Certified Staff MOA
Last night, the Board of Education unanimously voted to ratify the MOA. This means our new contract will take effect July 1, 2025. You can find the MOA here on our BTA website.
What comes next:
The negotiation team will meet again with administration this summer to iron out minor changes in contract language. Date of that meeting is still TBD.
Steve Tibbetts is charged with inserting the language of the MOA into a new contract. Once that is completed, the negotiation team will ensure that all language from the MOA is included in the document.
Steve Tibbetts sends the document to print. Contracts will hopefully be distributed to Certified Staff in the fall.
BTA End of Year Happy Hour and Falens Project Backpack Drive
Over 40 people came out on June 11th to Captain Lawrence for the BTA End of the Year Happy Hour. A large number of school supplies was donated to support the Falens Project. Thank you to Garfield Reynolds for donating his 50/50 winnings to the Falens Project, bringing the total amount to $140. Thank you to Rosalie Consani and Liz Lopez for planning this and to Keith Mattos and Julie Crosier for their additional help on the day of the event.
New structure of Benefits Trust
An email was sent on Wednesday, June 25th from President Mairead Schuelein to all Certified Staff indicating the changes to the structure of Benefits Trust. No changes have been made to benefits at this time. Please be sure to fill out your survey by Monday, June 30th. You can find the new structure of the Trust as well as the stipends attached to the email sent on 6/25 and here on the BTA website. The new Trustees and Positions are as follows:
Trust Chair: Orlander (Tyree) Morris
Trust Treasurer: Stacey DiPaola
Trust Secretary: Jane Shields
Trustee at Large: Peter Schwartzgott
President of the BTA (automatic Trustee): Mairead Schuelein
Benefits Enrollment Coordinator: Sue Carforo, retiree
Communications and Member Service Coordinator: Vitaliya Popovych
Congrats to Rob Del Greco!
Congrats to CTE teacher Rob Del Greco on being covered recently by LoHud for the work done in his classroom. You can watch the video here and read the article here
Welcome to our New Member
Justin Bernard – St. Matt’s
AFL- CIO Yankees Outing – August 24, 2025
AFL-CIO is offering discounted Yankees tickets for their game vs. the Boston Red Sox at 1:35pm. Tickets are $99.09 each on the 200 level and Union Strong/CWA hat is included. Tickets can be ordered here
NYSUT Yankees Outing – September 7, 2025
NYSUT is sponsoring discounted Yankees tickets for their game vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:35pm. Tickets are on the 100 level and are $78.51 per person with a NYSUT Yankees hat included. These tickets will sell out fast, so place your order ASAP. Tickets for this game can be ordered here
Reminders
24 paycheck option (balloon pay): You should have received a letter dated May 21, 2025 from the Business office. If you wish to discontinue with the 24 paycheck option (switch to 20 paychecks) or enroll in the 24 paycheck option for next school year, the form is due back to the Payroll office by June 30th.Mentor Committee opportunity: There is an opening for an additional Certified Staff member to represent the BTA on the Mentor Committee. This committee will be meeting for 2 hours after school on two different Thursdays this fall, with future meetings being shorter in duration. Please email president if you are interested by June 30th.
BTA text list: If you wish to receive texts from the BTA, please fill out this form. The BTA does not give out your cell phone number to outside parties. We use it to send reminders about meetings and upcoming events.
If you receive an email from your supervisor saying you can bring a union rep to a scheduled meeting, reach out to one of the Reps or Exec Board members listed at the bottom of this bulletin ASAP.
Next Rep Council meeting: Date is TBD. Notification of dates for Rep Council and General Membership meetings for the 2025-2026 school year will be sent out in the end of August. Stay tuned for updates from our BTA team that is attending NYSUT’s Local Action Project!
The BTA wishes you a relaxing and safe summer! See you in September!
Executive Board and Reps
Mairead Schuelein, President
Jason Poniatowski, Executive Vice President
Stacey DiPaola, Treasurer
Derrick Green, 1st Vice President of Aides
Keith Mattos, 2nd Vice President of ALC
Mike Piccolo, Grievance Chair
Rosalie Consani, Corresponding Secretary
Liz Lopez, Recording Secretary
Julie Crosier, Teacher Rep
Pierre Fils, CTE Rep
Ann Robertson, TA Rep
Tarik Curry, Aide Rep
Read more: May 29, 2025 bulletin, CS MOA, Captain Lawrence, Happy Summer
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