Incentives aim to lure high-quality educators
Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 12/16/25 on page A!
“The Rochester school board this week approved recruitment and retention bonuses for educators to work at the new middle schools and high school to open in 2024-25, a move intended to attract veteran educators to a difficult initial assignment.
• The principals of the five new schools will receive one-time bonuses of $8,000 each and the assistant principals will receive $7,000.
• Teachers at the four new middle schools will receive either $5,000 or $6,000, depending on their area, in addition to a $500 moving stipend for those relocating from other buildings.
• Paraprofessionals will receive $2,000 each, and teaching assistants and non-educator employees will receive $1,000 each.
• Maximum class sizes in RCSD elementary and middle schools will be temporarily lowered in 2024-25, from 26 to 24 in elementary schools and from 28 to 25 in middle schools.”