A. Regularized Licensure The Board of Education shall provide for the regular licensure of guidance counselor personnel consistent with the needs of the instructional program and subject to applicable law and the by-laws of the Board of Education...

The Board and the UFT jointly support, and pledge to work together to implement on a pilot basis, a school-wide based bonus program pursuant to which educators will be awarded substantial cash bonuses for student achievement gains. The program will...

A. Selection for Available Assignments Licensed guidance counselors will be given an opportunity to apply for available guidance assignments within the school and selection will be made on the basis of layoff seniority where qualifications are equal...

A. Assistance in Assault Cases The principal shall report as soon as possible but within 24 hours to the Office of Legal Services and to the Chief Executive of School Safety and Planning that an assault upon a teacher has been reported to him/her...

The parties recognize the importance of providing students with timely assessments of their eligibility and need for special education services. The parties further recognize the advantage of conducting these assessments during the students’ regular...

Assistance in Assault Cases back to top The principal shall report as soon as possible but within 24 hours to the Office of Legal Services, to the Chief Executive of School Safety and Planning and to the Victim Support Program that an assault upon a...

It is the policy of the Board to encourage discussion on an informal basis between a supervisor and an employee of any employee complaint. Such discussion should be held with a view to reaching an understanding which will dispose of the matter in a...

A. Employee Files No material derogatory to an employee's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the employee's file unless the employee has had an opportunity to read the material. The employee shall acknowledge that he/she...

A. Retention and Seniority of Substitutes Seniority shall govern in the retention of regular substitutes as follows: Persons on the regular attendance teacher eligible list who have substitute certificates have preference over all other persons for...

A. Excessing Rules - Appointed Secretaries Before applying the Rules for involuntary excessing, the senior school secretary within license who volunteers will be excessed from the school to a vacancy within the same district or in the case of high...