Week of March 6, 2023

75 Years of the NTU

On June 27, 1949, the Nashua Teachers' Union received its charter from the American Federation of Teachers. On June 27, 2024, the NTU will turn 75. To that end, the Board of Directors has authorized me to form an Ad-Hoc 75th Anniversary Committee to work on how to celebrate this great accomplishment. 

If you are interested in serving on the ad-hoc committee, please email me at president@nashuatu.org. My plan is to schedule our first meeting for the end of March/beginning of April.



2023 NTU Spring Election Information

2023 NTU Spring Election

The 2023 NTU Election will be held virtually April 18th - April 20th.


Executive Board positions up for election


To be considered for an Executive Board position, you must submit a Candidate Profile Sheet and meet requirements (see Election Forms). Candidate Profile Sheets are due by Friday, March 24th at Noon to Terry Freeman (freemant@nashuatu.org). 


Board of Directors

Board of Directors positions up for election - click here for a list by building and unit.

To be considered for the Board of Directors, you must submit your name to Terry Freeman (freemant@nashuatu.org) by Friday March 24th at Noon and meet requirements (see Election Forms)


2023 NTU Spring Election Information Pages

Voter Registration

YOU MUST REGISTER TO VOTE 

(even if you registered in 2022)


CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE 

Voter registration closes on Friday, March 24th at 4:00pm.

Please contact Terry (freemant@nashuatu.org) if you have any questions or difficulty registering.

Negotiations Updates

Paraeducator Negotiations Update

The Paraeducator Negotiations team reached a new tentative agreement with the Board of Education on February 22nd. 

The Paraeducator Contract Ratification Meeting has been scheduled for Monday, March 13th at 4:00pm in the auditorium at Nashua High School North. There will be a hard stop of 5:00pm because the room is reserved after our meeting.

 

I will be sending out a revised document with changes to the contract. All the changes presented at the last meeting remain in the contract. There are only three changes, one of which is a change to the salary schedule. This document will be sent out the week after vacation. I will do a brief presentation again, but will only highlight the items that changed between December 19th and February 22nd.

Secretary Ratification Timeline

Below is the anticipated timeline for full ratification of the Secretaries contract. As dates are confirmed, I will indicate as such below.

February 20th - NTU Membership Vote

February 20th - BOE Vote

February 28th OR March 14** - 1st Reading, Board of Aldermen

March 27th** - Budget Review Committee, Board of Aldermen

March 28th** - 2nd Reading and approval, Board of Aldermen

Scholarship Opportunities

AFT Robert G. Porter Scholars Program - 2023

Application window: December 1st - March 31st

For more information, click here.

To apply, click here.

High School Senior Scholarship - 2023

Application window: March 7, 2023 - April 7, 2023

Applications must be postmarked by April 7, 2023

The 2023 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

Post-Secondary School Scholarship - 2023

Application window: March 7, 2023 - April 7, 2023

Applications must be postmarked by April 7, 2023

The 2023 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 Legislative Updates

AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin 2023-09

In this week's addition:

Action Needed

If you have not yet taken action, please sign in and OPPOSE the above-discussed bills by utilizing the Remote Sign in links below for the House and Senate:

Directions for Remote Sign-In

You will just need to enter in your personal information and use the above bill numbers and hearing dates to register your opposition.

REMOTE SIGN IN FOR HOUSE COMMITTEES

House Bill 10 (Parental Bill of Rights)

Children and Family Law, March 7th at 1:15 p.m.

House Bill 619 (Prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, relative to sex and

gender in public schools, and relative to the definition of conversion therapy)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs, March 7th at 10:00 a.m.

REMOTE SIGN INN FOR SENATE COMMITTEES

Senate Bill 272 (Parental Bill of Rights)

Senate Education, March 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.

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

Vacation Week Plans

Just for Fun

As of now, we have had three snow days. What do you like to do on those snow days?

For the NTU calendar, click here

For the BOE calendar, click here

For the BOE agendas and minutes, click here

Upcoming Events 

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

Trying to email Adam? Make sure to use president@nashuatu.org