Beginning-of-Year Contract Items to Know

Learn more about Elementary P&D, Elementary Specialists, Recess, and Combination of Reg Ed and SPED Classes from an arbitration settlement in effect. Read the settlement.

Class Size: Maintaining the lowest class size is important, so please check out this language and fill out the form if you have been assigned more children that the contractual maxima allow. A child  “counts” towards your official enrollment as soon as he or she attends class for the first time. He or she comes off the rolls ONLY when officially discharged. Here is all the information you need.Mileage: If you travel between two schools on a given day for school business, including being assigned to two different schools, you are entitled to a mileage reimbursement. See here. (Fin-02 is in the process of being updated, see previous link.) All members (teachers, paras, nurses, and so on) are covered.Benefits and Resources:

• Want to know more about joining the flexible spending plan?
• Have you always wanted to open a tax-savings plan, either a 403b or a 457 (aka the Mass Smart Plan)?
• Ever wondered about our Health and Welfare Fund? Or do you want to learn about the various city offerings of Health Insurance?
• What about the BTU? Who do you call or email if you want to get ahold of someone?