“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members” ~ Corretta Scott King

The current building known as Mount Pleasant School has stood on Manchester Street since 1924. For nearly a century, its storied halls have housed thousands of Nashua’s students during their elementary education.

But this building, historic as it is, is merely a collection of bricks and mortar; what truly makes Mount Pleasant special is its community, a close-knit collection of children, parents and educators. It is the epitome of a neighborhood school: the majority of its students walk there because their families populate the surrounding streets.

Shuttering the school and dispersing its members would be devastatingly traumatic. It would also create a ripple effect impacting all of Nashua’s schools, with radical shifts in demographics and increased class sizes as anticipated consequences.

A united front of NTU members is a powerful defense against this. There are numerous ways to contribute: sign the change.org petition, join the Facebook group or rally with the community tonight at 5:30 pm at Nashua High North. With your help, we can #savemountpleasant.

Proposed Changes

At their meeting on March 15th, the Board of Directors approved sending the amended NTU Constitution to the membership for ratification. 

The changes, seen in red, mainly reflect updating the Constitution to the current practice of the NTU as well as recommended changes from AFT. Some of the changes shift some responsibility to the Office of the President. The rationale for this is because we have have a full time President for the last 20 or so year, which is a change that has not been reflected in the Constitution. 

To review a draft of the Constitution that will be voted on in April click here.

Review of the Changes 

I will hold a Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 6th at 4:00pm to review the proposed changes and answer any questions. Registration is required. Please visit https://aft.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0D6k4Ft4Ty6ZD0JDIxhrag

After registration is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Voting on Changes

Voting to ratify the amendments of the Constitution will take place during the 2023 NTU Spring Election. There will be a ballot question on the proposed changes.  Please make sure you register to vote: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE . Voter registration closes on Friday, March 24th at 4:00pm.

Educators and organizers want to know your opinions on the strengths and challenges of our Nashua public schools.  This survey is designed to hear the voices of Nashua parents, students, and community members.

The information will be used by three organizations that are working together to make our schools even stronger and help students and our communities get what they need.   

The organizations conducting this survey are:  

- H.E.A.L. Together (Honest Education, Action and Leadership) 

- Rights & Democracy's New Hampshire team

- Nashua Teachers' Union

You can read more about these organizations below.

This survey is anonymous, though we strongly encourage you to complete the information section at the end so that we can stay in touch, share the results, and invite you to follow-up events. 

To take the survey, visit: https://forms.gle/N8RAHr8KoNeqxMcX7

Please join us on April 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM for our next COPE meeting where we will be discussing upcoming local elections.  

Zoom information below:

Topic: COPE Meeting

Time: Apr 3, 2023 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://aft.zoom.us/j/3437368227?pwd=M2xCTU9vTVBqWVB2c0hUQTY5Z2dKdz09

Meeting ID: 343 736 8227

Passcode: NTU1044

Questions?  Email us at: NTUCope@nashuatu.org

Hope to see you there!

To make a donation to COPE, please fill out the donation form and return it via mail or email.  The form can be found on the NTU website or by clicking here.

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin 2023-12

In this week's addition:

ACTION NEEDED   

 You can sign in and OPPOSE SB 272 and make sure the House Education Committee knows that all NH students deserve to feel safe and welcome in our public schools.

Here’s the link to submit your opposition:  Remote Sign-In

Step 1: Fill in your personal information.

Step 2: Select March 30th at 1:00 pm for SB 272.

Step 3: Select House Education Committee

Step 4: Select Bill Number (SB 272)

Step 5: Select a member of the public and that you are representing yourself.

Step 6:  Select OPPOSE

Step 7: Click Submit.