UFT President Michael Mulgrew poses with PS 31, Brooklyn, Chapter Leader Tara Francos (right) and delegate Lisa Lazarus during a visit to their school on Nov. 18.

Members listen to Mulgrew discuss testing issues, teacher evaluations, the governor's new Common Core task force, ESEA and changes to education policy.

Staff members listen.

Mulgrew listens to a staff member's question about public school teachers having more voice in mandated tests.

Mulgrew holds up a PS 31 school T-shirt presented to him by the staff.

Mulgrew speaks with (from left) delegate Lisa Lazarus, UFT District 14 Representative Iradies Munet and Chapter Leader Tara Francos.

Mulgrew visits a classroom at PS 34 in Brooklyn, which is a participant in the city's first-ever dual English-Polish program.

A 5th-grade student at PS 34 reads an original poem, inspired by the book “Esperanza Rising,” to Mulgrew and her teacher, Lisa Brown.

Mulgrew looks at the school's original sign-in book that dates back to 1867 and is passed down to each new principal.