The Education Committee of the Southwest Common Council will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. There will be updates on Schools 10, 16, 29, and 44, as well as the city school board’s review of the school choice policy. The meeting will be held at the Arnett Branch of the Rochester Public Library, 310 Arnett Boulevard.


The Rochester school board will hold a public hearing regarding PUC Achieve Charter School at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the district’s central office, 131 West Broad Street. Details of the meeting haven’t been announced. The meeting will be followed by the board’s monthly business meeting at 6:30 p.m., which will be Interim Superintendent Linda Cimusz’s last public meeting with the board. BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO


The Unite Rochester Community Response Panel, which includes Dr. Marvin A. McMickle, president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, will hold a public forum from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, July 25, to examine how the Rochester community is responding to racial tensions.

The forum, moderated by Democrat and Chronicle Senior Engagement Editor Julie Philipp, will be held at the School of the Arts auditorium, 45 Prince Street. Blair Monique, School of the Arts graduate, is a special guest. No RSVP is necessary. BY CHRISTINE CARRIE FIEN