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8/13/2019 Timberlane Support Staff-Please Vote Yes!
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Warrant Articles 6 and 7:Supporting the paraeducators
who help our kids learn and succeed
Our childrendeservethevery best
educationwe cangive them.
For our kids.For our schools.
For our future.
On Tuesday, March 11,vote YES
Warrant Articles 6 and 7.
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014: VOTING DAY
TOWN POLLING PLACES:
Atkinson: Atkinson Community Center from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Danville: Danville Community Center from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Plaistow: Pollard School from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sandown: Sandown Town Hall from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
A message from the Timberlane Support Staff Union,the paraeducators who help our children learn.
Together, we can reclaim the promise of a quality education for every child!
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8/13/2019 Timberlane Support Staff-Please Vote Yes!
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What are Warrant Articles 6 and 7?Warrant Article 6 asks voters to approve a contract for the
paraeducators of our Timberlane Regional School District. Warrant
Article 7 allows for one special town meeting in the event this contract
is defeated. We ask you to vote YES on both warrant articles.
Who is the Timberlane Support Staff Union?The TSSU represents approximately 160 full-time and part-time
paraeducators in our district who work in a variety of job classications:
educational assistant, ISAAC, library assistant, licensed nursing assistant,
special education assistant, tutor, tutor 1:1, tutor 1:1 (asst. teacher),
tutor-ASD and tutor-EH.
What is the work of a paraeducator?
If youre a parent, youve probably seen paraeducators at work in yourchilds classroom or school. Paraeducators are a key part of the
educational team in your school. They assist teachers in the classroom,
to ensure all children get the instructional help and services they need.
Many work directly with students with special needs. The range of work
they do to meet the requirements of individual education plans for
children can be quite diverse and challengingyet very rewarding.
What does the new paraeducators contract include?The one-year contract includes only a small wage increase for
paraeducatorsan averageincrease of only 30 cents an
hour. This increase is based on
moving a step on the existing pay
schedule for completing a year
of service. The wage schedule
has also been streamlined, to the
benet of the school district. No
across the board cost-of-living
increase (COLA) is included in
this contract. To put it in context:Yearly salaries for paraeducators
Warrant Articles 6 and 7: Why voting yes protects a quality education for our kids
in our district average about
$16,000. The modest wage
increase makes up only a
small portion of the money
for the new contractonly$49,969. Most paraeducators
acquire specialized train-
ing and certication to do
their jobs. They make a big
difference every day in our
schoolsyet theyre among
the lowest-paid school staff in our district.
If the wage increase is small, what accounts for the
other money in this Warrant Article?
The Warrant reects insurance expenses to comply with the Affordable
Care Act. The insurance amount is to offer a high-deductible single plan
to paraeducators who are not enrolled in a health care plan. That
money is there to avoid penalties to our school district under the law.
This plan would comply with the ACAs requirements.
Why is it important to vote yes on Warrant Article 6?
Paraeducators help make sure our schools can meet the individualneeds of every child. We need to make our district a place that can
attract and keep these key members of the school team!
Why is Warrant 6 important for our local economyand for New Hampshire working families?
Paraeducators are our friends, family, and neighbors. Most live right here
in our district, and many have kids in our schools. Ensuring that they can
give their families a decent standard of living is not only the right thing
to doits also an investment in our local economy and our childrenseducational success.