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 to Building Reps (3.2.20)
Colleagues, Attached below is a “guidance document” that the District sent to all principals earlier today. Please forward it to, or otherwise share it with, all RTA members at your school - along with the following language of the resolution adopted without objection...
Adam’s Update (2.23.20 Maintaining Our Solidarity)
Colleagues, Welcome back. I hope that you had a restful February recess. As you may have already heard, last Friday a Facebook group called Rochester Organization of Rank and File Educators (RORE), that includes some RTA members, called for a one-day teacher strike on...
Adam’s Update (2.12.20)
Colleagues, You may have heard about Superintendent Dade's speculation that, if we do not receive additional funding from the State, the District may not be able to meet payroll this year and may have to make up to 800 layoffs. He said this yesterday while testifying...
Adam’s Update (1.29.20)
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update and some timely reminders: - 100th Episode. This week’s Rochester Teachers Care video <https://youtu.be/vO1UyogbLDM> represents the 100th episode of the series that began in March, 2017. It features the work of Jen Finewood, a...
Adam’s Update (1.23.20)
Colleagues, Yesterday you received a copy of the RTA Representative Assembly resolution condemning the District’s disastrous strategy for mid-year cuts and calling for the restoration of teacher layoffs and needed services for our students. Here’s a brief update on...
Adam’s Update (1.8.20)
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update about several topics currently salient and a couple announcements about workshops available to you: - Layoffs. The original number of proposed teacher layoffs was 168. That number was reduced to 155 and then, just hours before...