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The board voted to enter executive session: motion by Vice President Malloy, seconded by Commissioner Griffin; the chair called for the vote and the transcript records the board response as \"Aye.\" The board returned from executive session later in the evening and resumed the public special meeting.

The board then moved to bundle resolutions 553 through 561: moved by Vice President Malloy and seconded by Commissioner Griffin. The chair opened the bundled resolutions for discussion; seeing no discussion, the chair entertained a motion to vote on bundled resolutions 553–561. The motion to vote was made by Commissioner Griffin and seconded by Vice President Malloy. The transcript records the voice vote as \"Aye;\" the chair announced, \"Resolutions 5 53 through 5 61 carry.\"

At the conclusion of the special meeting, the chair entertained a motion to adjourn: moved by Vice President Malloy, seconded by Commissioner Griffin. The transcript records an \"Aye\" voice vote and the meeting was adjourned.

Why it matters: The transcript shows that the board used voice votes to move a block of resolutions rather than conducting separate roll-call votes for each item in public record. The public transcript does not record individual named tallies or the text of the bundled resolutions; the board clerk and BoardDocs should be consulted for the full text and official vote records.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special Meeting: Code of Conduct Public Hearing / ESA Committee Meeting | March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","During a March 11 special meeting the board voted to enter executive session and later bundled and approved resolutions 553–561 in a voice vote; motions to adjourn were also carried. The board recorded no roll-call tallies in the public transcript.","taxTitle","Rochester City School District, School Districts, New York","taxId",14389,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6640076,"Interim superintendent reports Q2 financial-plan progress; state monitor praises district caution",542,7251000,7793000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd&start=7251&end=7793","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd/thumbnail_7251000.jpg","/articles/6640076/New-York/Interim-superintendent-reports-Q2-financial-plan-progress-state-monitor-praises-district-caution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640076-894123686bbeb4d03c2f12f605226346/orig.mp4?Expires=1771040971&Signature=dWxxKSeHoXE0Lf0K2t2WDmj~xBiMv2JyhnxMqtuIyDyM7JL~-3X853HWmHahnJVnDGfQTt2DnfmFtl6DRaoED7FqcRyitW20wh6~896QNMsu4KWp~nHUPkGmuGHwNPeTqIlpNS22Fu1TEP324hcjM3oAE5YnORxau~QEbm-PT3FBOQR54cVFJ7tbHdTVxHnbfM7ieiXq0ucYgdKmeIQ48IihjHf6E9aHcAZt6tGGk9kPLiW1beNMpRYJiwEHejwFgRg140LrXLIsSI5tLd9iTQOTYTEEgjjVDrOjz4AxZvkdLjIZWlf73GKkBsj3ACuWzRWBLwxIUR4TJtelBf6XLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Interim Superintendent Dr. Van White Strickland presented the Rochester City School District's second-quarter financial-plan report on March 11, saying the plan mirrors the academic reporting process and tracks progress on 33 recommendations across five buckets: general fiscal practices, governance and programmatic decision-making, legal and financial audits, budget development, and organizational structure and operational efficiency.

Dr. Strickland reported progress figures for several buckets: general fiscal practices showed 11 indicators marked \"yes\" and 3 \"no/in progress\" (reported as 79% yes); governance and programmatic decision-making was reported at 100% for the items cited; legal and financial audits recorded four \"yes\" and one \"no/in progress\"; budget development showed five \"yes\" indicators; and organizational structure/internal operational efficiency recorded three \"yes\" and two \"no/in progress.\" She said work on position management continues, including plans to request a WestEd amendment to focus on position management and closer review of Position Management Action Forms (PMAFs). Dr. Strickland said the district has submitted a request for $125,000,000 to support facilities modernization.

The district's report documents actions such as adhering to staffing ratios, monthly position-control reporting, improved budget materials, and measures to document special-education service delivery in Individualized Education Program (IEP) logs within 48 hours of delivery or a missed service. Dr. Strickland said some indicators cannot be met until the end of the fiscal year and that the district continues to refine position-management processes and staffing alignments.

The state monitor, speaking after the report, commended the district's progress and cautioned against returning to prior deficit spending. The monitor and a fiscal consultant (Porter) said the district has worked down a larger set of recommendations to 33 and must remain vigilant to preserve fund balance.

Several commissioners raised immediate budget risks tied to external conditions. Commissioner LeBron flagged rising utility costs and potential tariff changes impacting electricity and heating costs; he asked the administration to plan for scenarios in which energy costs increase substantially. Dr. Strickland said she has begun preliminary conversations about alternative energy options and has requested additional state funds for modernization to help offset inflationary pressure. Commissioner Malloy sought clarification about the Position Management Action Form (PMAF) process; Dr. Strickland described it as the approvals workflow for creating, changing or deleting positions (department manager → budget validation → human capital review → superintendent approval).

Why it matters: The district operates under state monitoring and must produce a long-range financial plan that reduces fiscal risk while maintaining operations. The report shows progress on multiple implementation items but also flags remaining work on staffing, PMAF usage and energy- and transportation-related costs that could affect budgets going forward.","Interim Superintendent Dr. Strickland presented the district's Q2 financial-plan report covering 33 recommendations across fiscal practices, governance, audits, budgeting and operations; the state monitor and fiscal consultant signaled steady progress and urged continued vigilance amid rising costs.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6640080,"District reports 63.3% of ninth-graders on track; chiefs, assessment lead outline credit-recovery and instruction steps",457,4527000,4984000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd&start=4527&end=4984","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd/thumbnail_4527000.jpg","/articles/6640080/New-York/District-reports-633-of-ninth-graders-on-track-chiefs-assessment-lead-outline-credit-recovery-and-instruction-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640080-b87033fd7088e2dfd11076b29e013867/orig.mp4?Expires=1771040971&Signature=lx6hbhbIKH4UYGQblD~ANU2p0ANPPb-v6-w55VoFoVFUYIsRUg4UgY1iw9FPHd7KFgkzNdKKYZSL7ob1smxDj-KrXDV4OVjfSV7nC-MXIJ7cXQd291tjAjB6pJTrxtdAb~NQ2n44IiKizgmnUuhBnsBvfQfk3JvJFx4Dawcqiq8eGJduVh6Fdx257y69wxmEFba7Om9sBYe5pX10Zb9c07M5y8I3EwdMqsUL1Js7i7x~MpR147JPeovoo~TELyGdZQ8u2QrjKmr-qwd~qM~Dd4RCQacwsYVnedCIJo6z839jAZb3KjSQqN85HLw~3jKawWvw7uDHT59lcq85W2fAeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 11 Equity and Student Achievement Committee meeting, secondary chiefs and the district assessment lead presented midyear data showing districtwide progress toward the board goal to increase the share of ninth-graders earning five or more credits. Donna Lucy Linder, a secondary chief, told the board the district total for ninth-graders on track stood at 63.3 percent for the cohort cited, representing 1,540 students.

Linder said the district has set a board goal (Goal 1D) to increase the proportion of ninth-graders earning five or more credits from 70 percent to 90 percent by June 2028 and described layered supports intended to raise on-track rates: early monitoring and cohort tracking, marking-period and online credit recovery, extended-day and Saturday programming, labs attached to algebra courses, and targeted schedule adjustments at the school level. She said elementary and middle-grade expansion of for-credit coursework in eighth grade is also being considered to give students an earlier start on high-school credits.

Linder reviewed credit requirements for a New York State Regents diploma: 22 credits overall (4 English; 4 social studies; 3 science; 3 mathematics; 1 world language; 1 visual/performing arts; 2 physical education; 0.5 health; 3.5 electives) and five Regents exams. She gave school-level on-track rates (select examples): East High School 68.9%; Edison Tech 52.3%; Wilson Magnet 49%; Rochester Early College High School 82.5%; School Without Walls 98.6%; district total 63.3% (1,540 students). Linder said implementation of supports varies by school and that Padilla High School and other schools with lower on‑track percentages have been the focus of additional interventions.

Dr. Vicky Ramos, presenting district iReady diagnostic results, said the midyear diagnostics test to the full-year standard and are intended to measure the \"stretch growth\" needed to close learning gaps. Ramos said the district is tracking stretch growth and program impact and reported that students attending at least 80% of the time show notably better performance: \"When the kids come, we can impact them,\" she said. Ramos described reading work driven by the science of reading (including expanded grade-3 expectations under 100.3 regulation), monthly meetings with reading teachers, tiered intervention, and elementary manipulatives purchases for math instruction. She said algebra implementation this year pairs the classroom algebra teacher with an attached lab and that algebra will be double period in future scheduling so every algebra student has a lab.

Commissioners asked about Regents results and participation in targeted boot camps and recovery programs. The presenters said January Regents data were still being processed by the state and would be supplied to the board when available; they identified Thurgood Marshall as a school that ran a successful February boot camp and said participation lists and outcome data would be provided on request. Board members pressed for more disaggregated metrics: how many ninth-graders earned credits in eighth grade, school-by-school recovery participation, and measures of lab effectiveness. Officials agreed to add those specifics to the meeting question log and follow up with data reports.

Why it matters: Ninth-grade credit accumulation is a predictor of graduation; the district tied this work to a multi-year board target and laid out both classroom and recovery strategies to increase credits. Presenters emphasized attendance and targeted, standards-based instruction as key levers and noted that implementation differs among schools.","At an Equity and Student Achievement Committee meeting March 11, secondary chiefs and district assessment staff presented second-marking-period credit and iReady diagnostic data, detailed recovery and lab supports, and tied progress to attendance and stretch-growth goals.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6640086,"Parent tells board code-of-conduct changes must be implemented after being blocked from school meeting",315,183000,498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd&start=183&end=498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556384-9376fb2c037a00fb8dc56205338550fd/thumbnail_183000.jpg","/articles/6640086/New-York/Parent-tells-board-code-of-conduct-changes-must-be-implemented-after-being-blocked-from-school-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640086-3663d2989b9b3e21ffa427fd57d48bee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771040971&Signature=lknr4TP6FaUytCp1x~pe-tN8ULzIJPObngvzo1oEUvoUthVYLpeNYxvs7kqkFVlvpzRKSNYkRxuLRiyuk6KCdIK3dcTsXVctfKACO16Nn7iQODgRCvdmHhNczRCYdQSfph4wQ5kOhkfq6pXo~E1a7eUaI7e-iwMdkize87ufRu8~taiCdv3zOGKZRCzAWzfmfocXLNC~JN9f2r~oH7F3NXW54nC0~oAKScBBOFr-XI2EWpkHVwKQdW6wGeGcBVkuE~Js-EY5W2CpHKxJWccu8u0otOLFay~gh~bvjBWRuAWgDGQ6OMkHYSPBXlPK-YmPVXok3T~dp8uYFUBfooZgMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Good evening. I am Commissioner Griffin, chair of the policy committee for the Rochester Board of Education. It is now 05:33PM on Tuesday, 03/11/2025. This is the code of conduct public hearing. The Rochester Board of Education's code of conduct policy 1,400 in educational law and regulation requires the board to conduct at least 1 public hearing before the board can vote on any revisions to the policy.

Rebecca Harrington, a parent representative on the Special Education Parent Advisory Council and a member of the Code of Conduct Committee, told the board she accompanied another parent to a meeting with a school principal after that parent reported an urgent classroom issue. \"The next morning, we both arrived for the meeting, and we're told that I was not allowed in the meeting,\" Harrington said. She said she cited the code of conduct and the parent engagement policy and was told the meeting would be canceled if she attended.

Harrington said the incident left the family feeling they had \"no levers to pull\" when rights written in the district code of conduct were ignored. \"Parents and students do not have any levers to pull when our rights are violated,\" she said. She urged the board and district administration to approve the Code of Conduct Committee's recommendations and to ensure the policy is \"implemented, shared, and followed in a meaningful way\" so parents and students can use it to engage with schools.

Why it matters: The hearing met a procedural requirement in policy 1400 and is the public forum for the community to comment before the board votes on any policy revisions. Harrington framed her remarks as an implementation problem: she said the code, which committee members and board members have repeatedly approved, is not reaching school staff or being followed at the school level.

District officials present confirmed the public materials for the proposed changes are posted on BoardDocs and the district public hearings webpage. The hearing was limited to one speaker and three minutes of public comment as announced at the start of the session. The board did not take a vote on the Code of Conduct at this hearing; the hearing record will be part of the record used when the board later considers revisions.

The public hearing concluded without additional speakers. The board thanked the speaker and closed the session.","At a March 11 public hearing required under policy 1400, a parent representative said Rochester City School District staff refused her presence at a school meeting and urged the board to ensure code of conduct revisions are implemented and communicated to families.","actionData","errors"]

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