Introduction

I am Sue Towey, I am an Online Credit Recovery Teacher for the Virtual Academy of Rochester which is a program school within the Rochester City School District.  We operate our program at nearly all of the high schools in the district.  Our program has helped many student acquire the credits needed in order to graduate.  I have worked with OCR for nearly 10 years, it is very satisfying and gives me the opportunity to work one on one with many students in all academic areas including students taking courses for initial credit.  I live in Fair Haven, NY about an hour from Rochester and enjoy our rural community and all it has to offer.

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  1. pollyalidaDecember 27, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    What a great program! I'm learning so much about all the great services that RCSD provides. Thanks for sharing that. And sorry for the confusion about your blog URL. :)

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