MARBLEHEAD — Marblehead students will return to school Wednesday as the school committee announced Tuesday night that it had an interim teacher contract.

Marblehead reaches a tentative agreement

Marblehead is the second of three North Shore cities to reach an agreement after teachers went on strike earlier this month. Gloucester reached an agreementThis ended the teachers’ strike on November 22nd and Gloucester students began school again on Monday November 25th. Beverly Teacher The third week of the strike begins.

“The Marblehead School Committee and the Marblehead Education Association have reached tentative agreements and employees will return to work and schools will reopen on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Both the School Committee and the Association recognize the stress and distress caused to our students and families during school closures, and we are committed to ensuring that the reopening of our schools will be a positive experience for our students and the school community. Schools will reopen to students at their usual time on Wednesday, November 27. “We look forward to welcoming our students back to school and resuming the important work we care about,” Das said Marblehead School Committee in a prepared statement.

Why did the teachers go on strike?

Teachers in all three communities demanded better pay, paid family leave, more preparation time and funding for paraprofessionals in their contracts, with many citing paraprofessional pay as a key issue.

Educators in Gloucester and Beverly have been on strike since the night of Thursday November 7th. Marblehead teachers approved a strike at the end of the school day on Friday, November 8th.

It is It is illegal for teachers to strike in Massachusetts and the Teachers’ associations are subject to fines Because the teachers go on strike every day.

The Beverly Teachers Union has filed a complaint with the Department of Labor Relations, accusing the school board of negotiating in bad faith.

What is in the contract?

No contract details have been released at this time.