The Education Committee of the SW Common Council

7/24/24, Date

6-7:30 pm at

For Zoom Link, Contact John Boutet @ jboutet@frontiernet.net

Minutes Posted on: www.location19.org/group/sw-education-forum

Attendance:

John Boutet               SWCC Education Committee Chair, 328-4271, jboutet@frontiernet.net

John Curran            REACH, St. Monica’s, WFM, jecurran@rochester.rr.com

Mary Coffey               N. Winton Village Co-Chair; Many Neighbors Building Neighborhoods; Public
                                         Safety, marycoffey0@gmail.com

Eleanor Coleman    Rotary SW, CCFCS YouthBuild, 224-5119, eleanor.coleman@gmail.com

Andrea Lee             School #19 Principal,703-6924, andrea.lee@rcsdk12.org

Lee Loomis            School #10 Volunteer Tutor, leeloomis46@gmail.com

Welcome & Introductions

School Updates

  • Andrea Lee introduced herself as the new principal for School #19; Andrea was formerly the School #2 principal. School #19 is growing by 120 students. No longer a middle school; new student orientation on 8/19 to welcome new students and their parents. Will keep the Arts for All program and are working to maintain programs that were formerly instituted. No longer in receivership

  • Andrea getting calls from School #2 Parents not understanding that School #25 has taken over School #2. There is some confusion and disappointment in loss of another neighborhood school.

  • RCSD staff receiving training for implementing the new curriculum model.

  • Lee Loomis is scheduling a lunch date with Sylvia Cooksie to see if there’s any information about what is happening at School #10, now to be School #53. Lee has provided tutors for 10 years. Teachers will need to see what the tests show as far as summer-learning loss which would then help better assess tutor needs.

  • Students are generally more accepting about different family make-ups; not so phased by LGBTQ relationships. Rochester seen as gay-friendly.

Other:

  • Pakistani family living with John B. Family is looking for permanent housing.

Westside Farmers Market - Tuesdays 4-7, 831 Genesee St.

  • Very good day yesterday. Attendance at the beginning of the market started at 300; 470 attended yesterday.

  • New Market Manager, Jessica DeSalvo has taken WFM from 21 to 33 vendors.

  • Activities include Kids Crafts booth, Entertainment, R Community Bikes, etc.

  • Bike Rodeo will take place on 8/20, 4-7pm; good for bicycle safety and youth will receive a helmet.

Rapids Cemetery

  • Burials from Revolutionary War and Civil War.

  • Reclaimed the wild raspberries; good space for elementary and daycare kids to visit. Cub Scouts from 19th Ward were involved, helpful, explorative.

  • Winding down now and will focus on homelessness..

REACH

  • REACH had 6 shelters last year; down to 1 shelter on Barbury Ave serving about 13 persons

  • St. Peters Kitchen is the foodbank; Bob Boyd is the current CEO. Growing their own vegetables. Operate 6 days a week. Can fill banana boxes with a 4 day food supply. Largest customer base is seniors. Serving over 400 persons per day.

School #19 has a food pantry; they are interested in fresh vegetables.

Rochester Academy Charter School is now operating out of St. Monica Catholic School; will be a middle school. They’ve had a good record.

YouthBuild

Students currently building a home on Garson Ave. New class starts 9/6.

Kailee Community Garden - 133 Kenwood having a Flower Power Happy Hour on Friday 9/26 at 5:30pm.

National Night Out East Side

Gathering at Winton & E. Main – 08/06/2024

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SW Merchants

Information Links

These links plus others can also be found under the Links tab.

ABOUT THE 19TH WARD

19th Ward Community Association
Rochester City Living
RocWiki.org

 

ANIMAL RELATED SERVICES

To report animal cruelty, call 911 or  THE ANIMAL CRUELTY HOTLINE: (585) 223-6500

City of Rochester Low-income Spay/Neuter for pet Dogs and Cats

Rochester Community Animal Clinic - low-income spay/neuter for pet dogs and cats, and feral cats

PAWS, Inc.Providing Animal Welfare Services

City of Rochester Adopt a Dog or Cat

Lollypop Farm, The Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County 

 

BUYING A HOME IN THE 19TH WARD

Homesteadnet.com

City of Rochester Property Information

Rochester City Living

Trulia Listed Homes For Sale

UR Home Ownership Program

Zillow listed homes for sale

COMMUNITY LINKS

Arnett Public Library

Brooks Landing

City of Rochester 

John Lightfoot, Monroe County Legislator,District 25

Loretta Scott, City Council President, At Large

LaShay D. Harris, South District

Genesee Valley Park

Metro Justice

RGRTA Bus Information

Minority Reporter

SouthWest Tribune

Rochester Green Living

ROCSPOT

Sector 4 Comm. Developmant Corp

Savor Life Radio Show

Teen Empowerment

WDKX Urban contemporary 103.9 FM

WRUR 88.5 UR and WXXI partnership  88.5 FM

Southwest Family YMCA

UR Gov. & Community Relations


EDUCATION

Rochester Prep Charter School

U.S. Dept. of Education

 

FAITH COMMUNITY

St. Monica Church


BUSINESSES

El Latino Restaurant
D and L Groceries
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron
Jim Dalberth Sports
Menezes Pizza
TOPS Friendly Markets
Staybridge Suites

OUTREACH AND SERVICES

Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning (CPLP)

Dealing with Lead
Drug Activity
Healthy Blocks
HEAP NY Home Heating Assistant
Home Safety Tips    LifeTimesAdultDay Health Care
Medicare
NeighborWorks Rochester
Parking / Abandoned Vehicles
2-1-1 Social Services
ACT Rochester

OTHER

Genesee Co-op FCU

3/50 Project

South Wedge Ning

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