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…
Read MoreThe Board of Education is hosting its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 17. Superintendent Dr. Arlotto will be presenting his plan for 3 early dismissal days this semester. We’re asking members to attend the meeting, or submit written testimony in response. Use the template below for ideas for submitting your testimony: Dear Board members:…
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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…
Read MoreTAAAC includes all our diverse perspectives and voices. Our best hope to win strong contracts rests with educators working together to insist on fair compensation, work schedules that are balanced, and sufficient time to focus on both work and self-care. Welcome to all the new members who have joined this past month! Get to know…
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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…
Read MoreWhile educators were at home on an unannounced day of working for free on the backlog of work AACPS has asked of them, the Superintendent and Board President felt the need to spend this time by using the emergency alert system to distribute a press release and demonize educators. TAAAC believes this kind of behavior…
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Click here to watch the weekly video update from TAAAC President Russell Leone. At both the rally and the meeting with our Special Educators and Related Service Providers, we stood together. We made out voices heard. Now, we’re making real change for our entire unit with 10% of members signing on to the class action…
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