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Middlesex teachers' association issues no-confidence memorandum over block schedule rollout
Summary
The Middlesex Education Association presented a signed memorandum and a formal vote of no confidence in the administration's implementation of a new block schedule, citing contract violations, inadequate training, and diminished staff morale; the board did not take formal action during the meeting.
Meetings Petroski, speaking for the Middlesex Education Association, told the Middlesex Borough Board of Education on the record that the association had issued a vote of no confidence in the district's implementation process for the new block schedule.
The memorandum, delivered at public comment, criticized the rollout for violating collective-bargaining language, failing to provide adequate training or planning time, sidelining teacher input, and creating a hostile facilitation environment. "The administration has chosen to abandon that partnership in favor of a unilateral action disregarding established norms of mutual respect," Meetings Petroski said.
The association said the schedule was implemented despite repeated…
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