Shop the HotlineFor 30 days following the last Placement Day (Thursday, June 26, 2008), the District has to notify the RTA of all openings. In turn, the RTA posts these vacancies on its hotline: 546-2768. This hotline operates 24/7. The position stays on the hotline for five days with the specific dates of availability stated on the message. The person who applies for the opening who has properly notified the District and possesses the most seniority will be awarded the job. For your convenience, the form letter is available below. The RTA strongly recommends that you hand deliver the completed form along with a copy and have both date stamped by the HR Receptionist.
Forms: Professional Development Schedule for 2008-09
*April 28th was incorrectly listed on the official district memo regarding PD to principals. Click here to read the District's memo regarding professional development for 2008-09 Teacher VoiceThe RTA wants to hear from you! Each month a question will be posed to teachers in The Rochester Teacher and online. Please take some time to share your thoughts with other RTA members. The editors will select several responses to appear in the paper and others will be shared on the RTA website. May's Question: "After Superintendent Brizard's first 150 days in Rochester, what are your impressions of his leadership and what grade does he deserve? "You may read the opinions of teachers by clicking here. Send your comments to teachervoice@rochesterteachers.comTeachers cannot teach if students refuse to learnLatoya Manon Seemingly, many people who are not teachers think they could do a better job than most teachers. Everyone has gone to school and has had teachers, so how hard could it be to teach? Well, I would like to give you an opportunity to walk in our shoes by posing some questions that we teachers often deal with:
Many of you may have the answers to these questions — and I challenge the community, corporations and parents to take a more active role in the schools and in the lives of children and young adult students. Everyone has something to offer that may change the life of a child or young adult. I am a graduate of the City School District where I now teach, and I am also a parent of a ninth-grader in the CSD — and it is obvious that something has gone terribly wrong. Our kids are learning how to shortchange themselves from a flawed system that refuses to make them accountable and promotes mediocrity. How can we expect young people to become productive contributors to society if we refuse to give them the basic tools they need? Parenting doesn't stop once your child goes to school. However, the sad part is that even if the community, schools and parents work together, if the student refuses to see that he or she has to take an active role in learning, then change will be difficult. Whether they believe it or not, students have to be vested in their own education. They have to want to learn and to better themselves. Manon is a teacher in the City School District. This article is also available on the Democrat & Chronicle's Speaking Out page. Fellow RTA Member needs our supportA teacher and her family were burned out of the home recently. Monetary donations may be made out to the "Rochester Teachers Association." Please indicate "#22 Colleague" on the memo line. All money collected for the family will be distributed directly to them. Clothing donations may be dropped off at the RTA office at 30 North Union St. or at School #22. The following is a list of the sizes for the family members:
Thank you for you support of our member in need Colleagues, Below is the Powerpoint version of Sup't Brizard's reform proposals. He presented it to the Board of Education and then to the public and the media. There's much in it to like: emphasis on school safety, reducing the Central Office bureaucracy, more Guidance Counselors, lower class size at certain critical junctures, more learning time for struggling students. But there are few details yet and no indication as to how much money would be allocated for these improvements. There are also several aspects of this plan that concern us: more authority to school principals, more standardization for struggling schools, no evidence of any alternative settings for disruptive students, no evidence of additional services for students with problems. The plan is not yet a done deal. Some of this, depending on details that are yet to be revealed, may have to be negotiated with us. All of it, we hope, will be open to input from teachers through the RTA. Therefore, I welcome your reactions. Comments may be e-mailed directly to teachervoice@rochesterteachers.com. Fraternally, Adam Urbanski Powerpoint Version available here The PDF file is large, so please be patient while downloading. ALERT - NYSUT NEEDS YOUR HELPA debate over tenure is heating up and we need you to immediately contact your elected state officials. Click the links below send an on line fax to strongly urge legislators to support the Assembly's proposed tenure clarification amendments. We must protect teachers' rights to a fair tenure process. Also, please call toll free 1-877-255-9417 to be connected to your Assembly and Senate representative's office. Contrary to an erroneous letter issued by the New York State School Boards Association, these amendments will not restrict local control or make it more difficult to deny tenure. Tenure recommendations and decisions will continue to be made at the district level by administrators, superintendents and school boards. These amendments simply clarify accountability provisions put into place last year by the Legislature and the governor to establish statewide standards for granting tenure. For more information about this issue go to www.nysut.org . CLICK HERE TO SEND A FREE FAX IMMEDIATELY: CLICK HERE TO PREVIEW THE LETTER: Click the link below to opt-out of these e-mail communications. |
Principal Report Cards During the Spring, RTA conducted its annual survey of teachers regarding their principal’s performance. We received a wide range of responses to the twenty-question survey.
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Deadlines & AnnouncementsRochester Teacher OnlineFulbright Teacher Exchange Program Summer Professional Development Incentive Hours Click here for the original PowerPoint Slides regarding the PD Incentive Tenured Teachers: Probationary Teachers: D&C Special Section on School Safety Grant Wiggins Presentation Information Benefit Enhancement Clean-up: Credit for Tier III and IV Overpayments New Dental Plan Information Page Planning to retire? The following links will provide useful information from RTA, NYSTRS & NYSUT 2007-08 RCSD Code of Conduct Chancery Home Access NYSUT's Article Regarding Teachers Performing Security Duties Check the status of your NYS Certification Please call the RTA office with any other questions. |
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