The Belmont Education Association (BEA) voted to ratify contracts for all its bargaining units last week, bringing an end to nearly a year and a half of negotiations and to a work-to-rule job action which began in January. For students at Belmont High School, the new agreements mark a renewal of hope for clubs and organizations, but some said the months-long action stalled their summer plans. Under the BEA’s work-to-rule, teachers did not serve on unpaid groups or committees, write…