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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 (10.27.26)Negotiations and Impasse Resolution

Colleagues, As you already know, we declared impasse in our negotiations with the District to achieve a successor contract. That impasse resolution process has now begun with mediation. Superintendent Rosser and I met yesterday morning with the impartial mediator...

Adam’s Update (10.20.26) District In Denial While Schools In Crisis

Colleagues, At a time that calls for collaboration and partnership to improve the deteriorating predicament of the Rochester City School District, the current District administration continues its pattern of reckless mismanagement and ignoring the collective wisdom of...

Adam’s Update (9.25.26) RTA Files an Improper Practice Charge Against the RCSD

Colleagues, The RTA is filing an Improper Practice charge with the NYS Public Employment Board against the District to challenge the legitimacy of the email notification from Christopher Miller, Chief of RCSD’s Human Capital, sent earlier today to all our members. The...

Adam’s Update (9.16.26) RTA Declares Impasse in Negotiations

Colleagues, At their monthly meeting yesterday evening, the RTA Representative Assembly voted unanimously to declare impasse in our stalled negotiations for a successor contract with the Rochester City School District. We are filing for impasse today and asking the...

Adam’s Update (8.31.26) Supts Day, Negotiations Impasse, Triborough Salary Placement, Retention Incentive & Labor Day Parade

Colleagues, Welcome back. I hope that you’ve had a restful and fun summer recess. Here’s an initial update on some developments and issues: - Superintendent’s Conference Days. We reached out to Superintendent Rosser on August 4th and urged him to provide teachers on...

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...

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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...

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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...

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Adam’s Update (3.23.20)

Colleagues, I hope that you are staying healthy and taking good care of yourselves and your your loved ones. This update is intended to keep you informed about some current work-related issues and to respond to some frequently asked questions that we are receiving: -...

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Adam’s Update (3.16.20)

Colleagues, As you may already know, our schools will be closed for at least two weeks. What happens after that clearly depends on developments in this rapidly evolving public health crisis. Superintendent Terry Dade reached out to us today to alert us that later this...

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