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Hello, Members/Friends/Colleagues:

Below you will find an update regarding a few things going on in the Malden Education Association!

School Committee and City Council

As many of you may know, the Malden Education Association endorsed three candidates for School Committee and three candidates for City Council. I am pleased to report that two of our endorsed candidates for School Committee were elected (congratulations Jennifer Spadafora and Catherine Bordonaro) and all three of our endorsed candidates for City Council were elected (congratulations Stephen Winslow, Debbie DeMaria, and David Camell)! The Malden Education Association is excited to welcome new members to both the School Committee and City Council!

Legislative Action

On November 20, 2017, members of the Malden and Melrose Education Associations, community members and elected officials in Malden (Councillor-at-Large DeMaria, Ward 5 School Committee Member Beardsley, and Ward 3 School Committee Member-Elect Spadafora), MTA Vice President Erik Champy, MTA Executive Committee member Matthew Bach, MTA Board member Peter Lahey, and MTA Field Representative Lisa Nazzaro met at The Dockside Restaurant in Malden with Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Paul Donato. Productive and positive conversations around pro-public education legislation was had by all with both Senator Lewis and Representative Donato reaffirming their support for MTA legislative items and their support for the Fair Share Amendment, Paid Family and Medical Leave, and the Fight for $15. Representatives Steve Ultrino and Paul Brodeur sent their regrets and hope to make it to our next legislative meeting.

Malden High School

In light of Malden High School Principal, Ted Lombardi, announcing his resignation the Malden Education Association would like to congratulate Unit B member, Chris Mastrangelo, for his willingness to step in as Interim Principal of Malden High School effective January 4, 2018. We wish Chris the best of luck as he transitions out of his current role and into his new role!

MTA Campaign School

Have you ever thought about running for office? The MTA Campaign School will be offered at the 2018 MTA Summer Conference which is held at UMass Amherst from August 5-9. There is no cost to MTA members accepted into the program. To apply for MTA Campaign School or for more information, please click here. 

If you would like more information on an upcoming informational session regarding MTA Campaign School for our region, please reply to this e-mail! As a “graduate” of the first MTA Campaign School class I can tell you that it is a very valuable experience!

In Solidarity, 

Deb Gesualdo
President
Malden Education Association

 

School Committee & City Council Endorsements

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Dear Colleagues,

This week the Malden Education Association Executive Board met to discuss and vote on completed candidate questionnaires that we received from candidates for School Committee (Wards 2, 3, and 7) and City Council (Councillor-At-Large and Ward 6). After much thought and discussion, the Malden Education Association Executive Board is pleased to announce they have voted to endorse the following candidates:

Ward 2 School Committee Emmanuel Marsh
Ward 3 School Committee Jennifer Spadafora
Ward 7 School Committee Catherine Bordonaro

Ward 6 City Councillor David Camell
City Councillor-At-Large Debbie DeMaria
City Councillor-At-Large Steve Winslow

Each of these candidates has demonstrated their support for public education by taking strong stances on punitive high stakes testing, advocating for the Fair Share Amendment, and by standing with educators during last year’s “No On 2” campaign by helping us educate the public that charter schools siphon money from public schools, remove local control, and create a separate and unequal education for many of our students. We look forward to working with these candidates to advocate for student opportunity, student success, and the support of high quality teachers.

In Solidarity,
Deb Gesualdo
President, Malden Education Association

Looking Forward…

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I am honored and excited to begin my work as president of the Malden Education Association because the educators in Malden are some of the best in the Commonwealth! I know that, working together, we can do great things for our profession and our students. In the coming months, please be on the look-out for how we, as a union, can get involved in municipal elections in Malden and with work toward ensuring the passage of the constitutional amendment which would institute a “millionaire’s tax.” The “millionaire’s tax” would bring in a large amount of additional revenue in Massachusetts and that revenue would be designated for education and transportation! 

Please feel free to reach out to me at any time if you’d like to get involved, have questions, or would just like to talk. I look forward to seeing everyone at the start of the school year!

 

~Deb Gesualdo, MEA President

#NoOn2

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The Malden Education Association will be meeting every Wednesday beginning September 7, in the MEA office to make calls to likely voters.  We need to use our people power to talk to voters and tell them why it’s important to vote #NoOn2! Please let us know which Wednesday afternoons you will be joining us by RSVPing to MEA President Bonnie Page (meamalden@gmail.com) or MEA Vice President Deb Gesualdo (meamaldenvice@gmail.com). Any amount of time you can give makes a difference!

~Deb Gesualdo

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