HEA to Advocate for School Committee Resolution
Massachusetts’s state foundation budget formula for public education has not been updated in 25 years. As a result, cities like Haverhill have not been adequately funded by the state in quite some time. On Thursday, November 15th, HEA President Ted Kempinski will address the School Committee and ask them to adopt of the following resolution. […]
MASBO Financial Operations Review
**UPDATE October 17th, 2018** Since publishing our criticisms of the MASBO report and the conclusions Mayor Fiorentini has drawn from it, he has provided the Haverhill Education Association with the earlier draft he cited as evidence that Haverhill teacher salaries are near the state average during a recent School Committee meeting. The data cited and […]
Bargaining Team to Present Tentative Agreement to Members at Sept. 13 Meeting
One-Year Deal is Beginning of Fight for Adequate Funding and Better Long-Term Contract Sisters and Brothers, This week, the negotiating team received an offer from the School Committee that we see as a big win for the HEA. While many proposals remain on the table from both sides, the HEA has reached a tentative one-year […]
March For Respect – September 13
HEA General Membership Meeting begins at 4:30 (doors open at 4 – MEMBERS ONLY) All supporters of public education are asked to join at 6:00pm for the March for Respect from the Bradford side of the Basiliere Bridge to our Rally for Respect outside City Hall at 6:30. The School Committee is meeting at 7pm. […]