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Call All Aspiring Educators!

NEA-NH can assist you on your journey to become a teacher. We provide resources to help your planning and build your classroom, networking with other educators, and legal protection when you step into a classroom.
Find out more about NEA's Aspiring Educators Program: http://www.nea.org/home/1600.htm

MEMBERSHIP TRAININGS CANCELED.

The Spring Membership Trainings have been canceled. While we deal with current circumstances, membership continues to be a priority for NEA-NH. As we examine ways to assist local leaders gain membership, at this time it appears the best way we can do that is to provide timely and useful information about developments at the federal and state level, to encourage members and leaders to work with their Uniserv Directors to resolve issues and to protect member rights, and to work with our education allies to make certain changes to the

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A Remote Learning Conversation with the NHDOE

This webinar is open to all New Hampshire educators and is scheduled for this afternoon, Friday, April 3 at 3:00 PM. The webinar will focus on best practices, accessibility and safety as you navigate this new world of remote instruction. If are not able to attend, the session will be recorded.    Join TODAY’s 3:00 PM webinar here: https://zoom.us/j/352112704

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Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Now Available Under Newly Enacted FFCRA Rules

Last Wednesday, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) was signed into law. FFCRA takes effect on April 1 and expires on December 31, 2020. Among other provisions, the law provides emergency paid sick and some parental leave protections to eligible employees. Eligible employees include virtually all public employees – including all public school employees. The law provides for up to 10 days of paid sick leave for full-time workers and paid sick leave commensurate with hours worked for part-time employees. Leave is available for immediate use, regardless of how long the individual employee has been working for the employer. Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of paid sick time (the equivalent of 10 eight hour days). Part-time employees are entitled to the number of hours they ordinarily work

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NH Coalition of Education Associations Announces Unified Recommendations for Long Term Remote Learning

This message is being sent collaboratively to provide unified and consistent recommendations to school boards, superintendents/central office administrators, teachers, school principals, school special education staff, support staff, other district staff and most importantly, to public school students and their parents. As we attempt to best serve the needs of our students and parents during these uncertain times, the above-mentioned Associations have discussed our shared values and crafted these recommendations to assist the state as a whole – educators, parents, and most importantly students.  These recommendations are just that. We recognize that the individual plans for school districts must be made with many considerations in mind. We hope that these are helpful in guiding the important decisions you need to make. As we worked collectively to develop this set of recommendations we relied

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NEA-NH Releases Statement of Principles-COVID-19

As the state of emergency continues, the safety of our students, educators, and all their families remains our top priority. Our actions, decisions and recommendations are based on these principles, which have been divided into three areas: Health and Safety of Students and Educators, Professional Issues Relating to Teachers, ESPs and other Education Employees, and Information and Communication. The document can be viewed or downloaded here.

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NEA-NH Offices Closed Until April 6

To help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of our employees, all NEA-NH office buildings will be closed until April 6.  Professional staff and managers will continue working from remote location to assist members during the closure.

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