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Monroe crushed Owego Free Academy 48–7 to earn a spot in the New York State Class B Championship and move one win away from the Rochester City School District’s first football state title. Terrell Cunningham Jr. threw for 275 yards and five total touchdowns, while Messiah Hampton scored twice and added 129 receiving yards. Monroe’s […]
Does your family need food assistance ahead of Thanksgiving? The Rochester City School District is helping families with a drive-thru food distribution event on Friday, Nov. 21. It’s happening at the Jefferson Campus on 1 Edgerton Park. It gets underway at 9 a.m. and runs until supplies last. Everyone is eligible to receive food, with […]
Members of the Rochester city school board are calling on the state comptroller’s office to investigate alleged “pervasive financial mismanagement” regarding payroll mishaps with the human resources software Oracle. School board members Beatriz LeBron-Harris, Isaiah Santiago, and Cynthia Elliott signed a joint letter to the state comptroller’s office requesting an investigation into what they call […]
The Rochester Teachers Association (RTA) has filed class action lawsuits against the Rochester City School District after nearly 150 teachers reported not being paid for summer work. The payroll issue, which began in early July, remains unresolved for some staff. The district attributes the problem to a software switch to the Oracle platform. Despite union […]
Around 150 Rochester City School District employees have not received full or any paychecks due to a payroll system change on July 1. The Rochester Teachers Association is offering interest-free emergency loans of up to $2,000 through a partnership with Advantage Federal Credit Union. The union plans to meet with district leaders this week to […]
The FIT program aims to identify all homeless students and ensure they receive their full educational rights by removing barriers to school attendance and academic achievement. Elizabeth Reyes Associate Director of Families in Transition Elizabeth.Reyes@RCSDK12.ORG Chrisandra L. Mareus FIT Lead Social Worker 585-324-9983 Chrisandra.Mareus@RCSDK12.ORG Gladys Williams FIT Secretary 585-324-9982 Gladys.Williams@rcsdk12.org Elda Lopez Santana FIT Home […]
About 150 Rochester City School District (RCSD) summer employees have either not received paychecks or received partial payments due to a chaotic transition to a new payroll system. The district’s switch from PeopleSoft to Oracle on July 1 left many educators unpaid for weeks of summer work. The Rochester Teachers Association is offering emergency, interest-free […]
Dr. Christopher Miller is the district’s chief of human capital, said they began the summer with 250 vacancies. Eighty teachers retired and more than double that number resigned after the last school year. Most vacancies are for paraprofessionals who assist licensed teachers and teaching assistants. Special education is facing a shortage of ready-to-go teachers. RCSD […]
Some Rochester City School District (RCSD) staff have gone unpaid for over a month due to technical failures with the district’s new $46 million Oracle management system. The software transition has caused widespread payroll disruptions, affecting current staff and retirees alike. Union leaders and employees report unanswered calls, missing checks, and retirement contributions that were […]
The Rochester Board of Education approved a one-year contract extension with the Rochester Teachers Association. The contract includes a 4% salary increase for all association members and a $2,500 retention bonus for teachers active between June 1 and Sept. 15 of next year. District officials said the agreement, which amounts to about $7.5 million, was […]
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