If you have had your vehicle damaged (or property stolen from the vehicle) or your car was stolen on District property, in order to file a claim you must do so within 90 days of the incident.
Download the Notice of Claim form here.
People who have had their vehicle damaged or stolen on RCSD property can also call the City of Rochester’s Victim Assistance program (585-428-6630) which includes services such as outreach, crisis intervention, assistance in filing for NYS Crime Victims’ compensation, referral, case status and court process information, court accompaniment, and safety planning.
Below are details for filing a Notice of Claim with the RCSD:
Claims must comply with General Municipal Law §50-e & Education Law § 3813(1)
Instructions for Filing a Claim Against the Rochester City School District
In order to make a claim against the Rochester City School District, you must, within NINETY (90) DAYS of the date of occurrence of the incident/accident, do the following:
A. Complete the Notice of Claim Form on the first page, or submit a formal notice of claim
containing all of the required claim information pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e and
Education Law § 3813, or write a letter to the Rochester City School District containing all of the
required statutory claim information.
B. You must sign the notice of claim in front of a Notary Public or Commissioner of Deeds,
who must then sign the claim. If you are drafting your own notice of claim document, you must
include the following words: “Sworn to before me this _ day of _, (year)” and have
your signature on the claim notarized by a Notary Public or Commissioner of Deeds.
C. Your notice of claim can be served in one of the following four ways:
(1) Hand-delivered in person to Rochester City School District’s Department of
Law, 131 West Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Rochester, New York, 14614;
(2) Sent by United States Postal Service Certified Mail to the Rochester City
School District Department of Law, at the address above;
(3) Personally served on the New York State Secretary of State as agent of the
Rochester City School District, together with the statutory fee, as described in
GML § 50-e(3)(f).
See https://www.dos.ny.gov/corps/notice_of_claim.html
(4) If you prefer, you may instead hand-deliver your notice of claim or send your
notice of claim by certified mail to the Clerk of the Board of Education, a
member of the Board of Education or the District’s Superintendent of Schools.
These requirements are pursuant to General Municipal Law §50-e, Civil Practice Law and Rules §311(7)
and Education Law §§2, 3813(1).
A claimant’s failure to timely and properly serve a valid Notice of Claim within 90 DAYS of the date
of incident/accident will result in the claim being rejected by the Rochester City School District.