Week of April 29, 2024

During vacation week, Administrative Professionals Day was celebrated on Wednesday, April 24th. The Nashua Teachers' Union is proud to recognize all of the amazing Administrative Professionals. What would we do with out you?

75th Anniversary Celebration

Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and celebrate 75 years of the Nashua Teachers' Union. A gallery of photos from the celebration is below.

A special thank you to AFT President Randi Weingarten for attending the event and giving remarks.

Book Signing

Come meet and hear Nashua High School North English Teacher, NTU Member, and author William Ivers as he talks about his new book, Pierced Girls!!!

Know Your Contract

Updates to POPPs Policies:

Nashua Board of Education Policies and Procedures: 

Section E. Support Services


Gregory Rodriguez, NSD Technology Director, would like to remind employees about the impact of those policies and shares the following important dos and don'ts:
Dos:
1. **Keep work and personal separate**: Only use your work email for school-related communication and personal email for personal matters.
2. **Use secure storage**: Store sensitive data only on approved and secure storage systems provided by the school district.
3. **Follow Federal and State Laws and District Policies**: Familiarize yourself with FERPA regulations, NH RSA 189:66-68a, and NSD Policies EHAA, EHAB, and the Data Governance Plan and always adhere to them when handling student and personnel information.
Don'ts:
1. **Never send work emails to personal accounts**: Keep school-related emails within the school's email system to protect student and personnel data. Your personal email account can be compromised, and that information is now in the hands of the attacker.
2. **Avoid using USB sticks for sensitive data**: Don't transfer sensitive student information onto USB sticks or other external storage devices, as they can easily be lost or stolen.

NTU Scholarships - Deadline this Week!

Application window: March 19, 2024 - May 1, 2024

Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2024

The 2024 Nashua Teachers' Union High School Senior Scholarship is open to children/dependents of NTU members and retirees in good standing.

Click here for the NTU High School Senior Scholarship Application

Application window: March 19, 2024 - May 1, 2024

Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2024

The 2024 Nashua Teachers' Union High College Scholarship is open to any children/dependents of NTU members and retirees in good standing in an undergraduate/post-secondary program at a college, community college, university, or recognized trade school.

Click here for the NTU Post-Secondary Scholarship Application

AFT NH Scholarships

The 2024 Honey Cascio Scholarship and 2024 Billy Donovan Scholarship is now available.

All applications must be post marked by May 1, 2024

For more information and the application, click here.

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin 


ACTION NEEDED!!!


Senate Bill 341 requires teachers to report to parents not just about grades, classwork, homework and whether a student is following school rules, but about anything a parent asks about in writing. It creates an undefined standard using language, that even the DOE said was vague and would be impossible for teachers properly follow, to force teachers to spy on their students and report back to their parents. The full NH House will be voting on this bill on Thursday, May 2.


It’s quick and easy. Here’s the link:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote-itl-on-sb-341?source=direct_link&



Have an idea for the Just for Fun section?  Send it to Adam (president@nashuatu.org).

New Job...

Here is the list of the jobs people would do if they could change jobs:


Middle School Secretary

Social Studies coach

Art teacher

None, I love my job

craft teacher

Reading Specialist

None I like my own job!

Classroom teacher

Peer Coach

Guidance Counselor

HR

Librarian

Ed Tech Coach

21st Century Coordinator

somewhere in a quiet office- not student facing

None :)

I wouldn't.

Part time mentor

Mentor for special education

Librarian

Zoologist

Engineering Teacher

academic testing for SPED

stay at home grandmother

Nope!!!!!

library Para

grounds keeper

Kindergarten teacher/ librarian at the elementary level

Just for Fun

I enjoy food. I'm sure you're shocked by that. If I had to pick a favorite meal, it would definitely be breakfast. I love eggs, and toast, bacon, omelets, and the list goes on and on. How about you?

Dad Joke of the Week

I tried shallow frying a tree branch once, but it kept slipping out.

Must have been a non-stick pan.

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For the BOE calendar, click here

For the BOE agendas and minutes, click here

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