Dear Colleagues,
Welcome Back!
1) Contract Update: We are proud to be starting this school year off with a newly ratified contract! 94% of the NTU members who came out to vote and the full Newark Board of Education approved this contract. Our voting process is based on the percentage of members who vote, not on a majority of the membership. Take a look at your town, state, and national elections. Winning is determined by a majority of the actual voters, not the number of eligible residents.
Now the focus is on implementing this contract. We are currently working with NBOE to find out