Family2Family Conference, Upcoming BTU Events and Opportunities

We’re also excited to co-host Educators of Color Night next Wednesday, March 29, which is an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet other educators of color in BPS. We’ll have resource tables and light food. This event is co-sponsored by the BTU and the Office of Recruitment, Cultivation & Diversity Programs, and we are also partnering with many other organizations that are all committed to attracting, supporting and retaining educators of color.

We’ll also be holding a BTU/AFT Para/PSRP Conference next weekend, April 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference is a day of collaboration and learning with fellow paraprofessionals from around the state. The deadline for registration is March 30. For any questions about the conference, please contact Field Rep Colleen Hart.  

From the Election Committee: A full list of candidates and ballot order can be found here. For NON-PRIMARY positions, candidate statements for the Boston Union Teacher newspaper are due TODAY, March 21. The word limit is 300 or 400 words (depending on position), including your name and office you are seeking. Send your statements and a clear, high-resolution picture of yourself to BTU paper editors Anne Slater and Michael Maguire.

Congratulations to the RTC Committee and other public sector unions for successfully advocating for a one time increase to the COLA base from 2% to 5%!  Thank you to Mayor Wu and her office for their support as well as the unanimous vote from the City Council. There already was a 3% increase, so the additional 2% begins 7/1/22 (retroactively) and expires 6/30/23. We are awaiting details about when the increase will take effect.

March is Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating all month long at the BTU! Our friends at ShareMyLesson have plenty of resources to incorporate into your lesson plans and teach your students about women’s contributions to science, politics, civil rights, and more.

We’re also excited to co-host Educators of Color Night next Wednesday, March 29, which is an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and meet other educators of color in BPS. We’ll have resource tables and light food. This event is co-sponsored by the BTU and the Office of Recruitment, Cultivation & Diversity Programs, and we are also partnering with many other organizations that are all committed to attracting, supporting and retaining educators of color.

We’ll also be holding a BTU/AFT Para/PSRP Conference next weekend, April 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The conference is a day of collaboration and learning with fellow paraprofessionals from around the state. The deadline for registration is March 30. For any questions about the conference, please contact Field Rep Colleen Hart.  

From the Election Committee: A full list of candidates and ballot order can be found here. For NON-PRIMARY positions, candidate statements for the Boston Union Teacher newspaper are due TODAY, March 21. The word limit is 300 or 400 words (depending on position), including your name and office you are seeking. Send your statements and a clear, high-resolution picture of yourself to BTU paper editors Anne Slater and Michael Maguire.

Congratulations to the RTC Committee and other public sector unions for successfully advocating for a one time increase to the COLA base from 2% to 5%!  Thank you to Mayor Wu and her office for their support as well as the unanimous vote from the City Council. There already was a 3% increase, so the additional 2% begins 7/1/22 (retroactively) and expires 6/30/23. We are awaiting details about when the increase will take effect.

March is Women’s History Month, and we’re celebrating all month long at the BTU! Our friends at ShareMyLesson have plenty of resources to incorporate into your lesson plans and teach your students about women’s contributions to science, politics, civil rights, and more.