by Matt Lavonas | May 30, 2023 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Welcome back. Hope you had a restful Memorial Day weekend and enjoyed the nice weather as we paused to remember all those who sacrificed for our country. Here’s a brief update on a few timely reminders: – Teacher Placement Days. *Updated 5/31*...
by Matt Lavonas | Apr 19, 2023 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, As you probably already know, yesterday we had another near tragedy at the Franklin campus. A stolen Kia SUV drove recklessly onto the school’s grounds nearly hitting students during dismissal. See here the link to the story on News10 NBC, including the...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 27, 2023 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, As crime and gun violence continues to plague the city, our schools and school parking lots are also becoming less safe. That is why, the week before the February break, we polled RTA Faculty Representatives to ascertain exactly how we’re affected. The...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 2, 2023 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update on some current and timely matters: – Contract Implementation. As planned, we are holding Living Contract negotiations with the District to address contract implementation details and to address issues unresolved in the last...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 8, 2023 | Adam's Updates
Colleagues, Here’s a brief update: – Living Contract Negotiations Continue. Although our new three-year contract has already been overwhelmingly (80.2%) ratified by RTA members, we are resuming negotiations through the Living Contract process to address issues...
by Matt Lavonas | Jan 3, 2023 | Adam's Updates, Ratification
Colleagues, I am pleased to inform you that RTA members voted today to ratify our Tentative Agreement by an overwhelming majority (80.2%). Among other gains, the new three-year pact includes salary increases of 3.8% each year – benchmarked to the average of the...