Teacher's Union Says It's Not Confident in Superintendent

Following questions over the past two months about the mismanagement of school funds which resulted in staff layoffs, the Chelmsford Teachers Union took a vote of no confidence in the Superintendent of Schools Frank Tiano.

The Lowell Sun reported Saturday that it obtained a copy of the letter from union President Ben Cole. The vote by the union cited the mismanagement of the school budget and the layoffs that followed.

Earlier this month the Chelmsford Finance Committee voted 6-1 to approve a Fall Town Meeting article that would help with the financial deficit the School Department has been facing. That request, if approved, would transfer $1,108,591 from free cash to to help close the deficit.

In October, the majority of the town’s School Committee members said they didn’t plan on taking any action against Tiano and believed he would help them get out of the financial mess they are in.

Earlier that same month, close to 100 residents, teachers and parents attended a School Committee meeting expressing their concern about recent layoffs due to budget issues in the town’s school department. The deficits in the department led to the decision to move forward with layoffs.