About the Teachers Assigned Chapter

Teachers Assigned are Department of Education employees covered by the UFT teachers contract who serves in jobs within programs in a district, region or the central DOE. A Teacher Assigned typically serves students and staff in several school organizations if not the entire public school system.

Article Eleven of the teachers' contract defines the working conditions that are specific to members of the Teachers Assigned chapter.

Every Teacher Assigned falls into one of two categories, "A" or "B":

A Teacher Assigned "A" usually spends much of his or her time in schools with staff and students. Therefore, the work year parallels that of a school-based teacher.

A Teacher Assigned "B" usually spends much of his or her time managing, writing or overseeing a program and does not spend a predominant amount of time in schools or with students. The work year is a 12-month period (September 1 through August 31) with 31 vacation days in total taken during times agreed upon between the teacher and his or her supervisor.