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Marblehead teachers' contract talks stall

Haverhill Schools Ratify New Pact with Educational Support Staff; Issue Centered on Future Hires

By John Lee Grant | 1 hour ago Executive Assistant Beverly Cassano, School Committee member Gail M. Sullivan, Superintendent Margaret Marotta and Assistant Superintendent Michael Pfifferling at a Haverhill School Committee meeting. (WHAV News file photograph.) After nearly a year and a half of back-and-forth negotiations, the Haverhill School Committee and Haverhill Education Association reached agreement last week on pay increases and other benefits for the school’s educational support professionals. School Committee members voted 4-2 last Thursday to ratify a memorandum of understanding that provides ESPs a 2% increase for the current year, paid retroactively to last July 1; another 1.5% increase to take effect July 1, 2022; and a three-step pay scale for the next school year beginning at $21 per hour for one to three years of service, $24 per hour for four to nine years of service and $27 per hour for 10 or more years of service. New hires with bachelors’ degrees start at

School Reopening Vote Gives 'Unilateral Authority' To Mass. Education Commissioner, Local Teacher Says

The state's board of education gave the Baker administration authority to force schools to reopen next month.

Teachers vote no confidence in School Committee's COVID-19 decisions

Dec 20, 2020 HAVERHILL — The teachers union is lashing out at the School Committee s handling of issues related to the pandemic, saying many committee decisions leave students and staff at risk of being infected by COVID-19. The union has taken a vote showing no confidence in the committee, which has allowed certain groups of students to remain in classrooms as the number of COVID-19 cases increases steadily in Haverhill. The union s vote, detailed in a letter to the committee, also criticizes the school district s plan to allow elementary students back into classrooms immediately after the holiday break — at a time when health officials predict a surge in virus cases due to holiday gatherings.

Cape Teacher Unions Vote No Confidence Against MA Education Chief