Worth Noting

• The UFT along with other state and national unions held rallies on Wednesday, March 8, against John Stossel’s “20/20” report that demeaned the hardworking teachers and other professionals in our public schools.
• Our chapter will hold boroughwide meetings for school secretaries in March on the following dates. All meetings will begin at 4 p.m. Hope to see you there!
  • Tuesday, March 7 – Manhattan UFT
  • Monday, March 20 - Brooklyn meeting
  • Tuesday, March 21 – Queens UFT
  • Tuesday, March 28 – Bronx UFT
  • Wednesday, March 29 – Staten Island UFT
• The School Secretary Summer Institute, four days of intensive training, will once again be held from Aug. 22 through Aug. 25 at the Brooklyn UFT office. New secretaries will be automatically invited by the DOE and those secretaries who will change job responsibilities in the fall will be given an opportunity to request an invitation. Participants will earn professional credits that can be used towards their differentials. More details to follow in the months ahead.
• If you are looking for a change, our new contract stipulates that all known vacancies will be advertised by the DOE online as early as April 15. All school secretaries will have an opportunity to apply for any or all of the secretarial vacancies. The applicants will be interviewed by a committee from the school including the principal. The principal will have the final say on who is selected. More information will be provided on transfers in the near future.