It’s tempting to think that the pending shakeup at East High School is just the State Education Department doing its job: pushing for greater accountability. But the situation at East mirrors the serious problems permeating much of the Rochester school district. And a plan for improving the district as a whole instead of just focusing […]
East High School
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East’s problems mirror an unstable district
It’s tempting to think that the pending shakeup at East High School is just the State Education Department doing its job: pushing for greater accountability. But the situation at East mirrors the serious problems permeating much of the Rochester school district. And a plan for improving the district as a whole instead of just focusing […]
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Second chance for controversial fire program
Lieutenant Lawrence “Shawn” Brumfield was part of the second class of students to graduate from a firefighter trainee program formerly at East High School. The purpose of the program as it existed then was to introduce interested East students to a potential career in the fire service.
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Vargas resumes attendance battle
About 40 Rochester school district and city officials, including Mayor Tom Richards, fanned out in city neighborhoods this morning, searching for absentee students. In groups of two and three, they knocked on doors in search of about 120 students who have missed 10 to 20 days this school year, said Patricia Malgieri, the district’s chief […]
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Makeover for mayor’s mansion
Ozzy Arroyo’s plans for the Child mansion in Rochester are nearly as grand as the building itself. He envisions a premiere event space, a café and catering operation to help young people begin culinary careers, and a reality-show-type setting for brides on their big day — the latter inspired by the spectacle and grandeur of […]
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Neighbors fed up with East High students
Some East High students are giving residents and business owners in the North Winton Village neighborhood a major headache.
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The week ahead: meetings on teacher evals, East truancy, Sibley building; key primaries
The Rochester school board will hold a special session Tuesday night, September 11, to discuss the latest version of the district’s teacher evaluation plan. The plan was recently submitted to the State Education Department for approval. All teachers and principals must be evaluated using the new plan this school year. The evaluation plan has been […]
