As we continue to confront the devastating realities of the proposed SY26-27 school budgets, I want to remind every member that CPAA’s first and most urgent priority has been fighting to protect Assistant Principals as foundational positions in every school.
TAKE ACTION! Contact your elected school board members (listed by district in the table below) and remind them that YOUR CHILDREN and THEIR SCHOOLS MATTER.
If you need help balancing the books, ask the leaders who manage their own abysmal budgets every year; we continuously find solutions that aren’t this detrimental to our children.
As another school year comes to an end, many of us find ourselves in a familiar place, looking back on the months behind us while already beginning to think about the year ahead. After years in education, first as a teacher, then assistant principal, and principal, I still find this season to be one of the most meaningful times of the year.
New polling released by the AFL-CIO and Data for Progress shows an overwhelming, bipartisan demand for clear, enforceable guardrails to ensure that technology serves as a partner to progress rather than a risk to workers' rights.
A new book by AFSA member, Dr. Wladimir Lewis-Thomas, offers timely insight into why school counseling remains one of the most essential pillars of student success.
This morning, CPAA participated in the District’s budget briefing with other labor partners. We were disappointed to learn that approximately 120 assistant principal positions have been removed from foundational staffing in the upcoming budget.
AFSA has submitted three major resolutions to the upcoming AFL-CIO Convention in Minneapolis this June, urging organized labor to take a stronger national stand on school safety, gun violence prevention, workplace protections, and civic education.
Retroactive pay is on the way for members of AFSA Local 6, the Boston Association of School Administrators & Supervisors (BASAS).
The announcement came during the union’s April 29 membership meeting, where leaders confirmed that eligible members will see retroactive payments reflected in their paychecks on Friday, May 8. The payments apply to current BASAS members as well as those who have since moved into other district positions.
