Happy Mother's Day!

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Today is the day that we celebrate all of the moms that are out there within our school district community. There is no secret about it, moms have long been a major fixture of public school systems everywhere. Beyond the fact that most often a mother is a child's first teacher, they have been intricately involved in the function of schools since day one. Whatever the need, whenever it occurs, a mother is generally available to help make sure that the ball isn't dropped. As we grow through life and become adults, appreciation for the work of our mother grows even stronger. It's easy to see a mom as more of a taskmaster and an Uber driver in our childhood. Carting us around and making sure that we progressed through life in a matter that provides the greatest opportunity for long-standing success. Regardless of the times, regardless of the situation, a mother is the ultimate support person as we walk throughout life. During the last year, the pandemic has only accentuated the strong bonds that a mother and child can have. Mothers everywhere were homebound and went weeks to months without seeing their children/grandchildren in an effort to remain safe and think about the future. Or, worse yet, families everywhere lost a mother who was such a support and source of love during the past year. Either way, the last year has been a challenge for families everywhere, and I hope that this Mother's Day is a celebration of bringing families together to enjoy and recognize their mom, in whatever fashion they can. While a mom deserves to recognized every day, even if with a simple thank you, we take this one special day to provide an extra recognition of everything that a mother does and is for us as their children. An extra special Happy Mother's Day to all of the first-time moms out there, as well. I hope that everyone can enjoy today and find time to be with your family. Happy Mother's Day! 

Meet the Candidates

With the upcoming school budget vote and Board of Education elections, information on the candidates for the Board of Education is available on the district website for anyone interested in learning more about them. To review a recent virtual Meet the Candidates night, please go to https://www.facebook.com/naacprome.nybranch.3/videos/1440763886267954 and to read more information about each candidate, please go to https://www.romecsd.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_695381/Image/Business%20and%20Finance/RCSD%20BOE%20Candidates.pdf. As a reminder, the annual budget vote and Board of Education election will occur on Tuesday, May 18.

21-22 Proposed Budget Information

For anyone that missed the presentation of the 2021-2022 proposed budget this past week, information regarding the budget is posted on our website. All of the 2021-2022 budget information Is available at https://www.romecsd.org/news_page/r_c_s_d_budget_hearing___regular_meeting and a video presentation of the Budget Hearing can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pCNGfdYYUQ. 

Juneteenth Holiday

On Friday, June 18, the Rome City School District will be utilizing our final contingency day to recognize the Juneteenth holiday. Please plan ahead as schools will not be in session on Friday, June 18.

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