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Rochester Teachers Care

Highlighting the great things our members do every day.

Adam’s Update (12.20.19)

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 fell on deaf...

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Adam’s Update (Today is the Day)

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...

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News You Can Use Now

Rep Assembly Resolution

The following resolution was adopted without objection by the RTA Representative Assembly at last Tuesday's meeting: “The RTA Representative Assembly does not endorse nor support a wildcat strike on March 6, 2020, or on any other date without prior recommendation from...

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Adam’s Update to Building Reps (3.2.20)

Colleagues, Attached below is a “guidance document” that the District sent to all principals earlier today. Please forward it to, or otherwise share it with, all RTA members at your school - along with the following language of the resolution adopted without objection...

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Superintendent’s Regulation 9800-R

Vehicle Insurance Deductible Reimbursement Info

2026-27 Oracle/Payroll Issue Info Form

Explaining your Triborough raise (what your salary is while we negotiate a successor contract)

Filing Notice of Claim with the RCSD

If you are going to resign from the District, NYS law requires a notice of 30 calendar days (including weekends and holidays) from the time you file your resignation letter until your last day with the district. The resignation link from the District can be found here.(You must be signed into your District Google account)

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NYS PD Requirement for Professionally Certified Teachers

100 hours must be taken over each 5-year cycle.
IT IS THE TEACHER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP TRACK OF THESE HOURS.
THE STATE MAY AUDIT AN INDIVIDUAL’S COMPLIANCE AT ANY TIME FOR 8 YEARS.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND KEEP A COPY OF YOUR PD.

Our TURN: Revitalizing Public Education and Strengthening Our Democracy Through the Collective Wisdom of Teachers

See Executive Summary here

See Final Report here