The Special Education Intervention Teacher is a centrally funded learning specialist. Learn more about this position and the role these educators play for students with disabilities.

In order for students to achieve the full benefit of the IEP planning process, school personnel with responsibility for implementing the IEPs of students with disabilities must understand their responsibilities and have students’ IEPs readily...

The only valid reason for amending an IEP after an annual review is to better address the student’s individual needs. Amendments must be made with the student’s best interests in mind, not for administrative or logistical reasons.

It is the practice in many schools to prepare a draft of the IEP or sections of the IEP before the IEP team meeting. Learn more »

Learn more about designing your child's IEP and playing an active role in IEP meetings at school .

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the cornerstone of the special education process for each student, serving as a comprehensive strategic plan that shapes the educational experience and outcomes for students with disabilities. Learn more...

See changes to teacher programs for elementary school and special education teachers.

Parent-teacher conferences are held four times a year, twice in the fall and twice in the spring. Ask your parent coordinator when the next conferences will be.

The landmark City Council program, initiated by the UFT more than 25 years ago, reimburses educators — as determined by title — for the purchase of classroom and school supplies of their choice.

The newly expanded career ladder for teachers offers them opportunities to be instructional leaders and compensation for their time and commitment.

In this section you'll find information and guidance pertaining to the teacher evaluation system.

The UFT sponsors a homework help program for students called Dial-A-Teacher. Classroom teachers answer homework questions at 212-777-3380, Monday through Thursday, from 4 to 7 p.m. during the school year.

Despite its name, the United Federation of Teachers is a union of 200,000 working people who are committed to improving the lives of New Yorkers in many different ways. Most, but not all, provide education, child care or health services for adults...

As continuing research confirms that skilled teachers are key to children’s academic success, school districts across the country, often working with their unionized staffs, are scrambling to recruit, reward and retain the most effective educators.

In the Measures of Teacher Practice component of the teacher evaluation system, teachers engage in a cycle of observation, feedback and reflection with their principal or other evaluator.

The UFT Teacher Center, which was founded in 1979, is a school-based professional development program that promotes teacher excellence and academic achievement for all students.

Teacher Union Day, which is celebrated each year in the fall, commemorates the strike that put the newly formed UFT on the path to being the activist organization that it is today. On this day, we honor the past leaders who inspire us and celebrate...

Welcome to the Retired Teachers Chapter section of the UFT website! There’s always a lot going on at the RTC and this section is your go-to place to get an overview of all the programs and services at your disposal as a retired member of the UFT.

For more than a century, the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) has ensured that UFT members and their families have a financially secure future, and today the TRS membership includes more than 200,000 in-service members, retirees and beneficiaries.

Information about extended days, testing time, wait listed students, evaluations, and more, for speech teachers and speech and language therapists.

Here are some important resources for Teachers Assigned.

Teachers not covered by the new evaluation and support system will continue to be evaluated in the same way as previous years.

Your union is here to support you as you grow throughout your career. These are some UFT and DOE initiatives that provide professional development and assistance for new teachers.

Over the past decade, state certification requirements have changed several times and will continue to change as new state regulations are put in place. To help members find their way, the union has a team of UFT consultants and educational liaisons.

Article 8C of the teachers' contract is about the need for the principal to involve the chapter leader and chapter committee in decisions on school budget allocations.

Teacher Union Day offers an opportunity to celebrate our union's recent accomplishments while remembering the brave educators who put everything on the line in the 1960 strike that forged this union. Congratulations to this year's honorees!

Math Teachers Executive Board

Here are some frequently asked questions for Teachers Assigned.

LEAP to Teacher provides free, specialized support services for paraprofessionals and teachers employed by the DOE who are pursuing higher education and advancing their careers in teaching or any other field of study.

New York City schools are required to adhere to state certification requirements. If you work in special education, you know that certification requirements are complicated and frequently change.

New speech teachers have many questions. Here are some of the issues you have raised at meetings, with answers that should help you understand your rights and responsibilities.

Teacher salary schedule (2022–27)

To enhance flexibility in providing special education services, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) requested an innovative waiver from the State Education Department to combine Consultant Teacher services and Resource Room into a single hybrid...