by Matt Lavonas | Jun 3, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Rochester teachers and their union stand in solidarity with all who are demanding that racial justice finally become a reality. The tragic and senseless killing of George Floyd is just the most recent injustice in the long history of egregious assaults on people of...
by Matt Lavonas | May 28, 2020 | 2020 Layoff Info, Adam's Updates
Colleagues, This is an especially tough week for all of us because approximately 200 of our colleagues are receiving layoff notices for the next school year. Here are the numbers of layoffs by tenure areas: 46 Elementary; 39 Reading; 20 Math; 19 Speech and Language;...
by Matt Lavonas | May 21, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Yes, this Monday, Memorial Day, is a day off from work for you and your students. It’s a national holiday and we’re commemorating all those who made sacrifices for our freedom and our democracy. It’s also appropriate that, on that day, we honor all the...
by Matt Lavonas | May 12, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current issues: – Planned Layoffs. The school board approved eliminating 198 teacher positions for the next school year in the following tenure areas: 49 Elementary; 28 Reading; 21 Speech and Language; 21 ESOL; 20...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 30, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, As we soon conclude yet another week of remote teaching and learning, here are some reminders and also an update on some current issues confronting us and our students: – RCSD Budget Proposal. Last Tuesday, the Board of Education received a revised...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 23, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues,Just a reminder that today’s Rochester Community Coalition to Save Our Schools (ROC-SOS) Car Caravan to Spare Our Students is advocacy against the proposed hurtful cuts that target our most vulnerable students and their educators. On the issue of the...
