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To Do List for Spring
Here are some items to take care of right away and others that will help you prioritize and stay on track.
Appendix C — New Continuum Dispute Resolution
MEMORANDUM TO: All Superintendents, Executive Directors, Principals, Assistant Principals, UFT District Representatives, UFT Chapter Leaders, CSA Chairpersons FROM: Francine B. Goldstein, Chief Executive, School Programs and Support Services SUBJECT...
Article One — Union Recognition
The Board recognizes the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of all those assigned as teachers in the regular day school instructional program; all those employed as per session teachers; all those assigned as teachers at WNYE; all...
Hailing the path taken to new health plan
I’m proud that the UFT led the charge at the bargaining table and even prouder that we modeled participatory unionism at its best in the process leading up to the Municipal Labor Committee’s final vote on the new plan on Sept. 30. From the beginning...
Article Seven — Programs, Assignments and Teaching Conditions in Schools and Programs
High Schools back to top Program Preference No later than 60 days before the end of the term, program preference sheets should be distributed to all teachers. Where advisable and feasible, preferences with respect to sub-paragraphs a through g below...
All about the NYCE PPO plan
The NYC Employees PPO (NYCE PPO) health care plan will replace the GHI CBP plan for in-service city workers and pre-Medicare retirees on Jan. 1, 2026. The following are answers to members’ most common questions.
Sandy Feldman: In Her Own Words
A memorial booklet produced by the UFT and AFT.
Supplemental benefits
Supplemental Benefits are benefits provided by the UFT Welfare Fund that add to specific City basic health plans.
Article Twenty-Five — Charter Schools
Conversion Charter Schools back to top Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the "Charter Schools Law") an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, teachers of a Conversion Charter School...
Expand gifted and talented education
We need to expand and not contract, much less eliminate, specialized programs for high-achieving youngsters.
Article Thirteen — Union Activities, Privileges, and Responsibilities
A. Restriction on Union Activities No attendance teacher shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty. Members of the Chapter's negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon proper application, be...
Article Twenty-Three — Charter Schools
A. Conversion Charter Schools Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the “Charter Schools Law”) an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, guidance counselors of a Conversion Charter School...
The Fiscal Cliff
The RTC resolves to urge President Obama and the Senate and House of Representatives to stand firm on protecting the interests of the middle and working classes and Americans supported by the social safety net, including opposition to cuts in...
Article Thirteen — Transfers and Staffing
A. General Transfers Principals will advertise all vacancies. Interviews will be conducted by school-based human resources committees (made up of pedagogues and administration) with the final decision to be made by the principal. Vacancies are...
Article Twenty-Three — Charter Schools
A. Conversion Charter Schools Pursuant to Article 56 of the New York State Education Law (the “Charter Schools Law”) an existing public school may be converted to a charter school. As modified below, secretaries of a Conversion Charter School shall...
Article Twelve — Transfers and Staffing
A. General Transfers Principals will advertise all vacancies. Interviews will be conducted by school-based human resources committees (made up of pedagogues and administration) with the final decision to be made by the principal. Vacancies are...
Article Twenty — Counselors Assigned
A. Benefits and Working Conditions Counselors assigned shall be covered by the provisions of this Agreement except that: A counselor assigned who has been granted additional compensation by Board resolution shall continue to receive such additional...
Article Twelve — Chapter 683 Program
Employees who elect to be employed in the Board's program which implements Chapter 683 of the Laws of 1986 ("Program") shall serve under the following terms and conditions of employment during July and August: The gross annual salary rate of each...
Building ‘calm and focus’
About 60 schools this year joined the UFT’s pilot partnership with MindUp, an evidence-based social-emotional learning program conceived by the Goldie Hawn Foundation to support educators' and students' mental health.
Dial-A-Teacher
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.
Talking while walking
At PS 13 on Staten Island, UFT members and the principal began holding initial planning conferences "on the move." That seemingly minor change has delivered outsized benefits in teacher morale — and possibly even student achievement.
Salary differentials
Learn how to qualify and apply for salary differentials, which are granted for credits you earn beyond your bachelor’s degree.
Injury Prevention - Workers' Compensation Quick Facts
Guide to Workers' Compensation from the UFT Safety & Health Department
Article Six — Hours and Work Year
A. Schedule of Hours The daily schedule of hours for attendance teachers shall be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., including a lunch period of 30 minutes, except as otherwise provided in Article Seven A (Special Assignments). Effective February 2006...
Joint Intentions and Commitments
Enhanced student achievement based upon high standards and expectations must be the driving force behind every activity of New York City public schools. To accomplish this, we must reinvent schools so that decision making is shared by those closest...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Speech Teachers and Speech and Language Therapists
Information about extended days, testing time, wait listed students, evaluations, and more, for speech teachers and speech and language therapists.
Frequently Asked Questions - Teachers Assigned
Here are some frequently asked questions for Teachers Assigned.
Article Thirteen — Union Activities, Privileges and Responsibilities
A. Restriction on Union Activities No employee shall engage in Union activities during the time he/she is assigned to duty. Members of the Chapter’s negotiating committee and its special consultants shall, upon proper application, be excused without...
Head lice
Head lice are small insects with six legs usually the size of a sesame seed (the seeds on burger buns).
Union’s big tent
More than 5,500 UFT members are employed by organizations other than the Department of Education. They are members of the union’s private and nonprofit chapters. Meet the leaders of those chapters.
Virtual Learning
School-based virtual learning gives schools and UFT members the ability to offer expanded educational opportunities to students, expand equity and access to all high schools, and provide additional opportunities for students to pursue accelerated...
Federation of Nurses/UFT’s Professional Issues Conference
Some 300 nurses gathered for workshops, a keynote address on neurology and a festive lunch at the Federation of Nurses/UFT's Professional Issues Conference at the New York Grand Central Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Nov. 21.