Meet Rochester’s New Superintendent

Rochester Community Schools will host a Community Coffee on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Parker Room of the Administration Center, 501 W. University Drive. Interim Superintendent Dr. Tresa Zumsteg will be on hand to welcome parents, community members, students and employees who wish to stop by to ask questions, share concerns or comment on the school district in a casual, open-house setting. Please join us for some light refreshments and conversation. … [Read more...]

Rochester Schools to pay Clarke severance

The severance package for outgoing Rochester Community Schools Superintendent Fred Clarke could cost the district up to $180,934 if he doesn’t find another job soon. On Monday, the board of education formally accepted Clarke’s resignation and appointed Tresa Zumsteg, Ph. D. as Interim Superintendent. Under Clarke’s severance agreement, he will be paid for 35 vacation days and will receive severance pay equivalent to the amount of salary he would have been paid if he had remained employed … [Read more...]

School board selects interim superintendent

The Rochester Board of Education voted Monday to enter into contract negotiations with a candidate for interim superintendent. Tresa Zumsteg, Ph.D. was chosen by a board committee to replace outgoing Superintendent Fred Clarke, who over the summer announced his intention to find another job. He has not yet resigned, so it’s not yet known when Zumsteg will start. Zumsteg will be paid on a per diem basis to work alongside Clarke getting ready to take over. Once Clarke leaves, she will … [Read more...]

Rochester Community Schools’ Announces New Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs

Rochester Community Schools is pleased to welcome Mr. Daniel B. Romzek as the Assistant Superintendent for Business Affairs for Rochester Community Schools. Prior to joining Rochester Community Schools, Mr. Romzek served as the Director of Finance & Operations for Davison Community Schools, where he also participated in a shared business services arrangement as the Finance Director for Atherton Community Schools, a neighboring district. His duties in Davison included oversight of the … [Read more...]

Jeremy Nielson defends attacks on his character in letter to the editor

Dear Editor: I had no idea that I was such a divisive figure in the community. I'm a 33 year old father and husband. I work as a Network Engineer; come home; play with my son and eat dinner. I pay my taxes and watch school board meetings. Along the way, I decided to have more than a 3-minute, one-way conversation with the school board and decided to run for a spot on the Rochester school board. The future of the Rochester Community Schools is of vital interest to me because my son is … [Read more...]

Rochester Community Schools Placed on the College Board’s District Honor Roll

Rochester Community Schools Placed on the College Board’s 2nd Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Advanced Placement® Access and Student Performance Rochester Community Schools is one of fewer than 400 public school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board with a place on the 2nd Annual AP® Honor Roll, for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or … [Read more...]

Superintendent Community Coffee – November 10, 2011

Rochester Community Schools Superintendent Fred Clarke will host a Community Coffee on Thursday, November 10, 2011 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Barnes and Noble Book Store located at 2800 S. Rochester Road in Rochester Hills. Mr. Clarke will be on hand to welcome parents, community members, students and employees who wish to stop by to ask questions, share concerns or comment on the school district in a casual, open-house setting. Thank you to Oakland Optometry for sponsoring the event. … [Read more...]

Rochester Community Schools Board of Education Honored for Excellence in School Governance

Rochester Community Schools Board of Education has met the rigorous requirements to be named to the distinguished list of the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) Board Visionary Leadership Award winners. By design, it’s extremely difficult for boards to even qualify to apply for the award, let alone actually win. Since the program’s inception in 2004, only 12 districts have earned the honor.  The Board Visionary Leadership Award was created to recognize boards of education/ … [Read more...]

New School Year Brings New Principals

When students at seven of Rochester’s school buildings return this fall, they’ll be greeted by new principals. Earlier in the summer, the board of education approved the hiring of Kevin Cumming for Adams High School, Michael Behrman for Van Hoosen Middle School and Rachel Guinn for Hart Middle School. In July, David Pontzious, formerly an elementary principal in the Royal Oak school district, was named the new principal at North Hill. Sharon Bienkowski from the Van Dyke school district was … [Read more...]