Suspension Policy Protests -- Where do we go now?

<p> Now that the largest teacher-protest in years (since the time of the last Black Rochester City School District Superintendent, Dr. Clifford Janey) &#8212;- has come and gone &#8212;- what’s next? The problem and issue of how to effectively reach and how to adequately and appropriately educate Rochester’s most challenging students still hangs in the balance. </p ><p> We believe that it is incumbent upon the Rochester City School District Superintendent, Mr. Jean-Claude Brizard and especially upon president of the protesting-Rochester Teachers Association, Mr. Adam Urbanski, to call for collaborative efforts aimed at generating a permanent (as opposed to quick-fix) solution(s) for this very old, ongoing, critically important issue and problem. Such an effort should begin with a well-publicized, community-wide public event, at which educators, parents, students, and community members in general are invited to bring forth realistic, concrete ideas regarding a potential, viable solution(s). </p ><p> This should not be an event for rhetorical speeches and grandstanding. Instead, it should be an information-gathering session(s), which should include clear intent of utilizing agreed-upon, best ideas in an ongoing process of actively and consistently moving toward a concrete, realistic, permanent solution(s) &#8212;- with all deliberate speed! </p ><p> (This statement was sent to the both Urbanski and Brizard as well as the corporate news organizations in town)</p >

<p> Now that the largest teacher-protest in years (since the time of the last Black Rochester City School District Superintendent, Dr. Clifford Janey) —- has come and gone —- what’s next? The problem and issue of how to effectively reach and how to adequately and appropriately educate Rochester’s most challenging students still hangs in the balance. </p> <p> We believe that it is incumbent upon the Rochester City School District Superintendent, Mr. Jean-Claude Brizard and especially upon president of the protesting-Rochester Teachers Association, Mr. Adam Urbanski, to call for collaborative efforts aimed at generating a permanent (as opposed to quick-fix) solution(s) for this very old, ongoing, critically important issue and problem. Such an effort should begin with a well-publicized, community-wide public event, at which educators, parents, students, and community members in general are invited to bring forth realistic, concrete ideas regarding a potential, viable solution(s). </p> <p> This should not be an event for rhetorical speeches and grandstanding. Instead, it should be an information-gathering session(s), which should include clear intent of utilizing agreed-upon, best ideas in an ongoing process of actively and consistently moving toward a concrete, realistic, permanent solution(s) —- with all deliberate speed! </p> <p> (This statement was sent to the both Urbanski and Brizard as well as the corporate news organizations in town)</p>