Week of December 5, 2022
Tentative Agreement Reached
Paraeducators will vote on December 19th
The Paraeducator Negotiations Team and the Board of Education reached a tentative agreement during mediation on Thursday, December 1st. The agreement is a three year deal and will be retroactive to July 1st. The actual details of the agreement will be released to member paraeducators no later than Friday, December 16th via email.
Ratification Meeting Scheduled
All paraeducators who members of the NTU are invited to attend the ratification meeting.
When: Monday, December 19th at 4:00pm
Where: Nashua High School North Auditorium
If you have any questions, please contact Adam (president@nashuatu.org).
Timeline for Ratification Process
This is a tentative schedule for the ratification process:
December 19th - NTU Ratification Meeting
December 19th - Board of Education Vote
January 2023 - Board of Aldermen 1st Reading
January 2023 - Budget Review Committee
January 2023 - Board of Aldermen Vote
February 2023 - Retro pay, steps, and new pay rates
Once there are finalized dates for the meetings mentioned above, I will share them with you.
Secretaries Negotiations Updates
Secretary Negotiations Update
The Secretary Negotiations Team is scheduled to meet again on Tuesday, December 6th at 10:00am at Central Office. Both teams will be bringing a comprehensive package of everything that is left of the table.
The new Secretary shirts have been ordered. As soon as they are in, we will work to get them distributed to members.
Upcoming Solidarity Days
Update from NTU COPE
The election results were very positive with all of our NH House recommended candidates winning their respective elections. Congratulations to all of our candidates! For a complete list, visit: 2022 General Election Results
AFT-NH Endorsements
Election 2022
NH Senate
SD 11: Shannon Chandley
NH House
Hills 3: David Cote Hills 8: Efstathia Booris
Fred Davis Christal Llyod
Hills 4: Linda V Ryan Hills 9: William Dolan
Ray Newman Allison Nutting-Wong
Sue Newman Michael Pedersen
Hills 5: Heather Raymond Hills 10: Linda Harriott-Gathright
Shelly Devine Marty Jack
Susan Elberger Michael O’Brien Sr
Hills 6: Carry Spier Hills 11: Laura Telerski
Sherry Dutzy William Darby
Suzanne Vail Latha Mangipudi
Hills 7: Alicia Gregg
Catherine Sofikitis
Louis Juris
Less Leg More Heart iPad Raffle
Less Leg More Heart works with families and Veterans in the greater Nashua who are amputees. This raffle will support their efforts to continue to help families and Veterans.
Have an idea for the Just for Fun section? Send it to Adam (president@nashuatu.org).
Did you eat too much?
Some of you ate too much, some of you didn't, some of you forgot. I definitely ate to much, but you're not surprised.
Upcoming Events
- December 6th
- Secretary Negotiations, 10:00am, Central Office
- Executive Board, 4:00pm, Union Office
- December 7th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 3:00pm, Central Office
- December 8th
- NTU Election Committee, 4:00pm, via Zoom
- December 12th
- BOE Curriculum and Evaluation Meeting, 6:00pm, Nashua High School North
- December 13th
- Board of Directors, 4:15pm, Nashua High School North
- BOE Finance and Operations Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Nashua High School North
- December 14th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 3:00pm, Central Office
- BOE Policy Committee Meeting, 6:00pm, Nashua High School North
- December 18th
- Happy Hanukkah!
- December 19th
- Paraeducator Ratification Meeting, 4:00pm, Nashua high School North
- BOE Human Resources Committee, 5:30pm, Nashua High School North
- Board of Education Meeting, 6:00pm, Nashua High School North
- December 20th
- Executive Board/Superintendent Meeting, 4:00pm, Central Office
- December 25th
- Merry Christmas!!
- December 26th - January 2nd
- No School
- January 1st
- Happy New Year!!!
- January 3rd
- School Reopens
