Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is asking state officials to “sever the connection” between city government and the Rochester school district. That would mean that the city would no longer raise taxes for the district.
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Warren releases $552 million city budget plan
Mayor Lovely Warren’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes a small tax increase for homeowners and funding for a variety of new initiatives, including a Police Accountability Board and job training.
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Rochester school board adopts budget; few teacher layoffs seen
The Rochester City School District voted to adopt a $931 million budget Tuesday night. It was a 6-to-1 vote with Commissioner Judy Davis voting no.
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RCSD’s challenge: budgeting for a shrinking district
The Rochester school district’s budget has been a target of the district’s critics for years. The district, they say, has plenty of money, but its officials don’t know how to manage it. But Interim Superintendent Daniel Lowengard’s proposed $925 million budget for next year, which he presented to school board members last week, highlights an […]
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THE WEEK AHEAD: Events for the week of March 27
The Interracial Clergy Council of Henrietta and Rush will hold a community conversation on the topic “Immigration: Then and Now” on Tuesday, March 28. The Rev. John Walker will provide a historical look at how the country has reacted to immigrants in the past and will discuss the role faith communities can play in welcoming […]
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Urban Action 3/22
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) School budget ready to review The Rochester school district will hold public input meetings on the proposed budget for the 2017-2018 school year on Tuesday, March 28, and Tuesday, April 25. The board […]
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Vargas issues dire warning before last board meeting
The performance last night by the boys chorus at the Leadership Academy for young men was moving and bittersweet. The chorus performed before the school board meeting — the last for Bolgen Vargas as superintendent of Rochester city schools. Clad in their sharp navy blue blazers, the boys sang several gospel-tinged songs as part […]
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Vargas’s new budget mixes big ideas and some finger-crossing
Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas presented an $800 million proposed budget for the 2015-2016 school year Monday night. Vargas told school board members that he could close a $40.5 million budget gap with few layoffs, while investing more than $25 million in a lengthy list of priorities. But all that depends heavily on what happens in Albany […]
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RCSD budget: layoffs or not?
Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s proposed $784 million budget for the 2014-2015 school year emphasizes year-long reading support, expanded learning in more schools, and full-day pre-kindergarten. Vargas told board members at a meeting last night that if they’re serious about improving student achievement, that his is the right strategy for getting there. Vargas said he […]
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RCSD budget launches the Vargas years
This is a corrected version of this story. In the budget he’s proposed for the coming school year, Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas lays out a longer-term vision that marks a clear shift from the past. While the goals and priorities are the same as many of his predecessors’, Vargas is trying a different approach […]
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Few layoffs in RCSD budget for next year
Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas will present a final draft of his $728 million budget for next year to board members. The budget adds 10 new reading teachers specifically for students in grades K-3, according to a background document provided by the district. Vargas plans to move forward with longer school days in up to […]
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In the eye of the storm
Again this spring, the Rochester school district has been wrestling with a serious budget gap, with expenses increasing faster than revenue. Again this spring, the district — like school districts throughout New YorkState — has had to put together its budget without knowing how much it will get from the state, its largest single revenue […]
