The Students Did Not Ask For This

As the election nears, there are some issues that separate candidates. One that should unite us all is that we are called to these roles for the sake of our children and students. Last year RCS began to offer professional development to school leaders for students who identify or are considering identifying other than the […]

Would You Stay?

In the last two years, teachers and administrators from Rochester Community Schools have been resigning or taking early retirement in record numbers. While some of these are related to the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m being told that far more are the result of the treatment educators have received from the current administration. Here are six stories […]

What Problem Are We Trying to Solve?

RCS is mandating the Anti-Defamation League’s latest social justice program, No Place for Hate, in schools.  Concerns about the parent organization and politics behind No Place for Hate aside, let’s look at the process of how this organization was allowed in our schools. Important district-wide initiatives that affect all students and cost money are supposed […]