
March 5, 2025
School Social Work Week 2025 celebrates the collective power and passion of school social workers who unite communities to ignite positive change in the lives of students, familie...

March 3, 2025
March kicks off Music in Our Schools Month and what a better way to get into the school spirit than to join us this Saturday, March 8th, for the Copper City Classic Winterguard com...

January 10, 2025
Rome City School District Board of Education Regular Meeting Monday, January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m. Location change to Strough Middle School 801 Laurel Street - Rome...

December 8, 2024
This week-long celebration highlights the importance of inclusion and celebrates the diverse identities, backgrounds, and abilities of our students and staff. Throughout the distr...

November 18, 2024
Strough Choirs sang the national anthem at the Utica Comets game on Saturday, November 16. Students from Miss Anderson’s and Miss Bushaw’s 7th & 8th grade choirs had the opportun...


November 1, 2024
A total of 58 eighth-grade students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) on Thursday, October 24, at Strough Middle School. Honor society advisers Mrs. Amand...

February 10, 2025
The Rome City School District is launching the Million Word Reading Challenge to help keep our K-8 students engaged in reading and increase our student reading proficiency from Ja...

January 23, 2025
We are excited to invite you to join the Rome City School District in celebrating Black History Month. On Tuesday, February 11, we will honor the theme of African Americans ...

January 17, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the first annual Rome City School District Teacher of the Year! This prestigious award celebrates the extraordinary e...

December 13, 2024
Rome City School District Families: Protect Your Child's K-12 School-Issued Device - $34 per device, no deductible. Apple iPad Model A2696 128GB BLK - 44 per device, no deductib...


November 7, 2024
The Rome Free Academy Varsity Field Hockey team is advancing to the State Regional finals after a thrilling sub-regional game. Fiona McMahon led the Black Knights to victory in th...

October 28, 2024
As Rome City School District recognizes School Bus Safety Week – October 21-25, we want to remind our community of the crucial role our bus drivers and monitors play in ensuring st...

October 24, 2024
Jessica Lawson, PreK Teacher How long have you worked in the district? This is my third year with the district. What do you like most about your job? There...

October 23, 2024
Rome is home to a very special tree—an Artemis 1 Moon Tree. A powerful piece of space history is now taking root on the grounds of Rome Free Academy at the Griffiss Business and Te...

October 16, 2024
The Rome City School District is pleased to announce that Mrs. Jennifer Hummel will be joining us as the new Principal of Ridge Mills Elementary School, effective October 28, 2024....

October 14, 2024
National School Lunch Week is October 14-18, 2024 and we encourage our community to take a moment to thank our incredible staff for their dedication and service. Our food service ...

October 10, 2024
The Rome City School District believes that taking care of your mental health is important. Each school in our district has a strong team of professionals trained to teach studen...

October 1, 2024
We are excited to introduce FirstView®, a new app provided by First Student that will be available for use starting October 1st, 2024 . This app is designed to make your experien...