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B E A M Braintree Education Association Message

Officers for 2019-2020

President - Taylor Sturtevant

Vice President - Kyle Fredericks

Treasurer - Kim Tyszkowski

Membership - Rachel Herbert

Communications - Katie Tafe

Secretary - Ann Antonelli

Volume 29 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE BRAINTREE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Number 1

September, 2019

Building Representatives

Braintree High School Dwayne Dahlbeck Sandra Dziedzic Victoria Joyce

Marsha Roos Emily Oliver (Pre-K)

East Middle School Mary Hanson Erin Joyce Leanne Polson

South Middle School Kristina Macauley Matt Sawtelle

Flaherty Elementary

Victoria Dewey

Hollis Elementary Debbie Crowley Lisa Pacino

Highlands Elementary

Lindsay Linnane Shannon Umbro

Liberty Elementary Colleen Cleveland Julie Hanks

Monatiquot K Center

Ashley Casucci

Morrison Elementary

Mike Clark

Ross Elementary Claire Brady Katie Malcolmson

A Message from our VP of Membership

Please check your membership update form and send any changes to Rachel Her-

bert no later than Monday September 30, 2019.

Union Dues will start being deducted on October 31st. Check your paystub to make sure your deductions are correct!

Units A, B, C, F, G (Teachers, Directors, Nurses, Title I, OT, and PT):

$776.00 per year

Unit D (Administrative Assistants): $501.50 per year

Unit E, H (Paras, OT and PT Assistants): $352.50 per year

Please contact Rachel Herbert (vpmembershipbea@gmail.com) at East if you did

not received a BEA form, or if you have any questions about your membership.

If you do not receive your MTA Card please complete THIS Google form.

A Message from our BEA President: Board of Directors

Meeting Dates

September 10, 2019

October 8, 2019

November 12, 2019

December 10, 2019

January 14, 2020

February 11, 2020

March 10, 2020

April 14, 2020

May 12, 2020

June 9, 2020

Braintree Educators

Believe * Educate * Achieve

Welcome back! I hope you all had a relaxing summer

vacation. I’m happy that we’re able to start the year off

with our new contract and a 2% raise! A teacher salary

pay scale can be found here. Just a reminder that from

now on you must provide 4 school days notice to take a

personal day, for the entire school year, except in the case

of emergencies. With that being said we are piloting a

new incentive for members who use 4 or less total days

(sick and personal combined) over the course of the

school year. Maximum payout is $2,500. Vacation days,

bereavement days, graduation days and professional days

will not count against your total.

-Taylor Sturtevant

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BEA Back to School Social

Come jo in us for a back to school so-

c ia l at the Southside Tavern in

Bra int ree. We can reminisce our sum-

mer vacat ion whi le en joying some del i -

c ious snacks and adult beverages !

We’l l be at the tavern af ter school on

Thursday September 26th ! RSVP Here

New Contract Highlights

Percentage raises: Year one-2%, Year two-

3%, Year three-2%

We can now convert 5 of our sick days into

family sick days, once per school year.

We received an increase in the total amount

of money we can earn for accumulated sick

days at the end of our careers. Instead of

$12 per day, it increases as follows: Days1-

99=$15/day; Days 100-149=$25/day; Days

150-189=$40/day; Days 190-210=$55/day

The individual tuition reimbursement cap

has been raised from $500 to: Year 1-$550;

Year 2-$600; Year 3-$650. The district will

also create a reimbursement bank of

$15,000 to be used on qualifying learning

experiences which take place outside the

traditional classroom model (to be capped

at $1,000 per individual).

Fund Our Future victory means more resources for public schools

The good news: Because of effective advocacy and organizing by our members, joined by parents and coalition

partners, the new state budget approved on Monday, July 22, puts a foundation in place for more equitably

funded public schools, particularly in low-income communities. It is our first Fund Our Future victory!

Under the fiscal year 2020 budget, Massachusetts schools will receive $269 million in new Chapter 70 money

— the biggest boost in years — based on the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commis-

sion. This is huge! Read MTA’s statement and more details about both the preK-12 and higher education

budgets.

The bad news: This is just a one-year budget — NOT a bill. The Legislature must make a long-term commit-

ment to filling the more than $1 billion hole in state funding for schools. We need a bill that meets the core principles in the Promise Act. And we need legislators to move the Cherish Act out of committee and toward pas-

sage so we can reverse decades of cuts to public higher education.

Because of the legislative recess, State House watchers are not expecting action on fund-ing legislation until at least September. We will continue to fight to win a bill that com-

mits the Legislature to phasing in at least $1 billion in new money for our public schools.

Salary Column Placement

Your salary is based on your level of education

(Bachelors, Masters, Masters +30, Masters +45, Masters

+60). In order to advance to the next salary column, you

must notify the Superintendent in writing by October 1st

of the preceding year. For example if you wish to transfer

from Bachelors to Masters at the start of the next school

year (9/20), you must submit a letter

of intent to the Superintendent by

October 1, 2019.

MTA News

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FALL 2019 ONLINE AND ONSITE PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT COURSES

All three-credit graduate courses are equivalent to 67.5 PDPs

REGISTER ONLINE @ www.myncta.org through September 13, 2019

COURSES BEGIN: MONDAY SEPT 23, 2019

COURSES END: FRIDAY DEC 13, 2019

Cost: Framingham State University three graduate credits…….……..…….$575.00

Click HERE for an updated copy

of Braintree’s 2019-2020 school

year calendar.

Teacher Workshop 1/2 days:

9/17; 10/23; 11/5 (full day); 12/5; 1/28; 3/30; 6/9

Shining Star Members!

Do you know a BEA member that

should be recognized in the BEAM?

We want you to share with us all of the

positive things going on in your build-

ings, that otherwise, we wouldn’t know about. Each

month we would like to recognize some of our

“shining star” members. If you know someone that

you would like to be recognized, please email a short

blurb (50-75 words) expressing why they are a shin-

ing star!

Shining star nominations can be emailed to:

kaitlin.tafe@braintreeschools.org