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Teachers, administrators and students urge school committee to resolve stalled BAO contract
Summary
Multiple Barnstable educators, administrators and students used the public comment period to press the school committee to finish contract talks with the Barnstable Administrators Organization (BAO), which the speakers said has been without a contract since July 1, 2024.
Several current and former educators, students and union leaders used the public comment portion of the Barnstable School Committee meeting Friday to press the committee to conclude negotiations with the Barnstable Administrators Organization, the union representing assistant principals, curriculum coordinators and other administrative staff at the high school.
Martha Swindler, a 30‑year Barnstable High School teacher, told the committee she had asked the board at a previous meeting to pursue several actions — including a formal apology to the Wampanoag tribal community over a logo decision, a review of…
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