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 (10.27.20) Staff Accommodations Request Form
Colleagues, Earlier this morning, you received from the District the communication below. Since then, teachers have contacted us seeking guidance as to whether to fill it out and whether a decision has already made about the potential transition to any in-person or...
Adam’s Update (10.22.20) District Delays Retro Pay, Again
Colleagues, The District notified us just yesterday that the scheduled retroactive pay to teachers will not be in tomorrow’s paycheck. They are now planning to have it included in the November 6 paycheck but even this won’t be confirmed until October 27th. The money...
Adam’s Update (10.14.20) Member Remote/Hybrid Learning Surveys
Colleagues, Last Sunday evening you should have received RTA’s Survey on Remote Teaching and Potential Hybrid Model. Thank you to the more than 1100 teachers who have already filled out and submitted that survey. Some colleagues may have missed the survey either...
Adam’s Update (10.5.20) PD Half Days, Retro Pay, Survey
Colleagues, As we begin the fourth week of fully remote teaching and learning, here’s a brief update on some current topics: - PD on Half Days. Earlier today you received a communication from the District about this Thursday’s professional development. What the email...
Adam’s Update (9.22.20) Negotiations, Retroactive Pay, Building Protocols, Virtual Walkthroughs, Funding, BENTE Layoffs
Colleagues, "Rochester teachers and their union join the rest of the community in mourning the tragic deaths of our two recent graduates, Jaquayla Young and Jarvis Alexander, killed during the recent horrific mass shooting in our city. Fourteen others suffered gun...
Vote No to BENTE Layoffs
September 19, 2020 To: Members of the RCSD Board of Education On behalf of the 3200 members of the Rochester Teachers Association, I urge you to vote against the recommendation to layoff 221 members of the Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE) members as...