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Chicopee teachers urge school committee to reject added noninstructional time, press for fair COLA
Summary
A long string of teachers and school staff used the school committee's public comment period to oppose proposals to add mandatory noninstructional meeting time, criticize reduced prep and collaboration days, and press for a cost-of-living adjustment in contract talks.
Dozens of Chicopee Public Schools teachers and staff told the Chicopee City School Committee at its Oct. 15 meeting that proposed increases in mandatory noninstructional meeting time would harm instruction and staff retention.
“My name is Ben Eisen, high school science teacher,” said Ben Eisen during public comment, saying many mandatory extended-day meetings “lack any sort of interaction” and could be handled by email. Multiple speakers said meeting time is being traded for unpaid work done outside the school day.
The group cited three recurring concerns: that many meetings deliver information that could be emailed, that shortened elementary…
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