LEADING THROUGH LISTENING

The past 2 weeks have been extremely busy throughout the Rome City School District. I have had the opportunity to meet with various parents and staff as they stop by the district office to say hello. The moving of Joy and Strough are both well underway as the finishing touches are being made to Joy school now. I look forward to visiting there in the coming week. Summer programs are running well for both students and athletes. Pretty much every day of the week you can find Rome children honing their skills on something. The final item that I am most proud of is that we are welcoming a good crop of new educators and staff members to our Rome community this summer. Our building principals, teachers, and staff throughout the district have been working diligently to recruit and bring in high quality individuals to fill our vacancies. Our school community and greater community at large are buzzing about the upcoming school year. Everywhere I go through the central NY region, people are tal...

It has been a busy but enjoyable first full week as your Superintendent. I have had the privilege of beginning to meet with many of our building, district, union, and community leaders and gotten out of the office to visit several of our schools. The Joy renovation is looking great and I am very excited for our community to be able to have facilities like we have in Rome. Our teachers have been working diligently the past 2 weeks as they attend professional development activities for curriculum writing, instruction, and integrating technology into their teaching. Despite being the summer, many of our students are attending summer programs from pre-K through high school to either sharpen their skills or to richen their learning. Also, RFA welcomed 3 new administrators (Mr. Brian LeBaron, Principal; Mrs. Andrea Falvo, Assistant Principal; and Miss Amy Molloy, Assistant Principal) last month to continue moving our high school forward in all facets. Finally, our Board of Education welcom...