New UFT members working in District 15, District 18, District 22 and Brooklyn high schools are invited to this special event. Attendees will have the chance to talk with their district representatives and hear from UFT specialists on leaves, salary, certification and politics.

Parents and caregivers are invited to register for The Anatomy of an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a free workshop for parents and caregivers presented by Steven Mintzer, the UFT liaison to the DOE's Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning. 

All District 13 probationary members with one to four years of service to a special tenure workshop. District 13 Superintendent Meghan Dunn will outline expectations for probationary members. Teacher development and evaluation coach Marian Burnbaum will review portfolio expectations, and UFT education liaisons Miriam Quiles and Thomas Pascarella will guide you through the process and explain your union rights.

More than 100 parents, caretakers, educators and community members gathered at the UFT’s Brooklyn borough office on Oct. 25 for the UFT Brooklyn parent committee’s annual conference. This year’s conference theme was “Organize and Activate,” and attendees took in workshops on school safety, political action, special education and PTA organizing.