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The Monadnock School Taxpayers Association does not support passage of the new teachers contract because there is way too much "pork" in it and the taxpayers of the district cannot afford all the extra perks and privileges that drive up the costs. It is definitely NOT A FAIR CONTRACT for the taxpayers of the district.

Early teacher retirement, for ALL of the teachers already on it or who will receive it if the contract passes, will cost the taxpayers, over the course of the payout, between 4 and 5 million dollars. This money will not help educate children at all, but will be flushed down the drain. 2nd, the evergreen clause is now enshrined in state law thanks to the teacher unions and Senator Molly Kelly and Gov. Lynch. Conventional wisdom indicates, and the attorney for Monadnock Regional School District agrees, that if the contract passes, the Sullivan lawsuit will be moot.

Also, in the new contract, the teacher union gets to decide if the school district can change health insurance carriers (to save money,the district would do this). Last year, the district could have saved almost $500,000 in health care costs, but the teacher union refused to let the school district change carriers. Half a million bucks, once again, flushed down the drain, never to go for the education of kids.

MORE FACTS ABOUT THIS UPCOMING VOTE

Latest News - April-June 2008

• 06/25/2008: Off the Charters: Outstanding School Gains - New York Post

• 06/17/2008: Michael Brown: Labor foxes killed pension reform - Union Leader

• 06/04/2008: Tax Cap is in Trouble - New York Post w/Comments by MSTA

• 06/01/2008: US Students Flunking the Global Test - New York Post

• 04/12/2008: Inflated reports hiked benefits - Keene Sentinel

• 04/10/2008: Teachers - $3 million to influence lawmakers - New York Post

• 04/04/2008: Jobs Slashed, Pointing to Recession - New York Post

See the links on the left for articles from 2006 through March of 2008...