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The Lynn Teacher
A Publication of Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037
September 2015
Lynn Teachers Union To Host a Candidates for School Committee Forum
on the State and Future of Lynn’s Schools
The Lynn Teachers Union will host a wide-ranging candidates for school committee debate to explore the state and
future of the city’s schools on Wednesday, October 7, at the Breed Middle School.
What:
When:
Where:
Candidates for school committee forum
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.
Breed Middle School Auditorium
Public education is how we fulfill our collective responsibility to give each and every child an opportunity to succeed.
To fulfill this responsibility, we need a system of great neighborhood public schools, where educators have the tools and
resources to meet the needs of each and every student.
The school committee plays an important role in working with the superintendent, Lynn’s educators and our unions to
fulfill the promise of a great public education for all of Lynn’s students.
All are welcome to attend the public forum.
Comings and Goings
Congratulations and best wishes to the following LTU members on their retirement:
Maria Alcantara
Patricia Burke
Frances Crowley
Vivian Gaines
Francis Grealish
Susan Horne
Sharon Lougee
Ann Mansfield
Phyllis O'Brien
Florence Rhodes
Maria Rodriguez
Kathleen Ruth
Johnnie Shelton
Ruth Silva
Carol White
Karen Ambrose
Laurie Chruniak
Edward Ford
Anne Gaudet
Judith Harrington
Kathe Landergan
Jane Mackey
Donna Manzo
Susana Porro
Guarionex Rodriguez
Felicia Rooney
Jeanne Selfridge
Barbara Siaki
Rosemarie Thistle
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear members of the Lynn Teachers Union:
Good day and welcome back!
Elect a Building Representative and School Union Committee
Active and effective building representatives and school union
committees organize, engage, empower, inspire and mobilize
members on issues important to our schools and students.
Building representatives and school union committees support
and enhance our union’s work to strengthen the learning and
working conditions of our students and educators.
Our fight for the schools our students deserve begins at the local
level—negotiating changes to the teachers’, paraprofessionals’
and therapists’ contracts with the Lynn School Committee,
electing public officials that support our public schools, ensuring
the fruition of the Pickering construction project, supporting the
Less Testing More Learning campaign and opposing the
expansion of charter schools are among the union’s campaigns
this school year.
I am proud to serve as the president of the Lynn Teachers Union
and with engaged building representatives and school union
committees we will realize the power of our collective voice.
Upcoming Events
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Labor Day – 9/7
Executive Board Meeting – 9/9 – Union
Office – 3 p.m.
Membership Meeting – 9/16 – Union
Office – 3 p.m.
Candidates for Lynn School Committee
Forum – 10/7 – Breed Middle School –
7 p.m.
Retirees’ Social – 10/13 – Porthole
Restaurant – 1 p.m.
New member meeting (welcome and
orientation to the union) – 10/15 – Union
Office – 3:30 p.m.
Living in Retirement as an Informed
Retiree Seminar – 10/26 – Union Office –
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Election Day – 11/3
Retirement Workshop – 11/17 – Union
Office – 3:15 to 5:15 p.m.
LTU Trivia – 11/24 – Prince Pizza – doors
open at 5 p.m. and the event starts at 6 p.m.
Holiday Social –12/9 – Save the date
Please review the building representatives section of the LTU’s
website for additional information.
Comings and Goings
Congratulations and best wishes to the following LTU members
on their recent appointments:
• Elizabeth Crowley-Burns—Program Specialist—Ford
Elementary School
• Mary Foster—Program Specialist—Callahan Elementary
School
• Colleen McGuinness—Guidance Counselor—TMMS
• Brian O’Connell—Guidance Counselor—LVTI
• Mary Panagopoulos—Principal—Sewell-Anderson
Elementary School
• Michelle Winslow—Program Specialist—Drewicz
Elementary School
We remember
LTU members John Aucone, Jeffery Blydell, Jeannette Curuby,
Laurie Donovan, William McGuire, Barbara Raftery and Anna
Sears have recently passed.
The LTU extends its sincere condolences to their family and
friends.
Sincerely,
Brant Duncan
The Lynn Teacher is published and
printed by:
Lynn Teachers Union
Local 1037 AFT AFL-CIO
679 Western Avenue
Lynn, MA 01905
781-599-5591
ltu1037@lynnteachersunion.org
www.lynnteachersunion.org
President: Brant Duncan
First Vice President: Colleen McElligottLiporto
Second Vice President: Catherine Deveney
Secretary Treasurer: Paul Mailloux
Corresponding Secretary: Diana Luciano
Recording Secretary: Sheila O’Neil
Sergeant at Arms: Richard Newton