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Is the Open Market the only way that I can seek a position in another school?
No, it isn’t. You may contact any school by phone, mail or in person whether or not it lists a current transfer on the Open Market website. The UFT/DOE collective-bargaining agreement gives members the right to apply to as many schools as they wish...
Your rights as new members
As UFT members, you have rights on the job — rights to professional and fair treatment and to working conditions that help make a tough job more doable. These rights have been negotiated in a give-and-take process with management. It’s important to...
Article Six — Hours and Work Year
A. Schedule of Hours The daily schedule of hours for attendance teachers shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., including a lunch period of 30 minutes, except as otherwise provided in Article Seven A (Special Assignments) . Effective February 2006...
Article Seven — Assignments and Facilities
A. Special Assignments Special assignments are assignments to the truancy patrol team, the court unit, and such other special assignments as may be created after September 9, 1987. Notice of special assignment positions shall be posted City-wide...
Article Eight — Education Reform
A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...
Article Nine — Safety and Health
A. Assistance in Assault Cases District or authorized supervisors shall report as soon as possible but within 24 hours to the Office of Legal Services and to the Chief Executive of School Safety and Planning and to the Victim Support Program that an...
Treasurer
Victoria Lee was elected by the UFT Executive Board on Dec. 4 to complete the remainder of Debra Penny’s term as UFT treasurer. Last February, Lee was elected to complete Penny’s term as one of the three teacher-member trustees on the Teachers’...
Article Ten — Leaves
A. Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave Attendance teachers 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...
Will I receive tenure if I resign my DOE teaching position after my fourth year of teaching?
You must work one day past your probation completion date. If you finish your fourth year at the end of June, you must return for at least part of the following year to receive tenure. Your probation is not complete until the first day of school the...