Pencil Partnership / Overview

Paychex is our Pencil Partner for the 2010-2011 school year.

The Rochester City School District has launched the Rochester PENCIL Partnership Program to bring a wealth of resources and expertise from the business community into our public schools to help transform the learning experience for students.

A partnership is a relationship between a school principal and a business leader (or team of business leaders) that lasts a minimum of one school year. The the school and the Pencil partner plan and implement a project for the school year.

Partnerships are launched during the Principal For A Day event during which business partners spend a morning visiting their new school partner and getting to know the school community.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations.