Category Archive

Are you interested in becoming a teacher?
Oct 05, 2009

The main purpose of the LEAP TO TEACHER program is to enable Paraprofessionals in the NYCDOE to further pursue their education and advance their career.

Pathways to Teaching
Sep 16, 2009

Pathways to Teaching is a year-long comprehensive coaching/mentoring professional development project designed to assist paraprofessionals on the career ladder in making a successful transition to becoming certified teachers.

Child Care Facilitated Enrollment Project
Oct 30, 2008

And the winners are...
Mar 28, 2008

Tribute to paras stresses partnership with teachers
Mar 27, 2008

The UFT hailed the contributions of New York City classroom paraprofessionals at the union’s annual Para Festival.

Outstanding Paraprofessionals - 2007
Mar 15, 2007

Barbara Burns
Mar 15, 2007

Joy Mariann Patron
Mar 15, 2007

Dale Sanders
Mar 15, 2007

Dale Sanders

Betty Esposito
Mar 15, 2007

Irma Rodriquez
Mar 15, 2007

Patricia Taylor
Mar 15, 2007

Saneel Boodram
Mar 15, 2007

Christopher Warfield
Mar 15, 2007

Janice White
Mar 15, 2007

George Skrela
Mar 15, 2007

Gladys E. Sanfeliz
Mar 15, 2007

Michael Simmon
Mar 15, 2007

Christina Rosado
Mar 15, 2007

Cecilia Colon
Mar 15, 2007

An Important Message from Maria Portalatin
Sep 28, 2006

The UFT Teacher Center and the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust have collaborated with Empire State College's Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies of the State University of New York (SUNY) to offer a unique, fully accredited program of study.

Portalatin retires; Abrams is new para chair
Jan 13, 2006

Shelvy Young Abrams has been unanimously elected by the executive committee of the UFT Paraprofessional Chapter as the chapter’s acting interim chair. She succeeds chapter chair Maria Portalatin, who retired.

Para Letter Final Nov. 23, 2005
Nov 23, 2005

Now that all the UFT contracts with the Department of Education have been ratified, you should be seeing your retroactive pay and the first 11.4 percent of your 15 percent pay increase in your December 15th paycheck. Retroactive payments will range from $1,466 to $2,235 for paras who have been in the system since September 2003. In addition, the union’s officers have agreed to stretch that retro a bit more by waiving the UFT dues on the retroactive amounts.

Career Ladder Program for PARAPROFESSIONALS
Sep 30, 2005

Paraprofessionals, seeking to further their careers in education, may register in October, 2005 for these undergraduate courses, which are part of an accredited program of study with Empire State College that may be used toward a bachelor’s degree.