Statement regarding June 8 letter

The Wareham Education Association would clarify that the leadership of the association did not author the letter discussed at the June 8 School Committee meeting. Members of the Association may have been involved with its authorship, but the concept and text were never subject to discussion or vote by the Board of the WEA. That should not be interpreted as disagreement with its contents or concerns. Rather, any educator willing to stand up for a smart and safe learning environment for Wareham's children should be commended. The Association does reiterate that it will sign any letter to the School Committee or community.

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Speaking personally, I wrote this statement is just to make clear that this particular letter was not a WEA missive.  I am not seeking to undermine or contradict the issues raised in the letter, but do not want any confusion on who wrote it.

Oops! Sorry to the scholars of Wareham!

Whoops! In the process of recognizing the staff for their work in raising the bar in our MCAS scores, I unforgivably forgot to recognize the students for all their efforts!  Sorry to every last one -- it was your work that made the changes happen!

NEASC

Of course, the NEASC report has been out for a while. I know that conversations at WHS about the report have been ongoing, but I ask any WEA member reading this to contact the WEA with recommendations that cause worry, or possible solutions. The recommendations numbered 16-20, and 43, are pretty tall orders. I know that the NEASC Committee shared a Google document with draft ideas. I want to hear your reactions and your ideas. The contract must and will be defended, but in the long run it would be helpful to find a way to calm NEASC down. Better we present our ideas than react to theirs...comment here, or send an email to the addresses listed on the website. Thanks for the time and help to make sure that this latest issue is resolved fairly to all members.