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 (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...
Adam’s Update (1.1.20 Rumor Control)
Dear Colleagues, By early next week, I will email you a more complete update on several salient topics such as the status of the RCSD’s budget, mid-year layoffs, mid-year displacements, negotiations for a successor contract, and the results of the recent RTA survey on...
Adam’s Update (12.20.19)
Colleagues, More than 1000 teachers, parents and students showed up to the rally and more than 90 speakers - students, parents and teachers - pleaded with the Board of Education to spare our students and to postpone the mid-year cuts. Shamefully, it all fell on deaf...
Adam’s Update (Today is the Day)
Colleagues, Just a reminder that today’s “Rally to Spare Our Students” begins at 4:30pm in front of RCSD’s Central Office. We have asked the school board to move the site to a larger venue but they refused to do so. Neither this, nor the cold Rochester...
Adam’s Update (12.15.19) RTA Solidarity Week
Dear Colleagues, As you may have already heard, the District asked us whether we would be willing to make concessions to avert some of the mid-year layoffs of teachers. We have indicated to the District that we would respond only after we reach out to you to learn the...