RTA & RAP Members Re-entry Survey

Let your voice be heard.

As our district makes plans for what the 2020-2021 school year might look like, make sure you share your opinions.

This survey has been adapted from the Oakland Education Association, in preparation for the 2020-2021 school year.

Plan on needing 5-10 minutes to complete the survey. Share widely. The more feedback we can share with our leadership, the better their understanding will be of the desires of their members.

This survey was created by RORE.  Only collective data will be shared with RTA, the District and the rest of the community.  No identifying information will be shared.

Click Here to Begin the Survey

The Effect of Displaced Teachers on Special Education Students

[The following was submitted to Dr. Shelley Jallow by RORE Steering Committee Member, Lianne Dupree.]

Dear Dr. Jallow,

I am a Special Education teacher in the Rochester City School District. For 12 years, I have served RCSD.  I was recently displaced from my elementary self-contained 6:1:2 Autism Spectrum Disorder classroom due to having multiple certifications in teaching including English (Grades 7-12) and English Students with Disabilities (Grades 7-12).  I also have Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) certification.  I have taught in the elementary setting for the past 5 years and had no intention of returning to high school as I am able to have a profound positive impact in the lives of my current students and see that our students need passionate Special Education teachers in the elementary that do have knowledge of the expectations of high school to help adequately prepare them for the transitions they will face in their futures.

Many of my fellow Special Education teachers who were displaced in our District had Generalist Special Education (Grades k-12) certification as when they obtained their degrees, this was what was available in their teacher preparation programs. Many of my colleagues would have pursued elementary Special Education certification had it been offered at the time.

By forcing Elementary Special Education teachers to teach in the high school setting, RCSD is in violation of contract protocols, best practices, and the rights of our students and families.

In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter Petition (Please Sign)

Rochester Organization of Rank-and-file Educators in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, our students and their families, and the larger Rochester community.

The Rochester Organization of Rank and File Educators (RORE) values and supports the needs of our students, their families, and their communities. As educators and unionists in Rochester, we see first hand how decades of racist policing and immoral policy decisions affect the youngest community members. A partnership between the RCSD and the RPD further perpetuates systematic racism, the school-to-prison pipeline, and increased trauma for our youth. Like others who have begun to speak up, we have had enough.
 

RORE believes that Black Lives Matter. We will continue, alongside our union sisters and brothers, to stand in solidarity against systemic racism. We demand justice and equity for our students and their families.

 

See and Sign Full Petition Here

Black Lives Matter

The Rochester Organization of Rank and File Educators (RORE) values and supports the needs of our students, their families, and their communities. As educators and unionists in Rochester, we see first hand how decades of racist policing and immoral policy decisions affect the youngest community members. A partnership between the RCSD and the RPD further perpetuates systematic racism, the school-to-prison pipeline, and increased trauma for our youth. Like others who have begun to speak up, we have had enough. 

RORE believes that Black Lives Matter. We will continue, alongside our union sisters and brothers, to stand in solidarity against systemic racism. We demand justice and equity for our students and their families. An injury to one is an injury to all!