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