If your school has been designated to either close or be phased out, and a new school(s) is opened in your building, the contract provides a process by which you may apply for a position in that school(s). Fifty percent of the positions available by...

Despite many attempts to undercut it, section 3020-a of the State Education Law provides for due process before a tenured teacher or pedagogue can be disciplined or terminated, including for charges such as incompetence, corporal punishment...

Teachers in danger of being charged under section 3020-a of the State Education Law for incompetence may either volunteer or be recommended by their principal to participate in the Peer Intervention Program program to improve their teaching skills...

It is very important that all UFT-represented workers understand the regulations on corporal punishment and verbal abuse: Regulation of the Chancellor A-420 - Pupil Behavior and Discipline - Corporal Punishment Section 100.2 of the Regulations of the...

Compensatory time (comp time) positions create nonteaching assignments for teachers. These assignments are in lieu of teaching, may be full-time or part-time, and are subject to the school budget. Some compensatory time positions can be created...

This term refers to teachers in elementary schools who are not assigned to the same class of students for the entire day; they usually teach classes in music, art, science, physical education or any other subject that the chapter committee and the...

There are times when a school reduces the size of its faculty, such as when it experiences an unexpected drop in student enrollment, loses a budget line or pursuant to state or federal law, is being closed, or phased out. Excessing is the process of...

The widespread popularity of social media have created a new generation of problems and potential liabilities for educators. Teachers may be held responsible for content posted about them and by them on social networking sites. For those who have a...

A school-based option ("SBO") allows UFT members at a school the ability to collaboratively modify contractual articles or to create positions not automatically allowed under the DOE-UFT contract. Members can use the SBO process to change their...

Gaining tenure is an important milestone. Tenure is a status that appointed pedagogues achieve after completing a probationary period with satisfactory service. Having tenure means you can’t be terminated without due process and you’re entitled to a...