Chapter Leader Shoutout
Shaudé Tyson, PS 262, Brooklyn
Chapter Leader Shaudé Tyson knows that developing and retaining excellent educators is a must if students are to succeed. That’s why, besides her work as the chapter leader her Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, school Tyson focuses much of her energies on mentoring new teachers despite an incredibly full plate of union roles.
Stephanie Isidore, FDNY HS, Brooklyn
Chapter Leader Stephanie Isidore of FDNY Captain Vernon A. Richard HS in Brooklyn was an impactful source of comfort and information to her member colleagues in helping them navigate having three different principals over the course of nine months.
Katrina Thomas, PS 289, Brooklyn
Discarded plastic bottles inspired Katrina Thomas, the chapter leader at PS 289 in Brooklyn, to take the initiative to raise money to build a kindergarten in Ghana.
Kudos to Amy Craine, District 31 Pre-K Centers, Staten Island
UFT members at the six sites that make up District 31 Pre-K Centers on Staten Island are no longer staying silent in the face of mistreatment from their principal, thanks to Chapter Leader Amy Craine.
Kudos to Melissa Wall, IS 109, Queens
The efforts of Chapter Leader Melissa Wall of IS 109 in Queens Village saved five teachers from being excessed — and preserved the school's already approved plan to reduce class sizes in its 6th-grade classes.
Kudos to Kesha Hopkins, Brooklyn Academy of Science and the Environment
UFT Chapter Leader Keesha Hopkins successfully led the charge that saved her school, the Brooklyn Academy of Science and Environment, from being merged with another high school co-located in the same building.