Planning to apply for a transfer?
The DOE Open Market Transfer period will begin in late March or early
April and will end Aug. 7. No release is required to apply for a transfer
during the transfer period, under expanded job protections secured for
paras in the current UFT contract.
In order to transfer to another school or district, you must apply online
at the DOE’s Web site, http://schools.nyc.gov. Applications will
be available there once the transfer period goes into effect. Notification
of the start of the transfer period will be posted by the DOE as well
as by the UFT on our Web site.
While an application to any school you are interested in transferring
to must be submitted via the online system, we advise that you follow
up by sending copies of your résumé and cover letter to
each school you have applied to via fax and/or regular mail.
It is to your advantage to keep track of your citywide seniority, or
the cumulative number of years you have worked as a paraprofessional,
not just the number of years you worked at one school, or in one district.
Citywide seniority determines the order in which DOE employees may be
excessed.
Have you listened to a paraprofessional today?
The
people who run the school system today rarely listen to the educators
in the classroom. We’re hoping to prepare buttons like this for
you to wear.
It’s all about building respect for the work you do, reminding
people that you know what’s needed to improve education because
you work in the system every day.
Wear those buttons and encourage other paras to get involved in the campaign.
Are you in need of affordable child care?
You
could be eligible for a $5,000 subsidy, if you have a child 13 years
of age and live or work in the following Queens zip codes: 11368, 11354,
11355, 11423, 11418, 11432, 11434, 11427, 11428, 11429, 11385, 11377.
Applicants must be determined eligible to apply for this project. For
more information and to obtain an application, contact the Queens Child
Care Facilitated Enrollment Project at 1-212-929-4608, 1-212-414-4125
or visit 275 Seventh Ave., 18th Fl., (between 25th and 26th Streets)
in Manhattan, during the following hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday.
Never use physical force to restrain a child.
Disruptive behavior by a student must never be punished by use of physical
force.
The Department of Education defines any act of physical force upon a
pupil for the purpose of punishing that pupil as corporal
punishment.
There are severe consequences for staff accused of corporal punishment.
To obtain the UFT’s assistance in a safety/discipline incident, you must file a report with the union, which can be
done by
1. clicking the Safety/Discipline Report button on the UFT Web site home page;
2. calling your UFT borough office;
3. getting a form from your chapter leader and faxing it to 1-212-677-6612.
For emergency assistance, call the UFT Safety and Health hotline at 1-212-701-9407
Know Your Rights
FAQ: What are the duties of a paraprofessional?
• It is the para’s job to assist the teacher in the classroom.
• All paras are to work under the direct supervision of a licensed
teacher.
• No para is to be left alone in the classroom (para contract, Appendix
A).