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2019-20220 RCSD Budget Review Cover

Review of the 2019-2020 Rochester City School District Budget

April 11, 2019

Prepared by Eamonn Scanlon, Education and Policy Analyst, The Children’s Agenda

The purpose of The Children’s Agenda’s review of the RCSD budget, along with our annual reviews of the City and County budgets, is to break open the budget process in a way that increases transparency, accountability and parent empowerment. We present information about RCSD revenue and expenditures, including changes proposed in the budget currently under consideration. We offer a detailed look at four areas that are prominent in parents’ concerns: special education, English language learners, school climate, and early childhood education.

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Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline Report Cover

2019 Breaking The School To Prison Pipeline

January 20, 2019

Breaking The School-To-Prison Pipeline focuses on the last five school years (2013-2014 to 2017-2018). During this period, many new initiatives were being implemented to address school climate and discipline in the Rochester City School District (RCSD). In keeping with The Children’s Agenda’s mission, this report seeks to promote evidencebased solutions for improving children’s academic and social-emotional wellbeing, especially for those most impacted by poverty, discrimination, health disparities, and trauma.

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2018-19 RCSD Budget Review Cover

Review of the 2018-2019 Rochester City School District Budget

March 11, 2018

Prepared by Eamonn Scanlon, Education and Policy Analyst, The Children’s Agenda

The purpose of this first annual analysis of the Rochester City School District (RCSD) budget undertaken by The Children’s Agenda, along with our annual analyses of the City and County budgets, is to break open the budget process and document in a way that increases transparency, accountability and parent empowerment. We present information about RCSD revenue and expenditures, including changes proposed in the budget currently under consideration. We offer a detailed look at four areas that are prominent in parents’ concerns: special education, English language learners, school climate, and early childhood education.

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2018 Policy Brief: Understanding Hidden Drivers: Unique Challenges, High Costs, No Vote in Rochester City School District Budgets

January 15, 2018

This policy brief explains some major drivers of revenues and expenditures, puts RCSD’s per pupil spending in context with other districts and poses questions for further study. We only compare RCSD’s finances to school districts in New York State because school funding policies are state specific.
How the Rochester community spends money on education is a reflection of its values. This policy brief is an introduction to thinking about the larger forces shaping the RCSD budget and the values those forces are promoting.

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