by Matt Lavonas | Aug 13, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Colleagues, For at least the first ten weeks of the 2020-2021 school year, and for all students and all grades, the Rochester City School District will have remote teaching and learning only. The remote teaching will be from home, not from the school or...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 10, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that our sister teacher unions in Monroe County announced their support for postponing plans for reopening schools for in-person learning until it can be ensured that all safety concerns are appropriately addressed. The Monroe...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 9, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Colleagues, Last Friday our Governor indicated that, pending approval of their plans by the NYS Department of Health, school districts can, not must, reopen for in-person instruction. He also said that parents and teachers must be comfortable enough to support the...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 4, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Colleagues, As you already know, we have called on the Rochester City School District to postpone any at-school and in-person reopening of schools at least until the end of the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Instead, we should continue remote teaching and...
by Matt Lavonas | Jul 30, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, At a Special Meeting earlier today, the RTA Representative Assembly voted unanimously to adopt the following resolution calling on the Rochester City School District to postpone any at-school and in-person instruction at least until the end of the...
by Matt Lavonas | Jul 16, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, Teachers want schools to reopen – but only if and when it’s safe to do so. In the recent RTA survey on reopening schools, the overwhelming majority of teachers strongly advocated for additional social/emotional support for students and made the...
