Bem-vindo ao ano letivo de 2024-25

Strike timeline:

BSD and the BEA continue to work with a mediator and progress continues to be made. There will not be a strike unless either party declares an impasse, at which point the soonest possible strike date would be 30 days from that impasse. Teachers would give 10 days notice in advance of the strike.

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Negotiation updates:

​Information is available from the District in ParentSquare an on the BSD website and socials. Updates are also available on BEA socials.

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Parent awareness - How does this impact your students?
Curriculum changes - lack of teacher autonomy 

• Teaching planning/programming autonomy  - science night, salmon release, pottery, Gaga-ball, authors/artists, garden, field trips, egg drop, outdoor school, and more are benefits to students developed by the teachers at Bonny Slope. The new language in Article 8 would strip teachers of their autonomy to create and implement learning programs. 
   

Talent retention - 

• Teachers lose the opportunity to be innovative and creative. BSD is fortunate to have many highly qualified teachers who have many years of experience. The loss of professional freedom to craft lessons for the students in their classroom will lead to lower student engagement, lower teacher engagement, and the possibility of teacher attrition.

 

Schedule changes -

• Late start/early release days - lack of clarity on what teachers will be doing during that time. Article 11 would implement late start / early releases but there is no clarity about what that time will be used for.

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What can parents do?

• Directly email Melissa Potter who is a school board representative for the Beaverton School District at melissa_potter@beaverton.k12.or.us

• Use the form letter on the BEA website to contact the school board

• Sign the BEA petition in support of the Teachers

• Stay educated by reading updates in ParentSquare, on the BSD and the BEA websites, and by following BSD and BEA socials

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