Leslie Blatteau

Leslie Blatteau has been working in New Haven Public Schools for over 20 years and has been a high school Social Studies teacher and 933 member since 2007. In addition to teaching, she serves as senior class advisor and SPMT chair at Metropolitan. She is an activist and organizer on issues related to our classrooms and our city. She has marched with labor unions and community groups in the name of economic, social, and racial justice. And she uses her voice to fight privatization, budget cuts, and layoffs in our schools, promote high quality alternatives to high stakes testing, and advocate for equitable policies that benefit all of our school communities. Leslie lives in the Hill neighborhood with her family and her daughter is a first grader in NHPS. She believes in the future of New Haven and she is ready to join with her fellow teachers and fight for what is right.