Rochester City School District

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, […]

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 […]

Yesterday, the Cinema Theater on South Clinton Ave. made an announcement on their website that said they’d be closing their doors for good: Hello friends, We (Audrey and Alex) have made the difficult decision to close the Cinema Theater. Our lease was up for renewal in January, and given the current climate, we couldn’t see […]

This week thousands of students in Pre-K through 6th grade in the Rochester City School District will be heading back to in-person learning two days a week. This is part of RCSD’s Phase 2 of its reopening plan. Phase 1, which started last month, involved about 300 students with special needs returning to in-person learning […]

Do you live in the city of Rochester but want an alternative to the Rochester City School District? Some parents turn to private or Charter Schools to educate their child, but what about enrolling in a suburban school district? If you have family members who live outside the city, you may be tempted to illegally […]

The Rochester City School District is about to finish its first fully remote semester and the parents are saying that they are looking forward to the hybrid learning model that’s just around the corner. WROC interview a parent named Maurice Haskins who has two children in the school district. He had some things to say […]

Former CEO and President of the Urban League William Clark is the new commissioner joining the RCSD Board of Education. His appointment was announced on Wednesday. William Clark will take the vacant seat left by Natalie Sheppard. Sheppard resigned from the board to take a position with the Monroe County Board Of Elections. Clark said […]

When it comes to the Rochester City School District’s decision to continue online learning. According to the Rochester Teachers Association they support it. The resolution by the union said the move to keep most learning remote was supported not only by the educators but also by parents and students. As of now, the only learning […]

Last year, the Rochester City School District distributed around 10,000 MiFi hot spot devices with 10 gigabytes of data a month. The was intended to be a supplemental resource for school or library activity, but ever since COVID-19 hit, many students have become completely reliant on them in order to attend class. Now that school […]

The school year for Rochester City School District started three weeks ago and is one of the few districts that has gone 100% remote learning for its K-12 programs. Some students and parents have had difficulty figuring out the new format and it’s beginning to affect attendance rates. Deasure Matthew, Wilson Foundation Academy K-8 Principal […]