From MTA President Merrie Najimy and Vice President Max Page Greetings,  Today Congress released a massive new funding bill called the HEROES Act that would provide major new resources to public education from preK through college, to states, to municipalities and to students burdened by heavy debt. Please send a message to your U.S. representative […]

From MTA President Merrie Najimy and Vice President Max Page Facebook Live Event with Senator Markey on Tuesday, 4/21 at 7:00 p.m. All members are invited to join MTA President Merrie Najimy and Vice President Max Page for a Facebook Live event at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, with U.S. Senator Ed Markey. We will learn about […]

The MTA Annual meeting scheduled for May 1 and 2 in Springfield has been redesigned as a virtual conference which will take place on May 2, from 9 am to 12 pm. During this condensed virtual meeting of delegates, the MTA will approve of its budget for next year and conduct an election of President, […]

Greetings, It feels like we live in a time warp now, where the days can seem long yet the weeks fly by, and there is no apparent end in sight. Adapting to working at home, creating remote learning and online teaching has been and remains a challenge at every level in every community. Our students […]

Sisters and brothers, This week’s election for HEA Treasurer will be conducted online via OpaVote. As with many other initiatives, the current Covid-19 crisis prevented us from completing the membership audit as planned in time for the vote. To be as efficient as possible while also ensuring that every HEA Member has access to the […]

Sisters and Brothers, Yesterday was the first official day of our temporary “remote learning” program. Thank you to everyone who reached out to your representatives and to me directly with problems and concerns. As I mentioned in my email on Friday, there will be challenges presented by implementation and I am working with the Superintendent […]

Dear Members, The nomination period for the HEA Executive Board Election has passed, and we will be preceding with an election on April 16th. I would like to congratulate Sarah Emilio and Cyndi O’Shaughnessy as they will continue in their current positions as 1st Vice President and Clerical Representative. They ran unopposed and have been […]

Sisters and Brothers, Thank you to everyone who participated in today’s vote. With over 300 votes counted, the result is a nearly unanimous approval (>98%) of the proposed MOU. Thank you to the rest of the Executive Committee and members Liz Briggs and Barry Davis for negotiating what might be one of the most responsible […]

Sisters and Brothers, I am both excited and relieved to announce tonight that the School Committee has reconsidered our original proposal and finally voted 6-0 to ratify it as agreed to at the bargaining table. I’m certain that your many emails of thanks to members Rosa, Magliocchetti and Sullivan were well received. More importantly, your […]