1. How you can take action Monday June 8 – Sticker Day Tuesday, June 9 ‐ Lobby Legislator Post pics with other staff Distribute to parents Distribute to PTO/PTA/School Council others You don't have to wait until Tuesday Call legislator Attend local or … [Read more...]
2015 MTA Annual Meeting
More than 1100 delagates attended the MTA Annual Meeting Friday and Saturday. Ben Delorio, Leon Dyer, Bethany Fitzsimmons, Gabrielle Garschina, Denise LaPolla, Erin McCarthy, Pat Partridge, Peter Tausek, Adam Weldai, and I represented the BEA. Jeff Shea addressed the delegates … [Read more...]
PARCC Forums: Speak Out Against All High-Stakes Testing
Are you an elementary or middle school educator who administered the PARRC? The state is seeking feedback at a series of hearings. Attend one of a series of public forums being held by the Board of Elemenary and Secondary Education (BESE) on the upcoming decision on whether to … [Read more...]
Unit D – Free SPRING WORKSHOPS
Mathematic Strategies for Elementary Paraprofessionals Peter Mili, Mathematics Educator Education Association of Worcester on 4/28/15 Difficult Conversations Katherine Clarke, MTA Field Representative Holiday Inn in Mansfield on 4/30/15 (A free copy of “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking … [Read more...]
Hearings on Charters, Accountability, and Testing
The BEA has Association Days if you would like to attend State House hearings on MTA's priority preK-12 issues before the Joint Committee on Education. Both hearings are currently scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. on the dates listed below. These bills were generated by our members: Make your voices … [Read more...]