Week of January 24, 2022
Message from the President
We had a very successful NTU Match the Donation for End 68 Hours of Hunger. On Friday evening, we hit the $2,500.00 mark and with our match, will be sending a check to End 68 Hours of Hunger of at least $5,000.00!!! We will wait until the end of the day today to see if any additional donations come in. We will include those in the final check. Thank you to everyone who contributed or shared the information with others. This match really worked well and helped spread our dollars even further.
Legislative Update
Update 2022-22 ACTION NEEDED!!!
Know Your Contract
Teacher Retirement Deadline Notice
Attention teachers considering retirement at the end of this school year!!!
Under Article 4.9A of the contract, in order to be eligible for your severance, you must submit a binding letter of retirement to the Superintendent no later than February 1, 2022.
I would also suggest that you set up an appointment with the New Hampshire Retirement System. In order to receive your severance, you must provide a copy of your first retirement check.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Reading Opens the World
Do you work with English language learners? Be sure to check out our ELL offerings, which include:
Tips, resources, and strategies for Individualized instruction—perfect for teachers, paras, tutors and parents working with students one-on-one;
Scaffolding literacy instruction for ELLs; and
Using academic language instruction to unlock success.
Not a reading or English language arts teacher? We have sessions for educators in all subject areas, including:
Literacy in the content areas; and
Before-, during- and after-reading strategies to improve your students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Want to understand the basics of the science of reading and how to help your students become proficient readers? We can help you with that too!
This series has something for everyone, and more webinars will be added to the schedule. Register now, and forward this message to anyone you think may be interested.
Click here to register for one or all of the sessions–the series begins Thursday, Jan. 27.
End 68 Hours of Hunger
Nashua Drive-By Food Drive
Have an idea for the Just for Fun section? Send it to Adam (president@nashuatu.org).
Star Wars for the win...
The numbers don't lie, Star Wars is a bigger fan favorite.
Just for Fun
Valentine's Day is coming up next month. Last week, Terry asked me what I was getting Sherry for Valentine's Day. My answer - we don't do Valentine's Day. Honestly, we really have never done it, even when we started dating. We get the kids something small, but don't celebrate it like a birthday. That leads to this week's question, do you and your significant other celebrate Valentine's Day?
Upcoming Events
- January 25th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office
- Internal Para-Educator Negotiations, 4:00pm, Union Office
- January 27th
- Food Service Negotiations, 2:00pm, via Zoom
- January 31st
- Solidarity Day - wear NTU Blue
- NTU Rally at the BOE, 5:15pm, Nashua High School north
- BOE Human Resources Committee, 5:30pm, Nashua High School North
- Board of Education Meeting, 6:00pm, Nashua High School North
- February 1st
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office
- Executive Board, 4:00pm, via Zoom
- February 2nd
- Unit C - Secretary Unit Membership Meeting; 4:15pm, Nashua High School North
- February 7th - February 11th
- National School Counselor Week
- February 8th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office
- Executive Board, 4:00pm, via Zoom
- February 12th
- Teacher Leaders, 9:00am
- February 14th
- Valentine's Day
- February 15th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 9:00am, Central Office
- Executive Board/Superintendent Meeting, 4:00pm, Central Office
