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Completing report card comments for summer school students
Utilizing digital curricular options, instruction in summer school will be individualized for students. This requires information from the current teacher about learning objectives that are in progress for individual students attending summer school.
School Psychologists: Information about how to conduct student assessments remotely
The following email about the the remote-era student assessment process was sent on June 7, 2020, to all school psychologists by UFT Social Workers and Psychologists Chapter Leader Raul Garcia
School Nurses: Information regarding this summer and the transfer plan
The following email about the the remote-era student assessment process was sent on June 5, 2020, to all school nurses by UFT President Michael Mulgrew and UFT School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett.
School Secretaries: Information regarding license requirements during the COVID-19 crisis
The following email about remote era licensing requirements was sent on May 22, 2020, to school secretaries by the New York City Department of Education.
UFT helps win COVID-19 death benefit for public employees
After weeks of behind-the-scenes lobbying by the UFT and other public sector unions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 30 signed into law a new accidental death benefit for public employees who have died since March 1 and were diagnosed with COVID-19 within 45 days of their last day at work.
Information for high school counselors on graduation requirements related to school closures
The DOE presented webinars for high school counselors explaining graduation requirements related to school closures due to the coronavirus. Take a look at the PowerPoint presentatiton from the webinar.