NTA EBulletin, April 11, 2021
In this post: Spring and Fall Planning Remote Accommodations Open Enrollment for MTA Disability Insurance When will it end!? How many...
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Mike Zilles
- Mar 28
- 5 min
NTA EBulletin, March 28, 2021
NTA General Membership Meeting We have scheduled a General Membership Meeting for Wednesday, March 31st, beginning at 5:15 p.m., to...
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Mike Zilles
- Mar 21
- 4 min
NTA EBulletin, March 21, 2021
NTA General Membership Meeting The School Committee will vote on our tentative agreement at its March 22nd meeting. They introduced the...
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Mike Zilles
- Mar 14
- 3 min
NTA EBulletin, March 14, 2021
We need your advocacy again, in the form of an email campaign, to convince the district's leaders to compensate teachers for the extra...
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Mike Zilles
- Mar 7
- 4 min
NTA EBulletin, March 7, 2021
Dear Colleagues, Last week I began my EBulletin by stating: "What an awful week for educators all over Massachusetts." Well, there is...
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Mike Zilles
- Feb 28
- 8 min
NTA EBulletin, February 28, 2021
Dear Colleagues, What an awful week for educators all over Massachusetts. On Tuesday, February 23, Commissioner Riley issued his edict on...
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Mike Zilles
- Feb 21
- 6 min
NTA EBulletin February 21, 2021
Dear Colleagues: I hope that all of you had a restful break. A year ago I actually took a vacation and travelled to warmer climes. Now...
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Mike Zilles
- Feb 7
- 2 min
NTA EBulletin February 7, 2021
Surveillance Testing Expansion The Newton COVID Testing Working Group will present its recommendations for expanding the COVID...
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Mike Zilles
- Jan 31
- 9 min
NTA EBulletin January 31, 2021
Dear Colleagues: I want to address a number of things in this email, but the underlying theme will be morale--both within our...
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Mike Zilles
- Jan 24
- 2 min
NTA EBulletin January 24, 2021
Click 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...
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Mike Zilles
- Jan 18
- 11 min
NTA EBulletin January 18, 2021
Dear 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...
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Mike Zilles
- Dec 6, 2020
- 8 min
NTA EBulletin December 6, 2020
We 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,...
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Mike Zilles
- Nov 25, 2020
- 6 min
NTA EBulletin November 24, 2020
There are now three vaccines that have shown very promising results, and it is likely that health care workers as well as seniors who...
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Mike Zilles
- Oct 25, 2020
- 1 min
NTA Ebulletin October 25, 2020
Negotiations Update Below please find links to a narrated PowerPoint presentation explaining the tentative agreement on reopening...
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Mike Zilles
- Sep 29, 2020
- 3 min
NTA 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...
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Mike Zilles
- Sep 20, 2020
- 8 min
NTA EBulletin September 20, 2020
The Newton School Committee voted to approve Superintendent Fleishman's "Return to Learning Plan" on August 26, just five days before...
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Mike Zilles
- Sep 13, 2020
- 2 min
NTA EBulletin September 13, 2020
Again, another beautiful weekend. I hope all are doing well, though I also know this is a very stressful weekend, as everyone prepares to...
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Mike Zilles
- Sep 7, 2020
- 6 min
NTA EBulletin, September 7, 2020
I hope that you have all had some time to enjoy this wonderful Labor Day Weekend. The weather could not have been more cooperative. I...
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Mike Zilles
- Aug 30, 2020
- 10 min
NTA Ebulletin, August 30, 2020
On Thursday, August 28, the NTA held a General Membership Meeting, and called upon its members to ratify a number of demands. Certainly...
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Mike Zilles
- Aug 16, 2020
- 5 min
NTA EBulletin, August 16, 2020
Save the Dates General Membership Meeting Thursday, August 27, 4:00 to 6:00 Zoom address to follow Monday, August 24, Meetings with...
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