Updated 3/29 to include independent analysis by D.S. O’Connor & Associates. The following documents are the most recent Indoor Air Quality Reports of the Haverhill Public Schools conducted by TRC and an independent analysis of the results by Sarah Gibson of D.S. O’Connor and Associates. Testing was completed to determine whether or not classrooms have […]
Return to Full In-Person Learning – Bargaining Update #2
Tonight the HEA Bargaining Team met with School Committee Members Rich Rosa and Scott Wood, as well as Dr. Marotta’s administrative team, for the second time to continue negotiations over conditions for a full in-person return. In addition to those who participated earlier this week, we were joined by Lauren Roberts, Trish Shaw, and Dana […]
JSCRT Update 3/16
Good Evening Sisters and Brothers, Tonight’s Joint Stakeholder Coronavirus Response Team meeting has just concluded. As always, we reviewed the latest public health numbers and discussed implications for the district. The Administration recently concluded its parent survey and reached out by telephone to over 2,000 families who had not responded to indicate their preferred learning […]
Return to Full In-Person Learning Bargaining Update 3/16
In addition to the Executive Committee, there were nine rank-and-file members present for negotiations with the School Committee. They were Megan Duffy, Christine Hickey, Nancy Koorapaty, Cindy Langlois, Susan MacGregor, Irina Ostravskaya, and Nicole Sanchez, with Mandy Breton and Emily Boulger elected to serve as co-chairs by the team. The session was collegial, with both […]
DESE’s Reopening Guidelines
Want to see what DESE’s guidelines are for reopening for full in person learning as of April 5th for Elementary Schools? The full document is below but check out some highlights! New Teachers, New Learning Spaces pg. 6 “if students are currently learning in a hybrid model, the shift to more in-person days may require […]
JSCRT Update 3/11
Happy Friday Sisters and Brothers! I hope you all had a great end to your week. I know that I have been energized by last night’s ESP action before and during the School Committee meeting. To see the ESPs powerful statements in defense of a living wage for yourself, the entire meeting is posted on […]
“Black Thursday” Continues and Escalates – Update from Membership Meeting
Good Evening, Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to tonight’s general membership meeting. We had a great discussion about the challenges posed by Riley’s demand to return to full in-person learning by April 5th. The Executive Committee noted the many concerns that were raised about the expected reduction in physical distancing, […]
JSCRT Update 3/5
Sisters and Brothers, The public health data continues to improve, though it appears that progress has slowed in the past week. The average daily incidence rate has dropped from 26.9 per 100,000 residents a week ago to 25.9. Similarly, Haverhill’s positivity rate is lower this week from 4.48% to 4.25%. Once this rate drops below […]
Call to Action: Support our ESPs!
Hello Everyone, Last night, more than half of all of the Haverhill ESPs in our union gathered for a general meeting to discuss the most recent proposals by the School Committee. The members of the bargaining team were able to provide all who attended with a brief overview of negotiations. After many sessions over the […]
ESP Bargaining – Restart Update #8
. . . Or is it now officially a “false start”? The ESP Negotiation Team met with the SC today to resume negotiations for a successor agreement to our contract which expired on June 30, 2020. The good news is that we had nine Educational Support Professionals who participated as observers to hear first-hand what […]