Appreciate it, Ed.
Thanks for that clarification, Janice. I spoke with one of the supervisors as you suggested.
Rochester Musician, your question regarding what the State Education Department means by opening a different school is a good one. The commissioner is basically saying the school is a receivership school because attempts to improve achievement hasn't progressed quickly enough. Teachers and administrators met some goals for improvement, but not enough to avoid her intervention. The new school would be located in the same building, but school officials will have to propose a different teaching model. For instance, maybe they will propose creating another School of Inquiry. Or maybe they will propose adding more reading and math teachers. And yes, there could be staffing changes, but that hasn't been determined yet, according to board President Van White.
Teacherwhocares:
Thank you so much for your readership and your clarifications. We've updated the story.
Bart:
The carousel story was pulled because it contained incorrect information. The story said that the Rochester Museum and Science Center would take the original panel and house it if the Preservation Board approved the request. But there has been no decision made on what to do with the original panel. The city would like the community's input before making any decisions about the panel's future. We are sorry for the error.
Tim Louis Macaluso
Staff Writer
City Newspaper
Thanks for the clarifications. Hope we have good weather and a large showing for the tour.
Tim Macaluso
Staff Writer
City Newspaper
I corrected this blog because the original version incorrectly implied that the RCSD suspends its pre-K students. For added clarification, the RCSD provided me with this statement: "We do not suspend prekindergarten students from our Universal Prekindergarten Program in the Rochester City School District. A child can't be expelled from the Universal Prekindergarten program either. We do have a safety procedure that is rarely utilized in extreme cases where after a series of steps have been taken, including parent notification, a student can be asked to refrain from attending the program for a maximum of five days while steps are taken to put in place a safety plan to address serious safety concerns. This is all done in collaboration with the parent." The statement is from Tricia Cruz, a district spokesperson.
Thanks for the comments.
Tim Louis Macaluso