Week of April 4, 2022

Message from the President

Teacher Ratification Process

As I mentioned last week, we have a timeline for the final ratification process of the Teachers' Contract.

  • Monday, March 28th – First Reading of the Resolution at the Board of Aldermen; assigned to Budget Review Committee

  • Monday, April 11th at 7:00pm, City Hall – Public Hearing regarding some of the funding for the contract

  • Monday, April 11th immediately following the Public Hearing – Budget Review Committee

  • Tuesday, April 12th at 7:30pm, City Hall – Second Reading of the Resolution at the Board of Aldermen and vote on the contract


I am looking for members to join me on April 11th at City Hall. I am hoping that the public hearing is quick, many of them are and then they roll right into the next meeting. I am concerned about having some naysayers show up and speak poorly about teachers "who didn't do anything" during remote learning. We all know that isn't true, but some people truly believe it. I am hoping we can fill the Aldermanic Chambers will our NTU blue. If anyone is willing to speak at the meeting, that would be appreciated as well.


All the meetings on the 11th and 12th will be at City Hall in the Aldermanic Chambers on the second floor. Those meetings are also available in Nashua on Channel 16 or can be streamed live at https://www.nashuanh.gov/823/Government-TV-16-Live-Stream.


Food Service Ratification Process

Last week, we finally reached a tentative agreement for our Food Service Workers. We are finalizing all the documents. Once that is completed, I will send out the information about the tentative agreement as well as information about the ratification meeting.

Scholarships

NTU Scholarships - Closes Friday!

The NTU Scholarship Committee has released the 2022 NTU Scholarship applications. To get an application and other relative information, please visit https://www.nashuatu.org/member-services/scholarships

AFT-NH Scholarships - Closes May 1st!

AFT-NH has released their 2022 scholarships. To get an application and other relative information, please visit https://www.nashuatu.org/member-services/scholarships

Know Your Contract

Resignation Deadline for Resignation Severance - April 15th

B. Upon either the resignation of a bargaining unit member, or the retirement of a bargaining unit member who has not met the requirements for receiving severance pay as required in article 4:9 (A), and who is employed with at least ten years seniority in the District, the BOARD shall pay to that teacher the prevailing per diem substitute teacher rate of pay or $50 whichever is more for each day of the employee’s accumulated sick leave then remaining to a maximum of 121 days.

To be eligible for the severance benefit, the employee must deliver to the office not later than April 15, a binding letter of resignation for the end of that contract year. The Superintendent, under extenuating circumstances, may accept a letter of resignation after April 15 without loss of severance benefits.

Legislative Update

Crossover Happy April! April means a few things. It means we can hopefully start to open windows; it means the days continue to get warmer and it means that legislative “crossover” is done. All the bills that are going to make their way from the House to the Senate and vice versa have done so and now those bodies will begin work on them. The time from crossover to the end of session will happen quickly. By May 5th, just over a month from now, all bills must be acted on by the House and Senate. As we get closer, we will go into the committee of conference process that happens after the 5th for bills that have been amended but for now it is clear that things will happen quickly.

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The Clocks...stop changing them!!

Just for Fun

This week, we're back to "Would You Rather?" This week's question is a tough one for me. I'm interested in seeing how you respond.

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For the BOE calendar, click here

For the BOE agendas and minutes, click here

Upcoming Events

  • April 4th - April 8th

      • School Library Week

      • Assistant Principals Week

  • April 4th

      • Internal Secretary Negotiations, 4:30pm, Union Office

  • April 5th

      • NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office

      • Secretary Negotiations, 10:00am, Central Office

      • Executive Board, 4:00pm, via Zoom

  • April 7th

      • Paraeducator Negotiations, 10:00am, Central Office

  • April 12th

      • NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office

      • Board of Directors, 4:15pm, via Zoom

  • April 13th

      • Early Release

  • April 15th

      • Passover Begins

  • April 17th

      • Easter

  • April 19th

      • Executive Board/Superintendent Meeting, 4:00pm, Central Office

  • April 25th - April 29th

      • Vacation

  • April 27th

      • Administrative Professionals Day

Questions? Comments? Need Assistance? Contact a member of the Executive Board

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