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Q&A on Excessing

Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school or office when the number of available positions in a title or license area in that school is lower than the number of people in the school who require an assignment in that title or...

Case Study in Partisanship: June 2008

A Critique of The New Teacher Project Report “Mutual Benefits: New York City’s Shift to Mutual Consent in Teacher Hiring” Staffing all schools with talented educators is best accomplished by helping those who are in classrooms now be the best they...

I am an ENL teacher. Can a school excess a teacher if it would put them in non-compliance?

No, schools must meet the mandates for special education and ENL. Sometimes schools attempt to excess a person who is mandated in order for a school to be in compliance, but DOE reviews those excesses and often stops them from happening.

Medicare Part D Reimbursement Claim Form

This is your Medicare Part D Reimbursement Claim Form, for retired members and their spouses/domestic partners.

Guide to Salary Steps and Salary Differentials

This guide explains how teachers can apply for salary step placement and differentials, and provides salary differential information for school social workers, school psychologists, guidance counselors and laboratory specialists.

Charter school suspension rates: way above most district averages

Many charter schools, in particular the larger chains, suspend students at rates well in excess of their home-district averages. The tables compare suspension rates of elementary, middle and high school charters located in each of the 32 school...

What can I do if staff members at my school are asked to complete excessive amounts of paperwork?

The last three DOE-UFT contracts contain provisions for paperwork reduction. If members are asked to complete redundant or excessive paperwork, you can raise this with your school's chapter leader, who is empowered to resolve these issues. A chapter...