by Matt Lavonas | Dec 20, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, More than 1000 teachers, parents and students showed up to the rally and more than 90 speakers – students, parents and teachers – pleaded with the Board of Education to spare our students and to postpone the mid-year cuts. Shamefully, it all...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 19, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Just a reminder that today’s “Rally to Spare Our Students” begins at 4:30pm in front of RCSD’s Central Office. We have asked the school board to move the site to a larger venue but they refused to do so. Neither this, nor the cold Rochester...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 15, 2019 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, As you may have already heard, the District asked us whether we would be willing to make concessions to avert some of the mid-year layoffs of teachers. We have indicated to the District that we would respond only after we reach out to you to learn the...
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...
