Letter: Future of Andover's instructional assistants is not clear

Jun 3, 2021
Editor, Townsman:
Do you know what instructional assistants do to support the children of Andover? The role has evolved a great deal over the years.
We are educators. Our schools in Andover pride themselves on addressing the needs of the “whole child,” and the instructional assistants are the boots on the ground that make this possible.
A colleague expresses this perfectly: “We are the employees that directly support the social-emotional needs of our most vulnerable students; we protect their privacy and dignity all while supporting them academically.”
Instructional assistants have been showing up in good faith to try and negotiate a fair contract with the Andover School Committee since August 2020, and we’ve been working without a contract since September.

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