Westborough Education Association

An affiliate of the MTA & NEA

Author: w shaughnessy

Manager of the Westborough Education Association website.

Updated Website pages

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We hope you are enjoying your last few weeks of vacation. We just wanted to make you aware that we have updated several pages on your WEA website.

  • Under the “Teacher Resources” tab, subheading “Supervision and Evaluation” the most recent evaluation documents were added as well as the new Teacher Handbook.
  • The most recent Stipend List and the finalized Unit C contract was added under the “Contracts & Negotiations” tab, subheading “Contracts, MOUs & MOAs”.

Our newsletters will contain the password to the password protected parts of this site. If you need to subscribe to our news letter please fill out the form under the “Communications” tab on this site.

Teacher Rubric Crosswalk

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The teacher rubric crosswalk is a comparison of the new DESE proposed 2026 teacher evaluation rubric and the current teacher evaluation rubric. Select this link to view the document. This rubric crosswalk can also be accessed through the “Teacher Resources” tab under the “Supervision & Evaluation Documents” page.

Website functionality & Contracts added.

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*It has come to my attention that when you try to select “contracts” or “seniority list” directly from the menu tab drop down, the web page does not populate. It appears that you have to select the tab first then select the subheading. Let me know if this does not work (by replying to our monthly news letter).

*On another note, the finalized version of the Unit A, B and C contracts have been added to the contracts page.

Happy Teacher’s Appreciation week!

Labor Board & Negotiation Meeting Notes

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This is a contract year for Unit A. Under the tab “Contracts & Negotiations” we have added a page “Negotiations FY 2026”. On this page you will find contract negotiation meeting notes and proposals submitted by WEA on your behalf.

This tab is password protected. If you are a member of WEA and do not remember the password, please email wendy@westborougheducators.com.

Pregnancy and Parental Leave for School Employees

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Do you want to know more about

  • The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Law?
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act?
  • The Pregnancy Discrimination Act?
  • The Small Necessities Leave Act?
  • Who is eligible for leave under FMLA and SNLA?
  • What is a serious health condition for the purposes of the FMLA?
  • and more?

The MTA Division of Legal Services has prepared a Question & Answer sheet to help you get the answer to these questions. You can access this reference sheet by selecting this link:

Pregnancy and Parental Leave for School Employees