Paperwork, SESIS compliance, testing and more testing — all the things that take time away from instruction — were a prevalent theme at the Meet the President event for members from Districts 27 and 28, held at the UFT’s Queens borough office on Dec...

The agenda: School Budget/Galaxy - Amy Arundell; Organizing Committee 2011–2012; Internal Communication - Deidre McFadyen; Reaching New Teachers; Revisiting Our Survey - the ABCs; Political Action; Good and Welfare

The agenda: Teacher evaluation: Transformation, Restart and Pilot programs - Leo Casey; Dealing With abusive administrators; ATRs and no layoff agreement - Amy Arundell; MAP program; Political action – George Caulfield; Good and Welfare.

The agenda: Grievance Report - Ellen Procida, Director, Grievance Department; Strategies for Dealing With Abusive Administrators; Political Action - Paul Egan, Director of Legislation and Political Action; Occupy Wall Street; Good and Welfare.