I bring my kids to school board meetings because I want some of their core memories to be watching me stand up for myself and others. Will you (and maybe your kids…) join us??
The Albemarle Education Association has worked for more than two years, trying to win collective bargaining rights. The school board has publicly questioned our integrity and apparently privately unanimously agreed NOT to compromise with us on a resolution. They lied.
ACPS has broken yet another promise to its educators.
Remember when the School Board announced its intention to work w/the AEA on a collective bargaining agreement to bring historic protections to this county's school staff? Today, we know these were empty words from the Board.
“While we’re definitely grateful for a 5% raise, any raise that’s below the rate of inflation will make our staff feel like we are making less money next year,” Mary McIntyre, vice president of the group, told The Daily Progress during the budget presentation on Thursday.