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Rochester City School Board President Cynthia Elliott and Vice President Beatriz LeBron on the future of the district

Two women and one man sit at a table in a radio talk studio. The woman at left has short curly dark hair with blonde highlights and is wearing a black and white patterned jacket; the woman in the center has shoulder-length brown hair and is wearing glasses, headphones, and a blue dress; the man at right is wearing headphones and a black button-down shirt.
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WXXI News
Cynthia Elliott and Beatriz LeBron on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, March 28, 2024

Students, families, teachers, and members of the Rochester City School Board are reacting to RCSD Superintendent Carmine Peluso’s announcement earlier this week. Peluso said leaving the RCSD is “one of the hardest decisions” he’s had to make.

Peluso will finish the school year in his position; on July 1, he will take on the role of superintendent of the Churchville-Chili Central School District. RCSD Board President Cynthia Elliott said the board will not allow Peluso’s departure to distract the district from its reconfiguration plan.

Elliott and Board Vice President Beatriz LeBron join us this hour. It’s the first in a series of conversations about the district’s next steps.

In studio:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.