The school consultation committee is a contractual right that gives school chapters voice and empowers them to address and resolve school issues. The principal is required to meet with your UFT chapter committee once a month at a mutually agreeable time. The chapter committee sets the agenda, and the chapter leader submits monthly consultation summaries, which inform district representatives and the president on issues for their monthly consultation.
In addition to meeting with the consultation committee, the principal also must consult with the chapter leader on the school budget and staffing, compensatory time positions and qualifications, the school safety plan, the menu of professional activities , school-based options and the faculty conference agenda in schools that have faculty conferences. In addition, if there is a school concern you want addressed, speak to your chapter leader about raising it during a consultation committee meeting. Your district representative also has a monthly consultation meeting with your superintendent, and the president has monthly consultation with the chancellor.
Article 19H of the contract offers more guidance on union school consultations.