Malgorzata Drapala (left) and Tara Franco, both teachers at PS 31, sit in the audience.

Geof Sorkin (left), a representative from the UFT Welfare Fund, talks with new teachers about their health benefits.

Ina Babb-Henry (left), a UFT educational liasion, talks with Erica Rogers and Michelle Segarra, both teachers at PS 214.

Sara Lillianfeld, a teacher at PS 24, gets some help signing up on the UFT website from a member of the Communications department.

Teacher Renee Holmes (left) chats with Brooklyn Borough Representative Debra Poulos, teacher Kristiana Poulan and Mulgrew.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña addresses the crowd.

Elizabeth Ferreira, a teacher at the Bushwick School for Social Justice, asks a question.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew addresses the crowd.

New teachers listen as UFT President Michael Mulgrew and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña speak.