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“These negotiations were collaborative and professional,” Hardis wrote in an email. “Our communications are honest and direct, but always with resolution in mind.”

Teachers Working Under New Contract

Amy Zhou, News Editor October 1, 2022

The Beachwood Federation of Teachers (BFT) and Beachwood Board of Education are now operating under a new contract, effective Sept. 1, 2022, until Aug. 31, 2025.  BFT President Pam Crossman played...

A school nexus is dependent on two things: a proven connection between the misconduct and the schools best interest as well as a substantial disruption of school operations.

Teachers Working Under New Contract This Year

Vivian Li, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2019

Beachwood teachers are working under a new contract, effective until Aug. 2022. The previous three-year teacher contract was ratified in Aug. 2015 and ended Aug. 2018. Last year, Beachwood teachers...

After the preschool moves to Bryden, Hardis and Walsh see the Fairmount building as a space to be shared with the community.

Fair Share is Fair Enough

Beachcomber Staff February 28, 2016
Don't Undercut Public Employee Unions
After the preschool moves to Bryden, Hardis and Walsh see the Fairmount building as a space to be shared with the community.

Beachwood Federation of Teachers Reacts to ‘Fair Share’ Supreme Court Case

Grant Gravagna, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2016

The death of Antonin Scalia, longtime Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, has left several pending cases in limbo. One case in particular, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, is under...

Beachwood Bell Schedule Changes... and Quickly Changes Back Again

Beachwood Bell Schedule Changes… and Quickly Changes Back Again

John Li with additional reporting by SriVidya Uppalapati, Staff Writer December 17, 2012

On Monday Dec. 3, many students were shocked to hear the bell signaling the start of class--while they just walked out of the cafeteria. The bell times were changed that day, but were soon changed back...

Teachers to be Graded on Student Performance

Teachers to be Graded on Student Performance

Ari Rabinowitz, Staff Writer February 28, 2012

In the last two years, Ohio schools have faced uncertainty about the future of teacher evaluation. Both the Republican-controlled Ohio government and the Democratic-run US Dept. of Education have supported...

ASL teacher Sharon Weisman, Special Ed teacher Michele Toomey, Social Studies teacher Karissa Piper, Ohio State Representative Armond Budish with his legislative aid, Science teacher Joe Burwell, and Special Ed teacher David Reiser

Senate Bill 5 Attacks Teachers’ Unions

March 25, 2011

By Anna Swanson, Staff Writer The Republican-led battle against public-sector unions has been in the national news lately, and is likely to affect teachers and administrators at BHS. Senate Bill 5,...

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