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July 2, 2009  


Senate stalemate allows governance law to sunset

On June 30, when the State Senate failed to act on the school governance law that authorizes modified mayoral control, the law sunset, which meant the city was required to revert back to the old system where a Board of Education controlled the schools. On July 1, the mayor and the five borough presidents selected appointees who met as a reconstituted seven-member Board of Education. UFT President Randi Weingarten said that though the union did not want to revert to the old system, given the circumstances, "We commend the borough presidents and the mayor for following the law and maintaining stability for the sake of our children."

GENERAL NEWS

UFT borough offices open for business this summer!

Beginning, Monday, June 29, borough offices will be open Monday-Thursday. Regular hours will resume Thursday, Sept. 3.

First day of school will be classroom prep time

A day after hearing from delegates who were delighted to have the two days before Labor Day restored but anxious about how they’d prepare their classes for the new school year, the UFT reached a new side agreement with the City of New York that states that the Tuesday following Labor Day will be used “first and foremost for preparation of the classroom and for the arrival of students.” “I am pleased to report that the city heard our concerns,” President Randi Weingarten said after signing the agreement.

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