April 20
Dear Board Members and Albany Community,
ATA has a short statement tonight, just a few things.
First, ATA applauds the verdict rendered today. Our members were heartbroken over the murder of George Floyd, and this small bit of justice–while still far less than necessary–is welcome.
Second, we want to thank Director Borrego, CBO Kim, Director Ritchie, Asst. Superintendent Williams, Superintendent Wells, and Principal McNally as well as our fabulously hardworking custodial and maintenance staff for their hard work preparing the high school for in person instruction. It’s been a joy for the high school teachers to see some of our students in person again. Through the dedicated work of our teachers and district staff, Albany has all schools open for in-person learning.
Finally, after all we’ve been through this year, we hope that we can give these schedules and systems we’ve just established a fair shot. Albany students deserve our best—establishing some stability and consistency right now will go a long way towards making sure that they get it.
Sincerely,
Chris Knight and Stephen Naiff ATA Co-Presidents