In a system wracked by uncertainty and instability, there are more questions than ever about the Rochester school district’s future. Among the most recent developments: • Mayor Lovely Warren has continued her push for a change in the district’s governance. Last week she released a video supporting an idea that the local state Regents had […]
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RCSD Distinguished Educator Aquino leaving next week
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced Friday that Jaime Aquino, the Rochester City School District’s distinguished educator, has resigned.Elia said his last day will be June 7.
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The Rochester school district and the change we need
The school district’s future might be the best barometer for whether Rochester will live up to its ideals or remain a racially and economically divided community for another 30 or 40 years.
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Aquino quarterly report: plusses and minuses
Jaime Aquino’s job as the Rochester School District’s Distinguished Educator includes working with the school board and district staff to address their problems. Last week, Aquino issued his first quarterly report on the district’s progress, and not surprisingly, the district got mixed grades. Among the positives: The district met its deadline for developing an improvement […]
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Rochester school board shows off its problems
Even before the vote on a crucial report was taken, the board demonstrated, almost on cue, one of Aquino’s biggest concerns.
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Rochester school board approves Aquino response plan
The Rochester school board is meeting this afternoon to vote on a plan to improve district operations, in response to a critical report by state-appointed Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino. The board has posted the plan on its website.
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The missing pieces of the Aquino Report
Dan Drmacich, a former principal of School Without Walls, is coordinator of the Rochester Coalition for Public Education. The recommendations of the state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Dr. Jaime Aquino, to the Rochester City School District could result in a more effective bureaucracy and some superficial gains for students. However, without focusing on the family, neighborhood and […]
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Public meeting set on Rochester school district’s problems
State education officials are planning a community meeting in Rochester next week to discuss concerns about the Rochester school district. The focus: problems identified in the recent report by the state-appointed Distinguished Educator.
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RCSD gets low grades from Distinguished Educator
The Rochester School District “seems driven more by the needs of administrators, teachers, and parents, with student concerns often taking a back seat to adult interests,” says a scathing assessment of the district by the state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Jaime Aquino.
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Commissioner Elia reviewing report on Rochester school district
Jaime Aquino, the consultant that state education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia sent to examine the Rochester school district, sent his report to her earlier this week. School board members haven’t seen the report, board vice president Willa Powell says, but they’re bracing for a tough assessment. “He told board members, ‘My report is going to be […]
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State ed sends a distinguished educator to city school district
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia appointed Jaime Aquino as a distinguished educator for the Rochester City School District. Aquino, who starts on August 18, has over 30 years of educational experience, including serving in senior positions in the Los Angeles, Denver, and Hartford public school districts, according to a statement from Elia. “The Rochester City School District […]
