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Rochester superintendent lays out 2026-27 budget priorities after community survey
Summary
Superintendent Eric J. Rosser presented five budget priorities — instruction/early literacy, school climate and attendance, staff recruitment and retention, family engagement, and operational efficiency — based on a 536-response community survey and upcoming school- and department-level budget work.
Superintendent Eric J. Rosser presented the Rochester City School District's proposed priorities to guide development of the 2026-27 budget, telling the Board of Education on Nov. 20 that the list is grounded in a community feedback process and aligned to the district's strategic plan.
Rosser said the district collected 536 survey responses and convened two community budget forums, outreach to parent groups and students, and targeted stakeholder conversations. "Nearly half of the responses came from our staff," he said, adding that parents and caregivers supplied about a quarter of responses. "The distribution tells us that the community…
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