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Excessing is the process of reducing staff in a particular school or office when the number of available positions in a title or license area in that school is lower than the number of people in the school who require an assignment in that title or...
Article Five — Licensure and Appointment
A. Regularized Licensure The Board of Education shall provide for the regular licensure of guidance counselor personnel consistent with the needs of the instructional program and subject to applicable law and the by-laws of the Board of Education...
Article Twenty-Nine — Definitions
Wherever the term "Board" is used in the Agreement it shall mean the City Board, it being understood, nevertheless, that this contract is binding on all community school districts in accordance with Section 2590 of the Education Law. Wherever the...
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...
Article Sixteen — Leaves
Cumulative Absence Reserves and Sick Leave back to top Teachers on regular appointment reinstated after retirement will be credited with the cumulative reserves remaining to their credit upon retirement and such reserves as they accumulated as...
Article Fifteen — Rates of Pay and Working Conditions of Per Session Teachers
Rates of Pay back to top Except as otherwise provided in 3 below, the hourly compensation of per session teachers shall be: Effective Date Rate May 19, 2008 $41.98 May 1, 2013 $42.40 May 1, 2014 $42.82 May 1, 2015 $44.11 May 1, 2016 $45.65 May 1...
Article Eight — Education Reform
School-Based Management/Shared Decision-Making (SBM / SDM) back to top 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...
Comptroller's SESIS Audit
Comptroller John Liu's report on the audit of SESIS.
Separate and Unequal: The Failure of New York City Charter Schools to Serve the City’s Neediest Students
Despite the fact that New York’s charter school legislation prohibits discrimination in student admissions, it is now clear that New York City’s charter schools, as a group, are failing to serve a representative sample of the city’s public school...
Filling a Leaky Bucket: A New Look at the Teacher Shortage
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.
Chancellor’s Regulation C-205: General Licensing Provisions
This regulation is directed to applicants, appointees and administrative staff. It sets forth the general requirements for licensure and provisions relative to the termination and restoration of licenses.
DOE Memo: Continuation of Extended Rights and Benefits for Military Leave
This memo, dated Dec. 13, 2002, details the Department of Education's policy regarding the city's Extended Military Benefits Package.
Chancellor's Regulation A-432: Search and Seizure
This regulation sets forth the standards and procedures by which students may be searched individually and by metal detectors.
Chancellor's Regulation A-443: Student Discipline Procedures
This regulation contains disciplinary procedures for all students, whether in general or special education, grades K-12.
Resource Guide for Guidance Counselors
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...
Special Circular #6R, 1997-1998: Elimination of Administrative Duties
Procedures for implementation of the provision of the agreement covering teachers regarding the "elimination of administrative duties and provision of professional activity options" for 1998-1999.
OP 160: Leave of Absence Without Pay
All pedagogical personnel may apply for a medical leave of absence without pay only when they have exhausted all of their Cumulative Absence Reserve (CAR) days. This application must be completed, signed and submitted to HR Connect for approval...