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 (4.14.20)
Colleagues, In the ongoing effort to balance next year's budget, the Rochester City School District continues to target our most vulnerable students and their teachers. Only a few weeks ago, the Board of Education decided to support a proposal to lay off 192 RTA...
Adam’s Update (4.9.20)
Colleagues, First and foremost, thank you for all that you continue to do for your students during this difficult time. While schools remain closed, teachers are working as hard and as much as they do during “normal” times - if not more. Your professionalism,...
Adam’s Update (4.7.20)
Colleagues, Thank you to the more than 1600 RTA members who joined today’s Telephone Town Hall. As promised during my update, I want to offer some clarification about questions and concerns raised by the emails from the District concerning expectations from teachers...
Adam’s Update (Lottery Spin-Up/Foundation Aid)
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that it is anticipated that the Rochester City School District will, indeed, receive the desperately needed additional State funding for this school year. The Lottery Spin-Up money, totaling $35 million, should avert the need for...
Adam’s Update (3.30.20)
Colleagues, Thank you to the many RTA members who have called or emailed NYS Senate leaders urging them to provide the needed additional funding that our students and their educators need. If you haven’t already done so, please do it before the State budget is...
Adam’s Update (3.27.20)
Colleagues, The newly proposed Rochester City School budget for the 2020-2021 school year targets programs for our most vulnerable students such as Special Education, the Bilingual Academy and the Young Mothers Program. It also calls for significant reductions of...