by Matt Lavonas | Dec 12, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, On Thursday, December 19, the RCSD Board of Education will vote on the ill-advised recommendation for devastating mid-year cuts. Between now and then, we are doing all we can to dissuade them from approving that hurtful proposal which would disrupt...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 9, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, This week’s Rochester Teachers Care video features last Thursday’s “Spare Our Students” rally <https://youtu.be/DvMzoX8hvDY Rochester Teachers Care/Rally at The Board of Education We are grateful to the several hundred teachers who...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 8, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, Last Friday was one of the saddest day for all of us in the Rochester City School District, especially for our colleagues and for our students. Despite the eloquent remarks by parents, students and teachers at last Thursday’s Board of Education...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 3, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, We have learned earlier this evening that the District will lay off 152 teachers, 32 non-teaching employees, 22 paraprofessionals, and 12 administrators. Although we still do not know which teachers will be laid off, affected teachers are supposed to get...
by Matt Lavonas | Nov 22, 2019 | Adam's Updates, Uncategorized
Dear Colleagues, At their next regularly scheduled Business Meeting on Thursday, December 5th, the RCSD Board of Education may be voting on the Superintendent’s proposed plan to address the District’s fiscal deficit. This represents an opportunity for...
by Matt Lavonas | Nov 13, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, As you already know, Superintendent Dade announced yesterday his recommendations for closing the District’s budget gap. Contrary to what was promised, the plan certainly does not make the cuts “as far away from the classrooms and students.”...