Come Show Your Support! What kind of schools do Burlington children deserve? Great Schools. Great schools with great teachers that can commit to a career serving the students and the community of Burlington. Great schools with staffing that supports meeting every student's needs. Great schools in which the educators, families and administration work collaboratively toward our common goals. Great schools that our kids, teachers and community can be proud of!
Many Burlington residents highly value their teachers and educational support staff as proven by repeated investments in school budgets, in neighborhood schools, and ensuring that children in Vermont’s most diverse school district have a top-notch education. That community investment is now at risk, which could impact the city’s efforts to attract and retain new families and businesses.
By imposing working conditions on its teachers for the second year in a row, the Burlington School Board has become one of only seven boards in the history of Vermont to take this step more than once. *In fact, most boards have never used the option.*
In roughly two years, around 100 teachers have left the district for neighboring schools – a sign that the district is experiencing a crisis of confidence in its leadership AND that our kids are the ones left to suffer.
The BEA has offered to compromise on its original salary offer and has agreed to changes in working conditions at the high school as part of its effort to help close the achievement gap. However, the School Board seems insistent on imposing too many non-teaching duties on elementary school teachers, limiting their ability to provide professional services to students. What good are our teachers if they can't spend adequate time doing their primary job - educating our kids??
It’s time for the Burlington School Board to act on the behalf of its residents, to listen to their award-winning teachers and give them the tools and supports they need to educate the city’s students.
Jan 28, 2025, 6 to 8 PM
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