Attendance teachers are responsible for making sure individual students attend school and informing the school of any emerging attendance trends or issues. They work with parents, schools and city agencies to find solutions to a child’s attendance problem.
The first hybrid Teacher Union Day was held on Nov. 7, 2021, with 234 people, including honorees and their families, attending in person to celebrate union activism in Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters in Manhattan while 592 members joined the festivities online.
Ellie Engler accepts the union’s highest honor, the Charles Cogen Award, as UFT President Michael Mulgrew look on.
Staff Director and Assistant to the President Anthony Harmon addresses the members who attended Teacher Union Day in person.
Tina Puccio accepts the Jules Kolodny Award.
Sean L. Blanks sings the National Anthem.
Sidney Harris Award Winner Kerry Yefet (second from right) with her family.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left) with Marsh/Raimo honorees (from left) John Franzeze, Katherine Lewis, Zelideth Diaz-Hatch, Karen Davis, Anne Wine, Gregory Monte and Raphael Tomkin.
(From left) Staff Director LeRoy Barr and UFT President Michael Mulgrew with Albert Lee Smallheiser honorees Joseph Witzter-Surpris, Daniel Rodriguez, Alain Metellus, Susan Perez, Seung Lee, Mitchell Klages-Bombich, Matt Kirwain, Patricia Crispino and Leo Gordon.
Jamel Holmes (center) receives the Audrey Chasen award from UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Jackie Bennett speaks to the crowd after receiving the 2021 David Wittes Award.
(From left) Trachtenberg recipient Joyce Baldino, AFT President Randi Weingarten, IS 383K teacher Winifred Guillame, and Raimo/Marsh winners Zelideth Diaz and Gregory Monte mask up for a group photo.
Ely Trachtenberg Award winners from high schools pose with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (third from left) and UFT Vice President Leo Gordon (right).
The Trachtenberg Award winners from middle schools pose with Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (center).
Sean Wine (left) and Marsh/Raimo award recipient Anne Wine (second from left), with AFT President Randi Weingarten and UFT Staff Director Anthony Harmon.
PS 157X Chapter Leader Jessica McDonnell, a Trachtenberg honoree, points out something in the crowd to UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Jamel Holmes accepts the Audrey Chasen Award.Â
Ellie Engler accepts the union’s highest honor, the Charles Cogen Award, as UFT President Michael Mulgrew look on.
Staff Director and Assistant to the President Anthony Harmon addresses the members who attended Teacher Union Day in person.
Tina Puccio accepts the Jules Kolodny Award.
Sean L. Blanks sings the National Anthem.
Sidney Harris Award Winner Kerry Yefet (second from right) with her family.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew (left) with Marsh/Raimo honorees (from left) John Franzeze, Katherine Lewis, Zelideth Diaz-Hatch, Karen Davis, Anne Wine, Gregory Monte and Raphael Tomkin.
(From left) Staff Director LeRoy Barr and UFT President Michael Mulgrew with Albert Lee Smallheiser honorees Joseph Witzter-Surpris, Daniel Rodriguez, Alain Metellus, Susan Perez, Seung Lee, Mitchell Klages-Bombich, Matt Kirwain, Patricia Crispino and Leo Gordon.
Jamel Holmes (center) receives the Audrey Chasen award from UFT Vice President for Education Mary Vaccaro and UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Jackie Bennett speaks to the crowd after receiving the 2021 David Wittes Award.
(From left) Trachtenberg recipient Joyce Baldino, AFT President Randi Weingarten, IS 383K teacher Winifred Guillame, and Raimo/Marsh winners Zelideth Diaz and Gregory Monte mask up for a group photo.
Ely Trachtenberg Award winners from high schools pose with UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (third from left) and UFT Vice President Leo Gordon (right).
The Trachtenberg Award winners from middle schools pose with Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (center).
Sean Wine (left) and Marsh/Raimo award recipient Anne Wine (second from left), with AFT President Randi Weingarten and UFT Staff Director Anthony Harmon.
PS 157X Chapter Leader Jessica McDonnell, a Trachtenberg honoree, points out something in the crowd to UFT President Michael Mulgrew.
Jamel Holmes accepts the Audrey Chasen Award.Â
