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A new day for teacher evaluation
Between our recent collective bargaining on teacher evaluation and this latest bill, we’re moving toward a system that no longer makes test scores the focal point of teacher evaluations. It’s all part of recasting the evaluation system as an...
You Should Know - School Counselors
Important information, forms and documents for school counselors.
Preparation periods
Among the many meaningful contractual rights UFT members have is time carved out for teachers to do unassigned professional work. Whether they teach elementary, middle or high school, teachers are generally entitled to five preparation periods per...
‘An intolerable burden’
The UFT is fighting to preserve the "unicorn" status of premium-free health care for New York City public school educators, even as most public and private sector employees have to pay hefty premiums.
Per diem service
Per diem service refers to pedagogic personnel serving on a day to day basis in a school and/or any of its programs.
Article Ten — Leaves
A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave Employees on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as regular...
Appendix A
BOARD OF EDUCATION of the City of New York 110 Livingston Street Brooklyn , N.Y. 11201 MEMORANDUM November 13, 1972 To: Community School Board Chairman All Superintendents Re: Building Security for School Secretaries: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It was...
Chapter leaders can use operational issues process to address remote learning issues
With this new remote model, the nature of the workplace issues chapter leaders will be tackling is bound to change. When issues arise, the UFT wants chapter leaders to use the union's online operational issues process, which is designed to provide...
Article Twenty-Six — Definitions
The Union and the Board recognize that strikes and other forms of work stoppages by school secretaries are contrary to law and public policy. The Union and the Board subscribe to the principle that differences shall be resolved by peaceful and...
What is excessing? What is the difference between excessing and layoffs?
Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school when there is a reduction in the number of available positions in a title or license area. There are times when a school reduces the size of its faculty, such as when it experiences an...