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UTL495 Straight Talk Podcast

United Teachers of Lowell

Each week we publish a podcast interview on a topic we think will be of interest to our members. That topic may be informative - but it also will be a place to celebrate the accomplishments of our members.

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00:28:45

Season 2-Episode 4: Welcome Back UTL495

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2019/08/28

The Podcast Twins sit down with UTL's President, Paul Georges to chat about some good news and some things we're keeping our eye on this school year.

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00:27:30

Season 2-Episode 3: Status Update on School Funding...

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2019/08/21

The Podcast Twins speak with Director of Education Policy, Dan Murphy to learn about updates to the Fund Our Future legislation.

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00:22:45

Season 2-Episode 2: Dr. Joel Boyd, Part 2

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2019/08/14

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Joel Boyd, LPS Superintendent of Schools and learn more about the career path that has led Dr. Boyd to Lowell, MA.

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00:13:00

Season 2-Episode 1: Introducing Superintendent Dr....

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2019/08/05

In our season opener, the Podcast Twins chat with Lowell's new Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joel Boyd.

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00:18:45

Episode 45: Our Season Finale - No Cliffhangers Here

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2019/06/28

Mickie and Amy take a look back over 45 episodes of our first season of podcasting.

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00:24:00

Episode 44: Stronger Together

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2019/06/05

At the end of 2018-19, we asked Paul Georges, our UTL495 President to reflect on the past year and take a look into the future.

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00:17:30

Episode 43: Spotlighting Sarah Foster & the Laura Lee...

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2019/05/29

Mickie and Amy chat with 2018 Finalist for Massachusetts Teacher of the Year - and Laura Lee teacher - Sarah Foster.

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00:13:00

Episode 42: Lowell Goes to Fund Our Future Day of Action

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2019/05/19

On May 16, 2019, educators, parents, teachers, students and community allies from Lowell were present for a Day of Action and Rally supporting the Promise Act and the Cherish Act.

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00:17:40

Episode 41: Spotlight on the Cast & Crew of Shrek the...

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2019/05/13

The cast, crew and theater advisor of LHS's Shrek the Musical sat down to chat with us about this year's musical performance.

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00:19:45

Episode 40: Let's Rally to Fund Our Future on May 16!

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2019/05/08

We had an opportunity to sit down with Beth Kontos, AFTMA President, and Mickie Dumont, UTL495's Director of Operations to talk about why it is so important that everyone turns out to the May 16 Statewide Rally.

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00:7:30

Episode 39: Farrell-Grady Scholarship FAQ

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2019/05/02

We speak with retired educator and Union activist, Margaret "Midge" Farrell about the United Teachers of Lowell's annual Scholarship awards for the children of members graduating from high school.

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00:10:20

Episode 38: FAQ for Members - FMLA and Extended Sick...

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2019/04/17

In this episode, UTL Office Manager Nancy Giblin reviews the contact information for members who may need to use Family Medical Leave.

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00:22:30

Episode 37: Paraprofessional Appreciation

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2019/04/02

In Episode 37, the Podcast Twins chat with 3 of Lowell's finest paraprofessionals about their experiences.

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00:21:00

Episode 36: The CHERISH Act: Important Higher...

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2019/03/27

We met Jack Bove, a junior at UML and member of PHENOM at our recent Legislative Forum. Jack explains why underfunded public higher education is hurting students and their families.

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Episode 35: Funding Our Future, Voices from Lowell's...

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2019/03/18

In this podcast, we explain the importance of Funding our Future to our students and families through commentary from Lowell Legislative Forum attendees

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00:18:00

Episode 34: Amy Pessia Rotary Club of Lowell...

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2019/03/13

In this Episode, we are chatting with Amy Pessia, Rotary Club of Lowell President, about the Rotary's annual Celebration of Teaching and recognizing inspiring educators and paraprofessionals in Lowell.

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00:31:30

Episode 33: #bestfieldtripever: Tsongas Industrial...

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2019/03/05

We had an opportunity to sit down with TIHC's Kristin Gallas & Syeda Nizami to talk about this wonderful resource for history and science education right here in Lowell, MA.

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Episode 32: A Blue Ribbon Chat with Paul Georges

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2019/02/26

We chat with UTL President Paul Georges about past and present Lowell Public School's search for a new school leader/.

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00:16:00

Episode 31: Fund Our Future Campaign, Part 2

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2019/02/20

Amy & Mickie continue our conversation with Beth Kontos & Jeremy Shenk. We know that the need to fix the funding is urgent. Now what?

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00:18:30

Episode 30: An Urgent Need to Fund Our Future

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2019/02/13

We spoke with AFT-MA President Beth Kontos and AFT-MA Engagement & Campaign Coordinator Jeremy Shenk about the importance of the Fund Our Future Campaign.

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