The ad seen below appeared in the Times Herald-Record ’s Northern Orange edition on Wednesday, October 5th. It was the unanimous decision of the MTA Executive Board to place this paid advertisement in order to publically state some of the many on-going concerns that have been voiced by our members. In addition, we wanted the community to know that we share their frustrations and concerns and that we will continue to speak out on behalf of what is right.

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ATTENTION MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS

The Middletown Teachers Association shares the concerns of many members of the Middletown school community regarding the extremely difficult and problematic opening month of this school year.

On behalf of all students, parents and district staff, the MTA continues to present many areas of concern to administration and the Board of Education.

Some of the concerns are:
• Inconsistent bussing of students that leaves parents unsure as to when their children will safely arrive at home
• The cutting of student textbook and workbook orders without input from the teaching staff
• Overcrowded and inadequate teaching locations for many students and staff
• Restricted access, if any, to appropriate computer technology that was available last year
• The absence of clear, concise and timely communication from administration
• A high school master schedule that fails to meet the needs and requirements of many students
• Student schedules, when available, that do not match the class rosters distributed to teachers
• Individual class attendance that is being taken by high school teachers is neither collected nor processed
• The dangerous use of heavy construction equipment in close proximity to high school students and staff
• Unacceptable air quality and disruptive noise constantly being generated by the high school reconstruction project

The MTA will continue to push for the timely and positive resolution of these and other issues in order to ensure a safe, orderly and educationally sound learning environment for all students and staff.

Middletown Teachers Association
1 Beattie Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940

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“Then, he ended with a declaration: ‘I am asking for a moratorium on the blame game. Let’s start today.’ …Crescenzo was responding…to an ad in the Times Herald-Record this week taken out by the…MTA.”
For the complete October 8, 2005 TH-R article mentioning the ad, see:
MTA ad fires up school meeting
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/10/08/skuffle0.htm