Teachers Say Yes to Extended Day

On May 5, the North Adams Teachers Association voted by a large margin (~85%) in favor of the Extended Learning Time (ELT) for the 2008-09 School Year. The next step in the process is notification from the Mass Department of Education of which school districts will be recommended for ELT funding - on May 23. Then, if included in this group, we will await the final word on which school districts will actually receive state funding. This time around, there are many more school districts submitting proposals and the expected funds available will be much more limited that that offered a year ago.