The following email was sent on Sunday, Sept. 13, to Vision Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Vincent Pedulla and to Hearing Education Services chapter members from Chapter Leader Raquel Sepulveda.

The city Department of Education released this guidance about encounter attendance for school counselors, social workers, psychologists, Vision Education Services and Hearing Education Services.

Three of the UFT's functional chapters recently elected new chapter leaders.

I hope you had a happy and healthy winter break and holiday season. We faced challenges in 2018, including the Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court anti-labor decision, but we achieved major victories as well with a new contract and paid parental leave. I want to thank you all for being active and engaged members of the Hearing Education Services Chapter.

The HES team participates in the NYC Walk4Hearing every September. We walk to support students and others with hearing loss. The money raised from the walk contributes to scholarships for HES students. I hope you will bring your students to join us at this great event at Riverside Park in Manhattan on Sept. 23. Sign up to join the Hearing Education Services team »

For more information about the walk, please visit walk4hearing.org or see the flier.

Helpful information on makeup sessions, the issue of being assigned to too many sessions, training for Google Chromebooks, professional development and consultation.