SW Education Forum

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This group is intended for use as a forum for discussing Education topics of interest to our SW Rochester community and for organizing information on our public schools, the RCSD and other education topics.

Location: Rochester, NY
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Latest Activity: Aug 27

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SWCC Education Committee Minutes on Zoom 2024-07-24

Started by John Boutet Aug 27. 0 Replies 0 Likes

The Education Committee of the SW Common Council7/24/24, Date6-7:30 pm atFor Zoom Link, Contact John Boutet @ jboutet@frontiernet.netMinutes Posted on:…Continue

19WCA Schools Committee Meeting - April 9,2024 on Zoom

Started by John Boutet May 4. 0 Replies 1 Like

19th WCA Schools Committee Meeting MinutesApril 9, 2024Present: John Boutet, Jane Braband, Douglas Giebel, Josie McClary, Dr. Phyllis Moss, Sara Yaworsky, Bridget WilliamsDr. Moss opened the meeting by Zoom at 7:00 p.m and asked the members present…Continue

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Comment by John Boutet on September 2, 2013 at 10:49am: A statement against Gates-Mckinsey consulting resolution and privatization from Mary Adams.

This essay highlights issues that we and candidates for the Board of Education should be aware of as they explain their qualifications for guiding the course our school district in the coming years:

http://maryadamsrcsd.org/my-statement-against-the-gates-mckinsey-an...

Comment by John Boutet on September 1, 2013 at 3:35am: The SWCC Education Committee is holding it's September meeting on Wednesday the 4th in PLEX at 6:30pm in Carlson Commons. I hope all the teachers who attended the last meeting held at the Thurston Y will come and will have contacted parents of their students to encourage them to participate in this meeting at 70 Coretta Scott Crossing. I hope we will have participation from parents, teachers and principal so we can work together to make the needed changes that will turn our schools around.

I would hope we will see many participants from PLEX, COTS and SWAN come to this meeting to join in the conversation. We need to work in all our neighborhoods to take back our schools and bring them back to being neighborhood schools where most students attending are from the school's feeder patterns where parents can more easily participate in their children's school.

Please spread the word and come to this meeting.

Comment by Brenda Driscoll on August 28, 2013 at 6:26pm: The ribbon cutting ceremony for Helen Barrett Montgomery - School 50 is tomorrow, Thursday (8/29). School 50 was renovated in only one year!

Comment by Mary Adams on August 27, 2013 at 6:45pm: Family, teacher, community solidarity during School of the Arts invitation-only meeting with NYS Education Department Commissioner John King. https://www.facebook.com/events/467292296701819/

Comment by John Boutet on August 27, 2013 at 3:22pm: The ribbon cutting ceremony Enrico Fermi School No. 17 is this Thursday and it will be a great chance to see the renovated building! Check out the PDF: Ribbon_Cutting_Ceremony.pdf

This should serve as a model for us for School 16.

Comment by John Boutet on July 11, 2013 at 12:38pm

Here are links to July 11, 2013 Education Opportunity Network

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Comment by John Boutet on June 27, 2013 at 3:57am: Link from Dan DeMarle:

Urban Education and the “The State Just Can’t Afford It” Excuse on ...

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Rochester, NY - If under the current funding structure, the state cannot meet its constitutional obligation to ensure a sound basic education, then something has to give.

Comment by John Boutet on June 13, 2013 at 10:04pm: Here is a posting from Dan on new School lunches at School19

http://wxxinews.org/post/rcsd-works-improve-school-lunches

Comment by John Boutet on May 24, 2013 at 4:57pm: Here is a posting from Dan onand article by Tim Keller on the RCSD Adequate School Funding Facebook page

Daniel DeMarle posted in SouthWest Community Schools

Comment by John Boutet on February 6, 2013 at 2:54am: Ammunition to convince school to participate in "Safe Routes to Schools" Check out this article: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/kids-who-walk-or-b...