by Matt Lavonas | Feb 28, 2018 | Adam's Updates
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Rochester City School District for a one-year extension of the current (2015-2018) contract that expires on June 30, 2018. Everything in our agreement would remain the same...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 23, 2018 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Today we have submitted to the Rochester City School District a negotiations proposal to implement the 2018 New York State Paid Family Leave Benefits Act. We have asked that negotiations of this proposal be scheduled for the next meeting of the Living...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 7, 2018 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, As you prepare to return from a long but chilly weekend, here’s a brief update on a few current topics: – Negotiations. Our current contract expires on June 30th of this year and we have already begun preparations for bargaining a successor...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 17, 2017 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, I thought I’d share with you this terrific memo about SLOs to Edison teachers from their RTA Faculty Reps. Feel free to adapt for teachers at your school. Have a great weekend. Adam On Dec 15, 2017, at 7:43 AM, Michael Tobin...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 24, 2017 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, On Tuesday, November 7, we will have an opportunity to cast a very important vote on whether we should approve authorization to hold a Constitutional Convention in New York State. I urge you to vote NO. It would be a hugely expensive and dangerous...
by Matt Lavonas | Oct 11, 2017 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Here’s the link to this week’s Rochester Teachers Care video < https://youtu.be/I0yid_ZHr_c >. It focuses on Rochester International Academy’s Juliann Zelazny Wehner and how she connects learning to her students’ lives. She was just named NYS...
