A 403b Story Problem
Updates From HSEA
86% Said No to the Contract
The Human Cost of Disrespect: Financial Crisis for our Staff
The Cash Reserves Myth: HSE Has the Money
The Message is Clear: HSE Teachers Are Worth More. Teachers were presented with a tentative agreement, and they responded not with compliance, but with a thunderous, unifying declaration: NO.
That 86 percent is more than a statistic; it is a mandate — the sound of a unified association refusing a contract.
The Cash Reserves Myth: HSE Has the Money
The Human Cost of Disrespect: Financial Crisis for our Staff
The Cash Reserves Myth: HSE Has the Money
While surrounding area schools successfully used cash reserves to fund fair raises for their teachers this year, the HSE Administration refused to use just an additional $1,565,107 to ensure no teacher took home less pay. They only committed $1,098,000 to mitigate some insurance costs, still forcing a loss in take-home pay
The Human Cost of Disrespect: Financial Crisis for our Staff
The Human Cost of Disrespect: Financial Crisis for our Staff
The Human Cost of Disrespect: Financial Crisis for our Staff
This is not an abstract financial debate; it is a crisis for our teachers' families.
The proposed contract, with no raise, no step increase, and soaring insurance premiums, results in a devastating effective pay cut for our educators. Our teachers are facing impossible choices and real debt.
Back at the Bargaining Table
We Won't Be Shamed for Standing Up for Ourselves
We navigated not ratifying our contract for the first time in HSE history.
We Won’t Be Shamed for Standing Up for Ourselves
Recently, one nearby district agreed to a temporary 1% reduction in base pay for six months of this contract year. So, HSE administration is trying to portray our members as unreasonable or ungrateful for refusing to give up hard-earned benefits — benefits we fought for over many years to
We Won’t Be Shamed for Standing Up for Ourselves
Recently, one nearby district agreed to a temporary 1% reduction in base pay for six months of this contract year. So, HSE administration is trying to portray our members as unreasonable or ungrateful for refusing to give up hard-earned benefits — benefits we fought for over many years to ensure that those who dedicate their careers to HSE can retire with dignity.
We navigated not ratifying our contract for the first time in HSE history.
We navigated not ratifying our contract for the first time in HSE history.
And through it all, we showed up for our students. We taught our lessons, modeled our skills, transferred our knowledge, graded our assessments, planned our schedules, responded to emails, made our copies, smiled and remained present with our kids. Why? Because we are resilient. Because that's just what teachers do.
Now, we are going to as
And through it all, we showed up for our students. We taught our lessons, modeled our skills, transferred our knowledge, graded our assessments, planned our schedules, responded to emails, made our copies, smiled and remained present with our kids. Why? Because we are resilient. Because that's just what teachers do.
Now, we are going to ask you to do something that we know will be hard. We know it will be a tough adjustment and may feel uncomfortable. But, we also know it is the strongest action in showing our collective strength.
Back at the Bargaining Table 11/4
Back at the Bargaining Table 11/4
Today, our team went back to the bargaining table with a clear goal: to make a tentative agreement that honors, not harms, our staff. We brought a serious proposal, one that reflects your value and the reality of our schools. Our hopes were high that, this time, we'd find a partner in administration.
Bargaining Updates Can be Found Under Important Updates
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