Health and Safety
On this page you will find the most up to date health and safety information for the 2021-22 school year. When there is updated information we will contact members and update this page.
Adam’s Update (1.5.22) On Remote Teaching
Colleagues, With the Omicron variant raging ((Monroe County reporting over 4,000 new COVID cases today) and the Rochester City School District woefully unprepared and plagued by transportation problems and spiking absences of students and staff, the Superintendent...
Adam’s Update (1.4.22)
Colleagues, Yesterday we asked RTA Faculty Representatives to provide us information about the conditions at our schools during the initial days of return to in-person learning while the District was unprepared to keep students and teachers safe. Many have responded...
Adam’s Update (1.2.22) District’s Plan Woefully Lacking
Colleagues, I hope you had a good holiday break and wish you a healthy and happy new year. During the recess, we have reached out to the Superintendent to inquire about the District's plan for resuming instruction and to urge her to communicate to teachers about the...
Adam’s Updates (12.5.21) Negotiations, PD, Fighting School Closings & Disruption, No Response Yet to RTA Proposals
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update: - Preparing For Tough Negotiations Ahead. While our current contract does not expire until June 30, 2022, the District is already signaling that they will seek to “right-size” the District at the expense of students and their...
Adam’s Update (11.16.21) Teachers Have No Confidence in RCSD’s and Superintendent’s Response to Lack of Safety
Colleagues, Based on the results of teachers’ responses to a recent survey, the RTA Representative Assembly earlier today affirmed the teachers’ overwhelming expression (93%) of no confidence in the District’s and Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small’s response and...
Adam’s Update (11.9.21) Latest Proposal on Reorganization of Schools
Colleagues, Superintendent Myers-Small just proposed to the Board of Education that some schools be closed, some relocated and some merged with other schools. She also proposed changes to grade configuration that would result in a return to separate large Middle...