Budget Update

 Dear Colleagues:

The GEA wants to thank all the members that attended last night's School Committee meeting.  Your presence was felt throughout the community.  Here is a link to last night's meeting if you were unable to attend or watch it live. I'm not sure if it will work at school.


Also, The GEA would like you members to keep June 1st open for our annual GEA Meeting.  It will be held via Zoom and a link will be provided the day of the meeting.  The meeting will be from 3:00 PM -3:45 PM.  In order to conduct official GEA business, we will need a quorum.  Please make every attempt to attend this meeting.

May 1st is Town Meeting.  We are currently strategizing with the School Committee and Superintendent Jacobs about having a teacher presence outside GMHS before Town Meeting begins holding positive school message signs.  We are in the midst of the most challenging budget in the past decade.  Any chance of the schools receiving the proper funding it needs must occur at Town Meeting.  When we return from April break, we will have a better idea about how to move forward for Town Meeting.  If a teacher presence will help persuade community members and turn the tides of proper funding to the schools then please keep Monday Night, May 1st open.   Our membership and schools will need your support.

Thanks

Joe

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