Week of May 1, 2023
This Week's Celebrations
Administrative Professionals Day - April 26, 2023
International Firefighters Day - May 4, 2023
School Lunch Hero Day - May 5, 2023
2023-2024 Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment is happening between now and May 12, 2023.
All Secretaries and Food Service Workers MUST complete open enrollment.
Teachers and Paraeducators do not need to complete open enrollment if they are not making any changes.
Anyone wanting to continue to have money taken out of their checks for a FSA or HSA must login and complete that paperwork.
If you want to discontinue any of your current insurance, you must login to cancel your coverage.
For more information on current rates and other benefits, visit: https://www.nashua.edu/Page/1856
Supporting Mt. Pleasant
Be sure to sign the petition in support of the students, families, and staff of Mt. Pleasant Elementary School!
Five things we've learned from a decade of research of school closures
Negotiations Updates
Paraeducator Negotiations Update
The Board of Education voted 8-0 (Mrs. Giglio was absent) to ratify the Paraeducator Contract. The contract will now go to the Board of Aldermen. Below is the timeline for full ratification of the Paraeducators contract.
UPDATED TIMELINE as of April 9, 2023
March 13th - NTU Membership Vote - Contract Ratified
March 27th - BOE Vote - Contract Ratified
April 25th - 1st Reading, Board of Aldermen - Confirmed
Week of 5/1 - Budget Review Committee, Board of Aldermen - Tentative
May 9th - 2nd Reading and approval, Board of Aldermen - Tentative
Scholarship Opportunities
AFT-NH Scholarship - DUE TODAY!
The 2023 Honey Cascio Scholarship and 2023 Billy Donovan Scholarship is now available.
All applications must be post marked by May 1, 2023
For more information and the application, click here.
Special Election for Ward 4
NTU COPE is proud to recommend Marc Plamondon for State Representative from Nashua Ward 4.
From Marc:Â
Nashua’s Ward Four please vote for me to represent you in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives.
As a former Alderman of 12 years, an experienced leader with a reputation of getting things done, for the betterment of all people.
Please vote on May 16 at Ledge Street School.
Thank you everyone, I look forward to representing you in Concord!
AFT-NH Legislative Updates
In this week's edition:
Take Action to Stop Expansion of School Vouchers in NH
Defeat the So-Called Parental Bill of Rights…Once and For All.Â
Just for Fun
We have made it to May! As we begin to head to the end of another school year, I was thinking about out of this world things, like the Moon. NASA is working on sending astronauts back to the Moon. In some sci-fi worlds, the Moon is colonized. That's where this week's question comes from.Â
Upcoming EventsÂ
- May 2nd
- Executive Board, 4:00pm
- May 3rd
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 3:00pm, Central Office
- May 5th
- School Lunch Hero Day
- May 8th - May 12th
- School Nurses Week
- Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 9th
- Board of Directors, 4:15pm, Union Office
- May 16th
- AFT-NH Budget Committee, 4:00pm, via Zoom
- NTU Executive Board/Superintendent Meeting, 4:00pm, Central Office
- May 18th
- Stipends Committee, 4:00pm, Union Office
- May 24th
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 3:00pm, Central Office
- AFT-NH Board of Directors, 4:30pm, via Zoom
- May 29th
- No School, Memorial Day
- May 30th
- Executive Board, 4:00pm
- May 31st
- NTU 75th Anniversary Committee, 4:00pm, Union Office
- June 6th
- Board of Directors, 4:15pm, Union Office
- Tentative Last Day of School
- Wednesday, June 21, 2023
