A. Teacher Files Official teacher files in a school shall be maintained under the following circumstances: No material derogatory to a teacher's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the files unless the teacher has had an...

Substitute Teacher Position back to top It is the policy of the Board to provide for the gradual elimination of the position of substitute teacher in the following manner: No examination for substitute teacher of common branches will be conducted at...

A. Retention of Regular Substitutes A regular substitute who, upon completion of one year of service in a school, has been notified in writing by the principal that he/she will be reassigned in that school for the following school year shall be...

A. Excessing Rules — Appointed Counselors Before applying the Rules for involuntary excessing, the senior counselor within license who volunteers will be excessed from the school or program to a vacancy within the same district or, in the case of...

CLOSING OF ISLAND AND HORIZON ACADEMIES MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK And UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, LOCAL 2, AFT, AFL-CIO This Memorandum of Agreement ("MOA")...

A. Mission. To achieve success and outstanding results through a truly collaborative environment for all schools at all levels among the key stakeholders responsible for educating New York City’s schoolchildren – teachers and other school-based staff...

Janella Hinds, UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools, and Leo Gordon, UFT Vice President for Career and Technical High Schools, submitted testimony before the New York City Council Committees on Education and Technology on developing policies...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a landmark piece of legislation that will lower class sizes in every grade in New York City through 2028. The FAQ below addresses some common questions and concerns about the bill and the impact it would have on our...

UFT Vice President for Elementary Schools Karen Alford testified before the New York State Senate & Assembly Committees on Finance, Ways & Means and Education regarding the proposed FY24 Executive Budget.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew submitted testimony to the City Council on the coming fiscal year's city education budget.

The DOE has developed a comprehensive plan to address the identification and treatment of food allergies and the use of epi-pens in New York City schools.

There is an abundance of information available on pet birds around us. On a nature of neighborhood walk, it may be interesting to point out a wren, sparrow, or even a bluejay. What many people forget or ignore is that there are pigeons all around us...

Every year, we ask you to nominate a colleague who does outstanding work. During this challenging and unusual school year, we wanted to highlight a therapist who has provided outstanding in-person and tele-therapy. Here's a conversation with our...

Under New York State law, appointed educators achieve tenure after completing a probationary period.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the NYC FY23 preliminary budget and the preliminary capital commitment plan for FY23-26.

A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...

UFT Secretary LeRoy Barr submitted testimony to the City Council Committee on Finance regarding the New York City executive budget.

A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...

A high school where students do maintenance work on airplanes. A student-created clothing brand that sells out of a student-run, brick-and-mortar store. These were just a few of the innovative Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs represented...

A. School Secretary Files Official school secretary files in a school shall be maintained under the following circumstances: No material derogatory to a school secretary's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the files unless...

A. Counselor Files Official counselor files in a school shall be maintained under the following circumstances: No material derogatory to a counselor's conduct, service, character or personality shall be placed in the files unless the counselor has...

A. School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM/SDM) The Union and the Board agree that SBM/SDM is a process in which all members of the school community collaborate in identifying issues, defining goals, formulating policy and implementing...

A. Assignments to Schools No school secretary shall be assigned to more than two schools per week during the school year. A school secretary serving in a split assignment shall be reassigned in accordance with her or his seniority in the system to a...

The UFT works with dozens of parent and community organizations in its advocacy for New York City students and schools.