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Rochester International Academy staff, principal warn of possible program dismantling as families face uncertainty
Summary
Speakers at the Rochester Board of Education meeting pressed the board to intervene after principal Mary Diaz said 16 staff received displacement letters and that enrollment projections are unclear for Rochester International Academy (RIA).
Rochester International Academy (RIA) leaders and community speakers urged the Rochester Board of Education on May 22 to intervene after school staff received displacement notices and families face uncertainty about the program's future.
Mary Diaz, founding principal of the Rochester International Academy, told the board she has handed out “16 displacement letters to my teaching staff,” and that she has not been given clear enrollment or staffing decisions for next year. “I could not believe that all of you on the board would agree to any dismantling of RIA at this time,” Diaz said. “I am begging the board to get involved.”
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