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Over the weekend, in relaxing Covid guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings. This guidance is only a recommendation, meaning that this leaves the final decisions up to the state, local health departments and school districts. While many are […]
Amidst the unpredicted rise of violence in Rochester, the Rochester City School District is expanding its student-family support center at School No. 8. This expansion is to help families get through what could be some of their worst days. The current center has been around for several years, offering food, clothing, and support for those […]
This coming Wednesday, Rochester City School District students, faculty, and families will have an opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Rochester City School District is partnering with Walgreens to provide students 12 and older with the Pfizer vaccine, and for those who are 18 and over, a limited supply of the single-dose Johnson & […]
This past Saturday, Students from Northeast College Preparatory High School started to break ground on an outdoor learning space, taking advantage of nature to improve their learning. The space will include picnic tables, a yoga platform, garden beds, and shaded structures The plan for this outdoor learning space is to be used for the school’s […]
The Rochester City School District will soon receive about $87 million from the first COVID-19 relief bill that was passed in December of last year. The most recent COVID-19 relief package will bring in somewhere around $200 million. The total amount of federal aid will provide around 1/3 of the school’s budget for the year, […]
The head of the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force report seems confident that they will be able to reopen schools by this summer. Kathy Graupman, the president of Monroe County’s Superintendent’s council gave a statement regarding the matter, saying: “I may be too optimistic but I want my kids back fourth quarter,” Graupman […]
After completing a contract tracing protocol at School No. 29, Rochester City School Districts have announced that they will be reopening on Monday. The news comes after one of the 8 employees that tested positive for COIVD-19 passed away. According to the contract tracing results, the conclusions point to an on-campus transmission scenario that did […]
Today marks the first day that the RCSD will be offering in person learning since the pandemic began. The district is beginning the process by having students return in a three tiered system that begins with k-12 students with special needs. At this point, there have been over 600 people who have signed a petition […]
According to an announcement by Superintendent Lesli Meyers-Small, the Rochester City School District is planning on changing some of its proposals that were mentioned last week. District spokeswoman Marisol Ramos-Lopez wrote in a text message Tuesday night: “There are no easy answers relative to the reopening of schools during this pandemic. The Rochester City School […]
The Rochester City School District just announced a three tiered plan to re-open in January. According to superintendent Lesli Meyers-Small, each phase will affect different students: “As you know we have had a school year like none other,” Myers-Small said. “Being in the midst of a pandemic and working to move forward to do what’s […]
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