Waltham Educators Association

The Waltham Educators Association is pleased to be recognized by The Waltham Democratic City Committee as a recipient of its 2025 Heroes Award. Co-Presidents Nate Rono & Ryan Hoyt were introduced by MTA President Max Page at today’s event. Ryan & Nate accepted this honor on behalf of the 900 member WEA and all the hard work its dedicated members do to make public education stronger and safer for its educators and students 💪🏼 🍎

The Waltham Educators Association are aware of concerns about the elimination of sheltered English immersion (SEI) classes and the reduction of ESL staff. In response to the district’s unilateral decision, the high school ESL department wrote a letter to the School Committee expressing their concerns. Their main points are as follows:

- Lack of transparency and staff input in the decision-making process.

- ELLs and their families were not informed or consulted.

- No clear, research-based plan for implementing the changes or ensuring compliance with ESL programming guidelines.

- The importance of retaining ESL staff during this significant instructional shift.

75 Waltham High School educators signed a letter to the School Committee, with 20 more educators wishing to sign but did not in fear of retaliation. Swipe to read more excepts from our letter to School Committee.