RCSD

Over this past weekend, Rochester City School District parents, staff, and students were invited by Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small to participate in a Community Action Initiative at Franklin High School. This community-held initiative was formed after a spike of recent violence among Rochester city schools. Members were invited to join in conversations on how to address […]

Yesterday, Rochester City School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small released an outline and action steps to address RCSD health and safety issues. Here is a section from Myers-Small’s letter: “Over the past few weeks, a narrative about our schools has been created that depicts our schools and our scholars negatively. Disruptions happen in schools, and while […]

In hopes of attracting new employees, the Rochester City School District is now offering incentives to current and new bus drivers. These incentives include a hiring bonus of up to $2,500 for drivers hired through April 1, 2022, as well as any employee hired before October 25, 2021, whose position requires a Commercial Drivers’ License […]

Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski, Association of Supervisors and Administrators President John Rowe, Board of Education Non-teaching Employees President Dan DiClemente, and Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals President Angelina Rivera are all demanding immediate action over the series of violent incidents at schools over the past few weeks. These four union leaders have banded together […]

The topic of discussion for safety concerns for teachers in the Rochester city school district comes back up again after 5 teachers were allegedly assaulted by students at Franklin high school on Friday. One of he incidents were a teacher was injured when a student charged into her classroom attacking another student. Reports said 3 […]

Fixing to get a haircut? Look no further than Rochester’s own East High. The shop is officially called “The East Cutting Edge,” and will provide free haircuts to students at both East’s Upper and Lower schools. This barbershop came to be after a partnership between the school and the United Professional Barbers and Cosmetologists Association […]

This past week, the Rochester City School District has decided to rename School No.3 after Black educator Dr. Alice Holloway Young. Young was a former teacher at School No. 3, which was formally known as Nathanial Rochester Middle School. Young had moved from Virginia to North Carolina at age 4, as her home state did […]

Rochester City School District Superintendent Dr. Lesi Myers-Small sent out her weekly email newsletter stating that all students not currently on a bus route should be by the end of September. Myers-Small stated that affected families will be getting a call and a letter from the transportation department early next week with the details. On […]

Conkey Cruisers founder and WDKX host of Health Beats Teresa Bowick also known as Nurse Bowick is always up to something great this time around Conkey Cruisers along with Exercise Express is helping kids get back-and-forth to school Due to the massive bus driver shortage with Rochester city school district by donating bikes to some […]