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Teachers of Tomorrow

The Teachers of Tomorrow grant is a New York State Education program that was established to assist school districts in the recruitment, retention, and certification activities necessary to increase the supply of qualified teachers in school districts experiencing a teacher shortage.

As an awardee of this program, The Rochester City School District (RCSD) provides a $3,400 teacher recruitment incentive to all eligible teachers who teach in shortage subject areas within the District. This incentive is intended to help reimburse these teachers for the educational expenses they may have incurred while earning their NYS teacher certification. To receive this incentive, teachers must meet the following criteria:

Are employed for the first time in the RCSD;

Hold initial, transitional, permanent, or professional certification to teach in NYS; and

Teach in the current RCSD-designated subject shortage area for the full school year as follows: Bilingual Education, CTE, ESOL, Math, Science, Secondary Special Education or World Languages.

Payment of this (TOT) Teacher Recruitment Incentive is renewable for three (3) additional years, for a total of four (4) years dependent on continued teacher eligibility.

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. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.