The Blueprint mandates will impact long-term raises, increased pay for National Board Certified Teachers, starting salaries, career ladders, hiring of new educators, and more. Each of these must be funded starting in this year’s budget along with our other priorities. Are you willing to participate in training on how the Blueprint will impact bargaining over wages, evaluations, and career…
Read MoreMEDIA ADVISORY JANUARY 3, 2022 CONTACTS: Russell Leone | rleone@mseanea.org, 410-693-6166 Amanda Menas | amenas@mseanea.org, 443-994-0509 Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC) Supports Anne Arundel County Reissuing a Mask Mandate Annapolis, Md. – In light of the current surge in COVID-19 cases, the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC) supports County Executive…
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MEDIA ADVISORY DECEMBER 14, 2021 The TAAAC Bargaining Team successfully reached a tentative mediated agreement with AACPS for a successor contract at 9:18 p.m. on December 13, 2021. TAAAC President Russell Leone released the following statement: “TAAAC Members and all AACPS educators go above and beyond for our students and families every day. We have…
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During the meeting of the ASI Committee on November 18, Central Office shared a slide deck created to help users set up Google Meets for conferences. Take a look at the deck here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dZFDfClLOtN71AuvVLIj0VSIGPjRKSXvNTZbHp5i8sk/edit?usp=sharing *Note: You must be logged in to your AACPS email to open the link, otherwise you will be denied access.
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At last night’s board meeting, the Board of Education did not approve Dr. Arlotto’s three proposed early dismissal days that were supposed to help alleviate our workloads and mitigate stress. Instead, the Board voted to change December 23 to an early dismissal day and convene a “work-study group” to determine how to help educators deal…
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Annapolis, Md. – The Maryland Public School Labor Relations Board (PSLRB) has approved the Teachers’ Association of Anne Arundel County’s Impasse request. Issues giving rise to impasse include the County’s insistence on adding one evening of unpaid work at the close of bargaining in July, which the County then increased to three unpaid days after…
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Following Superintendent Dr. George Arlotto’s press release supporting three early dismissal days as a means of alleviating educator workload, TAAAC President Russell Leone released the following statement: “Dr. Arlotto’s recommendation for three early release days to provide educators with time to focus on individual wellness is a start toward addressing the immense workload educators have…
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Educators deserve a seat at the table when decisions are made about our workloads. AACPS leadership has refused to show educators respect at the bargaining table and is instead asking for three additional nights of uncompensated work at the bargaining table. So we’re taking action! Starting Thursday, November 11, we are implementing a two-week work…
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In case you missed it, last week AACPS demonstrated their out-of-touch leadership with their factually incorrect press statement, inappropriately issued via the emergency notification system. They resorted to claiming all our demands and issues are mischaracterizations. We know this is not the case, and the press release was met promptly with widespread rebuke from employees…
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