The possibility emerged after a rash of violent acts in and around middle and high schools since the school year began.
Rochester Board of Education
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School board passes RCSD budget that cuts 300 positions
The 2020-21 Rochester City School District spending plan was designed to bridge an $87 million budget gap.
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More than 150 RCSD teachers to be ‘displaced,’ fewer teachers laid off
Some of the 109 teachers who had been laid off have been recalled to fill vacancies left by retirees and resignations.
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Rochester School Board approves 175 layoffs, including 109 teachers
Commissioners said cutting employees was their only option to close a budget deficit
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Warren continues to push for change in school governance
On Wednesday, Warren released a short video on Facebook that makes a direct appeal to the public to join her in support of changing the district’s governance.
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White reelected school board president amid serious tensions
Rochester school board members reelected Van White as president yesterday in a 4 to 2 vote. Cynthia Elliott replaces Willa Powell as vice president, marking her second partnership with White in leadership roles. New board member Beatriz LeBron nominated Natalie Sheppard, who is also serving her first term on the board, but Sheppard received only […]
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White tries to cushion Deane-Williams’ blow
Rochester School Board President Van White made a concerted effort at a press conference today to downplay Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams’ sudden announcement that she is leaving the district at the end of January. He dismissed the idea that she was leaving because of conflicts with board members. And he declined to comment on why she […]
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Van White re-elected as Rochester school board president
The Rochester school board elected Van White to serve another term as board president in a 5-to-1 vote yesterday. Board member Liz Hallmark cast the dissenting vote. Long time boa rd member Willa Powell was elected board vice president in a 4-to-2 vote, replacing Cynthia Elliott. Improving communication between board members and Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams […]
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City school board seeking change and solutions
It’s difficult to read Mary Anna Towler’s January 29 Urban Journal and not notice the pessimistic tone expressed throughout the essay. She, understandably, notes that things “just [keep] getting worse” as the district continues its “slide down.” She certainly is not alone in her views. She correctly notes that our own superintendent has described the […]
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Cynthia Elliott to help lead board she once wanted to abolish
This blog has been edited from an earlier version. One of the best science-fiction films of the 1970’s is the remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” starring Donald Sutherland. Sutherland’s character, a city health inspector, starts to notice personality changes in the people around him. When Sutherland drops in on a Chinese couple who […]
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ENDORSEMENT: For Rochester school board: White, Cruz, Lucas
As unimaginable as it seems, the state of Rochester’s schools is worsening. Only 5 percent of city students in grades 3 through 8 were proficient in English on recent state exams. Academic performance of black and Latino males is the lowest of any major urban district in the US except Detroit’s, according to a report […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Rochester school district meetings
The Rochester school board’s financial committee will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. today, with the full school board present. That meeting will be followed by the school board’s regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. The majority of resolutions involve approvals for hiring full- and part-time staff before school begins. Both meetings will be held at […]
