Isaiah Santiago
Commissioner, Rochester City School District. Heard at 12 board meetings; spoke longest on Jul 13, 2026: at least 12 minutes.
12 of 13board meetings heard, of those held while seated; plus 2 with no confirmed date
6.3minutes speaking per meeting, at least (the speech named so far)
2nd–5thof 6 on the board by minutes
4.9questions asked per meeting, at least (59 in 12 meetings)
Present at the roll call of 1 dated board meeting.
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What Isaiah Santiago said
I don't think there's enough community forums and community conversations. Knowing that next year there are gonna be a lot of cuts, I do believe that there's a way that these cuts can be implemented without a contentious relationship between the community, our teachers, our schools, and us.Isaiah SantiagoCommissioner · Rochester City School District Board of EducationWatch the full meeting from 2:18:33
We do have a high level of of poverty in Rochester and a high level of, uh, missed opportunities for our young people after high school.
Isaiah SantiagoCommissioner · Rochester City School District Board of EducationWatch the full meeting from 46:32On page 29, there is only one, and this is for the code of conduct, the bigger document with 79 pages, but on page 29 for disruption, there is only one option before we go straight into suspensions, um, which is something that I don't think is, is helpful or fair, um, in our conversations with our young people.
Isaiah SantiagoCommissioner · Rochester City School District Board of Education · Apr 7, 2026Watch the full meeting from 7:34I just want to support, um, for the March 31st, um, holiday. …
Isaiah SantiagoCommissioner · Rochester City School District Board of Education · Mar 10, 2026Watch the full meeting from 2:50:27
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