John Bracey, Denise LaPolla, and John Sullivan spent the past week at the National Education Association’s annual Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon. Nearly 6,000 delegates gathered to debate over a hundred new business items, the annual budget, bylaw amendments, resolutions, and … [Read more...]
June 17, 2025 Bargaining Update
June 17, 2025 Thank you to the BHS Unit D members for the strong showing as silent representatives tonight! We opened tonight’s session by sharing an updated version (first 6 slides) of the presentation shown during our building meetings. This gave the School Committee a clear overview of the … [Read more...]
June 10 Bargaining Update
Thank you!We asked for a strong Unit A showing last night—and you delivered! Tonight, the School Committee began by saying they wanted to hear from educators and acknowledged the value of our perspectives due to our daily work with students. But they ended the session by rejecting all of our … [Read more...]
June 9 Bargaining Update
Tonight the BEA and the School Committee discussed the BEA’s updated proposals for UNIT C and UNIT D. Despite the significant economic movement made by the BEA in both sets of proposals, the school committee continued to express their feeling that we are asking for too much. During the session, a … [Read more...]
June 4 Rally & Bargaining Update
June 4, 2025 Thank you to everyone who rallied with us today! The presence of 110 silent representatives made a powerful impact. The tone and response from the School Committee noticeably shifted—they finally moved on several lower-stakes proposals they had previously stalled on. Both the … [Read more...]