by RTA and principals proposed by the the administrators’ union (ASAR) deliberated the impact of the early 15 minutes...

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