We are currently working without a contract and with some sketchy moves on our health insurance (which unfortunately hit our parapros the hardest). These are games with which I am unfortunately familiar. Hopefully, the school board will see our gathering not as a threat, but as a sign of our determination. With luck, it will be the reminder that they need that the numbers they have been manipulating stand for actual people.
Considering the outside forces that are already working to tear down our schools, I pray that our administration and school board realize that they need to work to build up their teachers. This was a lesson that I have seen too many schools fail to learn. By dividing from within, they weren't prepared to deal with the greater assault from the coordinated conspiracy to bring down public education, and have suffered as a result.
Personally, it would be nice to next time see the school board members themselves wearing "red for ed."