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Mike Zilles
May 22, 20213 min read
NTA EBulletin, May 23, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Summer Lump Sum Payment: Deadline for Decision, Friday, May 28th Reminder: Health and Dental...
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Mike Zilles
May 15, 20212 min read
NTA EBulletin, May 16, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Summer Lump Sum Payment General Membership Meeting The NTA will hold a General Membership...
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Mike Zilles
May 8, 20211 min read
NTA EBulletin, May 9, 2021
In this post: General Membership Meeting Stop Gun Stores in Newton Hope you are enjoying the great weather on this beautiful Mother's...
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Mike Zilles
May 1, 20213 min read
NTA EBulletin, May 2, 2021
In this issue: Spring Planning/MOA Fall Planning New High School Schedule and Late Start Time High School Joint Oversight Committee...
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Mike Zilles
Apr 11, 202110 min read
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, 20215 min read
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 20, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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
Feb 21, 20216 min read
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 14, 20211 min read
NTA EBulletin February 15, 2021
I will send the new content for this week's EBulletin on Sunday, February 21. I hope you all have a restful and safe break. Super Bowl...
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Mike Zilles
Dec 6, 20208 min read
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, 20206 min read
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, 20201 min read
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
Jul 12, 202020 min read
July 12 EBulletin
Things are moving rapidly nationally, at the state level, and locally, and these developments set the context for our ongoing...
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Mike Zilles
May 10, 20205 min read
May 10, 2020 EBulletin
I hope all is well, and that everyone is surviving these times. Like all of you, this just seems to go on and on--with no clear end in...
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Mike Zilles
Jan 26, 20202 min read
Benefits Explanation: Family Illness Days
In the previous two posts, I explained two types of paid leaves: (1) the use of sick days to care for oneself when ill or injured, and...
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Mike Zilles
Jan 20, 20202 min read
Benefits Explanation: Leaves of Absence with Pay, or "Other" Days
Unit A and B, Article 7, Unit C, Article 9, and Unit E, Article 6—all the same— is called "Leaves of Absence with Pay." This article...
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Mike Zilles
Jan 12, 20204 min read
Benefits Explanation: Personal Sick Leave
The first thing to note about personal sick leave, is that the benefit is the same for all members of Units A, B, C, and E. Each...
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