Your employee reference number is the seven-digit employee identification number found on your DOE pay stub.

If your permit is lost, damaged or stolen, you may report it by using the DOE Parking Permit portal and choosing the option that reads, "Report & Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged Permit." The portal can be found at: https://www.opt-osfns.org/DSF/Resources...

School staff members should apply using the following link: https://www.opt-osfns.org/DSF/resources/DSF_ParkingPermit/.

You must register in advance for all UFT Teacher Center credit-bearing courses. For course registration, visit https://www.uft.org/teaching/professional-development/courses-workshops.

See your school's chapter leader, who can bring this issue up with your principal. The DOE must provide teachers with a semester or year-long curriculum in all core subjects which are aligned with state standards. Curriculum means: (a) a list of...

The last three DOE-UFT contracts contain provisions for paperwork reduction. If members are asked to complete redundant or excessive paperwork, you can raise this with your school's chapter leader, who is empowered to resolve these issues. A chapter...

Yes, but permits are only issued to vehicles registered in four states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

If your class exceeds the maximum number of students permitted, notify your chapter leader immediately. During the first 10 days of school (and the first 10 days of each term), the chapter leader and the principal will attempt to informally resolve...

Department of Education employees may choose to receive their W-2, 1127 Waiver and 1095-C forms electronically instead of on paper. Electronic delivery is voluntary, secure and accurate. You can also download the documents to your computer. To choose...

The validation email might have been flagged as spam by your email system. Check your spam folder. If you have not received it, you can request another validation email after 30 minutes. If you have a Gmail account, here's what you can do to prevent...

A mentor is an experienced classroom teacher, coach or lead teacher that ideally teaches the same grade or subject as the new teacher mentee. Each school has a New Teacher Induction Committee, which ensures new teachers receive this mentoring and...

Yes, a general education teacher can provide coverage if adequate efforts have been made to locate an appropriately certified special education teacher and no one is available. However, co-teachers in the same ICT class cannot cover for each other...

No. When a general education teacher is a required member of the IEP team for the student, one of the student’s general education teachers must be present for the entirety of the IEP meeting. Similarly, when a special education teacher is a required...

Since the general education teacher and the special education teacher have different responsibilities, each must have a lesson plan.

The UFT’s new contact center is open and can provide support with all your union rights and benefits. Call the following numbers with any questions or for assistance: DOE members, 212-331-6311 DOE functional chapter members, 212-331-6312 UFT Welfare...

Now that early voting has been instituted across the state, the DOE no longer grants release time to vote on Election Day. To learn more about early voting, visit NYC Votes for upcoming dates and polling sites.

The workday of a substitute para is based on a workday of 6 hours and 50 minutes, inclusive of lunch. The student day ends after 6 hours and 20 minutes. The school to which the para is assigned has the discretion to decide whether the substitute must...

Yes.

DOE parking spaces and locations have been capped citywide and no new parking spaces will be installed for any faculty in newer school buildings. In addition, if a school closes or relocates, parking spaces are non-transferable and the spaces neither...

Itinerant or non-school based staff can apply for a DOE parking permit using the same portal as school-based staff: https://www.opt-osfns.org/DSF/Resources/DSF_ParkingPermit/Home.

Either: Your school building does not have designated DOE parking spaces, therefore you will not be issued a parking permit. You are not affiliated with one of the approved unions. Your employee reference number is invalid. If you believe that you...

See your school's chapter leader, who can bring this issue up with your principal. The DOE must provide teachers with a semester or year-long curriculum in all core subjects which are aligned with state standards. Curriculum means: (a) a list of...

Yes, it must. Under the DOE-UFT contract, it is your school’s obligation to provide you with “appropriate and sufficient basic instructional supplies and books,” including textbooks, paper, assessment materials, chalk, microscopes and math...

Per Chancellor's Regulation A-850, all DOE facilities and schools report on sustainability practices to emphasize the importance of sustainability, to create a culture that accepts fiscal responsibility for sustainability goals, to enhance building...

No, all negative materials in your file that are more than three years old should be removed if they have not been used in connection with disciplinary charges. You can request to see your file to verify that this has occurred promptly. Talk to your...

The “file” is your personnel file that travels with you if you change schools. Supervisors may put into it observation reports and other materials about your performance within three months of occurrence, excluding the summer, but you must be given...

The School Construction Authority (SCA) is supposed to conduct construction and renovation projects after the regular school day. The DOE Division of School Facilities (DSF) may conduct repairs and maintenance as well as small construction and...

CAR days can be used for an employee’s personal medical condition; 3 of the 10 self- treated sick days each year can be used for personal business or to care for a sick family member.

See your payroll secretary in your school, who can advise you as to how many days you have remaining in your sick bank. Your paycheck/pay stub also contains that information, which can be found on the DOE payroll portal ( https://payrollportal.nycboe...

Birth parents, partners of birth parents, adoptive parents and foster parents may be eligible for a UFT parental leave. You must be in a title represented by the UFT, be on the Department of Education payroll for a minimum of 12 calendar months and...

You should apply at least 15 days prior to the anticipated due or covered event date, but no later than 10 days after delivery to ensure timely payment of the benefit from the UFT. If your baby arrives much later than the due date, you can revise...

1. It is recommended that you apply using the DOE's self-service online leave application system ( SOLAS) at least 15 days in advance of the anticipated date of birth or adoption. You’ll be asked if you intend to use your CAR day balance if you are...

Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) is the formal name for UFT-represented pedagogical DOE employees’ “sick bank" of days. All titles earn one CAR day per month after serving 16 days on payroll. The day is added to the members CAR bank on the 30th of...

Members shouldn’t refuse a principal’s directive because they may be charged with insubordination. Members may file a grievance if discussion of concerns with administration (and with the chapter leader’s support) can’t solve the situation otherwise.

Mentors are experienced classroom teachers, instructional coaches or lead teachers who have been trained extensively in ways to best support new teachers (including doing demonstration lessons, co-teaching, offering suggestions about classroom...

There are two different types of delegates: Delegate to the delegate assembly – These delegates are elected at their school or work site or can be elected by the members of a functional chapter. Each chapter is entitled to one delegate for each sixty...