Welcome to the Teachers Assigned Chapter

Dear colleagues,

My name is Nadine Reis, and I’m writing to introduce myself as your new Chapter Leader for Teachers Assigned. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to take on this new challenge, and I look forward to meeting and working with you to resolve any issues or address any concerns you might have.

For those of you who do not know me, a little background is in order. I am a delegate to our state and national affiliates, NYSUT and the AFT. I served on several UFT contract negotiating committees as well as the school governance committee, and I am currently on the committee negotiating a teacher evaluation process crucial to continued federal education reform funding for our schools. Last month I joined the UFT Brooklyn Borough Office as an Educational Liaison. Before that I was Chapter Leader at PS 1 in Sunset Park. Like many of you, I have marched in many union rallies and participated in many union activities over the years such as staffing our phone banks for teacher-friendly candidates for elected office.

The city and state education budget cuts inflicted on our school system by today’s tough economy will make this a challenging year. We, as educators and union members, must remain strong, united and committed in our efforts to make the school system work for students, parents and our colleagues. Please feel free to email me your non-DOE email address at nreis@uft.org so that I can add you to my distribution list.

Thank you for all that you do for your students and the union, and best wishes for a terrific school year!

Sincerely,

Nadine G. Reis