Sisters and Brothers, I apologize if there was any confusion regarding the previous message signed by Superintendent Marotta and me. While one of the primary reasons for agreeing that educators would have the option to work remotely on Wednesdays was to accommodate members with childcare issues, the language of the MOA does not stipulate that […]
MOA Ratified!
Good Evening, We are pleased to share with you that the Memorandum of Agreement Related to COVID -19 between the Haverhill School Committee and the Haverhill Education Association has been ratified by a vote of 336-152. Negotiations have been ongoing for several months and have required patience, understanding and compromise from all involved. We are […]
Final Draft of MOA
Wait for Final MOA Continues
Update from Joint Stakeholder Coronavirus Task Force Tonight, the JSCRT met for the 3rd time to review the latest COVID-19 public health report data. While Haverhill still remains in the “red” category, our community’s average daily incidence rate per 100,000 has dropped to 16.5 down from a high of 20 a week ago. The […]
Update on Tentative Agreement
Sisters and Brothers, By now, I had hoped that you would have had a final draft of a Memorandum of Understanding between the HEA and the Haverhill School Committee and spent the last several hours engaged in vigorous democratic debate about its merits and shortcomings. Unfortunately, we only received the School Committee’s comments on the […]