A free and confidential information and referral service for UFT paraprofessionals seeking social service assistance and professional counseling.

New York City had to hire more than 9,000 new teachers for the 2003-04 school year alone, the equivalent of 11.5 percent of its 78,000-member teaching force. In fact, the city has hired almost that many new teachers every year since 1997.

Under State Education Law 3214 and Chancellor’s Regulation A-443, a student may be removed from a classroom for 1-4 days by a teacher if the student’s behavior is substantially disruptive or interferes with the teacher’s authority over the classroom.

The purpose of this guidance is to explain the relationship between the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, and to address apparent confusion on...

This memorandum supersedes Personnel Memorandum #51, 1997-98. It is the policy of the NYC Department of Education to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals with disabilities. Any current or prospective employee who is a...

This memo, dated Dec. 13, 2002, details the Department of Education's policy regarding the city's Extended Military Benefits Package.

Compiled by the Guidance Department of August Martin High School.

Guide for students, professionals and families listing support services in the New York metropolitan area. Compiled in the fall of 2009 by the following students of the school counseling graduate program at Queens College: Yahaira Bello, Crystal...

Extended Session Teacher/Student Ration Fact Sheet

For pedagogues and administrative staff. You must provide acceptable certification by a physician or other health care provider for your own serious health condition or the serious health condition of a covered family member within fifteen (15)...

Authorization for voluntary deduction.