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Thinking About Retiring?
Dear Staff: Attached please find information regarding a virtual retirement information meeting that is being held next week on Thursday, December 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 PM. If you are interested in attending please register using the following...
read moreAdam’s Update (11.30.20) APPR, Teachers Calling for Parent Surveys, Planned Hybrid Plan, State Monitor’s Reports
Colleagues, Welcome back. Hope that you had a good Thanksgiving. Here’s an update on some current issues: - APPR. The current NYS Education Department regulations require that the existing Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) agreement remain in effect...
read moreHappy Thanksgiving
Colleagues, On this Thanksgiving, I am so grateful for the opportunity to represent you. You are this community’s everyday heroes. Often without recognition, you always do all that you can for your students - way beyond the call of duty. Your dedication and...
read moreAdam’s Update (11.20.20) Hybrid Plan Questions, Retro Pay
Colleagues, You have just received a communication from Superintendent Myers-Small about the District’s plan to gradually transition to a hybrid model of instruction. Like you, we have had no advance indication that such a plan was being advanced and regretfully,...
read moreAdam’s Update (11.19.20) Bad Math, District Blaming Unions, Solidarity
Colleagues, The Rochester City School District is really bad with math. First, they announced a budget deficit of $199M. More recently, they are poised to “right-size” the District because they claim, we could get by with half the teachers we now have. Neither of...
read more2021 Retiree Healthcare Information
If there are any questions please call Charlie Dean at 865-1735. MVP Healthcare Information Meeting To see the video of the MVP Healthcare presentation from November 12, 2020 click on the link below. You will need to input the Passcode when prompted....
read moreRTA COMMITTEES 2020-2021
Committees have been established by negotiated contracts and RTA's Rules and By-Laws. Each committee is designed to provide a special service to RTA members. Serving on these committees are over 220 RTA members, appointed by the RTA President, with consent...
read moreDirections for Teachers and Students Grades 3-12 to access Google Classroom during today’s Roconnect outage.
FROM RCSD Communications... Google Classroom - Gr 3-12 Staff and students can still access Google classroom at classroom.google.com Click “login with google” Seesaw PreK STUDENTS: Students can log into Seesaw as they previously have, no change.K-2...
read morePRESS RELEASERCSD UNIONS CHALLENGE THE DISTRICT’S PROJECTED BUDGET DEFICIT All four unions, representing Rochester City School District’s approximately 6000 employees, Association of Supervisors and Administrators of Rochester (ASAR), Board of Education Non-Teaching Employees (BENTE), Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals (RAP) and Rochester Teachers Association (RTA), have issued a joint open letter to the RCSD Board of […]
read moreRetiree Virtual Open Enrollment Links
MVP Retiree Open Enrollment Meeting 2PM to 3:30PM Join Zoom Meeting: https://rcsdk12.zoom.us/j/93169974244?pwd=a0RPei91OXprSTB0MEJMTXhmQmtzUT09 Meeting ID: 931 6997 4244 Passcode: 971249 One tap mobile+16465588656,,93169974244#,,,,,,0#,,971249# Excellus Retiree...
read moreAdam’s Update (11.2.20) Vote!
Colleagues, Having escaped totalitarianism many years ago, I feel so fortunate to live in a free and democratic society where we, as citizens, can make a difference by exercising our right to vote. We must cherish that and never take it for granted. If you haven’t...
read moreAdam’s Update (11.2.20) RTA Resolution To Keep Our Students Safe
Colleagues, The attached resolution was adopted by the RTA Representative Assembly at a Special Meeting earlier this evening. The intent of our resolution is to keep a premium on protecting everyone’s health while also ensuring access to excellent education for all...
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Times & Locations for Early Voting
TIMES FOR EARLY VOTING, November 2020 PRIMARY Saturday, October 24, 9:00 am-3:00 pm Sunday, October 25, 9:00am-3:00pm Monday, October 26, 9:00am-5:00 pm Thursday, October 29, 11:00am-8:00pm Friday, October 30, 9:00am-5:00 pm Saturday, October 31, 9:00am-3pm Sunday,...
Executive Council Meeting Dates
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Representative Assembly Meeting Dates
For your convenience and opportunity to plan ahead, I wish to inform you of the scheduled dates for the regular monthly meetings of the RTA Representative Assembly during the 2020-2021 school...
Updated RTA 2020-21 School Calendar
Below you will find an updated 2020-21 School Calendar. Please note that the scheduled superintendent's days of October 9, November 3, and April 30 are now normal school days. For a printable version click here
Statement on the Tragic Death of Daniel Prude
Dear Colleagues, As we again experience deep sadness and hurt, this time over the tragic death of Daniel Prude in our own community, our nation looks to educators to help teach our children that it is indeed possible to live in peace and to create a world with racial...
Interested in Mentor Support?
Professional support is voluntary, confidential peer coaching from a CIT Lead Teacher-Mentor to support and strengthen your practice. We encourage you to request professional support if you will be transitioning to a new school building, new grade level, or new...
All RTA Members Affected By DACA
Attention any RTA member affected by DACA. Please contact Martha Keating (maskerade6@aol.com)by next Tuesday.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with sample schedules
About the Virtual Instructional Model The schedules are samples. Teachers should use their professional judgement in conjunction with the needs of their students to provide the best instruction possible. In the PreK-2 the 15 minute break is for the...
2020-21 Teacher Pay Dates
2020-21 Pay Dates 9/11/20 9/25/20 10/9/20 10/23/20 11/6/20 11/20/20 12/4/20 12/18/20 12/31/20 1/15/21 1/29/21 2/12/21 2/26/21 3/12/21 3/26/21 4/9/21 4/23/21 5/7/21 5/21/21 6/4/21 6/18/21 * 7/2/21 * (22nd and last paycheck) Spread a check dates: 7/16/21, 7/30/21,...
Adam’s Update (8.18.20) Reopening, Teaching from School is Teacher Choice, Retro Pay, Sample Schedule, Budget
Colleagues,Here are a few timely reminders as well as a status report on some current issues: - Forum on Reopening. In addition to holding five forums on reopening for parents, every District must hold at least one forum for teachers and other staff. The RCSD...
Adam’s Update (8.13.20). Remote Teaching the First Ten Weeks
Colleagues, For at least the first ten weeks of the 2020-2021 school year, and for all students and all grades, the Rochester City School District will have remote teaching and learning only. The remote teaching will be from home, not from the school or...
Adam’s Update (8.10.20) There Is Strength In Solidarity!
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that our sister teacher unions in Monroe County announced their support for postponing plans for reopening schools for in-person learning until it can be ensured that all safety concerns are appropriately addressed. The Monroe...
Adam’s Update (8.9.20) Reopening, Email Superintendent, Leaves of Absence
Colleagues, Last Friday our Governor indicated that, pending approval of their plans by the NYS Department of Health, school districts can, not must, reopen for in-person instruction. He also said that parents and teachers must be comfortable enough to support the...
Adam’s Update (8.4.20) The District’s hybrid plan is aspirational, vague, unworkable, unrealistic & problematic
Colleagues, As you already know, we have called on the Rochester City School District to postpone any at-school and in-person reopening of schools at least until the end of the first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Instead, we should continue remote teaching and...
RTA Hotline Postings
Due to phone issues at RTA Office, we are posting the following jobs. School 9 Elementary K-3 School 17 Special Education 1-6 School 17 Bilingual Special Education 1-6 School 45 Elementary You must be in the tenure area to secure the job....