Mike ZillesJan 319 minNTA EBulletin January 31, 2021Dear Colleagues: I want to address a number of things in this email, but the underlying theme will be morale--both within our membership...
Mike ZillesJan 242 minNTA EBulletin January 24, 2021Click on Image above to Take Action! Dear Colleagues, Last week's EBulletin was long and read much like a legal brief. If you haven't ye...
Mike ZillesJan 1811 minNTA EBulletin January 18, 2021Dear Colleagues I apologize for the late hour of this EBulletin, and it's length. But, as you will see below, there is a good deal of imp...
Mike ZillesJan 123 minNTA EBulletin January 10, 2021Newton Schools Need Surveillance Testing! As many of you are probably aware, in a press conference on Friday, Governor Baker announced h...
Mike ZillesDec 22, 20202 minNTA EBulletin December 20, 2020Dear Colleagues: We are all entering this break with much trepidation. Stay Safe. Stay socially distanced. While it is going to be a ha...
Mike ZillesDec 22, 20207 minNTA EBulletin December 13, 20202021-2022 School Calendar On Thursday, December 10, the NTA Executive Committee moved that I should survey members once again on whether...
Mike ZillesDec 22, 20202 minNTA EBulletin December 9, 2020The School Committee has received hundreds of emails from community members, many of whom advocate for increased in person learning time....
Mike ZillesDec 6, 20208 minNTA EBulletin December 6, 2020We are in a most difficult place right now. Please bear with me; what I offer you here is not just a recitation of those difficulties, bu...
Mike ZillesNov 25, 20206 minNTA EBulletin November 24, 2020There are now three vaccines that have shown very promising results, and it is likely that health care workers as well as seniors who liv...
Mike ZillesNov 16, 20204 minNTA EBulletin November 15, 2020Dear Colleagues: On November 11th, the Globe reported that Wellesley High School would transition all classes to remote learning until De...
Mike ZillesNov 8, 20205 minNTA EBulletin November 8, 2020Dear Colleagues: We just made it through what felt to me like one of the most stressful weeks of my life. This Saturday, the Associate...
Mike ZillesNov 1, 20203 minNTA EBulletin November 1, 2020Vote! First of all, if you have not already, please make sure you vote in Tuesdays election. Every vote does indeed matter. To see the ...
Mike ZillesOct 25, 20201 minNTA Ebulletin October 25, 2020Negotiations Update Below please find links to a narrated PowerPoint presentation explaining the tentative agreement on reopening school...
Mike ZillesOct 20, 20201 minNTA EBulletin October 18, 2020Negotiations Update We have reached a tentative agreement with the NPS on an MOA on changes to working conditions due to the "Return to ...
Mike ZillesOct 20, 20202 minNTA EBulletin October 12, 2020Negotiations Update It has now been three weeks in a row that I have repeated that we are near an agreement on almost all issues we are ...
Mike ZillesSep 29, 20203 minNTA EBulletin September, 28, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I will keep this week's update short. I know you are all feeling overwhelmed. This early in the year, the pace and amou...
Mike ZillesSep 20, 20208 minNTA EBulletin September 20, 2020The Newton School Committee voted to approve Superintendent Fleishman's "Return to Learning Plan" on August 26, just five days before edu...
Mike ZillesSep 13, 20202 minNTA EBulletin September 13, 2020Again, another beautiful weekend. I hope all are doing well, though I also know this is a very stressful weekend, as everyone prepares to...
Mike ZillesSep 7, 20206 minNTA EBulletin, September 7, 2020I hope that you have all had some time to enjoy this wonderful Labor Day Weekend. The weather could not have been more cooperative. I kn...
