Colleagues, Here’s a brief follow-up to the Update from just two days ago: - District’s Initial Response to RTA's Survey. As you already know, two-thirds of teachers in Phase 1 of the District’s reopening indicated in our survey that they and their students are not receiving the necessary support for safety and instructional effectiveness. And 89% of teachers slated to return in Phases 2 and 3 responded that they do not think the District has the readiness level to effectively and safely resume the planned at-school and in-person instruction in February. Despite this, Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small doubled down on the District’s plan and called out Rochester teachers and their union for “leading the charge to keep schools closed for City scholars who face educational disparities.” Once again, we had to learn it from the media first <https://www.wxxinews.org/post/rochester-city-school-district-teachers-balk-hybrid-plan>. Dismissing the collective wisdom of teachers, and not...