Georgetown Education Association

  Dear Colleagues: Please find below the staff survey results regarding a few covid issues.  You will notice there is a wide variety of opinions and thoughts.  Vice President Tim Larsen and I attended the community meeting regarding mask wearing last night at GMHS.  A majority of the parents in attendance were anti mask and the meeting did get contentious at times.  The Negotiating Team will meet with the Superintendent and School Committee this morning to continue to work on these issues.  A formal School Committee vote regarding mask wearing will occur on August 26th.  MTA has overwhelmingly voted at the state level for universal masking in all public schools.  As of right now, the Governor nor DESE has placed any mask mandate on any district. Survey results non-chart form. Survey results in chart form. Thanks Joe

 Dear Colleagues: I wanted to take a moment to update you on a few items. First, the negotiation team will meet with the School Committee and Superintendent to discuss what the beginning of the school year will look like on Thursday, August 19th.  We still await clearer guidance from DESE and the Governor as more communities are leaning towards mandatory masking to begin the school year, with some districts opting for all students, and staff members including all those vaccinated to be masked.  The Negotiation Team will be discussing all these issues and determine if any tweaking to our already existing MOU is needed.   Secondly, there will be a community forum on Thursday, August 19th beginning at 6:30 PM to be held in the GMHS Auditorium to discuss, hear from and inform the community.  This meeting will take place in person but at this time we are unsure if it will be a Zoom meeting, as well. Finally, the School Committee is set to vote on this issue at t...

Dear Colleagues: We hope you are doing well and continue to have a wonderful summer.  We would like to take this opportunity to update you on a few items.   1.  Please find attached the newly ratified GEA contract.  There will be hard copies of the contract in every teacher workroom when school begins. Please download this contact pdf and keep it handy.   2.  Please find attached 403B information shared with us from Trish MacDonald in the Business Department.   A reminder that 403B'S are tax advantaged retirement plans through payroll deductions.  Members who have been teaching in Georgetown for one to ten years, the district will match up to $500.  Through payroll deduction, you can deduct less or more, if you choose.  If you have been teaching in Georgetown for eleven years or longer, the district will match up to 1% of your base salary.   Again, through payroll deduction, you can deduct less or more, if you choose....