Health and Safety

Colleagues, We are receiving indications from teachers (FB, Twitter, emails) that at their schools there is no heat, no cleaning, no disinfecting, etc. If you are aware of these or related conditions at your school, please email Martha Keating <maskerade6@aol.com>...

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...

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...

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...

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...