Board of
Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) forbidden,
by law, to have public school educators serve as members
YES, you, as well as many people, may
be shocked to learn that: :"
current law forbids public school educators from serving as members of the BESE
— the board that governs our profession,” said MTA President Barbara Madeloni.
“Most educators are not even able to attend board meetings because those
meetings are almost always held during school hours. Currently, individuals who
stand to profit from decisions made by the BESE are welcome to hold seats on the
board, but no place is designated for professional educators."
There is a high school student on the
board, and there is one labor representative, but there is not one active
teacher or paraprofessional."
“It’s time for the BESE to include the
experts in the field on the board
that governs them,” Madeloni said.
H.
375 and S. 269 are House and Senate versions of a bill that would add two
educator representatives to the BESE — one nominated by the MTA and the other by
AFT Massachusetts. These will be among the bills heard by the Joint Committee on
Education at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Room A-2 of the State
House.
YOU can help by get
representatives on the board by:
Clicking here for a link to a petition to
be signed by currently active preK-12 educators.
Clicking here for a link to a petition to
be signed by retired educators, higher education members, parents and others who
support the proposal..
Thanks
for your attention.
Sherley A. Phillips
24th Senate District Coordinator:
Sen. Brian Joyce
Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth
Counties
508-697-2326:sphillips@massteacher.org
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