South Orange Maplewood Education Association Archives

Updated July 28, 2022: SOMEA President Rocio Lopez reports that the South Orange-Maplewood School District has now reversed course and says it will meet an agreed-upon deadline to award retroactive pay to SOMEA members.

South Orange Maplewood Education Association

SOMEA Teachers Union Announces Support for Frank McGehee for NJ Assembly 28th District

UPDATE: In Reversal, South Orange-Maplewood District Says It Will Meet Retroactive Pay Deadline

Union Says Teachers ‘Mindfully Excluded’ From Suspension Task Force

‘Insulted’ by Contract Impasse, South Orange-Maplewood Teachers will March & Rally on Monday

South Orange-Maplewood Teachers Decry Salaries & Workload, Ask District to ‘Bargain in Good Faith’

Union Reports South Orange-Maplewood Teachers’ Salaries Lag Behind Other Districts

‘Demoralized’ Teachers Claim ‘Disrespect’ from SOMSD as Contract Talks Breakdown; Students Feel Effects

Columbia High Chorus Director Loses Termination Challenge

Nearly Half of South Orange-Maplewood Students of Color to Continue with Virtual Learning, Raising Equity Concerns

‘Heartened‘ by Progress in Reopening South Orange-Maplewood Schools, Judge Keeps Restrictions on District and Teachers Union