District 281 teachers have been working without a contract for nearly a year. The current offer on the table is a 0% raise plus higher insurance costs — a pay cut in real terms.

When districts can’t retain teachers, class sizes go up, programs get cut, test scores drop, and kids lose continuity with educators who know them. This affects every family in the community.

The school board meets tomorrow, May 4th at 5PM. Before then, you can send them a message in about 30 seconds.

Follow the link, enter your basic info, review the pre-written email, and hit send. That’s it.

https://secure.ngpvan.com/hlresY4i5kCyH3xFWvSjXg2

If you’re in the area, the rally is also tomorrow at 5PM outside the Education Service Center, 4148 Winnetka Ave N, New Hope — right before the meeting.