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Paraprofessionals Chapter elections this spring

Every three years, you have an opportunity to elect a school chapter leader, a paraprofessional representative for your school as well as the leadership of the citywide Paraprofessionals Chapter.

Paraprofessionals attend "Suffs" on Broadway

Several hundred paraprofessionals who contribute to COPE, the union’s political action fund, attended a performance of Suffs, the Broadway musical about women’s battle for the right to vote, as an expression of thanks from the UFT.

Paraprofessional salary schedule 2023

This is the Paraprofessional salary schedule for Sept. 14, 2022 to Nov. 28, 2027.

Substitute teacher and paraprofessional resolution

The UFT calls for more flexibility in the nomination of substitute teachers and paraprofessionals, and for the DOE to consider a Hard-to-Staff differential for substitutes serving schools that have had difficulty filling positions.

New DOE guidance for paraprofessionals

The following update was sent to all DOE-employed paraprofessionals from UFT President Michael Mulgrew and UFT Paraprofessionals Chapter Leader Shelvy Young-Abrams on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2020.

Summer Rising resources for paraprofessionals

These resources for paraprofessionals working in the 2022 Summer Rising program outline protocol for working with students with disabilities.

Survey to inform contract goals

More than 32,000 UFT members responded to an online survey commissioned by the UFT to gauge their primary bargaining goals as the union prepares to negotiate with Mayor Eric Adams and the DOE on a contract to replace the one set to expire in...

Fact Sheet on Tentative UFT Contract

Learn more about the tentative DOE-UFT contract.

Paperwork and Operational Resolution Process Presentation 2023

In the 2014 UFT contract, the DOE and UFT established System-wide Standards and a process to resolve concerns regarding excessive paperwork. Successful UFT and DOE collaboration with the Paperwork Standards were the basis for expanding this process...