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Middle School Survey
To inform the committee that will revise the middle school program, a survey has been created by OTL for middle school teachers to complete. The survey can be found at:...
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Malloy Announces Plan To Assist With Common Core
Malloy Announces Plan To Assist With Common Core By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com The Hartford Courant 6:27 PM EDT, June 26, 2014 Calling it the “Connecticut Core Initiative,” Gov. Dannel P....
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July BOE Meeting – Cafe Fight Continues; Superintendent Contract Extended;...
The July 9 BOE meeting, delayed from July 2, was full of developments. – The BOE voted to continue its legal battle to privatize the cafeteria workers. See article here. -Superintendent Ellen Solek has...
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Garcia Labor Complaint Dismissed
Today the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations dismissed a complaint against the union filed by High School Vice President Edwin Garcia. The complaint was filed more than a year ago, with several...
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Negotiations for Next Contract Underway!
Today, the BFT negotiation team met to finalize proposals for the successor contract. The team consist of Dave Hayes (Edgewood teacher and BFT President), John Stavens (BEHS teacher and At Large VP),...
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BFT President’s Letter to Hartford Courant
At convocation today, Mike Wasta referenced a letter written by Dave Hayes. Below is the letter published in the Hartford Courant last week. Departure Overdue For Unqualified Education Chief The...
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Supporting Bristol’s Education Budget
Although the proposed 2016-17 School Budget is still a few days away from being unveiled, it it obvious to those who teach in Bristol that the district has been underfunded and understaffed for most of...
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BOE Meeting – Layoffs Possible
A special BOE meeting was held Wednesday night, with a “go forward” budget approved that would fully fund district programs and staffing. This calls for an almost 7% increase in spending. This budget...
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Layoffs Averted – For Now
Hartford Courant article NBC 30 Video Tonight the BOE voted 5-4 to postpone issuing layoff notices until at least the April 5 regularly scheduled BOE meeting. This will allow the BOE and Board of...
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Non-Renewal and the Budget
Last night the BOE voted to notify all non-tenured staff they would be non-renewed for the next school year, pending the final BOE budget. Bristol Press article here. The education budget will be the...
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