Week of March 4, 2024
2024 Spring Election Information
Elections will be held
April 16th - April 18th Virtually
All eligible NTU members must register to vote (even if you registered in 2023) by March 22, 2024.
Click here for Voter Registration
Eligible members who register to vote will receive an email on April 16th from notice@ballpoint.com on how to vote (check your SPAM or JUNK).
How to Get on the Ballot for the Executive Board and Board of Directors
The following Executive Board positions are up for election:
President
Secretary
Member-At-Large (1)
If you are interested in running for an Executive Board position, you must submit a Candidate Profile Sheet to the NTU office no later than NOON on March 22, 2024.
Candidate Profile Sheet
Elections for Representative on the Board of Directors (also eligible for convention delegate to the AFT-NH and/or AFL-CIO Conventions) will also be held. If you are interested in representing your School or Unit on the Board of Directors, please submit your name only (no profile required) to Terry Freeman at the NTU via email at freemant@nashuatu.org no later than NOON on March 22, 2024.
Register to Vote
All eligible NTU members must register to vote (even if you registered in 2023) by March 22, 2024.
Click here for Voter Registration
Eligible members who register to vote will receive an email on April 16th from notice@ballpoint.com on how to vote (check your SPAM or JUNK).
If you have issues and have not received a ballot, please contract Terry Freeman (freemant@nashuatu.org) or call the Union Office (603-888-7544).
Draft Sick Bank Language
Voting on the Sidebar Agreements
There will be a sidebar question on the ballot in April
All eligible NTU members must register to vote (even if you registered in 2023) by March 22, 2024
Click here for Voter Registration
Eligible members who register to vote will receive an email on April 16th from notice@ballotpoint.com on how to vote (check your SPAM or JUNK).
If you have issues and have not received a ballot, please contract Terry Freeman (freemant@nashuatu.org) or call the Union Office (603-888-7544)
Sick Bank Sidebar Ballot Question
In conjunction with the Teachers' Negotiations Team, the Teachers' Sick Bank Committee, the Paraeducator Negotiations Team, the Paraeducator Sick Bank Committee, the Secretaries Negotiations Team, the Secretaries Sick Bank Committee, the Executive Board, and the Board of Directors, there will be a ballot question to amend Article 6:2 Sick Bank in all three contracts.
The proposed language changes are available (to the left) by unit. The changes/added language are in red while language being removed is struck out.
Each unit will vote of the proposed changes. If approved by the unit, the language will go to the Board of Education. This will be done on a unit by unit basis meaning that if the teachers and paraeducators approve the changes, but the secretaries do not, the language for the teachers and the paraeducators will still go to the Board of Education. The secretaries language would effectively die and could be revisited when we go to negotiate that contract in 2026.
The Changes:
Moving from an opt-in to an opt-out
If approved, you will automatically be enrolled in the sick leave bank unless you opt out
Notice will be sent out to the membership by September 1st
The sick leave bank can't have more than two times or greater than the number of members (for example: 1000 teachers means than can be no more than 2000 days in the sick bank).
The district will be providing a balance of the Sick Leave Bank quarterly
Replenishments can happen at other times, but needs to be agreed to by the Union and the District
Special replenishments can happen allowing members to contribute multiple days upon mutual agreement of the Union and the District; this special replenishment shall not impact a member's membership in the Sick Leave Bank
Secretarial Accruals Grievance Hearing
As a reminder, in the new Secretaries contract, secretaries started getting paid for their lunch. They went from 7.5 hours per day to 7.75 hours per day. In the final year of the contract, secretaries will be paid 8 hours per day. The accruals, listed as days in the contract (both days and hours for sick time), are converted to hours as they can be used in hourly increments. The accruals were updated for July 1st reflect the days based on 7.5 hours and not 7.75 hours. The district has not agreed to adjust the accruals, thus the grievance.
AFT-NH Legislative Bulletin
Know Your Contract
Changes to POPPs EHAA - Employee Use of the Network Resource and Telecommunications (NRT) Systems
On Monday night, the Board approved changes to POPPs EHAA. The biggest change is bullet four of the policy. Basically, you are not permitted to forward any information that you obtain at school about students, includes personally identifiable information, confidential information, and other things that you would obtain using your @nashua.edu or @nsd42.net credentials. The IT Department is working on a one-page, simple explanation for people on this new change. The NTU has also asked that the district develop a notification system to alert staff when new POPPs policies impacting them are approved. Dr. Andrade has agreed to this. If you have questions about this POPPs policy or other POPPs, please reach out to your administrator.
Vacancies on the Board of Directors
The following positions are vacant on the Board of Directors. Vacancies are either a one or two year term (see date next to each position for when the term expires). The Board of Directors meetings monthly to discuss Union related issues, actions, and other business as needed. Board members also help disseminate information from the Union Office, meet with administration for questions about contracts, and assist members with questions, concerns and when meeting with administration. Members of the Board Directors are supported by the Grievance Chairs and the Executive Board. If you have any questions, or are interested in one of the vacant positions, please contact Adam (president@nashuatu.org).
Nashua High North
Teacher Representative (2024)
Amherst Street
Teacher Representative (2024)
Dr. Crisp
Paraeducator Representative (2024)
Franklin Street
Teacher Representative (2025)
Paraeducator Representative (2024)
Main Dunstable
Paraeducator Representative (2024)
New Searles
Teacher Representative (2025)
Title 1
One (1) Unit Representative (2024)
Food Service
One (1) Unit Representative (2025)
Have an idea for the Just for Fun section? Send it to Adam (president@nashuatu.org).
Goodbye Cellphone...
...by a landslide!!!
Dad Joke of the Week
Why did the magician take a bath?
So he could clean up his act.
Upcoming Events
- March 5, 2024
- Executive Board Meeting, 4:00pm, Union Office
- March 6 - March 8, 2024
- Adam at the AFT Teachers Program and Policy Council, Washington, DC
- March 12, 2024
- Early Release
- Solidarity Day - Wear NTU Blue
- Secretarial Grievance Hearing, 5:00pm, Nashua High School North
- March 13, 2024
- NTU President/Superintendent Meeting, 3:00pm, Central Office
- March 14, 2024
- Internal Food Service Negotiations, 2:00pm, Union Office
- March 17, 2024
- Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
- March 19, 2024
- Board of Directors, 4:15pm, Union Office
- March 20, 2024
- Food Service Negotiations, 2:00pm, Central Office
- March 22, 2024
- Last Day to Get on the 2024 NTU Election Ballot
- Last Day to Register to Vote for the 2024 NTU Election
- March 26, 2024
- Executive Board/Superintendent Meeting, 4:00pm, Central Office
- March 27, 2024
- AFT-NH Board of Directors, 4:30pm, Zoom
- March 31, 2024
- To those who celebrate, Happy Easter!!!
- June 13, 2024
- Tentative Last Day of School