by Matt Lavonas | Feb 9, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Since the COVID-19 pandemic involves an airborne virus, common sense suggests that ventilation plays a critical role. That is why the RTA has engaged independent Industrial Hygienists to confirm that all our schools meet the accepted standards for...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 7, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Defying the collective wisdom of the overwhelming majority of parents and teachers, the Rochester City School District decided to push ahead with reopening schools before they are ready – thus disrupting the education of our students and playing...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 3, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, First and foremost, I want to thank the many teachers who signed up to address the Board of Education and spoke so eloquently to advocate for a safe and prepared reopening of our schools. Your professionalism and dedication make all of us proud. For now, I...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 29, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, The RTA Representative Assembly, at a special meeting yesterday, voted overwhelmingly (88%) to adopt the following resolution of no confidence in the District’s current reopening plan: WHEREAS, teachers recognize that in-person instruction best serves our...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 21, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Here’s a brief follow-up to the Update from just two days ago: – District’s Initial Response to RTA’s Survey. As you already know, two-thirds of teachers in Phase 1 of the District’s reopening indicated in our survey that they and their...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 19, 2021 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, More than 1500 RTA members, on very short notice, responded to our most recent survey about the District’s reopening of our schools. The aggregate results are summarized in an attachment below. Two-thirds of Phase 1 colleagues already back indicated that...
