Superintendent Kent Pekel

The proposed constitutional amendment involves a permanent source of funding for public schools that was approved by Congress in the early years of this nation.

The recommendations are scheduled to be presented to the Rochester School Board on June 9.

The superintendent says the job cuts will result in nearly $500,000 in annual savings.

Recommendations for strategic plan updates involving high school students are being prepared for the Rochester School Board.

The overall high school graduation rate for students in the Rochester Public Schools has risen by more than 2 percentage points over the past 3 years.

The decision means students attending Sunset Terrace Elementary School in northwest Rochester will be staying put.

The absenteeism rate rose more than 100% among Latino students.

He worries the technology will allow for shortcuts that could deprive young people of skills needed to develop critical thinking.

He has been with the Rochester School District since 2011.

Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel discusses concerns about federal funding for the schools, work on a new strategic plan, and other topics.

The final numbers are still being tallied, but it appears enrollment this year is hundreds higher-than-expected.

Rochester's Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel discussed the strategy during a recent appearance on the Rochester Today Show.

Rochester police have increased patrols around schools and have placed school resource officers on heightened alert.

The School Board is being asked to adopt a strategic plan to begin attacking the problem now.