by Matt Lavonas | Feb 23, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Welcome back. I hope that you had a restful February recess. As you may have already heard, last Friday a Facebook group called Rochester Organization of Rank and File Educators (RORE), that includes some RTA members, called for a one-day teacher strike on...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 12, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, You may have heard about Superintendent Dade’s speculation that, if we do not receive additional funding from the State, the District may not be able to meet payroll this year and may have to make up to 800 layoffs. He said this yesterday while...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 29, 2020 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues,Here’s a brief update and some timely reminders: – 100th Episode. This week’s Rochester Teachers Care video <https://youtu.be/vO1UyogbLDM> represents the 100th episode of the series that began in March, 2017. It features the work of Jen Finewood, a...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 23, 2020 | Adam's Updates
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...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 8, 2020 | Adam's Updates
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...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 1, 2020 | Adam's Updates, News
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...
