Rochester City School District

Here is some cautiously good news. The Rochester City School District released the graduation rate for the 2019 – 20 school year. The district reported that its graduation rate is 68.2%. The reason I say the cautiously good news is because the New York State Education Department has not confirmed these numbers. However, this is […]

Even before the pandemic hit there was a bus driver shortage in Monroe county. Now with the necessity for bus attendants, as well as lower capacity limits, requiring more buses, the need is greater than ever. In other bus related news, due to the flammable nature of hand sanitizer, the product will not be allowed […]

We like to keep you informed so here is what’s happening in Rochester. There will be a public meeting for the Rochester City School District this Thursday. The meeting will be held via Zoom conferencing and is for the new State Monitor appointed to the district. You will be able to ask questions or give […]

The new Rochester City School District Superintendent, Lesli Myers-Small, announced a support system to help students and families. The district is providing social-emotional support. Myers-Small said in a letter to families, “While I am always humbled and inspired by our students’ strength and resilience, I also understand that now more than ever, we must provide […]

Grand opening, Grand closing. The Rochester City School District Superintendent Terry Dade is looking to leave the district with just 10 months into his position. The district did confirm that Dade asked his lawyers about ending his role as RCSD superintendent. The New York State controller’s office just released a report on how the district […]

Students, teachers and staff within the Rochester City School District have organized another round of protests this week regarding the massive budget cuts and layoffs within the district. Let’s recap… RCSD and the Board of Education have been battling an ongoing budget crisis for some months now. With the deficit growing to $30 million, city […]

Written by Jasmine This week we learned about the mid-year staff cuts for the Rochester City School District. In order to tame a $30 million budget deficit, the district plans to layoff more than 150 RCSD employees. According to the Rochester Teacher’s Association, layoffs will include 152 teachers, 32 non-teaching employees, 22 paraprofessionals and 12 administrators. […]

Written by Jasmine Students at Edison Career and Technology High School are mourning the loss of a fellow student who’s life was cut suddenly short on Tuesday. According to Rochester City School District officials, the 16-year-old student, whose name has not yet been released, collapsed during a physical education class and was taken to Strong […]

Written by Jasmine Thanks to the Rochester City School District, STEAM Day 2019 is the first, hopefully of many, student convention focused on introducing students to all the different careers they can pursue in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. This convention, located at Sibley Square in downtown Rochester, brought in more than 30 different […]